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XNA Game Studio Express Download Now Available

Posted Wednesday, August 30, 2006 9:52 AM by danielfe
It's alive!!! Start downloading now . You will need to download Visual C# 2005 Express Edition to build games using Game Studio Express. Support: XNA Forum More info: XNA Blog Read More...
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Warcraft "Motivational" Posters

Posted Friday, August 25, 2006 9:29 AM by danielfe
I just discovered these.... love them! Epic Loot 50 DKP Minus Talent Review PVE Servers my defensive response: I was #1 on KBs yesterday on the cross-server realms so I know this is BS :) Pugger Guild Drama Agro Control Classes Druids Druids #2 Paladins Read More...
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Application Development Meets American Idol

Posted Friday, August 18, 2006 11:11 AM by danielfe
The MadeInExpress entries are in and now the voting starts! While the grand prize will be decided by Robert Scoble, Chris Pirillo, and Phil Torrone, like American Idol, *you* get to choose who wins the Community Award! See below for more information on Read More...
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Visual Studio .NET 2003 Service Pack 1 Available

Posted Wednesday, August 16, 2006 8:24 AM by danielfe
Download here Read More...
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Create your own Xbox 360 games with XNA Game Studio Express

Posted Monday, August 14, 2006 12:53 AM by danielfe
Big news, the XNA team today announced a new product, XNA Game Studio Express, designed to enable hobbyists and students create games that target both Windows and the Xbox 360 using the XNA Framework. Why is this Big News? Well, to quote the official Read More...
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Dan's Events: July, August, September

Posted Friday, August 11, 2006 8:13 AM by danielfe
I've been hustling and bustling, spreading the word about Visual Studio Express as usual. July 21 MGX, Orlando (Internal only, Microsoft Global Exchange) - All public demos are on Coding4Fun . July 25 - Microsoft Intern Fair, Redmond : John and I did Read More...
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Response: Visual Studio should be part of Windows

Posted Thursday, August 10, 2006 3:18 PM by danielfe
Jeroen van den Bos somewhat recently penned a blog post where he made the case for adding Visual Studio into Windows . In it, he reflects on the old days: Starting up your C64 would show you a prompt that would allow you to start typing in the first lines Read More...
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Coding4Fun V2 Plans - Your Feedback Wanted

Posted Thursday, August 10, 2006 2:10 PM by danielfe
I wanted to get community feedback on some of the things we're thinking about for Coding4Fun V2. Below is a list of changes I sent to some C4F authors asking their thoughts (many of which I've added below) and I'd love to hear your feedback: Coding4Fun Read More...
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The Hobbyist Renaissance at Microsoft

Posted Thursday, August 10, 2006 1:42 PM by danielfe
* Updated to include Windows Home Server which is now public * Updated list to include XNA Game Studio Express which is now public * Updated list to include Flight Simulator X which is now public This post has been a long-time coming, and the thoughts Read More...
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