October 2006 - Posts

Thank you Schtickers...
30 October 06 09:39 PM

A big thank you to the guys at Schtickers.com. I just got my wicked/awesome Superman Laptop Schticker... Nice. Read More...

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Friday Video of the Week... - Bill Needs a Coke
27 October 06 08:43 AM

I don't know why I found this funny. Maybe it's the fact that Microsoft has always had tons of fridges filled with free pop, including Coke... Oh ya, I remember now. I drink Pepsi. Video: Bill Gates for Coca Cola Read More...

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Picking the First Programming Language
26 October 06 03:17 PM

Great post by Alfred Thompson . We encounter this discussion all the time. Educators look to Microsoft and other companies for guidance with what tools and languages they should teach with. My response has always been that Microsoft and others provide Read More...

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XNA Game Studio Express - Beta 2 - YES YES YES YES!!!
26 October 06 01:56 PM

Can you tell i'm excited? That's right... Beta 2 for XNA Game Studio Express is on its way!!! Check out the XNA Team Blog for details... Read More...

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New look for "Coding 4 Fun" Site
25 October 06 10:56 AM

Dan Fernandez gave you a glance at what the new Coding4Fun site will look like. I do think it looks pretty cool. I'm a fan of the objects in ice look. To be honest, i'm just a big comic book fan. I can't wait to see the finished site. What do you think Read More...

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Canadian Job Surplus in IT - Enrollment is up.
24 October 06 02:37 PM

There are amazing opportunities for IT jobs in Canada. The SHRC suggests that almost 89,000 new jobs are expected in the next three to four years with only 7,000 estimated new graduates to fill these jobs. http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/home/News.asp?id=40931 Read More...

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Laura Foy's Picking Winners
20 October 06 08:50 PM

Check out Laura Foy's Imagine Cup "behind the scenes" video. Featuring the winning Short Film team from.... CANADA! BTW, what do you think of On10.net ? Read More...

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Friday Video of the Week
20 October 06 10:28 AM

I needed a title for this awesome video! Video: What a great driving skill Read More...

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Mark Relph at X06
20 October 06 10:23 AM

So I missed X06. I missed getting to play with all the games coming out this holiday season... but Mark Relph, Barnaby Jeans and John Oxley were there. Mark made this video for Soapbox... Video: Mark Relph on XBox 360 & XNA Read More...

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Heading to The Mother Ship
18 October 06 02:07 PM

About once every 3 or 4 months I get to go back to our head office which is located just outside Seattle. It's always a pretty cool experience for a couple of reasons. The first is that I spent a few summers back in the late 90s interning out at Microsoft Read More...

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Computer Science Teacher's Conference
17 October 06 05:06 PM

This year, i'm happy to announce that Microsoft Canada is playing host to the 8th Annual ACSE Conference. It's being held on November 18th at our offices in Mississauga. I hope you get a chance to join us and come by and say hi! Btw, we have some really Read More...

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X06 Tomorrow
17 October 06 05:02 PM

XNA Game Studio Express ( http://msdn.microsoft.com/xna ) is being demo'd tomorrow at X06. It's pretty awesome too. I got a chance to see the demos and i think the attendees will be pretty impressed. Essentially XNA GSE allows anyone to build games for Read More...

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Game Camp for Students, Teachers and Hobbiests
17 October 06 04:31 PM

If building games for the Xbox 360 or Windows gets you excited then you have to be at this event. For the first time, Microsoft will take you through the details of our (soon to be released) XNA Game Studio Express. If you didn’t already know, anyone Read More...

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