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Crazy cool photo my dad took www.instagram.com/p/DcsT4VkGyNf/ #frogs #nature #wildlife #photography

A little blurb wrapping up my time at Microsoft. What a ride 🥹 www.linkedin.com/pulse/wrappi...

Wrapping up 8 years at Microsoft

In 2018, I said goodbye to my amazing teammates from BC Cancer Genome Sciences Centre. I still remember the last conversation with one of them.

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Quote of the day from my coworker when I demoed Markerpad to him: “I didn’t know apps can launch this fast on Windows.” 📢 Markerpad 1.5.3 now out with Panning mode!! apps.microsoft.com/detail/9nh0w...

One of the trade deal issues was American streaming giants not wanting to follow Canada’s regulations of minimum Canadian content. In response, I canceled Netflix and Amazon Prime. Keeping my CBC Gem subscription. www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...

How Canadian content on streaming platforms became a trade issue with the U.S. | CBC News

The fight between Canada and the U.S. on trade isn’t just about dairy, car parts and natural resources. The two countries have been in a lengthy dispute over whether American streaming services like N...

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Markerpad still has a long way to catch up to Ambie when it comes to ratings, but it's on the right path. Ambie is the #1 rated and #1 best selling health & fitness app on Windows. I'm hoping to steer Markerpad towards the same level of success using everything I learned from building Ambie.

David Cochrane @davidwcochrane.bsky.social · last mo.

Unreal lightning storm in Vancouver this evening. #yvr #vancouver #lightning

21 days before the 25th anniversary of September 11th, the United States imposes 50% tariffs on the country that gave its citizens refuge during the worst terrorist attack in US history.

No deal is better than an uneconomic deal. Good decision by Canada to suspend negotiations after unfair changes by americans at the 11th hour. www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/stat...

Statement by Prime Minister Carney on Canada-U.S. trade negotiations

We have recognised from the beginning that America has changed, and that we will not return to our old relationship. Our government understood, before many, that America is altering all its trade rela...

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📢 Markerpad v1.4.0 is now available, and it includes.... PARTIAL ERASER!!! The most requested feature is now available. Sorry for the wait, but please do give it a try and let me know what you think! #whiteboard #edusky #productivity #indiedev Download here: apps.microsoft.com/detail/9nh0w...

🔥 Ambie’s latest update improves the layout of the Channels page. Instead of a single big grid, it’s now separated into sections, and we have filters now. 🗾 We also have new Channels from Japan. I filmed these in Hokkaido in June. Check it out! Download: apps.microsoft.com/detail/9p07x...

🚀 Markerpad usage is more than double since Microsoft announced they are killing off their whiteboard app for consumers, and the numbers are sticking!! Big thanks to everyone that has supported Markerpad so far. Hoping to address the flood of new feedback from everyone over the next few weeks!

So I’m learning C at Astera Labs. I work on the desktop app (in C# XAML), but the app communicates with some firmware which is in C. I’m slowly getting it, but it’s a challenge. I realize now that C# has so many niceties that has babied me for the past decade. Was I ever a real developer? 😂

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Markerpad gets a shoutout! Super cool, thank you @seanendicott.bsky.social!

Sean has tested hundreds of Windows apps during his tenure at Windows Central — these 6 are the ones he actually uses to fix Windows 11. 🔗https://buff.ly/rae8ci9

Microsoft killing off their Whiteboard app for non-enterprise users is sad. Luckily there are good alternatives, such as my Markerpad app! It's 100% offline, high-performance, and purpose-built for Windows. #indiedev #whiteboard #microsoft Download it here! apps.microsoft.com/detail/9nh0w...

📢 Ambie 4.11.0 now available with improved Catalogue and Channel page layouts. We now have filters at the top of the page to help you discover you next favourite ambience 🙂 Give it a try and let me know what you think! #indiedev #study #focus #relax Download here apps.microsoft.com/detail/9p07x...

The TSX has been unreal for my investment portfolio since I returned to Canada. And with products like RBC Direct Investing and Wealthsimple, it’s been easy managing everything www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/ma...

Revenge of the TSX: How the Canadian stock market quietly became a world beater

The stock market’s 55-per-cent gain ranks among the very best two-year stock rallies in history

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It's our first Canada Day since coming back home permanently after 7 years in the US, and I'm just so grateful to be home. Grateful for our new Canadian jobs, grateful for family and friends close by, and so much more. It feels so good to be safely home. Happy Canada Day to all! 🇨🇦🎆

Some personal news, I've joined Astera Labs as a Principal Software Engineer working on Windows apps. Feeling very fortunate for the 7.5 years of experience I gained at Microsoft, and now looking forward to a new chapter in my career 🙂