Random .NET Ramblings

I have had three Motorola Q phones in two different models, two of the original Q and now the Q9m both from Verizon. I have enjoyed each and while I which the line had more RAM they have been great for me but (there is always a but) I have had a unique problem with each of them. Over time I get dust under (yes under) the display glass… most people I have shown this to have been in disbelief in seeing it. The response normally goes “no you can’t get dust under the display it’s sealed” and I have never see anyone else with this issue but here it is…

Look in the lower right of the screen (click the image for a bigger view) you will see a “plume” of dust that is under the top display glass. It looks like some gap around the button the right side must let air in to the display. At this point I have had this phone for so long that when I am in bright light I can’t see through the dust!

I have been to Verizon many times to complain and they are correct it’s not there problem and after a few rounds of emails with Motorola I get “your out of warrantee”, “that is not covered” or best “that can’t happen”. So now I am stuck with a phone I can’t use outside much, I would love to know if anyone else has seen this or better yet found a fix. In my humble opinion this is 100% a Motorola and they don’t want to take responsibility witch is said as this type of phone is so good in every other way.

Geoffrey Emery just posted the interview I did with him for TechZulu, the direct link to it is Woody Pewit Talks StartUps and Developer Evangelism. You have to wait until the very end to see my proudest moment on film…

All the interviews from Underground @ PDC are:

5 Ways to increase your audience and grow your community with Scott Hanselman
Scott Hanselman teaches toddlers computers with Baby Smash
Scott Guthrie Talks about Microsofts Future Plans and what it takes to be the Gu in ASP.NET
5 Ways to grow you community with Rick Strahl
Language Specialist Meets BI Expert Held together by Girl Geek power this and more with Lynn Langit
David Robinson Talks About Microsoft Sql Server in the Cloud
David Chow Talks about Microsoft's New Cloud Computing Platform Azure

And for the TechZulu coverage of the main talks at The Underground:

Microsoft PDC Underground at The Edison

Thanks to TechZulu, Efren Toscano & Geoffrey Emery for the great coverage!

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-078 - Critical: Security Update for Internet Explorer (960714)

My self and David Chow are in the tail end of the first set of West Region Strategy and Architecture Councils. One questions we have gotten over and over is “What will the new Microsoft Data centers look like and what will the network look like?” well thanks to John Stame here is a blog post by Michael Manos who is the General Manager of the Microsoft Global Foundation Services Our Vision for Generation 4 Modular Data Centers - One way of Getting it just right . . . « LooseBolts.

There is a great video (with crappy music) showing the concept:

I have blogged about BizSpark in the past but now my associate Anand Iyer has posted and good blog post on how to join BizSpark in his post How do I join BizSpark? and he is even doing a web cast about what BizSpark is and why startups would want to participate in it.

Microsoft BizSpark: It’s value to you and how to enroll startups

The mobile team has worked with the Patterns & Practices group to update the mobile application architecture guidance now released on CodePlex called the App Arch Guide 2.0 Knowledge Base - Release: Mobile Architecture Pocket Guide. Now go build killer mobile applications and let me know what you have build!