Barnaby Jeans - Technology Evangelist (WMV High Quality) - Channel 9 Barnaby Jeans' blog on 10. Microsoft http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/Dev/App_Themes/C9/images/feedimage.png Barnaby Jeans - Technology Evangelist (WMV High Quality) - Channel 9 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/bjeans Barnaby Jeans' blog on 10. http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/bjeans en Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:02:45 GMT Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:02:45 GMT Rev9 7 1 25 Behind the scenes at the Canadian International Air Show Earlier this month one of the extended Channel 10 team, Rodney Buike, had a chance to sit down with the President of the Canadian International Air Show to talk about the organization and technology required to put on the air show.  Rodney has also posted some photos here. 

Some of the performers this year included:

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/bjeans/Behind-the-scenes-at-the-Canadian-International-Air-Show Earlier this month one of the extended Channel 10 team, Rodney Buike, had a chance to sit down with the President of the Canadian International Air Show to talk about the organization and technology required to put on the air show.  Rodney has also posted some photos here.  Some of the performers this year included:F22 Raptor F16 Viper P51 Mustang Mike WiskusUSAF Heritage Flight CF18 HornetC17 Globemaster Canadian Forces SnowbirdsF18F Super Hornet (Rhino) F4U CorsairUS Navy Legacy FlightPatty Wagstaff John Mohr BarnstormingManfred RadiusRick Volker 304 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/bjeans/Behind-the-scenes-at-the-Canadian-International-Air-Show Mon, 24 Sep 2007 15:35:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/bjeans/Behind-the-scenes-at-the-Canadian-International-Air-Show Barnaby Jeans Barnaby Jeans 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/bjeans/Behind-the-scenes-at-the-Canadian-International-Air-Show/RSS Canada Walking for a cure One of the great perks of working at Microsoft Canada is the ability to take paid days off to volunteer in the community.  For the past four years I have been actively involved with the Weekend to End Breast Cancer (http://www.endcancer.ca) events all across Canada.  This year, due to family circumstances, I was not able to commit to the entire weekend, but instead spend Friday and Saturday photographing various aspects of the event.

This year's event had over 5,500 walkers and raised $17.3 million (CAD) in support of breast cancer research.  For those of you not familiar with this fund raising event, they are held across Canada and consist of a two day, 60 kilometer walk including camping overnight.

Microsoft has participated in this event in the past, both with a team walking the event in 2006 as well as donating copies of Streets & Trips to aid in the route planning.

The full photo set is posted on my flickr site at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/barnaby_jeans/sets/72157601927998560

If you are a charity or non-profit organization and are looking for Microsoft Software Donations, take a look at http://www.microsoft.com/canada/ican/howtoapply.mspx

 

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/bjeans/Walking-for-a-cure One of the great perks of working at Microsoft Canada is the ability to take paid days off to volunteer in the community.  For the past four years I have been actively involved with the Weekend to End Breast Cancer (http://www.endcancer.ca) events all across Canada.  This year, due to family circumstances, I was not able to commit to the entire weekend, but instead spend Friday and Saturday photographing various aspects of the event. This year's event had over 5,500 walkers and raised $17.3 million (CAD) in support of breast cancer research.  For those of you not familiar with this fund raising event, they are held across Canada and consist of a two day, 60 kilometer walk including camping overnight.Microsoft has participated in this event in the past, both with a team walking the event in 2006 as well as donating copies of Streets & Trips to aid in the route planning.The full photo set is posted on my flickr site at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/barnaby_jeans/sets/72157601927998560If you are a charity or non-profit organization and are looking for Microsoft Software Donations, take a look at http://www.microsoft.com/canada/ican/howtoapply.mspx Technorati Tags: WEBC , Weekend to End Breast Cancer , Toronto , Canada , 2007 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/bjeans/Walking-for-a-cure Mon, 10 Sep 2007 01:44:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/bjeans/Walking-for-a-cure Barnaby Jeans Barnaby Jeans 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/bjeans/Walking-for-a-cure/RSS Canada Day 1 at the Toronto Grand Prix Every year I spend a few days down by the lake to enjoy the Champ Car and support series races.  Every year they seem to tweak the name in some way - so this year it is the "Steelback Grand Prix of Toronto".  For the last couple of years I have had media credentials which means I have access to the media centre and a wifi connection so I can post this stuff real-time.  Unfortunately shooting video in the pits isn't an option unless you are one of the broadcast outlets (fair enough) so I'll resort to telling the story with photos, and besides, it's a great first outing for the Nikon gear that I'm trying out - I'll post on that later.

Given that I can't shoot video, one of the things I have been on the lookout for is the interesting use of technology and specifically what the teams are running on their laptops in the pits.  The good news is I have yet to see a machine that isn't running Windows.  While every machine I saw in the pits was running Windows XP, almost every PC I saw in the photo lounge was running Windows Vista - very cool.

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At the end of the first day - here is the provisional top 3

PositionCar #DriverTeamLap TimeSpeed (KM/h)
11Sebastien BourdaisMcDonald's Racing Team - Newman Haas Lanigan Racking58.783172.972
27Oriol ServiaINDECK - Forsythe Championship Racing58.801172.919
39Justin WilsonCDW - RSPORTS59.099172.047

 

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If you are in Toronto and at the race send me an email if you want to connect, or if you have a questions you would like to see if I can get answered, let me know.

All of my photos are online at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/barnaby_jeans/sets/72157600689404182/

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/bjeans/Day-1-at-the-Toronto-Grand-Prix Every year I spend a few days down by the lake to enjoy the Champ Car and support series races.  Every year they seem to tweak the name in some way - so this year it is the "Steelback Grand Prix of Toronto".  For the last couple of years I have had media credentials which means I have access to the media centre and a wifi connection so I can post this stuff real-time.  Unfortunately shooting video in the pits isn't an option unless you are one of the broadcast outlets (fair enough) so I'll resort to telling the story with photos, and besides, it's a great first outing for the Nikon gear that I'm trying out - I'll post on that later.Given that I can't shoot video, one of the things I have been on the lookout for is the interesting use of technology and specifically what the teams are running on their laptops in the pits.  The good news is I have yet to see a machine that isn't running Windows.  While every machine I saw in the pits was running Windows XP, almost every PC I saw in the photo lounge was running Windows Vista - very cool. At the end of the first day - here is the provisional top 3PositionCar #DriverTeamLap TimeSpeed (KM/h)11Sebastien BourdaisMcDonald's Racing Team - Newman Haas Lanigan Racking58.783172.97227Oriol ServiaINDECK - Forsythe Championship Racing58.801172.91939Justin WilsonCDW - RSPORTS59.099172.047 If you are in Toronto and at the race send me an email if you want to connect, or if you have a questions you would like to see if I can get answered, let me know.All of my photos are online at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/barnaby_jeans/sets/72157600689404182/ http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/bjeans/Day-1-at-the-Toronto-Grand-Prix Fri, 06 Jul 2007 21:41:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/bjeans/Day-1-at-the-Toronto-Grand-Prix Barnaby Jeans Barnaby Jeans 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/bjeans/Day-1-at-the-Toronto-Grand-Prix/RSS Photography Windows Vista Windows Vista: What's in it for Photographers? I just came across the following article on PopPhoto.com that talks about some of the features in Vista that are most relevant for Photographers. 

Without reprinting the entire article they outline 4 key areas:

  1. Windows Photo Gallery
  2. RAW support
  3. Media Center
  4. Forward-Looking Approach

If you are a photographer and wondering about Vista, I encourage you to read the article and let me know if you have any questions.  Additionally, you may want to take a look at the Microsoft PhotoBlog at http://blogs.msdn.com/pix/ and specifically their FAQ at http://blogs.msdn.com/pix/pages/FAQ.aspx which address some of the common questions.

 

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/bjeans/Windows-Vista-Whats-in-it-for-Photographers I just came across the following article on PopPhoto.com that talks about some of the features in Vista that are most relevant for Photographers. Without reprinting the entire article they outline 4 key areas:Windows Photo Gallery RAW support Media Center Forward-Looking ApproachIf you are a photographer and wondering about Vista, I encourage you to read the article and let me know if you have any questions.  Additionally, you may want to take a look at the Microsoft PhotoBlog at http://blogs.msdn.com/pix/ and specifically their FAQ at http://blogs.msdn.com/pix/pages/FAQ.aspx which address some of the common questions. Technorati tags: Microsoft, Windows Vista, Photography, Windows Photo Gallery http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/bjeans/Windows-Vista-Whats-in-it-for-Photographers Mon, 25 Jun 2007 19:48:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/bjeans/Windows-Vista-Whats-in-it-for-Photographers Barnaby Jeans Barnaby Jeans 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/bjeans/Windows-Vista-Whats-in-it-for-Photographers/RSS Photography Vista Windows Vista Digital Photography [Excerpt] What's in your closet I've just finished reading an article talking about the latest round of partners stepping up to develop plug-ins or add-ons to Windows Home Server. For those of you who haven't don't know what I'm talking about - Windows Home Server helps families with more than one PC easily centralize, share and protect their digital pictures, music, documents and videos. To put it more simply - this is the box that is going to sit in the closet/basement/under the stairs/somewhere out of the way and greatly simplify the in home experience.

"Digital devices and digital media are now an essential part of so many aspects of our lives, and their importance continues to grow," Bill Gates, WinHEC 2007

To read the rest of this post visit: http://barnabyjeans.ca/blogs/barnaby/archive/2007/05/16/what-s-in-your-closet.aspx

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/bjeans/Excerpt-Whats-in-your-closet I've just finished reading an article talking about the latest round of partners stepping up to develop plug-ins or add-ons to Windows Home Server. For those of you who haven't don't know what I'm talking about - Windows Home Server helps families with more than one PC easily centralize, share and protect their digital pictures, music, documents and videos. To put it more simply - this is the box that is going to sit in the closet/basement/under the stairs/somewhere out of the way and greatly simplify the in home experience."Digital devices and digital media are now an essential part of so many aspects of our lives, and their importance continues to grow," Bill Gates, WinHEC 2007To read the rest of this post visit: http://barnabyjeans.ca/blogs/barnaby/archive/2007/05/16/what-s-in-your-closet.aspx http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/bjeans/Excerpt-Whats-in-your-closet Thu, 17 May 2007 13:35:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/bjeans/Excerpt-Whats-in-your-closet Barnaby Jeans Barnaby Jeans 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/bjeans/Excerpt-Whats-in-your-closet/RSS Windows Home Server Geeks on Peaks: Mt. Logan and Live Search Maps As the Canadian guy on the on10 team I'm excited to have on10 as part of this great expedition happening right here in Canada.  Larry has a great video interview with James Coleridge talking about the upcoming expedition to Mt. Logan and the technology that they will be using.  Larry mentions Live Search Maps in the interview, so with nothing more than your browser you will be able to follow the climb at http://www.summitsofcanada.ca/canatrek/expedition/followtheclimbs.html and http://www.summitsofcanada.ca/canatrek/expedition/FTC/Frameset-VE.htm.

So sit back, relax, watch the introductory video (fly the route) and then take a look at the planned route and track the expedition once they set off.

Lastly, if you want to learn how to build these types of maps into your website, take a look at the Virtual Earth interactive SDK at http://dev.live.com/virtualearth/sdk/ to see exactly what code you need to insert into your webpage.  I got this up and running on my website relatively quickly, so think about how you might add this to your website.

 

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/bjeans/Geeks-on-Peaks-Mt-Logan-and-Live-Search-Maps As the Canadian guy on the on10 team I'm excited to have on10 as part of this great expedition happening right here in Canada.  Larry has a great video interview with James Coleridge talking about the upcoming expedition to Mt. Logan and the technology that they will be using.  Larry mentions Live Search Maps in the interview, so with nothing more than your browser you will be able to follow the climb at http://www.summitsofcanada.ca/canatrek/expedition/followtheclimbs.html and http://www.summitsofcanada.ca/canatrek/expedition/FTC/Frameset-VE.htm.So sit back, relax, watch the introductory video (fly the route) and then take a look at the planned route and track the expedition once they set off.Lastly, if you want to learn how to build these types of maps into your website, take a look at the Virtual Earth interactive SDK at http://dev.live.com/virtualearth/sdk/ to see exactly what code you need to insert into your webpage.  I got this up and running on my website relatively quickly, so think about how you might add this to your website.  http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/bjeans/Geeks-on-Peaks-Mt-Logan-and-Live-Search-Maps Fri, 20 Apr 2007 03:24:07 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/bjeans/Geeks-on-Peaks-Mt-Logan-and-Live-Search-Maps Barnaby Jeans Barnaby Jeans 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/bjeans/Geeks-on-Peaks-Mt-Logan-and-Live-Search-Maps/RSS Virtual Earth Expeditions Live Search Maps Technorati Claim post As I get ready to start posting here, I wanted to get the blog linked to my Technorati Profile, so here is the obligatory post.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/bjeans/Technorati-Claim-post As I get ready to start posting here, I wanted to get the blog linked to my Technorati Profile, so here is the obligatory post. http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/bjeans/Technorati-Claim-post Thu, 22 Mar 2007 05:17:23 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/bjeans/Technorati-Claim-post Barnaby Jeans Barnaby Jeans 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/bjeans/Technorati-Claim-post/RSS