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Springboard from mortarboard to onboard, Hilary Pike & Diane Curtis, Academic Developer Evangelists

DreamSpark and MSDN AA Access: Baylor University

While I was visiting Baylor University, I discovered that students were having trouble accessing...

Author: HilaryPike Date: 04/30/2008

Windows Mobile Development Samples

https://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/30taewf4(VS.80).aspx Calculator Application Sample Provides...

Author: HilaryPike Date: 04/29/2008

Best Practices: Designing Mobile Applications

These days, mobile devices are as common as chewing gum. Will your next application be ready to hit...

Author: HilaryPike Date: 04/26/2008

Digigirlz kicks off in Los Angeles

California DigiGirlz Celebrate Movies At the first-ever DigiGirlz Day (held at the Microsoft Irvine,...

Author: HilaryPike Date: 04/17/2008

Windows Vista vs. XP - Japanese Cartoon Fight

Microsoft Japan marketers have put together what looks like a really funny cartoon battle between...

Author: HilaryPike Date: 04/15/2008

Mine Sweeper in Silverlight 1.0

Mine Sweeper using Silverlight 1.0, developed by a student member of the Microsoft Facebook Group,...

Author: HilaryPike Date: 04/14/2008

QnA from Facebook Students

Question: I need to wipe my computer, is that possible without disks? Answer: This isn't an easy...

Author: HilaryPike Date: 04/08/2008

Transitioning from Java to C#

A lot of students learn Java as part of their curriculum. If you're a Java programmer or familiar...

Author: HilaryPike Date: 04/07/2008

Songs from Windows XP

Author: HilaryPike Date: 03/28/2008

Do you remember when you started to program?

Although I'm not really that old, I didn't start to program until my third year of college. In high...

Author: HilaryPike Date: 03/25/2008

DreamSpark: Free Software for Students: What's In

Microsoft developer tools · Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition · Visual Studio 2008...

Author: HilaryPike Date: 02/19/2008

DreamSpark: Free Microsoft Software for Students

Microsoft DreamSpark launches today with a Key Note from BillG at Stanford University. Microsoft...

Author: HilaryPike Date: 02/19/2008

Bar Camp Texas: Maybe Bar Campers don't hate Microsoft?

I've heard that a lot of Bar Camps and Bar Campers hate Microsoft, so when I first showed up I...

Author: HilaryPike Date: 02/08/2008

Bar Camp Texas: Business Bar Camp?

As I mentioned, this is my first Bar Camp to attend but I always though these would be for coders....

Author: HilaryPike Date: 02/07/2008

Bar Camp Texas: Bryan, Texas for your startup

So, if I were creating a startup would I settle in Bryan, Texas? This isn't quite a fair question...

Author: HilaryPike Date: 02/07/2008

Bar Camp Texas: PHP ad MVC (Model View Controller)

Some notes: - great examples for designers working with programmer - CakePHP - Mozilla plugins -...

Author: HilaryPike Date: 02/06/2008

Bar Camp Texas: Testing Nirvana

Testing Nirvana presented some interesting approaches to testing and the technologies available for...

Author: HilaryPike Date: 02/06/2008

Bar Camp Texas: Social Marketing

I arrived late to the Bar Camp ... not to untypical for a conference. I attended about half of the...

Author: HilaryPike Date: 01/26/2008

Bar Camp Texas

Bar Camp Texas is in Bryan Today! Not too many folks get lucky enough to have a Bar Camp get...

Author: HilaryPike Date: 01/26/2008

MSDN AA Admins: Simplify your life! Switch to Hosted ELMS for MSDN Academic Alliance

The MSDN Academic Alliance is a great opportunity for student clubs, faculty, and academic...

Author: HilaryPike Date: 01/24/2008

Basic Threading in .NET CF (Compact Framework) or Generally .NET

As I mentioned in my NEAT-o-Games post, on Friday I visited CPL to see talk about Windows Mobile...

Author: HilaryPike Date: 01/22/2008

NEAT-o-Games for Windows Mobile

NEAT-o-Games is a fantastic example of using Windows Mobile to improve your world. Check out this...

Author: HilaryPike Date: 01/22/2008

It's all about you: Learn about a Web Service in less than 1 hour

Coding4fun examines how to use a web service in less than 1 hour by Creating a Vanity Search Page....

Author: HilaryPike Date: 01/17/2008

Let's hear it for your fellow students

What were your fellow students working on last year? Here are a couple of my favorites, a...

Author: HilaryPike Date: 01/16/2008

Channel8 - new Channel for Students

I got new Channel 8 business cards this week and was sad that I hadn't started this blog when I...

Author: HilaryPike Date: 01/15/2008

Microsoft Student Experience Beta Launches

Microsoft has launched a new homepage for students called Microsoft Student Experience. The site...

Author: HilaryPike Date: 01/14/2008

Windows Live Writer: Format C# or .NET Code for Blog

In an earlier entry (Format C# or .NET Code for your Blog or Website), I linked to...

Author: HilaryPike Date: 01/11/2008

Microsoft Student Newsletter for Developers

I'd like for this to hit when students search for a Microsoft Student Newsletter. Unfortunately, I...

Author: HilaryPike Date: 01/11/2008

AddOn Studio for World of Warcraft

Dan Fernandez announces the availability of an AddOn Studio for World of Warcraft and walks us...

Author: HilaryPike Date: 01/11/2008

DigiGirlz - Reach Out to Girls You May Know

Microsoft DigiGirlz Day connects high school girls with Microsoft women executives to explore...

Author: HilaryPike Date: 01/11/2008

Test for Channel 8

Test for Channel 8 streaming

Author: HilaryPike Date: 01/10/2008

Microsoft Student Newsletters

Would you like to hear from Microsoft on a more regular basis? We have a number of newsletters with...

Author: HilaryPike Date: 01/10/2008

Office 2007 and OneNote 2007

In school I never learned to use any office applications. As a dev, I thought I was very cool...

Author: HilaryPike Date: 01/04/2008

Format C# or .NET Code for your Blog or Website

In my last post, Basic Scripts for Windows Server, I posted some code onto my blog. I found a great...

Author: HilaryPike Date: 12/20/2007

Basic Scripts for Windows Server

If you're new to Windows Server, you may need some help getting started or transitioning from...

Author: HilaryPike Date: 12/20/2007

On Hold? Hold on to your dignity

Microsoft on hold: where 80s dance moves hit elevator music and make a splash. Jon Box clues us in...

Author: HilaryPike Date: 12/18/2007

Math Add-in for Microsoft Word

It's always great when your friends find useful nuggets for you. Alfred Thompson blogs about his...

Author: HilaryPike Date: 12/18/2007

Give me 15 mins, I'll give you 15 hrs: Office 2007 Tips and Tricks

Ribbons aren't just for Christmas anymore. Once you transition to Office 2007, you can't imagine...

Author: HilaryPike Date: 12/18/2007

Flexibility and Freedom: A Day in the Life of 3 recent CS grads

I was recently reminded of a great video I saw on Diane Curtis's blog. Three University of...

Author: HilaryPike Date: 12/14/2007

Penpal++? ClustrMaps are not your mother's penpal

When I was in school we used to have penpals. Our class signed up with a class from elsewhere in the...

Author: HilaryPike Date: 12/10/2007

MSDN How To Videos

MSDN has started a new How-To video series containing 10-15 minute blurbs on how to do different...

Author: HilaryPike Date: 12/04/2007

Silverlight Streaming on Your Blog

I'm a beginner to webcasting, video creation, and streaming. I spent a week in Dallas at a...

Author: HilaryPike Date: 12/04/2007

Nicknames and online presence

I wanted to start blogging. This sounds like an easy prospect, however, there are SO many blogs and...

Author: HilaryPike Date: 11/28/2007

Blue Monster

I went to a Silverlight Training this week with some other Microsoft evangelists. I was lucky enough...

Author: HilaryPike Date: 11/28/2007

Simple Installer using Visual Studio 2005

Martin Schray walks through creating an installer for the Delayed Startup Application using Visual...

Author: HilaryPike Date: 11/20/2007

Your way, Your play, XNA: Modify a 2D Game in 10 minutes

Introduction to Gaming: Modify your first 2D Game using XNA Games Studio Express. I walk you through...

Author: HilaryPike Date: 11/13/2007

IEEE Offers Free Software to Student Members

Gain Access to Free Development Software from Microsoft: IEEE Computer Society Student Members All...

Author: HilaryPike Date: 11/13/2007

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