Software for Students
Springboard from mortarboard to onboard, Hilary Pike & Diane Curtis, Academic Developer Evangelists
Installing Win7 from USB onto Netbook or EeePC
My team at Microsoft won a diversity award and part of the prize was a new Asus EeePC. I’m...
Author: HilaryPike Date: 03/27/2009
NASA Images Coming to WorldWide Telescope
NASA Images Coming to WorldWide Telescope CNET - March 25, 2009 Large volumes of high-resolution...
Author: HilaryPike Date: 03/25/2009
Ada Lovelace Day – Women in Technology – Jennifer Marsman
I’m excited to participate in Ada Lovelace Day as so many of us pledged to do. It’s fantastic...
Author: HilaryPike Date: 03/24/2009
Windows 7 shortcut keys
Windows 7 introduces several new shortcut keys to take advantage of design improvements. These...
Author: HilaryPike Date: 03/21/2009
Microsoft Student with Encarta for Free
Get Microsoft Student with Encarta Premium 2009 at no additional cost when you license the 2007...
Author: HilaryPike Date: 03/20/2009
24 Hour Virtual Event
Microsoft Tech Days, a one day Virtual Training event looks interesting. TechDays helps you sharpen...
Author: HilaryPike Date: 03/18/2009
Dear Speakers
James Duncan Davidson posts some tips for presenters and speakers: ...
Author: HilaryPike Date: 03/17/2009
Alfred’s Monday Morning Links
Alfred Thompson posts a set of links each week that are a great source of information. A few...
Author: HilaryPike Date: 03/16/2009
DigiGirlz Day for High School Girls
Microsoft is proud to offer technology programs that target youth. This one-day event, held at...
Author: HilaryPike Date: 03/13/2009
Microsoft Research TechFest Videos
Microsoft research hosts an event called TechFest to show off the cool things they are doing. ...
Author: HilaryPike Date: 03/10/2009
Looking for more job experience?
Often students find that jobs they’re applying for require a lot of experience. But they need a job...
Author: Diane Curtis Date: 03/09/2009
IE8 Color Coded Tabs
I spent today reading some articles on internet browsers, their features, and their programming...
Author: HilaryPike Date: 03/06/2009
Happy Women’s History Month!
It’s March again – Women’s History Month. At Microsoft we have a few things going on to...
Author: Diane Curtis Date: 03/03/2009
Silverlight Game Contest
Build a Game in Silverlight for the opportunity to win $5K. More Details here:...
Author: HilaryPike Date: 03/02/2009
Windows Mobile Facebook Notes
Loke-Uei Tan has posted some great Facebook Notes on Windows Mobile. You’ll need a Facebook...
Author: HilaryPike Date: 02/27/2009
Windows 7 Links
The buzz around Windows 7 continues to grow with great new features like AeroShake, integration with...
Author: HilaryPike Date: 02/26/2009
Imagine Cup Countdown Gadget
Excited about Imagine Cup Egypt? Check out this new Imagine Cup Egypt count-down gadget...
Author: HilaryPike Date: 02/26/2009
The Ultimate Steal on Office 2007 for Students
The Ultimate Steal offers a great price on Office 2007 for Students. Get your copy today!
Author: HilaryPike Date: 02/25/2009
DreamSpark High School Now Available
DreamSpark High School launches! Great news for high school students, teachers, and...
Author: HilaryPike Date: 02/23/2009
Microsoft Student Partners Blog
One of the programs I work on in the US is the Microsoft Student Partners Program and they’ve just...
Author: HilaryPike Date: 02/18/2009
Are You Certifiable
You may be a tech whiz…but ‘Are You Certifiable?!?’ Have you ever considered taking a...
Author: HilaryPike Date: 02/17/2009
The History of Microsoft
<snip> Thirty-four years ago, a nineteen year old kid and his twenty-two year old...
Author: HilaryPike Date: 02/13/2009
Due Today! Imagine Cup US Software Design Submissions
Diane and I have been working around the clock to get people excited about Imagine Cup and the...
Author: HilaryPike Date: 01/22/2009
What are you up to today?
I’m “working.” Right now that means watching the Inauguration activities while doing...
Author: Diane Curtis Date: 01/20/2009
Seadragon Mobile Releases for iPhone
Microsoft Live Labs released a demonstration of Seadragon Mobile,...
Author: HilaryPike Date: 12/18/2008
SlideShare Office 2007 Plugin
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Author: HilaryPike Date: 12/16/2008
Tech Support in Medievil Times
Author: HilaryPike Date: 12/10/2008
Why should you compete in Microsoft’s premiere Imagine Cup IT Challenge Competition?
- Free practice for the “real thing” (IT Challenges quizzes are like mini Microsoft...
Author: Diane Curtis Date: 12/07/2008
Women’s Build at MSDN Developer’s Conference
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Author: HilaryPike Date: 12/05/2008
Student Scholarships available for Digital Games cruise
Yep, it’s a cruise. And some of the top games researchers and companies will be on board talking...
Author: Diane Curtis Date: 11/24/2008
Games 4 Girls Programming Competition
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Author: HilaryPike Date: 11/16/2008
Certification 101: Getting Started with Microsoft Certification
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Author: HilaryPike Date: 11/15/2008
25 Things I wish my mother would have told me before I started work
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Author: HilaryPike Date: 11/14/2008
NYC She’s Geeky unconference
I just found out about the first East Coast She's Geeky (un)Conference. December 5th to 7th at...
Author: Diane Curtis Date: 11/13/2008
Small Basic
Small Basic was recently announced to the world as part of the Dev Labs project, by S....
Author: Diane Curtis Date: 10/30/2008
Windows Azure
Today at the PDC, Ray Ozzie announced our cloud computing platform (called Windows Azure). ...
Author: Diane Curtis Date: 10/27/2008
Welcome Back Springboard Blog!
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Author: HilaryPike Date: 10/24/2008
Imagine Cup IT Quiz – This Saturday 6:00pm EDT
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Author: HilaryPike Date: 10/22/2008
Imagine Cup IT Challenge – How to Compete
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Author: HilaryPike Date: 10/20/2008
Free Microsoft Learning “Snacks”
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Author: HilaryPike Date: 10/17/2008
Thirsty Developer Interviews Women in Technology
Our friend Jennifer Marsman (that’s Jen with the mic) was recently interviewed by Dave and Larry...
Author: Diane Curtis Date: 10/16/2008
XAML PowerToys for Silverlight
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Author: HilaryPike Date: 10/14/2008
Silverlight 2 is Now Available
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Author: HilaryPike Date: 10/14/2008
Windows 7 it is.
Mike Nash posted on the Vista Team Blog yesterday that they've finalized the name for Windows 7 (the...
Author: Diane Curtis Date: 10/14/2008
Mashup of the Week: BlogHer Technology and Web RSS Feed
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Author: HilaryPike Date: 10/13/2008