Posts By Michael
Synapse Gaming recently announced that the Sunburn Framework, a subset of the full Sunburn Engine XNA middleware is now free for Students, Hobbyists, pretty much everyone. For those who did not attend the XNA Game Camp last year, Sunburn is a lighting engine that allows you to worry about your game play, instead of how your graphics look. It offers…
Happy New Year everyone, lets hope that 2010 is a great year for the tech industry. CES has reminded us that some great things are coming out this year from many companies, but of course the focus here is on Microsoft. This year we can expect to see Natal hit shelves, one of the most interesting input devices to appear…
Just a reminder to everyone who registered for the XNA Game Camp in Wollongong this Friday. Registration is open from 10:30 to 11am, but trains take ~2hrs to get there, so be sure you know what train you need. Let me know if you are going to the camp! -Michael
After a rumour appeared saying Office 2010 would be released in June 2010, Ars Technica contacted MS to confirm it, and it is true! Microsoft expects Office 2010 and related products to be generally available in June 2010. In the meanwhile, remember that you can get free access to the beta, which you can use for free and unrestricted until…
Just in time to try out over the holidays, the Microsoft Office 2010 public beta is here! http://officebeta.microsoft.com/en-us/ Head to that website to download either the 32bit or 64bit version of the next version of Office, and experience the nice changes they have made for yourself. Personally I have found Outlook to be much more responsive compared to 2007, and…
Interested in working in the IT industry, maybe you want to put your in depth knowledge of Windows to use? or have you spent your time learning .NET, only to find that not many universities offer qualifications for it? Want to tap into the booming business .NET job market? The key to all of the above, is certifications. Microsoft is…
I am certain most if not everyone who reads this knows about the recently released Windows 7, and if you already have it, then I hope you are enjoying it. For those who have not gotten their hands on it yet, you may be interested, but think that the current price for the home edition is a bit too costly,…
For those who were waiting for information on a repeat event, unfortunately I did not get enough of a response to run a second event. However if you really are interested, I have an even better alternative! Microsoft is running a 3 day camp dedicated to XNA and the Imagine Cup at the University of Wollongong. Now they realise that…
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Finally it is October 22nd, and this means Windows 7 is officially available at retail stores, and should be included with new OEM PCs soon! For those living under a rock for the past few months, Windows 7 is the latest in the line of Windows operating systems from Microsoft, and from the response during the beta and RC,…