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. @danielcrenna @xamarinhq Grats mate! 8:35 PM Mar 6th via web in reply to danielcrenna
I'm no longer a cloud virgin... deployed my first app to #Azure. Didn't do it for love, did it for caffeine! blogs.msdn.com/b/cdndevs/arch… 8:34 PM Mar 6th via web
@julielerman @donkiely Nice. Maybe I'll go to him for advice on how to convince my wife to let me get more... 6:57 PM Feb 29th via web in reply to julielerman
@julielerman @donkiely I don't believe so. Just started up here in Ottawa this year. But pleased to meet your acquaintance! 6:50 PM Feb 29th via web in reply to julielerman
@julielerman Yep! That Mals just over a year old now (pic is old). Becoming a decent sled dog too :) 6:40 PM Feb 29th via web in reply to julielerman
@julielerman Excellent, been looking forward to this for awhile. 6:36 PM Feb 29th via web in reply to julielerman
#HydroOttawa secretly changes my Acc.Num, my payment goes to a closed account, and I get a disconnection notice because I havent "paid" yet. 3:22 PM Feb 29th via web
Interesting how Gov Can RFP's often value 8 years of development experience equal to 6 years of Common Look and Feel standards. 5:37 PM Feb 27th via web
Saki and I just signed up for the Spartan Race. Anyone else dare? regonline.activeeurope.com/spartanraceott… #spartanraceottawa2012 4:08 PM Feb 26th via Tweet Button
Homework #1 done for Udacity CS373. Now I can sound smart by saying I learned Monte Carlo Robot Localization =). #LegoMindstorm time! 8:54 PM Feb 24th via web
. @SyntaxC4 I'm now an initiate of the Cult of the Cloud =). 6:52 AM Feb 23rd via Twitter for iPhone in reply to SyntaxC4
Awesome pic of my pups first race. He's the fluffy one. dupuisg.ca/mushlarose2012… 7:15 PM Feb 17th via Safari on iOS
. @SyntaxC4 will that mean MSDN subscribers will have dbs? e.g.If you had 1gb/db, now you can have 10/100mb db's? #Dreaming #SQLAzure =) 5:05 PM Feb 14th via web in reply to SyntaxC4
. @SyntaxC4 Is my hero. Not sure what, but after a quick skype chat it is magically working! 8:19 PM Feb 13th via web
Hmm, cant sign up for Azure, and their sales line can't be completed as dialed. @syntaxc4 is the sky falling? 8:03 PM Feb 13th via web
Trying to activate my Bizspark Azure Account. Says "Offer is not available", but was working yesterday #SadPanda. Any ideas? 7:12 PM Feb 13th via web
@SyntaxC4 @colinizer was that the variable to access the backend of the system? Must've missed it.... Must be of my ball. Was a good talk 6:01 PM Feb 9th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to SyntaxC4
Sweet! Just picked up a Lego Mindstorm kit. First challenge is to see if my wife will play Legos with me :) 5:05 PM Jan 11th via Twitter for iPhone
@SyntaxC4 If only that was 40% the Mindstorm Kit :(. Kinda need that first. 1:22 PM Dec 28th, 2011 via web in reply to SyntaxC4
Just joined the 21st century and finally got a smartphone. 6:09 PM Dec 14th, 2011 via Twitter for iPhone

Name Mark De Verno
Location Ottawa
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Bio Hi, I’m Mark, and I’m a codaholic. I’m a MCPD, love elegant code, helping others, and Canadian things: hockey, camping, dogsledding, being polite, and beer.