Stanley Tan's Blog
Rumors of the XBox 360 v2
Hmm - this seems interesting....
Author: StanleyTan Date: 01/05/2007
Interested in the Halo 3 Beta
Apparently, Microsoft and Bungie are providing new methods on getting onto the Halo 3 beta:...
Author: StanleyTan Date: 01/04/2007
The 20 Most Innovative Products of the Year
Guess who's at #1? Microsoft Office 2007! Check out the link below for more information as well as...
Author: StanleyTan Date: 01/04/2007
Video Series: SQL Server 2005 Express for Beginners
Check out these introductory videos on SQL Server 2005 Express Edition:...
Author: StanleyTan Date: 01/03/2007
Happy New Year! Welcome 2007!
Happy New Year to everyone! It's going to be an exciting 2007!!
Author: StanleyTan Date: 12/31/2006
MCTS Exam
I took my first MCTS exam (application foundation) last Thursday. It was actually a lot tougher than...
Author: StanleyTan Date: 12/29/2006
Halo 3 Video Documentary on Brutes
Very interesting video clip on brutes in Halo 3:...
Author: StanleyTan Date: 12/27/2006
Rocket Commander on XNA
Rocket commander on XNA including source code:...
Author: StanleyTan Date: 12/27/2006
Playstation Magazine Editor Wants an XBox?
Or rather, why the official Playstation magazine editor will get an XBox rather than a PS3:...
Author: StanleyTan Date: 12/26/2006
Walk the Success Lane Seminar: Slides from NUS Session
Here are the slides from the session by the National University of Singapore (NUS) describing the...
Author: StanleyTan Date: 12/26/2006
Merry Christmas!
Slightly late for all of us here in Asia, but I'd like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas!...
Author: StanleyTan Date: 12/26/2006
Halo Video
All hard core Halo fans, check this out!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLt5_ME_2_M
Author: StanleyTan Date: 12/20/2006
Walk the Success Lane Seminar XNA Slides
Here are the slides for the XNA talk during the last Walk the Success Lane Seminar. Introduction to...
Author: StanleyTan Date: 12/18/2006
"Gears of War" wins No. 1 spot in U.S. video game sales
https://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=technologyNews&storyID=2006-12-14T234613Z_01...
Author: StanleyTan Date: 12/15/2006
Walk the Success Lane Seminar (December 9)
Thank you to all who attended the Walk the Success Lane Seminar last December 9 in the Microsoft...
Author: StanleyTan Date: 12/15/2006
XNA Game Studio Express Released!
Need I say more? Check out the official announcement on the XNA Team's Blog:...
Author: StanleyTan Date: 12/11/2006
SMU Architecture Sharing Event
Thank you to all the students who attended the architecture sharing session today in SMU. It's great...
Author: StanleyTan Date: 12/11/2006
Interesting thoughts on the PS3
I don't own a PS3, so I can't really say for myself, but these two guys are not impressed. But I can...
Author: StanleyTan Date: 12/09/2006
Open XML is an ECMA Standard
It's finally official. Today the Ecma General Assembly voted almost unanimously to approve the...
Author: StanleyTan Date: 12/08/2006
Is Microsoft Driving Innovation Or Playing Catch-Up With Rivals?
WSJ asks this question to Winer and Scoble....
Author: StanleyTan Date: 12/01/2006
Security Week in Singapore
Ok, fine, this post is late. But do check out our Security Week Web site:...
Author: StanleyTan Date: 11/29/2006
Microsoft says "Gears" sells 1 million copies
https://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=technologyNews&storyID=2006-11-23T112431Z_01...
Author: StanleyTan Date: 11/23/2006
Microsoft beats Oracle in security showdown
In always irks me when people claim how insecure Microsoft is compared to other vendors such as...
Author: StanleyTan Date: 11/23/2006
Google Needs Microsoft?
Here's an interesting read on why the author believes Google needs its competition:...
Author: StanleyTan Date: 11/22/2006
SWF to XAML Converter
Check out this tool to convert Flash files into XAML:...
Author: StanleyTan Date: 11/22/2006
XBox 360 versus Playstation 3 from a Developer's Perspective
https://www.hardcoreware.net/reviews/review-348-1.htm Here's another interesting article on the 360...
Author: StanleyTan Date: 11/21/2006
Office Live
Check out this CNBC clip on Soapbox:...
Author: StanleyTan Date: 11/18/2006
.NET 3.0 Resources
.NET Framework 3.0 Resources .NET 3.0 - Full Videos WinFX (.NET 3.0) - Windows Presentation...
Author: StanleyTan Date: 11/16/2006
Singapore Imagine Cup
Okay, so I get this question all the time. If you're in Singapore and you want to participate in the...
Author: StanleyTan Date: 11/16/2006
Microsoft Research coming to Singapore?
Well... draw your own conclusions:...
Author: StanleyTan Date: 11/14/2006
Microsoft's Allchin: Vista won't need antivirus
Microsoft co-president Jim Allchin has suggested that some Vista users will not need to run any...
Author: StanleyTan Date: 11/14/2006
Start me up: The sound of Vista
Here's an interesting article sent to me by one of the Singapore Student Partners. It discusses how...
Author: StanleyTan Date: 11/12/2006
New Singapore Student Partners
Welcome to the new Singapore Student Partners: Weidong Chew (RP)Chrisnawan Prasojo (SP)Chun Leng Lim...
Author: StanleyTan Date: 11/11/2006
Man assaults child over Gears of War
Now, now, people. While I understand that Microsoft Game Studios makes the best games on the planet...
Author: StanleyTan Date: 11/11/2006
Photosynth Technology Preview
Check it out: https://labs.live.com/photosynth/ Isn't this one of the coolest apps you've seen? Try...
Author: StanleyTan Date: 11/10/2006
Microsoft Compensates For Theft (Zune Digital Music Player)
This is an interesting article on how Microsoft will pay Universal Music Group for each Zune player...
Author: StanleyTan Date: 11/10/2006
More Books Added to the Microsoft Student Partner Library
I've added more books to the library (all books are MS Press unless otherwise stated): Visual Basic...
Author: StanleyTan Date: 11/10/2006
Microsoft Student Partner Library
Hello Singapore Student Partners, I've created a mini library of interesting titles in the Microsoft...
Author: StanleyTan Date: 11/09/2006
First in Singapore with Office 2007 RTM
Who are the first few in Singapore (and possibly all of SEA) to have Office 2007 RTM? Find out here:...
Author: StanleyTan Date: 11/08/2006
Test Post
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Author: StanleyTan Date: 11/08/2006
Microsoft® Windows® Software Development Kit for Windows Vista™ and .NET Framework 3.0 Runtime Components
The Windows SDK for Vista has been finalized and is now available for download: Web install:...
Author: StanleyTan Date: 11/07/2006
Microsoft Student Partner Program in Singapore
I get asked a lot about the Microsoft Student Partner (MSP) Program here in Singapore. I've written...
Author: StanleyTan Date: 11/07/2006
Writing Secure Code
Michael Howard writes about habits for developing secure code in the November 2006 issue of MSDN...
Author: StanleyTan Date: 11/05/2006
Welcoming Myself
Hello world! My name is Stanley Tan and I'm the Academic Program Manager of the Developer and...
Author: StanleyTan Date: 11/03/2006