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The product formally known as Denali
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over 2 years ago
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SQL Server 2012 It’s now got a name, and the licensing has also been unveiled – although simplified isn’t a term I *ever* apply to licensing ( http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/en/us/future-editions/sql2012-licensing.aspx ). We’re still in CTP...
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Minimising OneNote task serendipity
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over 2 years ago
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One of those wonderful forehead-slapping moments, that I stumbled across only once I’d looked through the automation API for OneNote. And I thought I’d share. I’m increasingly relying on OneNote to organise my life – dropping all kinds of research...
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New Windows Phone 7 Curriculum available!
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over 3 years ago
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One of my final jobs in the Academic Team was to commission / review / edit a complete Windows Phone curriculum for Computer Science. It’s differentiated from the MS materials in that it (mostly) takes a code-first approach to WP7 (rather than a...
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The Total Perspective Vortex Revisited
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over 3 years ago
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The first time I saw the Microsoft org chart, I was reminded of Douglas Adams’ Total Perspective Vortex - When you are put into the Vortex you are given just one momentary glimpse of the entire unimaginable infinity of creation, and somewhere in it a...
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Hacked - someone is being naughty with my gmail account...
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over 3 years ago
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Hmmm - OK, so a confession. I got a gmail account waybackwhen, when it was launched, and way before anyone *else*. OK - so April 2004 – 6 Months before I joined Microsoft. And I kept it. My home mail has always gone through gmail - thinking...
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Teachers, educators and advisors! Want to learn more about developing for Surface?
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over 3 years ago
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While I’m avoiding the temptation to title this “hands-on” (see what I did there?) or “touch the future” (budum-tish!), I’m looking to get a small, but perfectly formed gathering together to learn more about developing apps for this unique device. What...
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Imagine Cup UK 2011. Welcome Earlybirds!
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over 3 years ago
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Warning - Wet Paint. With the smell of freshly cut plywood still strong, we’ve just launched the global Imagine Cup website – take a minute to have a poke around (and inhale deeply while you’re there). Quite a change? We think so – especially the...
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Webcast meeting: Office 2010 – What’s new for Students and Teachers
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over 3 years ago
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Microsoft Office 2010 introduces rich and powerful new ways to express and share ideas, which matches the way that students are working today, and the needs of teachers. Join this webcast for a demonstration of key features that will resonate with both...
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Windows Phone dev resources link-o-rama
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over 3 years ago
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Quick set of links, probably more for my reference than yours… MSDN Library has some nice guidelines and samples for Windows Phone 7 Charles Petzold has been busy – get the preview resources here An excellent training kit ...
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What’s the student Windows Phone 7 story?
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over 3 years ago
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It’s good. Read on. There’s been a tension for a while between the MDSN AA and DreamSpark licensing in that the EULA for the developer tools distributed under these programs doesn’t allow for commercial usage. So you can never get rich...
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Meet the new boss – err, same as the old boss?
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over 3 years ago
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I’ve got a new laptop, which made me briefly popular in the office yesterday (In the same way that there’s apparently an umami taste, I’m sure there’s a gene that regulates the receptor for the smell of newly opened electronic goods, and it’s only expressed...
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Free workshop for academics - Introduction to Windows Azure
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over 3 years ago
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Course title: Cloud Computing with Windows Azure Date: 26 March 2010 Venue: QA Training, King William Street, London EC4N 7BE COST: Free of Charge Overview This intensive one-day instructor-led workshop is aimed at academics with an interest in...
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Call for Papers – Women in Games
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over 3 years ago
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Hosted this year by the University of Bradford and Bradford college, the 7th Women in Games conference is being run on 25th and 26th March. The good news is that the Call for Papers and Speakers deadline has been extended to 12th February 2010 due to...
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DreamSpark at BETT – looking for helpers…
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over 3 years ago
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As usual, Microsoft’s stand at BETT will be big, bold and for this year only (we think), kind of orange as well. Actually very orange indeed. We’re going to have banks of demo PCs available – all running sexy Win 7 touch goodness. And on two of them,...
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UK Imagine Cup – support our charities!
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over 3 years ago
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OK – so we had a really interesting concept with the UK Imagine Cup this year – we brought five leading UK charities on-board to help our students identify real-world problems that, well, that shouldn’t be problems really. And now, while the judges...
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Academic Pricing for MIX10 announced…
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over 4 years ago
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Are you passionate about the web? Join us for MIX10, a 3 day event full of inspiration, content, and networking. MIX10 is a 72 hour conversation to learn about Microsoft's web platform and tools such as Windows Mobile, Silverlight, Expression, and ASP...
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There has to be a better way -
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over 4 years ago
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Packing up before leaving PDC, I was astonished at the sheer amount of *stuff* I carry around. Here it is, all laid out on the bed… That would be – webcam, patch cable, headphones, Zune HD (oh yeah), headset, phone charger, power monkey, car headset,...
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Office 2010 beta now available
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over 4 years ago
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For those in a hurry go get it here . I’ve been using this software for the last couple of months. Would I go back to 2007? Only if you prised it from my cold fingers – it’s that good. Solid and stable, you really, really shouldn’t...
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Surface SDK Workstation Edition now available for download!
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over 4 years ago
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At PDC this week, we announced the broad availability of the Microsoft Surface SDK Workstation Edition. Now anyone interested in developing collaborative, engaging massive multi-touch, multi-user experiences for Surface can easily access the software...
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PDC Brain Filling….
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over 4 years ago
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So, I’m Los Angeles attending the Microsoft Professional Developer Conference. Jet lag seems to now be over (I needed an alarm clock this morning to get up for the 7.30am start), and I’m looking forward to 4 days of pure geekery. Yes – that’s a real word...
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Free Online Azure Training for UK Students
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over 4 years ago
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From our partner ICS - Windows Azure - countdown to launch – for Students The 'Countdown to launch' webinars are highly interactive live 1 hour sessions focused on helping you get the most out of your limited free ‘Dip into Windows Azure’ trial...
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Exchange 2010 Voice Mail Preview Fun
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over 4 years ago
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We’ve just been migrated to the latest version of Exchange. With the 2007 release, all my voice mail has been handled by Exchange – you get a handy little player embedded in the email window + the option to take notes. It’s a genuinely brilliant productivity...
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UK Imagine Cup – Calling all problem solvers!
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over 4 years ago
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What is the Imagine Cup? The imagine cup is the world’s premier technology competition for students. In 2009, more than 300,000 students from 142 countries entered the competition making it a truly global event. This is a chance...
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Announcing the UK Student Azure Trial – hurry, hurry hurry!
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over 4 years ago
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I’m pleased to announce that we’ve launched a free Azure trial for UK students and developers (and academics of course) – can I encourage you all to encourage your students to sign up as quickly as possible? Let me know if you need a canned email...
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Nice summary of modelling tools in Visual Studio 2010
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over 4 years ago
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Useful for the classroom – Soma describes UML tools in VSTS 2010 Already in available in MSDN AA (hat tip: @ericnel)
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