Donald Thompson is responsible for overseeing the end-to-end design and day-to-day management of the developers, software, protocols, and technology strategy fueling the SPOT initiative. During the Internet boom, he built the centralized ad serving system used by all MSN Web properties, including Hotmail, MSNBC, and MSN.com. Prior to joining Microsoft, he developed an automated loan kiosk and decisioning system for Citibank, a cellular billing and management system for Bell South, and wrote AI and 3D graphics algorithms for commercial game companies. Before committing to a life of software, he was a professional child actor working in movies and television.
In this excerpt, we'll create the ultimate flashlight. With find-in-the-dark flashing behavior and a power-audit mode, this single-button-controlled device will become the ultimate in personal illumination for the twenty-first century.May. 18, 2007 02:00 PM EDT Reads: 12,227
