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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
4 Comments
Grant,
Congrats mate. Hope you’re having a great time. TFS is lonely without you…
Wow Grant! Congrats on getting everything started at Microsoft!
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.
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.
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