Posts By Chris Webster
We switched our RSS feed syndication to use Feedburner! What does this mean for us? Means that it’s easier to handle RSS feeds, instead of having three RSS feeds (the way WordPress is set up) we’ve only got one RSS feed to manage. What’s an RSS feed? Depending on who you ask, RSS stands for different things. I first heard…
What is Live Mesh? My first impressions: Live Mesh has a lot of potential. “Live Mesh is a “software-plus-services” platform and experience from Microsoft that enables PCs and other devices to “come alive” by making them aware of each other through the Internet, enabling individuals and organisations to manage, access, and share their files and applications seamlessly on the Web…
Since I’ve been getting a couple of questions about DreamSpark, license keys and software – I thought I’d try and explain. If you’ve been to Tech.Ed Student Day or perhaps the BiG Trivia Night recently, you would have a couple of DVDs with the DreamSpark software (see below) on it – just head to www.dreamspark.com and get your license keys….
Something different to the normal things we post about – Microsoft released a whole new set of Windows Live Betas last week! There’s a new version of: Mail beta Messenger beta Photo Gallery beta Movie Maker beta Writer beta Toolbar beta Family Safety beta Microsoft Office Outlook® Connector beta I’m using the new Windows Live Messenger Beta and really liking…
Microsoft China are coming to Australia! As many of you know, Microsoft is a global enterprise with different subsidiaries specialising in various aspects of the business. China holds the second largest Research and Development Centre for Microsoft after the U.S. Enwei Xie, the General Manager for Microsoft China, is coming to Australia to discuss the great opportunities available in their…
Where to start!? Microsoft’s Tech.Ed 2008 brought with some fantastic initiatives for students (DreamSpark and Students2Business), some great sessions (Mobility *Smackdown*) and some cool technology (Microsoft Surface). Here’s a quick run down of my experiences during the week (some photos below, more on Facebook): Student Day Tech.Ed Student Day was split into two halves: in the morning, over 1000 high…
Tech.Ed 2008 Student Day registrations are filling up fast! With the high school sessions already full in the morning, if you haven’t yet registered for the uni session in the afternoon, you should do so now! Plus, every uni student who attends will walk away with over $1400 worth of software on disc! Read below for more info. What am…
Overnight, four Australian uni students were placed first in the Software Design category of Imagine Cup. A huge round of congratulations to - Dave, Dimaz, Ed and Long. A total of 370 students from 124 teams representing 61 countries and regions competed in the worldwide Imagine Cup finals. What is Team SOAK? SOAK is an integrated software and hardware platform…
Today Michael and I delivered a 30-minute presentation on how to get free (and cheap) stuff from Microsoft. We had a great turn-out, with plenty of people registering their interest on this website beforehand. We’d love your feedback – please fill out the short survey at the bottom of this post Congratulations to Bryce, Liz, Robert and our other winners…
Learn about DreamSpark, It’s Not Cheating, the MSDN Academic Alliance program, how to walk away from Tech.Ed 2008 with over $1400 worth of software… and more. Michael and I will be giving a 30 minute talk telling you how to get free (and cheap) stuff from Microsoft, in CB02.04.11, at 12.30pm on Tuesday 3rd June. What: Learn about how to…