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Microsoft DreamSpark launches today with a Key Note from BillG at Stanford University. Microsoft DreamSpark gives students around the world software for free to help them become tomorrow’s entrepreneurs, innovators and leaders. Whether interested in technology...

I've heard that a lot of Bar Camps and Bar Campers hate Microsoft, so when I first showed up I whispered that I worked for Microsoft (...right because we all know how quiet I am :-). When I walked in the door, I was pretty happy to see some other folks...

As I mentioned, this is my first Bar Camp to attend but I always though these would be for coders. This Bar Camp is much more a combination of entrepreneurs, designers, and developers. Overall, it makes for an interesting mix of folks, however I find...

So, if I were creating a startup would I settle in Bryan, Texas? This isn't quite a fair question because for me it is pretty local ... but yes, it is a place that I might consider. What is the Bryan, College Station (BCS) area like? The downtown area...

Some notes: - great examples for designers working with programmer - CakePHP - Mozilla plugins - TheOnion store Why use PHP? - had bad experiences with Ruby & older versions of Visual Basic - comfortable transitions are easier ... if you know C or...

Testing Nirvana presented some interesting approaches to testing and the technologies available for testing. My favorite parts of the presentation was when the presenter noticed that, indeed, his slides were incredibly busy and the color scheme looked...