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Bob Familiar is the Director of Audience Evangelism for Microsoft DPE East Region. The Audience Evangelism team works with students, faculty, professional developers and IT pros to help them learn, adopt and use the Microsoft developer platform to design and build the next generation of apps for devices. Bob has been working in the software industry for 26 years, the past 15 with Microsoft. Bob has a Masters in Computer Science from Northeastern University and holds a patent in Object Relational Modeling.
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Imagine Cup 2011 to be hosted in New York City
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Imagine Cup 2011 Theme: Imagine a world where technology helps solve the toughest problems. It might sound lofty. And perhaps a little ambitious. But when it comes down to it, this year's theme couldn't be more relevant. The United Nations has identified...
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Microsoft DreamSpark Program provides students with Microsoft Professional Development tools for free!
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Students can now build and deploy apps to Windows Phone Marketplace for free through DreamSpark Check this out: Students at UC Berkeley save time with Windows Phone 7 development (3 weeks vs 3hrs) Mixest XAP #gdgtseattle from Anand Iyer on Vimeo . Technorati...
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BulletAsylum - Missile Command on steroids for Windows Phone 7
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UberGeekGames has a preview video on their site that gives you insight into how amazing gaming can be on Windows Phone 7. Check this out: Praise for BulletAsylum UberGeekGames have just announced their latest game, BulletAsylum, which is being developed...
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Microsoft updates Docs in time for school
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Dan Worth writes about how Microsoft’s Fuse Labs has updated Docs to improve Facebook collaboration. Docs allows you to discover, create, and share Microsoft Office documents with your Facebook friends. Built using Microsoft Office 2010 – Docs for Facebook...
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engadget - Windows Phone 7 in-depth preview
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Joshua Topolsky has an in-depth article on Windows Phone 7 over at engadget. From the article… We were extremely surprised and impressed by the software's touch responsiveness and speed. In fact, this is probably the most accurate and nuanced touch response...
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Windows Phone 7: See the Sample Apps
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Windows Phone 7 Program Manager, Sean Mckenna, swung by the Channel 9 studio to give us a demo of some Windows Phone 7 applications. The idea is that these are some core applications, for which the source code will be made available HERE , that developers...
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Free eBook - Charles Petzold’s Programming Windows Phone 7
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A draft preview of a free eBook by Charles Petzold called Programming Window Phone 7 is now available. Check out these Interviews … With Scott Hanselman: Hanselminutes Podcast 207 - Charles Petzold on Windows Phone 7 Series . On the .NET Zone: Interview...
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Windows Phone 7 + Windows Azure = Cool Game Platform
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David Rousset , has written a terrific 4 part article on using Silverlight, XNA on Windows Phone 7 and Windows Azure to create a full features game level editor. The interesting parts fro me are David’s architectural approach to combining Silverlight...
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Introducing Visual Studio LightSwitch
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THE SIMPLEST WAY TO BUILD BUSINESS APPLICATIONS FOR THE DESKTOP AND CLOUD Microsoft Visual Studio LightSwitch Beta helps you solve specific business needs by enabling you to quickly create professional-quality business applications, regardless of your...
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How Bing is out-innovating Google
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Check out the Business Insider article on CNN Tech about how Bing is out-innovating Google. From the article: Google is one of the smartest, most innovative companies in the world, but in its core business -- online search -- it's being routinely shown...
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Beginner Developer Learning Center - Find your path to success!
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Find your path to success in a centralized learning environment that is specifically targeted to beginner programmers. The rich array of content starts with the very basics, and guides you through each step of the process to become a full-fledged developer...
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ARCast.TV - Rocky Lhotka on Patterns, Architecture and MVVM
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Rockford Lhotka is the Principal Technology Evangelist for Magenic , a company focused on delivering business value through applied technology and one of the nation's premiere Microsoft Gold Certified Partners. Rocky is the creator of CSLA .NET, one of...
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Windows Phone 7 in 7 Minutes
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MSDev.com is featuring a series of 7 videos that introduce you to Windows Phone 7 . Each to-the-point video in this series highlights a feature of Windows Phone 7 in less than 7 minutes. This is a series for developers who want to pick up the basics quickly...
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Exceptional Teachers Recognized at the Microsoft 2010 U.S. Innovative Education Forum
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Microsoft Corp. today announced the winners of the 2010 U.S. Innovative Education Forum, an event in its sixth year recognizing innovative teachers who creatively and effectively use technology in their curriculum to help improve the way students learn...
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