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10 Fun Microsoft Facts You Might Not Know
10 Fun Microsoft Facts You Might Not Know
Date: 07/19/2010
How-to: Effectively manage your Facebook privacy settings with three simple lists -- Engadget
This makes a lot of sense… How-to: Effectively manage your Facebook privacy settings with three...
Date: 07/13/2010
Microsoft Small Basic gets a stable release, aims to inspire a new generation of programmers
Hello World! Microsoft Small Basic gets a stable release, aims to inspire a new generation of...
Date: 06/19/2010
The Tragic Cost of Google Pac-Man – 4.82 million hours « RescueTime Blog
Google Pac-Man consumed 4,819,352 hours of time (beyond the 33.6m daily man hours of attention that...
Date: 06/17/2010
iphone4 - Gizmodo
You just can’t buy publicity like this. Note to Windows Mobile team – I’m happy to take Windows...
Date: 04/23/2010
Seton Hill University hands out iPads to students -- Engadget
The beginning of the end of tree-book text books? Seton Hill University hands out iPads to students...
Date: 03/31/2010
Born to Learn updated
Updates now available to Born to Learn MSL blog – including Live Id login, forums, and MSL calendar....
Date: 03/04/2010
Windows MultiPoint Family
New collaborative tool for teachers! Windows MultiPoint Family
Date: 01/13/2010
DirecTV thrives on 'deception,' lawsuit alleges - The Red Tape Chronicles - msnbc.com
Washington state Attorney General sues DirectTV over deceptive business practices. $30/month too...
Date: 12/19/2009
Microsoft launches Office 2010 Beta on MSDN, TechNet
For you MSDN and TechNet elearning customers: Microsoft launches Office 2010 Beta on MSDN, TechNet
Date: 11/17/2009
Real time mobile app development
IT students from Champlain College build an iPhone app in real time at Learning 2009 conference....
Date: 11/09/2009
Lost and Found
Having recently received a price of over $300 to replace a lost car key, and past experience losing...
Date: 10/22/2009
SharePoint 2010 Learning Snacks now available
The following SharePoint 2010 Learning Snacks are now available from Microsoft Learning: ·...
Date: 10/21/2009
Learning Snacks with embed and URL links
Microsoft SnackBox (www.beta.snackbox.microsoft.com) just released two new collaborative features:...
Date: 10/19/2009
Microsoft Pri0 | IT jobs will grow faster than general employment, according to Microsoft study | Seattle Times Newspaper
Hang in there guys and girls. Better times are coming. You may want to consider moving to Prague if...
Date: 10/06/2009
No tattoos please…
I spent way too much time this weekend trying to remove the remnants of MyWebTattoo and...
Date: 10/05/2009
Microsoft to offer cheap Windows 7 for students | Beyond Binary - CNET News
Match this up with some free Windows 7 online learning, and you’ve got a deal! Microsoft to offer...
Date: 09/21/2009
First Community Authored Learning Snack posted to SnackBox
The first community authored snack – Using Alerts in Microsoft Office SharePoint has been posted to...
Date: 09/15/2009
Zune HD hands-on look, impressions, tears of joy | MP3 Insider - CNET Reviews
I guess I need to now get a 4th generation, and my 4th, Zune. Anyone wanna buy a 4, 30, or 120 GB...
Date: 08/05/2009
2019 video
Here’s a montage of the Envisioning the Future video series from Office Labs: Watch Video More in...
Date: 07/23/2009
Introducing SnackBox Beta
Introducing the SnackBox beta! Microsoft Learning introduces SnackBox, a new place to view and...
Date: 07/08/2009
Microsoft opens Hohm to energy monitoring
I’m waiting for my local power utility (PSE) to start sending the data feed to HOHM so I can track...
Date: 07/07/2009
Can I twitter and skip paying AT&T for text messages?
I just got my mobile bill from AT&T, and somehow we (members of my family plan) managed to rack...
Date: 07/06/2009
Bing Image Archive
Love the background images on the Bing homepage? Here’s an archive of all of the Bing images since...
Date: 07/06/2009
Pre-Order Windows 7 for the next 10 days
Windows 7: Be first. Save half. Pre-order Windows 7 today at Microsoft Store. You'll get it for at...
Date: 06/26/2009
I have a (very small) machine that goes BING!
Windows Live for Mobile is now Bing for mobile. Features are about the same, just a new name, and of...
Date: 06/24/2009
Prototype Nokia phone recharges without wires : Christopher Null : Yahoo! Tech
Imagine your cell phone recharging itself wirelessly while in stand-by mode, just off of ambient...
Date: 06/17/2009
State joins forces with Microsoft for technology training | Richmond Times-Dispatch
Virginia becomes the second state to launch Elevate America with 6250 Microsoft elearning vouchers...
Date: 06/17/2009
Mobile Tagging: Interactive 2D Barcode Reader
Very cool app from Microsoft. Aim your mobile device camera at the barcode, and you are quickly...
Date: 06/16/2009
Your browser
Way to go Chrome :-)
Date: 06/12/2009
Links
Two cool tools I installed this week: Qik – was in the news for being preinstalled on the new Nokia...
Date: 06/10/2009
Born to Learn Podcast: Certification Series
We recorded an interview between me and a few MCTs on the value of Microsoft technical certification...
Date: 05/29/2009
Operating system market share
No commentary, just sharing a useful link. Operating system market share As of end of April: BTW,...
Date: 05/29/2009
Streaming works for me…
A smart way to make a little ad revenue and sell concert tickets and album pre-orders, while...
Date: 05/27/2009
Buy an app via Windows Marketplace, share with four friends or family members
Coming soon? Buy an app via Windows Marketplace, share with four friends or family members
Date: 05/20/2009
Twitter for MSL E-learning release announcements
Seems like the easiest way to get the word out on new releases. Follow me here.
Date: 05/18/2009
Windows 7 Snacks
There are 7 new Windows 7 Learning Snacks available, showing off some of the new features of the...
Date: 05/15/2009
The four stages of the average Twitter user
My Twitter badge on the left rail doesn’t seem to be working. No loss, I don’t have much to say...
Date: 05/14/2009
Microsoft Office 2010 Technical Preview
You can sign up now for the Office 2010 Technical Preview release in July here. If you’re attending...
Date: 05/13/2009
Windows 7 RC Info
The Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) is now available on the download site – and worth the install...
Date: 05/12/2009
Second Hiring Manager session scheduled for Tech∙Ed
Getting the Most from Your Microsoft Technology Investment: How to Find, Identify, and Retain...
Date: 05/01/2009
Chewing, texting and learning
Maybe everything they taught us was wrong... From the Wrigley Institute of Science: No chewing gum...
Date: 04/30/2009
Microsoft Certified Professionals: Help us by sharing your resume
We're creating a new guide for hiring managers, and we need your help! The guide will include job...
Date: 04/24/2009
Tech Tool: Microsoft Office OneNote - 2009 - ASTD
A couple of weeks old now, but this article is a good primer on the uses of OneNote as a learning...
Date: 04/21/2009
Microsoft | Microsoft workers get their very own mall, The Commons, on corporate campus | Seattle Times Newspaper
Just back from lunch at the new Commons at Studios West. The food service seemed a little...
Date: 04/20/2009
Microsoft Pri0 | Free Microsoft software training for 30,000 in Washington state | Seattle Times Newspaper Blog
I drove, not walked, to the mailbox this morning – to read the press coverage of the Elevate America...
Date: 04/14/2009
Do you hire IT personnel? Be part of a podcast!
We’re looking for Seattle-area hiring managers to share their thoughts on Microsoft Certification...
Date: 04/10/2009
Calling Seattle-area MCTs: We need your voice for a Podcast
If you're a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), here's your chance to be heard! We're creating a...
Date: 04/08/2009