UK StudentZine Blog

Just dropping a quick reminder to anyone who entered the 'Win a X-Box 360' student newsletter competittion, ( it only took an e-mail to enter!) that the results are in. The results will be in the next studentzine which will be out sometime today (it's...

Only 9 days to go to the Round One deadline! If you have already completed & submitted your Round One entry for the Software Design Challenge - well done! Remember to take a look at the previous two communications (listed below on from Mint...

Nearly every Computing degree in the UK requires, at some point, students to get up in front of their peers and lecturers and talk about a piece of work or project they have completed towards their degree mark. Having been one of those students and had...

Hello, Hope things are going well! :-) Here is some more important information for you around the Software Design Challenge - let us know if you have any questions at uksdc06@microsoft.com Many of you will be already thinking about what you need to do...

Following on from the day when Ian and I ( http://blogs.msdn.com/ukstudentzine/archive/2006/01/26/517825.aspx ) attempted to prove how easy it is to enter an idea into the UK Imagine Cup competition I have sat down and very quickly taken the sample poster...

Thanks for signing up to the Imagine Cup Software Design Challenge (SDC) - here is some important information you should be aware of & action as soon as possible. If you have any questions then please email uksdc06@microsoft.com Wishing you the very...

Whats blue, white and read all over?! The Mint Source blog! FYI: The ukstudenzine blog has been sheared, and in its place has come to be: The Mint Source blog. Under its new guise and leadership on Mint Source the blog will hopefully become full...

Your invitation to The Imagine Cup UK Final Event The UK Software Design Challenge (SDC) is the most high profile challenge of the Imagine Cup 2006 and, for the fourth successive year, is set to pitch some of the UK’s most talented teams of young technologists...

Brad McCabe writes a great introduction to using sounds in .NET. He discusses the use of asynchronous and synchronous calls to play wav, as well as utilizing the Windows Media Player SDK. http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/06/01/AdvancedBasics...

Answer : 5 Blog Engine: To post that they will change a light bulb Search Engine: To find instructions on how to change a light bulb Technorati: To see if they are the first blogger to change a light bulb Flickr / MSN Spaces: To post the pictures of...

When developing an application there are often many ways to tackle a problem. The below link is a great introduction to a few concepts that any good C# developer should learn. Not only will they improve your productivity but they will also influence the...

MIX 06 is upon us, and what better way to celebrate the rise of Web 2.0.0.1, AJAX, Atlas with a competition. Turn the oven onto pre-heat; and I will get you clued-up. What is MIX 06? The web is evolving and new versions of Internet Explorer and Firefox...