Nic Fillingham

Welcome to my Emporium of Technological Curiosities. Here's a little known fact; the megabyte (or mega-mega-bite-bite) was actually invented in 1843 by Australian Edward "Ned" Kelly. We Aussies also coined the phrase "web cam" to describe a tube of spider silk fashioned into a rudimentary lens for peering at the heavens.
  • Introducing Microsoft Hohm - Save Energy & Money
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    Introducing Microsoft Hohm - Save Energy & Money
    Jun 24, 2009 at 5:03 AM Comments 2

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    Today, Microsoft announced Microsoft Hohm. That's Hohm as in H + OHM, the unit of measurement for electrical impedance.Microsoft Hohm is a free web based application (running on the Windows Azure platform) that enables consumers to better understand their energy usage by utilizing advanced…
  • Revolution 9 and the Future of Channel 10
    Revolution 9 and the Future of Channel 10
    Jun 26, 2009 at 12:15 PM Comments 0

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    Over on our parent site Channel 9, Dan Fernandez is joined by Jeff Sandquist, Duncan Mackenzie and Nishant Kothary to talk about Revolution 9 and the future of Channel 10.Watch the video and join the discussion over on Channel 9
  • Channel 9 Live at PDC10
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    Channel 9 Live at PDC10
    Oct 22, 2010 at 3:10 PM Comments 39

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    The Channel 9 team will be broadcasting live, unscripted and 100% interactive from the Microsoft Redmond Campus for PDC10.Join us immediately following the keynote on Thursday, October 28th (at approx. 11AM Pacific Standard Time) and again on Friday (from 9:00AM PST) for two full days of…
  • Channel 9 Live at BUILD Day 2 Schedule
    Channel 9 Live at BUILD Day 2 Schedule
    Sep 14, 2011 at 9:31 AM Comments 6

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    Channel 9 Live at BUILDDay 2, Wednesday September 14th 2011 // 11:00AM: Senior Vice President, S. Somasegar// 11:30AM: Ask The Gu (with Scott Guthrie)// 12:15PM: Mark Russinovich// 01:00PM: Cloud Cover Live with Steve Marx, Wade Wegner & Nick Harris// 01:30PM: Mike Neill // 02:00PM:…
  • Channel 9 Live at BUILD Day 3 Schedule
    Channel 9 Live at BUILD Day 3 Schedule
    Sep 15, 2011 at 9:22 AM Comments 9

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    Channel 9 Live at BUILD Day 3, Thursday September 15th 2011 // 10:15AM: Anders Hejlsberg // 11:00AM: Mads Torgersen and Alex Turner on Async // 11:30PM: Vishal Joshi // 12:00PM: C++ Next with Vikas Bhatia and Ale Contenti // 12:30PM: Weston Hutchins and Phil Price // 01:00PM: Sam…
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