Hey kids!
Wakey wakey! It’s ime to shine, and yank open those curtains to your penthouse…. wait! did I say penthouse?!
That’s right kids, a new competition hosted by Microsoft is giving you and 5 mates a chance to win a penthouse of your choice (whichever city) FREE for 7 MONTHS! (Rent up to $1500 per week) [...]

Every year, Microsoft offers internships to Australian students in the Software Design Engineer (SDE) and Software Design Engineer in Test (SDET).
Microsoft has just announced that applications are open for a Summer (ours) 2010-2011 position. If you have an interest in gaining experience (and good money!) working on real world products for Microsoft, all whilst [...]

 
Robbie Bach, President of Microsoft’s Entertainment and Devices division, will be giving a talk at the University of Sydney on Tuesday, February 9th, 2010.
For those who do not know, the E&D division handles products like the XBOX 360, Zune, Windows phone, all of the Microsoft hardware like Keyboards + Mice, and the Surface.
I personally hope [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

AIESEC UTS, in partnership with the World’s largest Software Company [Microsoft ] is presenting information on programs that are relevant to you! Interested in a global internship or participating in the world’s premier student competition?
Then you must attend our information session to get all the details!
Find out how you can:
•             Get involved in [...]