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Inventing the Mouse
Channel 9 gets down with Douglas Engelbart who invented the now ubiquitous computer mouse in a joint...
Author: edunhill Date: 12/05/2005
Chocks Away! - The 360 Saga: Part 1
As any good Biggles fan will know, any adventure is characterized by having calm before the storm. A...
Author: edunhill Date: 12/01/2005
Students do the coolest things...
Check out https://thespoke.net/blogs/robmiles/archive/2005/11/23/920065.aspx - ex-Intern and now...
Author: edunhill Date: 12/01/2005
How to queue like an Englishman!
The 360 launch spirals ever closer in the UK and I for one have not got an X-Box 360 pre-ordered!...
Author: edunhill Date: 11/29/2005
X-Box 3L337 skillz
With the launch of the X-Box 360 now is the perfect time to show off your 3L337 skillz to the world...
Author: edunhill Date: 11/29/2005
Taking the red pill or forgetting to!
As mentioned in the last blog entry on the Imagine Cup software design competition in the UK this is...
Author: edunhill Date: 11/29/2005
Bill Gates, Einstein and Beckham?
What do Bill Gates, David Beckham and Einstein all have in common? Watch this little video from the...
Author: edunhill Date: 11/25/2005
Features Video!
Who better to tell you about their favorite features in the .NET 2.0 Base Class Libraries than a...
Author: edunhill Date: 11/25/2005
What's My IP?
Ken Getz has written a cracking little article on getting a users IP address via web-services!...
Author: edunhill Date: 11/25/2005
Messenger Activity SDK
Thought that MSN Messenger could do with extra functionality that gives you a back massage whilst...
Author: edunhill Date: 11/25/2005
Keeping Track of Time
Keep track of all the different projects, lectures and parties that are going on at one time can be...
Author: edunhill Date: 11/23/2005
Visual Studio Add-ins
For all you Chaps using Visual Studio 2005 this is a great list of add-ins that will really help...
Author: edunhill Date: 11/23/2005
360 Blasts Off
Look like Microsoft’s X-box 360 has got off to a great start with people queuing through the night...
Author: edunhill Date: 11/23/2005
Quiz Rare on 360
Using our super powers of persuasion and charm we have managed to bag an interview with one of the...
Author: edunhill Date: 11/23/2005
Ideas...we've got lot loads of em!!
The theme of this year's Imagine Cup Software Design competition is 'Imagine a world where...
Author: edunhill Date: 11/22/2005
Hands off my mobile!
Mobile development is hot at the moment, and with Windows Mobile 5 another log was thrown on the...
Author: edunhill Date: 11/18/2005
Win $5,000 in the Amazon and Visual Studio 2005 Developer Contest:
Build an innovative and entrepreneurial application using Visual Studio 2005 with Amazon Web...
Author: edunhill Date: 11/18/2005
Want to win a 30 Pounds Amazon gift voucher?
Get Express! And a £30 Amazon voucher with it! Download and register your Visual Studio 2005 Express...
Author: edunhill Date: 11/18/2005
Pythons in Microsoft?
IronPython is an implementation of the Python program language in .NET. What I found really...
Author: edunhill Date: 11/18/2005
They did what with it?
It's true - not only did AnandTech get an Xbox 360 before me, but they performed an autopsy....
Author: edunhill Date: 11/16/2005
Internships at MSR in Cambridge
Microsoft Research in Cambridge has released news about the next round of their prestigious...
Author: edunhill Date: 11/16/2005
Internships at Microsoft in Redmond in the USA
Sometimes you just have to experience something to really understand it. An internship with...
Author: edunhill Date: 11/16/2005
Updated Mint Source
If you haven't noticed Mint Source got a minor update! If you are having any problems such as HTML...
Author: edunhill Date: 11/16/2005
XBOX 360 - new games and old games
Attention gamers - we've just announced a huge line-up of launch titles for the 360: More than 25...
Author: edunhill Date: 11/16/2005
Pen is mightier!
Aren't tablet PC's great?! You can write on them, take notes at lectures (thanks OneNote), and...
Author: edunhill Date: 11/14/2005
Project Hoshimi Webcasts - get the lowdown!!
MSDN Webcast: Project Hoshimi: Getting Started With the Project Hoshimi SDK (Part 1 of 2) (Level...
Author: edunhill Date: 11/11/2005
Have a Top Tip?...Win an Xbox
The UK Academic team wants to offer you a way to get your hands on a great Xbox Video Game Console...
Author: edunhill Date: 11/10/2005
Windows Live!
Have you heard of Windows Live? https://www.live.com is the location of the newest Microsoft web...
Author: edunhill Date: 11/10/2005
Today will always be remembered as Visual Studio 2005 LAUNCH day
Great news for all you students out there looking to get your hands on the latest and in my opinion...
Author: edunhill Date: 11/08/2005
Mint Source...why a sheep??
So, some people have already started downloading Mint Source and are wondering what the heck it is...
Author: edunhill Date: 11/07/2005
Developers are Mint
Welcome to the Developers section of Mint Source! In my opinion, if developers love one thing it’s...
Author: edunhill Date: 11/04/2005
Visual Studio Launch
Even though the chance of missing it is about the same as not noticing an elephant walking past your...
Author: edunhill Date: 11/04/2005
Baaaaaa......Welcome to Mint Source
Mint Source is the unconventional new starter kit for students that enables you to quickly get your...
Author: edunhill Date: 11/04/2005
Free online training - ASP.NET with Visual Studio.NET
For a limited time only, Microsoft Learning is offering Developing Microsoft ASP.NET Web...
Author: edunhill Date: 08/08/2005
Smart Client Competition
A competition open to all UK developers, running over 4 weeks, with a car as the first prize and...
Author: edunhill Date: 06/06/2005
Power up your OneNote PowerToy Contest
Submit your PowerToy for OneNote and you may win fame, glory - and a Toshiba Portege M200 Tablet PC....
Author: edunhill Date: 06/06/2005
Shared source for bluetooth developers
The Microsoft Shared Source Program has released a free, managed-class library for building...
Author: edunhill Date: 06/02/2005
MSc in Mobile Computing
The University of Westminster is launching a Masters programme in mobile computing. You can find...
Author: edunhill Date: 05/10/2005
SQL Server 2005/Visual Studio 2005/BizTalk 2006 Connected Systems Developer Competition
Show us what a great developer you are Show us how innovative you can be! Win $50,000 USD! What Can...
Author: edunhill Date: 04/29/2005
Mobile and Embedded Developer ConferenceUK Highlights day - FREE
Registration is now open...... Event Summary: 1 day, 3 tracks, 12 sessions: The Mobile Embedded...
Author: edunhill Date: 04/26/2005
Webcasts - the science behind Microsoft technologies
We are running a web cast series applicable for academics in May. Want to learn more about the...
Author: edunhill Date: 04/25/2005
Coding for fun?
Or as the 133t would have us believe: coding 4 fun :) This is a great new MSDN site aimed at the,...
Author: edunhill Date: 04/21/2005
Times Top 100 Graduate Employers
As we continue to increase our focus on recruiting young talent into the business, this year...
Author: edunhill Date: 04/14/2005
The future of air travel is in your hands - Future Flight Competition
21st century air travel will be more revolutionary than the 20th century. The key challenge is...
Author: edunhill Date: 04/11/2005
Games Programming with Cheese
A four part article introducing games programming for mobile devices and software using the .NET...
Author: edunhill Date: 04/06/2005
C sharp programming course
Visit the Wiki of the C sharp programming course at the University of Hull. It forms part of the...
Author: edunhill Date: 04/06/2005
Xbox Cup 2005
Remember to register for the Xbox Cup 2005 the UK's larges five-a side football tournament. You’ve...
Author: edunhill Date: 04/05/2005
Developer Resources
If you're new to development, why not check out some of the great developer community sites out...
Author: edunhill Date: 04/01/2005
Exclusive from Computer Books - 30% off all our Microsoft Press books
As an exclusive Microsoft Academic offer, ComputerBooks.co.uk are giving 30% off your next Microsoft...
Author: edunhill Date: 03/30/2005