Sites Thu 22-Oct-2009 – Windows 7 launch day, Windows 7 for Australian students, What people are saying about Windows 7, Bing Twitter search, Expression Design how-to, Word template, GeoDomain map

Today’s sites:

• $49.95 Windows 7 Student Upgrade Offer for TAFE and University Students (Australia): www.microsoft.com/australia/windows/offers/
• Bing is Bringing Twitter Search to You: www.bing.com/community/blogs/search/
• Bing Twitter: www.bing.com/twitter
• GeoDomain Map Search by Go Daddy: geo.godaddy.com
• Microsoft releases Windows 7 sponsored themes: www.istartedsomething.com
• Reflections on Windows 7: blogs.msdn.com/maholmes/
• Rolling toward a resurgence in train travel: www.msnbc.msn.com
• Template du jour – Ocean letterhead for Word 2007: blogs.msdn.com/inside_office_online/
• Twirling smoke effect in Expression Design: geekswithblogs.net/tkokke/
• What people are saying about Windows 7: www.microsoft.com/windows/social/
• What People Are Saying About Windows 7: windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windows7/
• Windows 7 Student Offer Now available in Australia: blogs.msdn.com/msozacademic/
• Windows 7 videos: www.microsoft.com/video/en/us/channels/windows7

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Sites Wed 21-Oct-2009 – Windows 7 compatability centre, Windows 7 & media, Publisher templates, Silverlight video & Expression Web 3, Live Writer & WordPress, e-Waterways, Deep Zoom Zermatt, Visual Studio 2010

Today’s sites:

• Adding Silverlight Video to Websites with Expression Web 3: team.silverlight.net
• Deep Zoom Zermatt – explore the super high resolution panoramas of Swiss mountains: rubrik.ch.msn.com/reportagen/zermatt.aspx
• Dungeons and Dragons – Student demo on MS Surface: adamkinney.posterous.com
• Manage All Your Media in Windows 7: ow.ly/15Wcfb
• Manage WordPress Comments from Windows Live Writer: lifehacker.com
• Microsoft Office Publisher – Intro to downloading from Office Online: blogs.msdn.com/microsoft_office_publisher/
• Microsoft Reader eBook Showcase: www.microsoft.com/reader/
• Queensland invention keeps a healthy eye on waterways: blogs.msdn.com/augovtaffairs/
• South East Queensland Health e-Waterways: www.health-e-waterways.org
• Visual Basic – Announcing Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2: blogs.msdn.com/vbteam/
• Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 and Silverlight updates: timheuer.com/blog/
• Windows 7 Compatability Centre: www.microsoft.com/windows/compatibility/windows-7/
• Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor and Windows 7 Compatibility Center now available: windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windows7/

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Sites Tue 20-Oct-2009 – Visual Studio 2010, Twitter lists, Live Mesh update for Mac, PowerPivot for Excel, Get started with Live Skydrive, VisiCalc 30 years old, Live Sync update

Today’s sites (and catching up a bit…):

• 8 Things to Consider Before Using Twitter Lists: www.twitip.com
• Announcing Visual Studio 2010 and .NET FX 4 Beta 2: blogs.msdn.com/somasegar/
• Binaural Beats Generator: www.ddtmm.com
• C# – Start Listening – System.Speech.Recognition: blogs.msdn.com/christianb/
• Coming Thursday – An update to Windows Live Sync: windowslivesync.spaces.live.com
• Important News for Users of the Microsoft® Silverlight(TM) Streaming by Windows Live(TM) Beta October 2009: dev.live.com/blogs/sls/
• Live Mesh – Mac Software, Snow Leopard Support Now Available: blogs.msdn.com/livemesh/
• Office 2010 gets “Save to SkyDrive”: clubhouse.microsoft.com
• PowerPivot for Excel 2010: www.powerpivot.com
• Silverlight Live Streaming service update: timheuer.com/blog/
• Twitter Lists; Limitations, bugs, impact, and brilliance: scobleizer.posterous.com
• VisiCalc turns 30 and SocialCalc turns 1.0: danbricklin.com
• Visual Studio 2010 and .NET 4.0 Beta 2: weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/
• Windows Live for Newbie’s #11 – Using your SkyDrive: clubhouse.microsoft.com
• Windows Live Writer team visits WordCamp in Seattle: windowslivewire.spaces.live.com

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Sites Mon 19-Oct-2009 – Windows 7, Expression Design how-to’s, Rushworth open garden day, Writing or just practicing, Look out for scareware

Today’s sites – just a few to get your week going:

• 18 cool things Windows 7 does that Vista doesn’t: www.techradar.com/news/computing/pc/
• Announcing ImageWind.net – Now in Public Beta: www.smartypantscoding.com
• Expression Design – How to create background image similar to that at Expression forum: social.expression.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/design/
• Expression Design – Opacity effect: social.expression.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/design/
• Millions tricked by ‘scareware’: news.bbc.co.uk
• Open garden day Rushworth On Sunday 1st November 2009: mosaic-barn.spaces.live.com
• Windows 7 – Cool New features: blogs.msdn.com/windows7au/
• Windows 7 in North Leamington School in Warwickshire: blogs.msdn.com/ukschools/
• Writing… or just practicing? Come On In, The Water’s Lovely: blogs.msdn.com/alexhomer/

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Sites Sun 18-Oct-2009 – Windows 7 upgrade advisor and free e-book, Stanhope field days, Leapingwell family history, Rushworth Radical, Microsoft Security Essentials review, School using Windows 7, Live Essentials for Windows 7

Today’s sites:

• Color your Live Hotmail inbox: www.windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/ColorTheme/
• Dairy woes threaten Stanhope field days: www.abc.net.au/news/
• Free e-book – Deploying Windows 7, Essential Guidance: ow.ly/uVPE
• Kid’s Corner – Learning Computers and Programming: msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/beginner/
• Leapingwell Family History – Photo of Regiment on parade about 1915 in India: glorialennox.spaces.live.com
• Meetings 101: blogs.technet.com/hub/
• Microsoft Security Essentials Review: www.cnet.com.au
• Speed up Windows 7 boot times with… Microsoft Security Essentials?: blogs.msdn.com/johnmullinax/
• Template du jour – School report notebook kit for Word 2007: blogs.msdn.com/inside_office_online/
• The Rushworth Radical: youniversity.spaces.live.com
• What is it like to be one of the first schools using Windows 7: blogs.msdn.com/ukschools/
• Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor: www.microsoft.com/downloads/
• Windows Live Essentials for Windows 7: www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/features/

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Sites Sat 17-Oct-2009 – Bushfire planning, Personal status message in Messenger, Microsoft Security Essentials catches 1.5m nasties, Star Trek videos online, Home Server add-ins, Facebook apps

Today’s sites:

• Best practices for sending outbound mail: blogs.msdn.com/tzink/
• Bushfire planning and building resource: www.dse.vic.gov.au
• Colour tips when building an Office Live website: blogs.msdn.com/officeliveguy/
• Crytek Releases CryENGINE 3: www.n4g.com/dev/News-411228.aspx
• Have you been spimmed?: windowslive.uk.msn.com/messenger/
• How Safe are Facebook Applications?: www.readwriteweb.com
• Live Messenger – Personal Status Message: www.windowslive.com/Tutorial/Messenger/
• Microsoft’s free Security Essentials got 1.5 million downloads in first week: www.itworld.com/security/
• Office Web Apps – Interview with Chris Bryant: www.youtube.com
• Oomph and Microformats Activity: visitmix.com/Opinions/
• Star Trek Online Videos (PC): au.media.pc.ign.com
• The Fourth Paradigm: Data-Intensive Scientific Discovery: research.microsoft.com/en-us/collaboration/fourthparadigm/
• Windows Home Server Add-ins – Lights-Out, WebGuide, and Whiist: windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windowshomeserver/

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Sites Fri 16-Oct-2009 – Moving to Windows 7, Adding photos to Live Hotmail messages, Microsoft Security Essentials stats, Free 25Gb storage on Live Skydrive, Teaching ideas

Today’s sites:

• Adding Photos To Hotmail Messages Possible Again: www.liveside.net
• Adding photos to Hotmail messages – an anticipated return: windowslivewire.spaces.live.com
• Announcing Microsoft Ajax Library (Preview 6) and the Microsoft Ajax Minifier: weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/
• Bing Maps – Yeah, We Launched a Bing Rocket: www.bing.com/community/blogs/maps/
• Cool Earth Action: www.coolearth.org
• CSIRO earns $200m Wi-Fi windfall: www.smh.com.au/technology/
• Finland legislates universal broadband: www.buddeblog.com.au
• How should I move to Windows7?: blogs.msdn.com/robmar/
• How to Identify a Web Designer: visitmix.com/Opinions/
• Microsoft Security Essentials – Week One – Some Stats: blogs.technet.com/mmpc/
• Store, share and upload with Live Skydrive: windowslive.uk.msn.com/skydrive/
• Teaching Ideas – Blog Action Day 2009 – Climate Change: blogs.msdn.com/teachers/
• Twilight Twitter Badge: bryantlikes.com

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Sites Thu 15-Oct-2009 – Windows 7 in Australia, Microsoft Security Bulletin, Education resources, New Canon SX1 images, First Fleet journals, Expression Design how-to, Live Spaces, Live Writer plugin, NVIDIA drivers for Windows 7

Today’s sites:

• Electric InterGrid – Why A Smart Power Grid is Essential: www.livescience.com
• Expression Design – Green Slime – Just in Time for Halloween: blogs.msdn.com/xdesignsupport/
• First Fleet journals listed on UNESCO register: www.abc.net.au/news/
• Flower images – Canon SX1 IS – Bokeh and depth of field: kevplew.spaces.live.com
• Hitchhiker’s Guide turns 30 on Oct 12: www.tvsquad.com
• How to make your Windows Live Space unique with a Custom HTML module: windowslive.com/Connect/
• Insert a Menu to Pages by DWT in Expression Web: www.sothink.com/tutorials/
• Insert a Screen Capture to Windows Live Writer: on10.net/blogs/sarahintampa/
• Internet Explorer October 2009 Security Update Now Available: blogs.msdn.com/ie/
• Maths in Office – Equation Numbering Prototype: blogs.msdn.com/murrays/
• Microsoft Security Bulletin – October 2009 Update: blogs.technet.com/jeffa36/
• Six "Wow" Features of Windows 7: www.fastcompany.com
• Tip – Update your NVIDIA Drivers for Windows 7: seanalexander.com
• Web 2.0 and Other Educational Resources from Microsoft: blogs.msdn.com/alfredth/
• Windows 7 Australia Blog: blogs.msdn.com/windows7au/
• Windows 7 – Whats happening in Australia – 7 days until Launch: blogs.msdn.com/windows7au/

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Sites Tue 13-Oct-2009 – Find your photos using Live Photo Gallery, Customise your Live Space, Windows Live Web Messenger, Expression Web 3 & adding Silverlight video, CFA FireReady kit, Basic HDTV features, Different editions of Windows 7

Today’s sites:

• Adding Silverlight Video to Websites with Expression Web 3: team.silverlight.net/announcements/
• Are we seeing more spam from Gmail, Hotmail and Yahoo?: blogs.msdn.com/tzink/
• CFA FireReady Kit: www.cfa.vic.gov.au/residents/summer/
• Find your photos 3 – Windows Live Photo Gallery: clubhouse.microsoft.com
• Orbiter beams images of lunar crashes: www.msnbc.msn.com
• Standalone Web Messenger coming to Windows Live?: www.liveside.net
• What to look for when you want a basic HDTV: www.msnbc.msn.com
• Why Email No Longer Rules: online.wsj.com
• Windows 7 | 20 4 7 | Day 7 | Different Editions of Windows: blogs.msdn.com/samer/
• Windows Live for Newbie’s #10 – Customising your Live Space: clubhouse.microsoft.com
• Windows Live Web Messenger: webim.live.sg

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Sites Mon 12-Oct-2009 – CFA FireReady kit, Expression Encoder & Silverlight streaming, Flying Scotsman model, Murchison Historical Society, Windows 7 versions, Writing or just practicing, Youniversity of Rushworth news

Today’s sites:

• CFA FireReady Kit: www.cfa.vic.gov.au/residents/summer/
• Expression Web SuperPreview: blogs.msdn.com/tejas/
• F# in Visual Studio 2010: blogs.msdn.com/somasegar/
• Flying Scotsman model – Poney truck in position: jbmurch.spaces.live.com
• HowTo – Fix Windows 7 / Windows Live Mesh login issues: seanalexander.com
• Incorporating Videos in a Website with Silverlight Streaming and Expression Encoder: blogs.msdn.com/tejas/
• Lucidity – Dreaming of a New Kind of Game: blogs.msdn.com/xboxvoices/
• Murchison Historical Society – October News: murchison-historical.spaces.live.com
• Victoria scraps ‘stay or go’ bushfire advice: www.abc.net.au/news/stories/
• What features are in which version of Windows 7?: blogs.msdn.com/ukhe/
• Windows Memory Diagnostic: oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp
• Windows Phone evolution: blogs.msdn.com/stevecla01/
• Writing… or just practicing? Some Consolation…: blogs.msdn.com/alexhomer/
• Youniversity of Rushworth Waranga News 9 October 2009: youniversity.spaces.live.com

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