MSDN Student Flash : Student Specials

Virtual rock group + .NET = Fun

kevinbri — Tue, 01 Feb 2005 00:37:00 GMT

The WeRock247 .NET SmartClient Training DVD contains material on developing Smart Client applications for .NET and is based on a virtual rock group. WeRock247.NET takes you through building an enterprise application using Windows Forms, Smart Documents, Smart Tags, PDAs, and much more. Order your DVDs today!

-James (California State Univ., Long Beach)

Get Microsoft Office FREE for competing in Imagine Cup

kevinbri — Tue, 11 Jan 2005 19:39:00 GMT

Imagine Cup is getting close to cranking up the competition. Thousands of students from around the world have already signed up to learn more about it. Just for signing up for the competition, students already get FREE access to theSpoke Premium, which grants them the ability to download Visual Studio .NET. But we decided to sweeten the mix some, and reward students who take the next step and submit an entry in any one of the nine competition categories:

The first 10,000 students who register and then compete in any category will be able to download for FREE Office 2003 Standard* (downloads start April 1st, but register now to get your competition entry ready).

So...Visual Studio .NET, Office 2003 Standard, and for US students a very cool free t-shirt...all for just competing. Check it out now.

-Kevin

*as always, see the rules at the link above for details.

Free resource DVD

kevinbri — Wed, 15 Dec 2004 22:56:00 GMT

Thomas Nguyen, Microsoft Student Ambassador at University of Houston, mentions that the Visual Studio Partner Resource DVD is available. It includes full, trial and demo products from 45 VSIP Partners, featuring some familiar partners like Borland, Infragistics, and Serena. It is free to order so it would make a great holiday gift to yourself.

-James (Cal. State University, Long Beach)

Could you use a scholarship for college?

kevinbri — Mon, 22 Nov 2004 21:34:00 GMT

Microsoft offers four types of technical scholarships to current undergraduate students: General Scholarship, Women's Scholarship, Underrepresented Minority Scholarship, and Scholarships for Students with Disabilities. Applications for the 2005-2006 academic year must be postmarked by January 15, 2005.

-James (Cal. State University, Long Beach)

Get the code - MSDN Academic Alliance school search

kevinbri — Wed, 17 Nov 2004 17:43:00 GMT

Not sure if your school or department has MSDN Academic Alliance yet? Search for it on the School Search page: http://www.msdnaa.net/search/schoolsearch.aspx?

Kevin (MSFT)

Read MSDN Magazine for free

kevinbri — Wed, 17 Nov 2004 17:24:00 GMT

You can subscribe to MSDN Magazine and get it delivered or you can read it online for free and save over $34! How many pizzas can you buy for that?

There is also a cool article on how .NET and C# drove an entry in the DARPA Grand Challenge.

-James (Cal. State University, Long Beach)

Would you like to win a portable music device?

kevinbri — Tue, 16 Nov 2004 17:59:00 GMT

From now until January 16, 2005, register for a chance to win a portable music device and 100 free song downloads from the music service of your choice. There's a winner every day, so enter now and revisit often (limit one entry per person per day). Also, don’t forget to download Windows Media Player 10. It is just awesome!

-James (Cal. State University, Long Beach)

Half off MCAD/MCSA exams for students

kevinbri — Mon, 15 Nov 2004 20:58:00 GMT

MCAD and MCSA exams for students only cost $60 (compared to $125 normally) when taken through one of the academic testing centers. You can find them thorugh our partners Prometric and VUE.

Looking for .NET books?

kevinbri — Fri, 24 Sep 2004 22:40:00 GMT

Join a book club! The .NET Book Club (disclaimer: not a Microsoft site or program) is forming up local chapters now - it's a great way to get discounts on books, see chapter previews, and otherwise get plugged into the community around your favorite .NET authors.