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Hello World - Fourth Round [Hello World - Fourth Round]

Lean — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 23:10:00 GMT

When did this people prepare their projects? This is another Imagine Cup story...

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Imagine Cup Round 2. Film: Subject Noah from Singapore Polytechnic [Imagine Cup Round 2. Film: Subject Noah from Singapore Polytechnic]

Lean — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:59:00 GMT

Team members: Mohd Zaki Bin Kainin, Tan Guan Long and Huang Ji

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Do you want to learn more? For free it's even better [Do you want to learn more? For free it's even better]

Lean — Fri, 23 May 2008 15:00:00 GMT

I don't know if you were aware of this, but Microsoft Learning has good resources for free!
Clinics, courses, etc. Some of them are available for a certain period of time (90 days) but the content is first class.
And even in different languages.

Here is the free stuff

And more…

I’ve just downloaded Introducing Microsoft LINQ by Paolo Pialorsi and Marco Russo for free. The ebook version.

Click here and you can download this, Introducing Microsoft ASP.NET AJAX by Dino Esposito and Introducing Microsoft Silverlight 1.0 by Laurence Moroney

Enjoy!

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Get your hands dirty: Introduction to Visual Basic 2008 [Get your hands dirty: Introduction to Visual Basic 2008]

Lean — Thu, 08 May 2008 18:39:00 GMT

Did you get your software from DreamSpark? Here you have a tutorial on how to use it. Mario (MSP) gave us an introduction to Visual Basic, how to build applications and start coding right away. And here are samples... Enjoy!

Language(s): English

Product(s): Visual Studio 2008 or Visual Studio 2005

Duration: 50 Minutes

Author: Mario Meir-Huber

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How to use DreamSpark's software: Windows Mobile development overview [How to use DreamSpark's software: Windows Mobile development overview]

Lean — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:42:00 GMT

More screencast for our series. Mayur explains What's new on Mobile 6 for development and SDK required and a basic first piece of code for your mobile device

Language(s): English

Product(s): Visual Studio 2008 or Visual Studio 2005

Duration: 29 Minutes

Author: Mayur Tendulcar

Remember: We will add screencasts daily, to find them just search for DSScreencast in the Search Tab

***DSScreencast, Visual Studio 2008, DreamSpark***

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Imagine Cup 2008 | Russian Finals [Imagine Cup 2008 | Russian Finals]

Lean — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:06:00 GMT

The Russian Imagine Cup Finals took place in Moscow, in the popular student venue of Moscow Aviation Institute Club, and Channel 8 was there.

7 teams from different parts of Russia came to Moscow to participate in the local final to see who will represent the country in Paris. It was an incredible event with more than 400 visitors, a Roundtable for Young Entrepreneurs, featuring Nick Surin (Imagine Cup 2005 Worldwide winner), representatives from several companies and venture funds), a Blog Contest, Xbox zone and amazing projects…

The event was opened by a Rock Band “Footprints on Water” from Chelyabinsk – they wrote a song specifically about the Imagine Cup!

After the opening, the competition split into parts: on main stage, in front of 400+ audience, 7 software design teams from different parts of Russia presented their projects, while competitors in Algorithms and Project Hoshimi competitions started to work on their problems in the “behind-the-glass” style of open space, observable by others. Following teams’ presentations, there was an Entrepreneurship Panel and Roundtable, where all students could ask their questions on how to turn their ideas into successful project. The panel included Nick Surin, Imagine Cup 2005 worldwide winner (he also served as a member of the judging panel), representatives from sponsor companies, venture funds, etc. While students were busy participating in the panel or relaxing in the special Xbox zone the judges were busy making the final decision.

As a result:

· 1^st place was given to the joint team from several St.Petersburg Universities (SPbSU, SPbSU ITMO, SPbSU “LETI”) with the project “Arina” – the system to model the fire spread in forests and to help chose the right method for fire extinguishing. Their presentation was by far the most spectacular, and the level of problems they were handling is amazing!

· 2^nd place went to the team from Nizhny Novgorod with .Life project (aimed at modeling the ecological situation in cities, taking into account highways, buildings and green areas on the map), and 3^rd place – to the joint project from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and Baumann Moscow State Technical University with AirRanger project (they designed a small helicopter to track the fire and actually made it fly into the audience during their presentation!).

· Special Entrepreneurship prize from Intel was given to the team from South Urals State University (Chelyabinsk) with FreeWay project, which used GPS-equipped cars and centralized server to prevent traffic jams.

nevertheless Imagine Cup in Russia is still alive, PhotoCup.ru is still receiving entries for the Digital photography category.

There are more local finals happening now all around the world and they will be here soon!

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Worldwide demo competition. The art of demo [Worldwide demo competition. The art of demo]

Lean — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:51:00 GMT

We have fun with our products all the time, every year we do an internal competition for demos. This year Windows Vista and Windows live were the themes. Employees from around the world compete in each one of their countries and then they compete in the final even in Redmond. The UK sub was represented by a team composed by Students, they are interns from Customer Service and MCS, here is their story.
You can watch more on 10

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The best gadget...Channel 8 Sidebar Gadget!! [The best gadget...Channel 8 Sidebar Gadget!!]

Lean — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 23:21:00 GMT

Yeah baby, we have our gadget. This gadget uses the RSS feeds from the site and let you see all of our new content as it gets posted, then (using Silverlight) you can even play our videos right there on your desktop
It is in the Windows Live Gallery and you can get it here

If you want to install it in 64-bits machine check here
Thanks Duncan and EvNet Dev Team !!

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Imagine Cup 08 is coming... [Imagine Cup 08 is coming...]

Lean — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 01:57:00 GMT

Just to put you in the mood, we have here some of the short films that won in Korea and India

With this one Team Skylined from Poland won the Imagine Cup 2007 Short Film competition with their film, "Pitchfordsville". Their film addressed the 2007 theme, "Imagine a world where technology enables a better education for all."

In the words of filmmakers Julia Górniewicz and Jacek Barcikowski: "The story may seem light and funny, but if you look closer, you will notice a deeper thought behind it. The technology which enables a better education for all does not necessarily has to be directly connected with the education itself. We believe that people often cannot pursue self-growth because the world stands in their way. They are born into certain circumstances and they have to take care of the living first not being able to choose what they want to do with their lives. Whether it’s a child working in a factory or a person dealing with disability, technology can help people overcome the daily problems so they can focus on exploring their personalities and following the path of knowledge. This hand drawn animation – with mystery inspired by the Tim Burton’s style and some abstract humor – is a tale, read by the narrator. The purpose-composed music adds some spooky vibe to the movie. "

What will we have this year? Check here

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New Express site in Silverlight [New Express site in Silverlight]

Lean — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 05:07:36 GMT

Pretty cool. Check on http://www.microsoft.com/express a great implementation of Silverlight, lots of tools related to us and very useful (free software, popfly, Facebook dev kit, samples and resources, etc).

Check it out and tell me what you think...

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How to use DreamSpark's software: Visual Studio and Popfly [How to use DreamSpark's software: Visual Studio and Popfly]

Lean — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:24:00 GMT

More screencast for our series. Now Miguel Llopis explains how to create a mashup using Popfly and Visual Studio 2008, the software you have from DreamSpark.

Language(s): English

Product(s): Visual Studio 2008 and Popfly

Duration: 12 Minutes

Author: Miguel Llopis

Remember: We will add more screencasts, to find them just search for DSScreencast in the Search Tab

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How to use DreamSpark's software: Introducing Expression Web [How to use DreamSpark's software: Introducing Expression Web]

Lean — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:42:00 GMT

Microsoft Student Partners created a series of Screencasts to share their knowledge with other students. You have the software, now it's time to play with it. The idea is to share the knowledge they have on the products. We hope it helps... Thanks to Christian, Sriram, Augusto, Mayur, Fabian, Mario, Miguel, Dominik...

In this one Sriram explains how to use and create web sites with Expression Web.

We will add more screencasts later, to find them just search for DSScreencast in the Search Tab

Language(s): English
Product(s): Expression Web
Duration: 21 Minutes
Author: Sriram

Remember: We will add screencasts daily, to find them just search for DSScreencast in the Search Tab

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Interoperability Challenge, Web services and prizes for Imagine Cup [Interoperability Challenge, Web services and prizes for Imagine Cup]

Lean — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 03:56:00 GMT

Gianpaolo Carraro, Microsoft Director of Platform Architecture, discusses what a Web service is and why you might want to create or consume one for your Imagine Cup Interoperability Award Entry. Gianpaolo also talks about the history of web services and why you should know what SOAP, XML & WSDN are and how they can help you. As an added bonus he even included tips on both using and creating web services.

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I have the software! Learning options [I have the software! Learning options]

Lean — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:20:00 GMT

Now you have the software, the next step is to get your hands dirty. So here is a list of resources that you can use to start learning how to use it and do magic with the software you've just got.

Coding4fun

http://blogs.msdn.com/coding4fun/

Expression

http://www.microsoft.com/expression/kc/default.aspx

Beginner Developer Learning Resources

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/beginner/default.aspx

MSDN Technical Forums

http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/

CodePlex

http://www.codeplex.com/

Channel 9 Screencasts:

http://channel9.msdn.com/showforum.aspx?forumid=38

MSDN webcast

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/events/aa740361.aspx

How do I? (Visual Studio)

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vs2008/bb507746.aspx?wt.slv=topsectionsee

More coming soon.. keep checking back and add your favorites

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Mix is Coming [Mix is Coming]

Lean — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 05:37:19 GMT

Mix08 will be held in Las Vegas next March 5th.

The event is sold out, but all the sessions will be recorded and posted to www.visitmix.com

We wil have people covering the event for Channel 8, the question is: who and what do you want to see in Channel 8?

Check the agenda and let us know

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DreamSpark, a good example of Interoperability between OpenSource and Microsoft [DreamSpark, a good example of Interoperability between OpenSource and Microsoft]

Lean — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:54:00 GMT

We recently caught up with two gurus of Digital Identity - Kim Cameron (of Microsoft) and Bob Morgan (big OSS guy). These guys are rockstars of identity both from the Microsoft and the open source perspectives. They were kind enough to share their thoughts on how interoperability is a key concept in enabling digital identity in a way that still preserves privacy.
Do you want to go deeper on how the DreamSpark technology works? Post a comment..

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The Bill Gates Stanford Speech [The Bill Gates Stanford Speech]

Lean — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:12:00 GMT

By popular request, we have it here on Channel 8!

Yesterday, we had Bill Gates with Max annoucing DreamSpark. Today, we have his speech from Stanford. In this talk he talks about innovation, DreamSpark, Imagine Cup and the power of software and students. At the end he also does a live Q&A with the attendees.

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DreamSpark guide [DreamSpark guide]

Lean — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:17:22 GMT

Kris created a walkthrough guide to help navigate DreamSpark

http://channel8.msdn.com/Posts/2260/

Thank you Kris!

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Questions about DreamSpark? FAQ!! [Questions about DreamSpark? FAQ!!]

Lean — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:01:03 GMT

Hey, do you have a question about DreamSpark? Like why my country is not here? What does “verified student” mean on this site? or why do I need a Windows Live ID account to sign in to the DreamSpark site?

Check the Frequently Asked Questions for Students

Now, if you are a University Administrator then, look for your answers here

If your question is not there, then start a new thread in DreamSpark Forum and we will be happy to answer...

Enjoy

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DreamSpark user guide (by Kris Athi) [DreamSpark user guide (by Kris Athi)]

Lean — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:08:00 GMT

Hello Student, and welcome to this totally awesome guide to using DreamSpark! I have written this guide so that it is easy to follow for any student with any technical ability level.

I will show you how easy it is to download a product from the service and get it all up and running quickly. In this example, I will be assuming you have signed up for the service and are ready to download a product. This example will show you how to download and install Expression Studio

1. Select a Product for Download

For this example, we will be downloading Expression Studio. Selecting this option will bring you to the download page

2. Download the Product

Select that you have read and agree to the terms and conditions and select the download method you would like to use

Both methods will get you to the same place, but the Download manger will allow you to resume the download should you want to download the file over separate sessions or if the file should fail for some reason.

The Web Browser option will allow you to download the file in the same manner you would usually download file from the internet, but it does not support the features the download manger uses.

Now sit back and relax while the file is downloaded :)

3. Create a Product CD using ISO Recorder

You will notice that the downloaded file is of the ISO file format, but what is an ISO and what do you do with it?

The best way to think of an ISO is as a “Container File” that contains all of the files that you would expect to find on the product CD

An ISO file is a CD Image. Try to imagine that somebody has taken of the files off the product CD and put them inside in this single ISO file. But what do you do with this now?

You cannot burn this file directly to a CD, this will not work. You need to expand the ISO file on to a CD instead. Unfortunately, this is not supported directly in Vista or XP directly, and a free piece of software is needed.

There are many applications out there to burn ISO files, but I find ISO Recorder the easiest to use. This can be downloaded from http://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/isorecorder.htm and the site also has a quick step by step on finding out your windows version if you don’t already know

Once this is installed, burning an ISO file is a breeze, simply right click the downloaded file, and select the “Copy Image to CD option”

You will then be presented with the following screen:-

Put a blank disc into your recorder, select a burning speed and click the next button

Now just sit back and relax while the iso is recorded to your blank disc.

4. Checking the Disc and installing the Product

When complete, if you view the contents of the CD from My Computer

You will see that the ISO has been unpacked and you now have a disc that functions in exactly the same way as one obtained at retail.

Right clicking the CD drive and selecting “Run Autoplay” will launch the setup for the given product, here is an example of the Expression Studio welcome screen

Finally, you can now delete the ISO file from your computer and keep the newly created product CD in case you need to reinstall the product at a later date

And the most important part of the process, enjoy it!

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Imagine Cup 2008 - France here we go! [Imagine Cup 2008 - France here we go!]

Lean — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:30:00 GMT

Imagine Cup 2008 is around the corner. France is waiting for us with more opportunities for you to participate and win prizes. We just added 3 new opportunities for you that are wondering to start now. Register now for the special Awards and work on your projects until May 15th 2008. The new awards will recognize the best projects on:
1- Windows Live SDK – Download and create a piece of code using the windows Live functionalities.
2- Interoperability – create a software solution that integrates Microsoft technology with other ones in a creative way
3- Accessibility – create a new user interface using accessibility components that helps people with disabilities have a better experienceThis new awards are 3 new reasons for you to participate today on imagine cup and start today on having fun with the power of technology for helping the biggest problems of our society.
Go now and participate, you can make a difference. Here

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Microsoft Research, Robotics, students and professors. The best place to be [Microsoft Research, Robotics, students and professors. The best place to be]

Lean — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 03:21:00 GMT

Stewart Tansley talked to us about what's he doing lately with Robots, how are they using them to bring more students to CS, a very interesting project. We talked about robots in education, the job he is doing with Georgia Tech and Bryn Mawr College for the The Institute for Personal Robots in Education
The goal? make robots a pervasive techology to be used everywhere... Will we have a robot in every house? :)

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Real student stories. Johnny from Argentina... [Real student stories. Johnny from Argentina...]

Lean — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 19:14:00 GMT

Hi everyone, we continue showing interviews with students. Why? We want to tell real stories of students around the world, how do they learn, how do they use the technology, what's cool, what's bad, their career expectations and their experiences. Here is Johnny, I met him like 6 years ago, he won an Xbox in a contest in the high school certifying on .NET. From there to be a technology lead in the company that he is working, was pretty fast. Let's meet him...

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More about the Interoperability and the Interop Challenge for Imagine Cup 2008 [More about the Interoperability and the Interop Challenge for Imagine Cup 2008]

Lean — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 21:25:00 GMT

Vijay Rajagopalan, Microsoft Principal Architect on the Interoperability Technical Strategy team, discusses the basic criteria for the Imagine Cup Interoperability Award judging. Vijay also gives us some insight into the future of user-centric identity and how interoperability can help pull together existing environmental related technologies.

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What’s the best tech event ever? [What’s the best tech event ever?]

Lean — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 21:50:55 GMT

Hey, I have a question for all you.

What was the best tech event you've ever been?

I've heard great stories from Teched Europe in Barcelona last November, I have great comments from XNA Tour, I know that last year VS Launch was awesome, lots of gifts, great presentations...

What was the best that you attended?

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