Brian Tinkler

I haven’t seen too many screenshots all in one place of Windows Vista until I came across this site.  Now, I’m feeling like I want to risk my current laptop environment and put Vista on!  Oh well, I’ll try to hold off a bit longer.  I don’t know if I’ve got the power to run it in a Virtual PC session, but I may try that first if I can’t wait.

Has anyone else experimented with Vista Beta 1 out there with either good or bad luck?

Check out Dave Noderer’s blog post about the recent Atlanta Geek Dinner hosted by Robert Scoble at: http://geekswithblogs.net/dnoderer/archive/2005/07/24/48130.aspx.

It was an awesome time.  The best part about it all was seeing all the energy happening in the .NET community.  It’s easy to sometimes become numb from your own energy and that of your local .NET community.  However, seeing an entirely new crowd (to me) share the same frenzied excitement and sense of anticipation for more great things to come was absolutely awesome.

I also wanted to thank Ken Grisnak of the 5 Seasons brewpub.  Dave talks about it more depth in his blog post, but he was an awesome guy to meet and he was a very gracious host for all of us geeks.  I highly recommend this place.  They have 3 basic rooms that really seem like totally separate restaurants.  One (where we spent most of the geek dinner time) was like a traditional brew pub bar.  However, they also have a magnificent formal dining area that is very large.  Then, to top it off, they have an outdoor beer garden type of place for casual dining and for trying all their custom made brews.  Very cool place and great people.

Well, it’s been an interesting past few weeks to say the least.  Nonetheless, I’ve made my decision officially now to join Microsoft.  Before I get into any details, I want to take a moment to thank the awesome guys at Serlio Software for the past 16 months of challenges and rewards while working with them.

Serlio Software is a group of first-rate, top notch guys.  I have never worked with a more talented bunch in my life.  These guys are the best .NET developers and architects I’ve ever worked with.  Even more important, they entrusted me to help them grow their business.  They were an outstanding company to work for and I wish them continued growth and great success in the future.  For anyone looking to work with the best in the business in Wisconsin, look no further than Serlio Software.  Special thanks goes out to Matt Terski, the President of Serlio Software, and my boss.  He was great to work with and always gave me the room I needed to succeed.  I’ll miss them all.

So, now I’m off to the Mothership to test my skills with the largest software company in the world.  I will be an Information Worker Partner Technology Specialist (IW-PTS).  I have to get used to speaking in acronymsJ.  I’ll be working with partners and customers (in WI, IN, and IL) to help businesses be more productive through all the Office System products and the solutions our partners build with those products.  I’m extremely excited about the new challenges that lay ahead.  I’m officially starting on August 8^th, so I’ll be sure to post more as I learn more and learn what I can and can’t post.