Sites Sun 31-May-2009 – Bing, General Motors, Windows 7 in schools, Microsoft Word tip, Silverlight 3, Windows Movie Maker, Twitter and short URLs

Today’s sites:

• Anticipation Builds for Windows Live Movie Maker: movies.blainesville.com
• Bing – Test Drive Microsofts new search engine: channel9.msdn.com
• Death of Twitter and Short URLs???: blogs.technet.com/keithcombs/
• GM woes ‘not expected’ to affect Holden: www.abc.net.au/news/
• Henry Bying Leapingwell: glorialennox.spaces.live.com
• How will Windows 7 help schools – Part Five – Learning Resources: blogs.msdn.com/ukschools/
• Leapingwell Family History: glorialennox.spaces.live.com
• Letter to Victorian Premier: youniversity.spaces.live.com
• Microsoft Windows Movie Maker tips, tutorials, forums and more…: www.windowsmoviemakers.net/Forums/
• Microsoft Word Quick Tip – Filler Text: blogs.msdn.com/microsoft_office_word/
• MovieMakers for Windows Movie Maker Enthusiasts: www.windowsmoviemakers.net
• What’s in a name?: youniversity.spaces.live.com
• What’s New In Silverlight 3: silverlight.net/blogs/jesseliberty/
• Windows Movie Maker Tutorials and Articles: www.windowsmoviemakers.net/Tutorials/

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Windows Live Tags: Live Movie Maker,Microsoft Word,Silverlight,Bing,Twitter,Windows 7,Schools

Sites Sat 30-May-2009 – Bing reviews and screenshots, Internet Explorer 8, Morning Glow photos

Today’s sites (a short list so there’s plenty of time to do some driving on the Wupper Express route in Microsoft Train Simulator – some screenshots at http://webdottrainsim.spaces.live.com):

• 20+ Useful Accelerators and Add-ons for Internet Explorer 8: www.nirmaltv.com
• A first look at Bing – 5 things that stand out: www.liveside.net
• And to think that I found it on Bing: silverlight.net/blogs/jesseliberty/
• First night with Bing: community.irritatedvowel.com/blogs/pete_browns_blog/
• IEInternals: blogs.msdn.com/ieinternals/
• If spammers continue to solve CAPTCHAs, we could all die (Humour): blogs.msdn.com/tzink/
• Microsoft Launches Real-Time Browser – IE8 Bundled with OneRiot: on10.net/blogs/sarahintampa/
• Morning Glow – Photos by Genie: cheniechene.spaces.live.com
• Ninja Shuriken USB Drive: www.geeky-gadgets.com
• Q&A – 64-Bit Internet Explorer: blogs.msdn.com/ieinternals/

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Windows Live Tags: Bing,Internet Explorer 8,Photography

Sites Fri 29-May-2009 – Bing, Refocuser, Windows Live Writer, Windows Media plugins, Zune HD, Broadband, Computer science, Security

Today’s sites:

• Behind Bing: www.discoverbing.com/behindbing/
• Bing: www.bing.com
• Broadband World – Mapping the global picture : news.bbc.co.uk
• ‘Fuzzy object’ can show what happened in galaxy billions of years ago: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30989192/
• Lying about your age: blogs.technet.com/andrew/
• Microsoft Bing – Much better than expected: news.cnet.com
• Microsoft’s New Search at Bing.com Helps People Make Better Decisions: www.microsoft.com/presspass/
• Model Computer Science Curriculum Support Documents: csta.acm.org/Curriculum/
• Options for dealing with unwanted mail : blogs.msdn.com/tzink/
• Rebranding Microsoft Virtual Earth To…: blogs.msdn.com/virtualearth/
• Refocuser – Find flow and create focus: www.refocuser.com
• Securing Microsoft’s Cloud Infrastructure: blogs.msdn.com/stevecla01/
• Some quick takes on Bing: www.liveside.net
• The Cat Is Out Of The Bag, It’s…Bing!: www.liveside.net
• The sound of found: Bing!: blogs.msdn.com/livesearch/
• Windows Live Writer Tips #10 – Keyboard Shortcuts: windowslive.com/Connect/
• Windows Media Plugins: www.wmplugins.com
• Zune HD Hands On – Photos and Video Tour: gizmodo.com

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Windows Live Tags: Bing,Windows Live Writer,Windows Media,Zune HD,Computer science,Security,Astronomy

Sites Thu 28-May-2009 – Barcelona 2-0, Campapse rates increase, Live Hotmail, Outlook, Astronomy, Windows 7 Touch Pack, Month in Space photos, Games, Twitter, Windows Home Server, Teaching, Zune HD

Today’s sites:

• Barcelona 2-0 Man Utd: news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/
• Campaspe residents face 6pc rate hike: www.abc.net.au/news/
• How to connect Windows Live Hotmail into Outlook: www.windowslive.com/Connect/
• How to sort Emails into Folders in Windows Live Hotmail: www.windowslive.com/Connect/
• Huge black hole consumes mass equivalent of two Earths per hour: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30966689/
• Introducing the Microsoft Touch Pack for Windows: windowsteamblog.com/blogs/
• Keep up with Windows Live on Twitter: windowslivewire.spaces.live.com
• Malware – Gamburl Gone Wild: blogs.technet.com/mmpc/
• Microsoft cleans password stealer tools from 859,842 PCs: arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/
• Microsoft Touch Pack for Windows 7: www.gottabemobile.com
• Month in Space Photo Gallery (April 2009): www.msnbc.msn.com
• Play Unreal Tournament 3 Black for Free: pc.gamespy.com
• Twitter – We’re all celebrities now: www.25hoursaday.com/weblog/
• Update improves Windows Home Server Console display on some Netbooks: blogs.technet.com/homeserver/
• When teachers and students connect outside school: www.zephoria.org/thoughts/
• Zune HD Revealed & Zune Coming to the Xbox: windowsteamblog.com/blogs/

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Windows Live Tags: Live Hotmail,Outlook Connector,Windows 7,Astronomy,Month in space,Touch pack,Games,Twitter,Windows Home Server,Education,Zune HD

Sites Wed 27-May-2009 – Zune HD, Whroo Film Society, RCH Bushwalk, Windows 7, NASA education program, Changes in Windows Vista SP2, webDotWizards’ photos, Education

Today’s sites:

• 70 Useful Windows 7 Tips & Tricks: www.softsailor.com
• Bushwalk Saturday May 30: rushcomhouse.spaces.live.com
• French Open (HD): roland-garros.france2.fr
• Introducing Forgotten Attachment Detector (FAD) for Outlook: www.officelabs.com/
• Lessons learned from installing Windows 7, over 16 times: www.neowin.net/news/
• Microsoft Confirms New Zune HD Portable Media Player: www.microsoft.com/Presspass/
• NASA Education Program: www.nasa.gov/offices/education/
• No Subject Is Boring With The Right Teacher: blogs.msdn.com/alfredth/
• Notable Changes in Windows Vista SP2: technet.microsoft.com
• Photos from Wanalta: wanalta.spaces.live.com
• Revisiting Application Compatibility in Windows 7: blogs.technet.com/keithcombs/
• Whroo Film Society Screening – The Misfits – Thu May 28: rushcomhouse.spaces.live.com
• Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 SP2 Release To Web: windowsteamblog.com/blogs/
• Zune coming to Xbox – Zune HD realized: zuneinsider.com
• Zune HD: www.zune.net

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Windows Live Tags: Windows Live,webDotWizards,Photogrpahy,Zune,Windows Vista SP2,Education,NASA,Windows 7

Sites Tue 26-May-2009 – Windows Live Alerts, Bills Horse Troughs newsletter, Photos by Design by Nature and Mosaic Barn, Live Search Translator, Interpersonal skills

Today’s list of sites (short and sweet):

• Bills horse troughs Newsletter May 2009: billshorsetroughs.spaces.live.com
• Design by Nature Home Garden Photos: design-by-nature.spaces.live.com
• Live Search Translator new feature – Auto-Detect your language: www.liveside.net
• More Tassie Treasures (Photo album): mosaic-barn.spaces.live.com
• Top 10 Lessons in Interpersonal Skills by Dr. K.: sourcesofinsight.com
• Windows Live Alerts gets the Wave 3 look… finally!: www.liveside.net

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Windows Live Tags: Windows Live,Live Alerts,Bills Horse Troughs,Mosaic Barn,Design by Nature,Interpersonal skills

Sites Mon 25-May-2009 – Live Photos, Canon Powershot SX1 IS, Science, Twitter, Imagine Cup, Meeting24

Today’s sites as well as some from Saturday and Sunday (was over my monthly 10Gb on Bigpond wireless plan so had to bear with just 64kb/sec until today):

• Australian Imagine Cup Finals: blogs.msdn.com/msozacademic/
• Canon PowerShot SX1 IS – Flower Images – Hibiscus Photos: kevplew.spaces.live.com
• Currently Overloaded: blogs.msdn.com/alexhomer/
• Digital-Tutors: www.digitaltutors.com
• Higher resolution Windows 7 logo leaked: www.istartedsomething.com
• Lights Out for WHS: www.home-server-blog.de/add-ins/
• Low Bandwidth View and other Hidden (and Future) Features of MSDN: www.hanselman.com/blog/
• Meeting24.tv Keeps Online Meetings Simple: www.techcrunch.com
• Obama Time Capsule: www.theobamatimecapsule.com
• Seven icons of science at the Smithsonian: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30872183/
• Tweeting Too Hard: tweetingtoohard.com
• Visual History of the Internet: blogs.msdn.com/stevecla01/
• Wild Weather – News Stories, Photos, Rainfall Maps: www.abc.net.au/news/events/wildweather/
• Windows Live Photo Sharing: www.freeyourphotos.ca
• Windows Live Web Toolbar Mashup – MessyTwit: www.liveside.net/developer/

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Windows Live Tags: Windows Live Photos,Canon Powershot SX1,Science,Twitter,Imagine Cup,Live Web Toolbar

Sites Fri 22-May-2009 – History of Microsoft, Office Zip Tips, Programming and GOTO, Microsoft Access, Photography, Windows 7, Office Learning Essentials, Windows Home Server, Facebook phishing attack, Social media, Lego, Live Spaces

Today’s sites:

• Acer Launches Aspire EasyStore Home Server in US: blogs.technet.com/homeserver/
• Exploring Social Media Types: www.visitmix.com/Opinions/
• Facebook hit again with e-mail phishing attack: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30874530/
• History of Microsoft: channel9.msdn.com/shows/History/
• Lego Architecture: blogs.msdn.com/stevecla01/
• New Zip Tips to save time in Office: blogs.msdn.com/inside_office_online/
• Publishing to Live Spaces from Live Email on Your Mobile: www.windowslive.com/Connect/
• Revisiting the GOTO Statement: blogs.msdn.com/alfredth/
• Starring the Computer: starringthecomputer.com
• Three Access applications – EquineMaxEs, CattleMaxCS, LonghornMaxCS: blogs.msdn.com/access/
• Underwater Creatures Photo Gallery: photography.nationalgeographic.com
• Using Office in the classroom – Free Learning Essentials download: blogs.msdn.com/ukschools/
• What are people saying about the Windows 7 Release Candidate?: windowsteamblog.com/blogs/

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Windows Live Tags: Windows 7,Office Learning Essentials,Windows Home Server,Facebook,Live Spaces,Microsoft Access

Sites Thu 21-May-2009 – Hubble, PowerPoint, Giro d’Italia, Monaco GP, Windows Live, Malvertisements, Malware, Hubble favorites, Vista SP2, Win2k8 SP2, Cloud computing, GOTO in programming, Virtual Earth 3D, webDotWiz column

Today’s sites:

• 860,000 Computers Cleaned from Password Stealer Infections in One Week: blogs.technet.com/mmpc/
• Air Force One Flyover of New York in Virtual Earth 3D: blogs.msdn.com/virtualearth/
• ALERT: Please treat advertising from Gilmours Media (gilmoursmedia.com) with extreme caution: msmvps.com/blogs/spywaresucks/
• ALERT: Three malvertizements: msmvps.com/blogs/spywaresucks/
• Astronauts share their Hubble favorites (Slideshow): www.msnbc.msn.com
• Beyond Bullet Points: www.beyondbulletpoints.com
• Create your own how-to tutorials – webDotWiz Column May 21: www.webdotwiz.com/column-210509.htm
• Get ready for Vista SP2 and Win2k8 SP2: blogs.technet.com/mu/
• Get Your Whuffie Together: blogs.msdn.com/stevecla01/
• Giro d’Italia: www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/
• Live – Monaco Grand Prix practice: news.bbc.co.uk
• Microsoft’s Beginner’s Guide To Cloud Computing: blogs.msdn.com/stevecla01/
• More on virus researchers: blogs.msdn.com/tzink/
• No, You Can’t Use That Feature: blogs.msdn.com/alfredth/
• Portable Windows Movie Maker: on10.net/blogs/sarahintampa/
• What part of Windows Live do you like the most? (Poll): twtpoll.com/5qny8k

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Windows Live Tags: Windows Live,PowerPoint,Giro d’Italia,Hubble,Vista Service pack 2,Cloud computing,Computer programming,Malware,Malvertisements,webDotWiz column

Sites Wed 20-May-2009 – Australian native plants, Bills horse troughs, Cycle collection, Youniversity, Murchison main street 1901, Live Messenger probs, Microsoft My Phone, Windows Live Spaces, Windows Live wins Webware awards, Windows 7

Today’s sites:

• Adding A Banner To Your Windows Live Space: www.windowslive.com/Connect/
• Astro_Mike (Mike Massimino) on Twitter: twitter.com/Astro_Mike
• Australian Native Plants – Epicaris: cheniechene.spaces.live.com
• Bills Horse Trough at Wedderburn: billshorsetroughs.spaces.live.com
• Giro d’Italia: www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/
• How long Have You Been Using Windows Live?: www.windowslive.com/Connect/
• How to avoid a phishing worm on Messenger and what to do if you’ve been affected: messengergeek.spaces.live.com
• How to deal with suspicious links in Messenger IMs: windowslivewire.spaces.live.com
• Is Windows Live what you expected?: www.windowslive.com/Connect/
• Lighter side of spacewalking: cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com
• Microsoft Hardware Support for Windows 7: www.microsoft.com/uk/hardware/windows7/
• Microsoft My Phone: myphone.microsoft.com
• Microsoft to show “Kumo” next week?: www.liveside.net
• Murchison main street 1901: jbmurch.spaces.live.com
• Music Makers at Cuppa for Cancer at Rushworth: youniversity.spaces.live.com
• OffiSync – Google Docs + Microsoft Office: www.offisync.com
• Photoshop plugin for Paint.NET: frankblumenberg.de
• Rule of Thirds: www.windowslive.com/Connect/
• Velocipede Photosynth: cyclecollection.spaces.live.com
• Webware 100 Awards 2009 – And The Winners Are…: www.liveside.net
• ‘Whole Earth Telescope’ spies white dwarf: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30834873/
• Windows Live wins Webware 100 awards: windowslivewire.spaces.live.com

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Windows Live Tags: Windows Live,Webware 100,CNet,Live Messenger,Live Spaces,My Phone,webDotWizards,Australian native plants,Astro_Mike,Windows 7