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Teaching? Don’t miss our faculty summit Thursday!
Just a reminder of our faculty virtual summit this Thursday June 21st, 2012, pick the sessions that...
Author: Susan Ibach Date: 06/18/2012
The Windows Phone Hunger Game
Carleton University students won second place winner at the 2012 Canadian Imagine Cup with a Windows...
Author: Susan Ibach Date: 06/18/2012
Tips and Tricks from Students: Silverlight Phone app “Reflex”
This week’s interview features Philip Kurowski a student from The University of Western Ontario who...
Author: Ramez Debbas Date: 06/04/2012
Carleton game inspires you to reduce pollution
Students from Carleton university took first place in the Windows Phone game category at the 2012...
Author: Susan Ibach Date: 06/04/2012
C# Tip’s and Tricks
Are you interested in developing apps for Windows phone and Windows 8 and you already got the skills...
Author: Ramez Debbas Date: 05/31/2012
HTML5 for Internet Explorer and Windows 8
Microsoft really jumped on the HTML5 bandwagon in a big way with Internet Explorer 9 and now Windows...
Author: Susan Ibach Date: 05/30/2012
Great Windows 8 Apps != Complex Code
When you use the power of the WinRT you can build some pretty amazing apps without requiring complex...
Author: Susan Ibach Date: 05/29/2012
Imagine Cup = Inspiration – Thank you Canada!
Don’t let anyone tell you what you cannot do, get inspired from students who show you what you can...
Author: Susan Ibach Date: 05/23/2012
Windows 8 + Azure Events makes for better apps!
In addition to the Windows 8 events coming up, we’ve got a couple of great Azure workshops coming up...
Author: Susan Ibach Date: 05/22/2012
Tips and Tricks from Students: Silverlight Phone app “TonalFlash”
Patrick Ayoup, a student from Concordia university built a musical key signatures application for...
Author: Ramez Debbas Date: 05/17/2012
Join us June 21st for a virtual faculty summit–Save the date!
For anyone who teaches technology we have a session for you. Register for one or more sessions, pick...
Author: Susan Ibach Date: 05/14/2012
The world needs more geek girls
Yesterday I had the pleasure of being involved at an event that exposed grade 5 & 6 girls to...
Author: Susan Ibach Date: 05/11/2012
George Brown College fighting climate change with Kinect
Project Greeni was the first place entry in the software design category at the Canadian Imagine Cup...
Author: Susan Ibach Date: 05/07/2012
Vancouver Tech Fest 2012
Fast, flexible and easy to use. Since a few years, these are the words everything moves around in...
Author: Oscar Andres Guerrero Jaimes Date: 05/04/2012
Get those phone apps finished up, deadline for rewards is coming!
To get your free Xbox, Beats Headphones, Windows Phone, or other cool prizes from Developer Movement...
Author: Susan Ibach Date: 04/23/2012
Meet the Phone Game Design finalists for Canadian Imagine Cup
Meet the teams who will be competing in the Windows Phone Game Design category at the Canadian...
Author: Susan Ibach Date: 04/19/2012
Tips and gotchas for Windows Phone: Road Trip Runner
This series features interviews with student Windows Phone app developers who share the lessons they...
Author: Oscar Andres Guerrero Jaimes Date: 04/05/2012
Join the Microsoft Team, become a Microsoft Student Partner!
Become an MSP and bring technology and awesome opportunities to your campus! In this blog post I’ll...
Author: Oscar Andres Guerrero Jaimes Date: 03/29/2012
Want Windows to pay your next year’s tuition?
The Windows teams is travelling across Canada showing students how to be more productive, and giving...
Author: Susan Ibach Date: 03/26/2012
Getting your app ready for submission to the Marketplace.
Get ready for submitting your app with this checklist and instructions. Getting of Icons, images,...
Author: Oscar Andres Guerrero Jaimes Date: 03/26/2012
Helpful Visual Studio resources
Whether you are just learning Visual Studio because you are building a phone app, or you have been...
Author: Susan Ibach Date: 03/22/2012
Things to Remember for Making a "Good" App
Take a look at our MSP Shreyans Dhaddha’s advice when making a good app. Make sure you don’t fall in...
Author: Oscar Andres Guerrero Jaimes Date: 03/16/2012
Top 3 Successful Presentation Tricks
Quick tips on how to have a successful presentation. There are many do's and don'ts that make a...
Author: Oscar Andres Guerrero Jaimes Date: 03/14/2012
I’ll have some Cloud with a coffee please!
So what is that cloud thing? 42Spikes has this great picture of it: This is a metal container filled...
Author: Oscar Andres Guerrero Jaimes Date: 03/14/2012
March App Madness: Join the Developer Movement at Canadian Universities and Colleges
You get the chance to join students in Canadian universities and colleges for their Microsoft’s...
Author: Oscar Andres Guerrero Jaimes Date: 03/01/2012
Round 2 Windows Phone Game Design–BUILD LEVEL 1 OF YOUR GAME!
Round 1 has passed for Windows Phone Game Design, Round 2 entries must be submitted by March 13th!...
Author: Susan Ibach Date: 02/28/2012
Geeking out at the Microsoft Visitor Centre
Welcome to Building 92 on the Microsoft campus in Redmond, home of the Microsoft visitor centre and...
Author: Susan Ibach Date: 02/24/2012
Tips and Tricks from Students: Windows Phone Game “Flipper”
Three students from Ryerson University: Kowsheek, Anthony, and Alexey (akaThree Red Cubes) ...
Author: Susan Ibach Date: 02/23/2012
Get some tips on Imagine Cup Software Design today at noon!
Rob Miles is the captain of the Software Design category at Imagine Cup and is having a Q&A...
Author: Susan Ibach Date: 02/21/2012