As a Staffing Manager within the Windows/Windows Live Division, I've the opportunity to determine broadly across what’s going on with the Windows Division. Additionally, I sometimes get a glimpse into how our efforts connect to other Microsoft business units around the world, which is great, especially if you’re the kind of person who took apart a Rubic’s Cube just to see how it works. So, I jump at any possibility to get an even bigger or different perspective of Microsoft as being a whole. Yesterday, I walked over to the 2010 Microsoft Product Fair which was held at the Soccer Field on the Redmond Campus. Yep, there’s a soccer field right in the middle of campus. The Seattle Sounders have come out a few times and practiced here; last year Nate Jaqua signed a poster for my son and mentioned that he really liked the field – I guess That’ll Do. Anyway,
Office Home And Business, back to the Fair: It’s a bunch of tents, big tents, with folks from different businesses and teams showing off the newest developments in their products or services,
Office Home And Student, many I recognized and a few that I only knew on a superficial level.I can’t comment on a lot of the things I saw,
Windows 7 Ultimate Product Key, mostly because I’m not allowed to, but partly because after the person spent two or three minutes explaining their technology or feature, I realized I’d need I.Q. Steroids and a Comp-Sci degree to really get it. On an entirely related note, there’s just something very cool about talking with someone who truly is “top of the list” when it comes to talent in their field – even if I don’t fully understand it. Perhaps,
Office Pro, because I don’t fully understand it. I also participated in an
Office 2010 contest where I raced a clock to complete different scenarios in an
Office 2010 product, in my case, Excel. The scoring thing wasn’t able to get me a final score – I’m consoling myself that I over “Excel-ed” it. Overall, I was able to see a lot of great stuff there, some headed to production,
Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007, some in R&D that may never become a “product” but rather a feature of an existing or upcoming product, and some like new Xbox features or accessories. The highlight of the day for me = Kinect. Fellow JobsBlogger/colleague Kenji and I played a couple games of “Kinect Adventures,” which quickly highlighted how out of shape I’ve become, and that I should never consider starting a River Rafting company – it’s already clear that my 11 year-old will own me. By the way, did you know that in
Office 2010 Excel - when you press <Ctrl> and click “Total” – a picture of Chuck Norris pops up? - Chris