Have you seen Virtual Server 2005 or played with Virtual PC? Well if you haven’t (and even if you have) there are two great videos on Channel 9 about these products. I would highly encourage everyone to check them out. Virtual Server Post Virtual PC Post --Eric (Grand Valley State University)

A friend and student ambassador pointed out a contest, The Last Developer Standing , and asked me to promote it. I began looking into the contest and it appeared to be really cool, until I read the rules and regulations and found out the contest is only open to Canadian citizens. So if you’re Canadian...

Julia Lerman, who is a big contributor to INETA and to the Vermont .NET User Group , is wondering how her group’s meetings can stay interesting to both beginner and advanced developers . Student user groups and clubs must deal with this all the time, as new students come in every year. Does...

PDC – Professional Developers Conference – is coming up later this year, and it’s always one of the most anticipated developer conferences going. Keep up on the latest news about it via RSS here, or keep up with Microsoft employees who are blogging about it ( RSS )! (link thanks...

Check out MainFunction.com this is a great site for educators of all classification. What may reallly interest you is the FREE .NET training around the country at various locations, read more about it here ... --Eric (Grand Valley State University)

One thing we are often asked about is how can college students, who are aspiring to enter the working world as a developer, start getting connected with job opportunities in there area? There are LOTS of ways to do this online – start up a blog, make yourself a known authority on a language...

Georgeo over on the MSDN Webcasts Blog outlines a Webcast series from Dr. Joe Hummel , a professor of CS. It’s a 15–part series, and you can win a new Portable Media Center just for watching! -Kevin (Microsoft)

Dr. Joe Hummel talks about modern Windows development in Visual Studio .NET using C# in a series of webcasts . Dr. Hummel is a professor of Computer Science at Lake Forest College. This 15-part series covers a wide-range of topics, including object-oriented programming and development (OOP and OOD),...

Not sure what a Webcast is? Check this out . You can watch them live or recorded, either way they are a lot more fun than reading a text book. A sampling of what’s coming – see the rest of the newsletter for all the rest: Digital Blackbelt Series : Joe Stagner shows you how to write code to withstand...

David Smith , the Microsoft Student Ambassador at Michigan State University just published the details of his second C# .NET Advanced Learning Program (ALP) . While this event is geared towards the students of MSU, it is open to anyone interested in learning about C# and .NET. --Eric (Grand Valley State...

Martin A. Taylor and Bill Hilf hold an Open Discussion on Windows and Linux from the Microsoft perspective. In this third installment of TechNet Radio you will learn about the comparative differences between Windows and Linux and other open-source alternatives. The discussion also focuses on three key...

http://www.microsoft.com/education/epa.aspx “Discover how you can bring technology into the classroom” -Kevin Briody (Microsoft)

There is still time to register and attend the FREE .NET Mobility Roadshow in your area. You also will have the chance to win a mobile device of your own. The following locations still have upcoming shows: Atlanta, GA Portland, OR Chicago, IL Dallas, TX Houston, TX Mountain View, CA Phoenix, AZ Check...