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@LucasMoffitt Open Word. New Line. type =rand()<CR/LF>. There's 185 :) about 2 hours ago via MetroTwit in reply to LucasMoffitt
@alanjlee I think you're looking for a ZooFriends membership - at least that's what it used to be called. about 2 hours ago via MetroTwit in reply to alanjlee
RT @scottgu Big Windows #Azure event happening next week. Watch it live: bit.ly/M50pwP - You're going to want to see this one. about 2 hours ago via MetroTwit
@LucasMoffitt I love the idea of an HTML task. I'd like to see it have the concept of more modern HTML like styles with a separate css file about 2 hours ago via MetroTwit in reply to LucasMoffitt
@LucasMoffitt Love the site - great idea. Delete that task though :) about 2 hours ago via MetroTwit in reply to LucasMoffitt
@LucasMoffitt On the same site, there's this: teachingresourceexchange.com/resources/35/h… - not really what I want my son taught about HTML :) about 2 hours ago via MetroTwit
@adambspencer Cul de Sac? about 3 hours ago via MetroTwit in reply to adambspencer
Want to dip your toe into the #Azure water (and maybe win a Windows Phone)? Check out @lif_au competition - lifehacker.com.au/2012/05/learn-… about 3 hours ago via MetroTwit
Lifehacker Meetups Are Back! (via @lif_au) lifehacker.com.au/2012/05/lifeha… about 5 hours ago via Tweet Button
expanz Sydney #Azure devcamp Tuesday 19 June bit.ly/LcQa4G cc @cloudnick @coatsy about 8 hours ago via TwInbox Retweeted by coatsy and 1 other
Learn Windows Azure And Win A Nokia Lumia 710 Smartphone (via @lif_au) lifehacker.com.au/2012/05/learn-… about 5 hours ago via Tweet Button
devevangelist "#SaaS is software without developers, #PaaS is developers without ops guys, #IaaS is ops guys without facilities guys." @adrianco #gluecon 4:31 PM May 22nd via web Retweeted by coatsy and 154 others
@tysonnutt Steve Herzberg @nrgsteve 9:56 PM May 16th via Microsoft in reply to tysonnutt
The oData support (both consuming and producing) in #VSLightSwitch in #VS11Beta is phenomenal - Just saying. 5:55 PM May 4th via MetroTwit
Teams lined up for the #imagine up final. Bring it! twitpic.com/9fw338 9:54 PM Apr 30th via Birdsong for Windows Phone
Off to Melb for Oz #imagine up finals. V exciting. 3:37 PM Apr 30th via Birdsong for Windows Phone
@lachlanhardy @lgarvey wassup azure-wise? 12:09 AM Apr 19th via Birdsong for Windows Phone in reply to lachlanhardy
@NickHodgeMSFT thanks mate. I had too much fun for it to be work. 11:34 PM Apr 15th via Birdsong for Windows Phone in reply to NickHodgeMSFT
Home for this week :D twitpic.com/9ae4mp 8:17 PM Apr 15th via Birdsong for Windows Phone
nzthiago On your way to build a multi-tenanted application on Windows Azure? Then check out the updated Cloud Samurai sample cloudsamurai.codeplex.com 11:54 AM Apr 15th via web Retweeted by coatsy

Name Andrew Coates
Location Sydney, Australia
Web http://blogs.msdn...
Bio I'm an Aussie Developer Evangelist working for Microsoft and living the dream with a great family and wonderful friends - in short I'm the luckiest guy I know.