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Win an Xbox 360 Elite by registering at The Imagine Cup website!
This year we are running a prize draw for those who register at the Imagine Cup website. At the end...
Author: edunhill1 Date: 11/05/2007
New XNA Content; Inspiration Tour - Hull University
Yesterday we visited Hull University to deliver the latest Inspiration Tour session. The turn out...
Author: edunhill1 Date: 10/24/2007
My Example Popfly App
Now Popfly is in public beta and the Inspiration Tour is in full swing I thought it'd be a perfect...
Author: edunhill1 Date: 10/19/2007
Popfly Now in Public Beta!
For those of you who know what Popfly is the title says it all... as announced today at the Web 2.0...
Author: edunhill1 Date: 10/18/2007
The Inspiration Tour - Staffordshire University
Yesterday myself and Ben Coley visited Staffordshire University to deliver the second date on our...
Author: edunhill1 Date: 10/11/2007
The Ultimate Steal Blogging Competition
Those of you who regularly read this blog or generally keep your ear to the ground will know that...
Author: edunhill1 Date: 10/10/2007
Inspiration Tour Resources
Yesterday saw the first of our Inspiration Tour dates kindly hosted by Manchester Metropolitan...
Author: edunhill1 Date: 10/04/2007
Office 2007 for £38.95?!?
Yep, its not a scam Microsoft is offering Office 2007 Ultimate Edition to students for only £38.95....
Author: edunhill1 Date: 09/14/2007
New XNA Articles
CoDe Magazine have they're September/October issue online and free to view featuring several...
Author: edunhill1 Date: 09/06/2007
Halo 3 high definition videos delivered using Silverlight
The new Halo 3 live action videos are now online and available for viewing and the best bit......
Author: edunhill1 Date: 09/04/2007
Getting started with XNA
I was recently asked to write a guide to getting started with XNA to be published in a guide we will...
Author: edunhill1 Date: 09/03/2007
SLIDE7 Session Videos - Online at last
I've been meaning to post these for a while but with one thing or another haven't got round to it...
Author: edunhill1 Date: 08/22/2007
Imagine Cup '08 Website Online
The website for The Imagine Cup '08 is now live and will be open for registrations on the 25th...
Author: edunhill1 Date: 08/21/2007
Microsoft Inspiration Tour... Coming to a university near you!
We are currently busy preparing to launch a new initiative which will see me and several other...
Author: edunhill1 Date: 08/20/2007
Imagine Cup 2007 Finals - Seoul, South Korea
This week the finals for the Imagine Cup '07 have been taking place in Seoul, South Korea. By all...
Author: edunhill1 Date: 08/08/2007
Microsoft Research PhD Scholarship
To follow on from my previous post here about student opportunities at Microsoft, MSR (Microsoft...
Author: edunhill1 Date: 07/30/2007
Popfly on UKStudentZine
Those of you who subscribe to the UK Student Zine email newsletter may have already seen this but I...
Author: edunhill1 Date: 07/11/2007
Live Earth
Today a huge global concert featuring 150 of the world’s top bands performing on all seven...
Author: edunhill1 Date: 07/07/2007
Microsoft Book List
I've spent the morning working with Clare Perry also of the academic team to compile a book list for...
Author: edunhill1 Date: 07/03/2007
ASP.NET Validation
ASP.NET has validation controls used to ensure that user input is... yes you’ve guessed it....valid!...
Author: edunhill1 Date: 07/02/2007
Free Microsoft Expression Training
Lynda.com are now offering free Expression training which can be downloaded without a login: Getting...
Author: edunhill1 Date: 06/28/2007
Imagine Cup - UK Finalists Blog
The Imagine Cup is the worlds largest student technology competition and has a range of sub...
Author: edunhill1 Date: 06/28/2007
SLIDE7 Resources - Silverlight
This session was presented by Mark Johnston and focussed on Silverlight and the tools used to build...
Author: edunhill1 Date: 06/20/2007
SLIDE7 Resources - Connected Mobile Development
This session was presented by Rob Miles from Hull University and investigated the use of web...
Author: edunhill1 Date: 06/20/2007
SLIDE7 Resources - AJAX/Orcas
This session was presented by Mike Ormond and demonstrated the implementation of AJAX in ASP.NET and...
Author: edunhill1 Date: 06/20/2007
SLIDE7 Resources - Advanced ASP.NET
This session was presented by David Grey from Hull University and offered a deeper dive into the...
Author: edunhill1 Date: 06/20/2007
SLIDE7 Resources - Introduction to ASP.NET
This session was presented by me and was designed to introduce those with no experience of ASP.NET...
Author: edunhill1 Date: 06/20/2007
SLIDE7 Resources - Keynote
The keynote session was delivered by Mark Quirk the Head of Technology at Microsoft and focussed on...
Author: edunhill1 Date: 06/20/2007
SLIDE7
Yesterday we hosted SLIDE7 at our offices in Reading, a technical event for students offering...
Author: edunhill1 Date: 06/19/2007
SLIDE 7 Event Registration - Last Chance!
The SLIDE 7 event is drawing near and we still have a handful of places. If you're a student and...
Author: edunhill1 Date: 06/13/2007
Mix Messenger
Can you imagine a dance tune made from the Windows Live Messenger notification sounds? Well imagine...
Author: edunhill1 Date: 06/08/2007
Student Careers @ Microsoft
A short while ago I received an email from a student at Lancaster University asking for information...
Author: edunhill1 Date: 06/07/2007
Slide 7 - Microsoft Web Development for Students
Interested in web technology? Like BBQs? If you answered yes to both questions then we have the...
Author: edunhill1 Date: 05/15/2007