This blog has split!
June 18, 2008 at 8:48 pm | In Life, Team Foundation Server |Important: Don’t miss out on future TFS-related posts. Subscribe to the new feed: 
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Today was my second day as a full time blue badge Microsoft employee. After a day and a half of New Employee Orientation (NEO) & kool-aid drinking, we all got smart cards and CorpNet logons. One of the first things I did after inserting the Microsoft e-mail intravenous line was setup a new blog on MSDN.
Why three blogs?
http://OzGrant.com/ will be my personal blog. I’ll talk about the visa, relocation & cultural experiences of my time here. This will be one of the ways I’ll stay in touch with friends & family back home in Australia.
http://blogs.msdn.com/granth/ will be my work blog. A purely TFS/Microsoft focused blog.
http://moblog.OzGrant.com/ will be my photo blog. This is where I take photos using my phone and upload them to a blog - it’s a great way to share experiences.
What about all the old content?
Don’t worry, it’s not going anywhere. All the existing content will remain where it is - just new technical content will go up on MSDN so as not to bore friends & family 
However, feel free to stay subscribed to this blog - some of the future topics I want to cover are:
- Packing up a house for international relocation
- Getting a US E-3 Visa for Australians
- Getting a hire car, driving on the opposite side of the road & other driving hazards
- Grocery shopping & rewards cards
- Looking for rental accommodation
- Skype & SkypeIn for great communication back home
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Grant,
Congrats mate. Hope you’re having a great time. TFS is lonely without you…
Comment by john magner — June 19, 2008 #
Wow Grant! Congrats on getting everything started at Microsoft!
Comment by Ed Blankenship — June 19, 2008 #
Congrats on your first day. It’s exciting to see you join Microsoft.
As an aussie myself, I’ll have to buy you a drink next time I’m in Redmond(which should be in about 3 weeks).
Did they implant the chip into your arm or into the back of your head? I went for the arm chip…it’s like a scar…and you know the women love scars.
Comment by Ian Ceicys — June 19, 2008 #
Hey Grant,
Great to see that you’re getting out and about already. Can I sincerely thank you for splitting your blog so that all the technical stuff and the family stuff is on different pages - it’s makes it easier to understand what you’re posting about!
By now your beloved Em will be with you. I hope that you are having a great time exploring together. Love Kate, Matt and Bosley.
Comment by Kate Driver-Connors — June 29, 2008 #
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