Sites Thursday, 16 December 2010-Bing search and Bing Maps announcements-Is Microsoft suddenly cool?-WP7 game design free tools

Today’s sites:

• 5 productivity tips for Windows: www.microsoft.com/atwork/
• 2010 In photos (part 2 of 3) – The Big Picture: www.boston.com/bigpicture/
• Announcing New Bing Maps and Local Features – Interior Views and more: www.bing.com/community/site_blogs/b/maps/
• Announcing V1.1 of the “New” Map Style in Bing Maps: www.bing.com/community/site_blogs/b/maps/
• Bing and National Geographic bring world-class photos to you on Bing Homepage: www.bing.com/community/site_blogs/b/search/
• Bing for Mobile Updates Launch: www.bing.com/community/site_blogs/b/search/
• Bing Releases Huge Set of Upgrades: Maps, Local, Mobile, Travel, Image Search: searchengineland.com
• Bing’s Fall Update – More Helpful, Local, Social and Mobile: www.bing.com/community/site_blogs/b/search/
• Coming soon – Gorgeous Mobile Panos: blogs.msdn.com/b/photosynth/
• Free Tools – Getting started with XNA and Windows Phone 7 Game Design: blogs.msdn.com/b/devschool/
• Internet Explorer Blows Away Rivals in Browser Security: www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/
• Is Microsoft Suddenly Cool?: blogs.forbes.com/elizabethwoyke/
• Modern Approach to an Ancient Game – Path to Go: research.microsoft.com/en-us/news/
• Multitouch Part 1 – Getting Started with Multitouch in Windows: blogs.msdn.com/b/jennifer/
• Multitouch Part 2 – Support for Gestures in Windows 7: blogs.msdn.com/b/jennifer/
• New Bing features unveiled at Bing Search Summit: www.liveside.net
• Windows Live launches new plug-ins website: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/

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Sites Wednesday, 15 December 2010-Story behind Kinect-Kinect games add-ons-Humble Indie bundle-New Win7 themes-Living with Windows Phone-Pirates loves daisies

Hear the creators of Kinect talk about developing it.

Today’s sites:

• 2010 In photos (part 1 of 3) from the Big Picture: www.boston.com/bigpicture/
• Bing Images gets Visual Search-style revamp, Bing Travel goes natural: www.liveside.net
• Enhanced Protection with IE9’s SmartScreen Filter: blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/
• Free e-Books from Microsoft: blogs.msdn.com/b/alfredth/
• Free Kinect Sports and Joyride Game Add-ons coming soon: majornelson.com
• Holiday bauble made by supernova: cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com
• Kinect Sports Free Party Pack Game Add-on: majornelson.com
• Living with Windows Phone: consultingblogs.emc.com/pauldawson/
• Make a greeting card using Paint: windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/
• Montage – Search Fun by FuseLabs: www.liveside.net
• MSRT December – If it quacks like a bot, it’s probably Qakbot: blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/
• Narnia–Dawn Treader Windows 7 Theme: blogs.msdn.com/b/robmar/
• Natural Interaction – The Shift in Technology: xboxkinectfans.net
• New? home for Windows Live plugins – plugins.live.com: www.liveside.net
• Sea level rise maps (Australia): www.ozcoasts.org.au/climate/sd_visual.jsp
• Snow Angels Windows 7 Theme: blogs.msdn.com/b/robmar/
• The Battle Begins in 2 days – Pirates love daisies: www.pirateslovedaisies.com
• The Humble Indie Bundle: www.humblebundle.com
• The story behind Kinect: blogs.technet.com/b/next/
• Windows Live Plugins for Live Photo Gallery, Live Movie Maker and Live Writer: plugins.live.com
• Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard: blogs.technet.com/b/keithcombs/

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Windows Live Tags: Kinect, Kinect games add-ons, Windows 7 themes, Windows Phone 7, Security, SmartScreen, Windows Live plugins, Big Picture

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Sites Tuesday, 14 December 2010-Bejeweled 3-Neosaurs-Get someone online-Qantas QF32-Bing air travel-Forza Motorsports 4-Need for Speed Hot Pursuit

Today’s sites:

• ‘Bejeweled 3’ eats free time, destroys productivity … again: technolog.msnbc.msn.com
• Bing Feature Update – Find and book flights faster with Bing: www.bing.com/community/site_blogs/b/search/
• Did Google Arm Its Own Enemies With Android?: blogs.hbr.org/cs/
• Do you remember your first time? Get someone online campaign: blogs.msdn.com/b/teachers/
• ECMAScript 5 Part 1 – Reusable Code: blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/
• ECMAScript 5 Part 2 – Array Extras: blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/
• Forza Motorsports 4 VGA Announce Trailer: www.youtube.com
• Microsoft puts the finishing touches on Small Business Server 2011: www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/
• Neosaurs (Free online game): neosaurs.com
• Need for Speed Hot Pursuit – Super Sports Pack trailer: www.youtube.com
• Qantas QF32 flight from the cockpit – Exclusive: www.aerosocietychannel.com/aerospace-insight/
• Recovering a hacked Hotmail account: blogs.msdn.com/b/tzink/
• Security/Privacy – How safe are you while you browse web?: blogs.msdn.com/b/deva/
• Send your parents a tech support package: www.teachparentstech.org

Note: You can play Bejeweled 3 on Live Messenger. Australia is slowly getting the Games tab on Live Messenger 2011 (for Windows Vista and Windows 7) in social view. Do a list of available games and you’ll find Bejeweled 3 (the Classic version is free). webDotWiz takes no responsibility for the time you spend playing Bejeweled 3 and cannot in any way, shape or form help you recover the hours lost to Bejeweled 3.

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Sites Monday, 13 December 2010-Windows Live for Bigpond email?-Kinect happenings-Saturn’s rings-Writing or just practicing-Live Mesh-More

Today’s sites:

• Australia’s biggest telco switching email to Windows Live?: www.liveside.net
• DaVinci on Kinect (Physics simulation from Microsoft Surface): xboxkinectfans.net
• Deus Ex : Human Revolution to Feature Kinect Support?: xboxkinectfans.net
• It’s a Bird, it’s a plane… it’s the Kinect Quadrocopter Autonomous AR.Drone: xboxkinectfans.net
• Lessons Learned in Personal Web Page Part 1 – Dynamic XAML: csharperimage.jeremylikness.com
• Lessons Learned in Personal Web Page Part 2 – Enter the Matrix: csharperimage.jeremylikness.com/
• Microsoft Montage of Montage: montagepages.fuselabs.com
• Microsoft on technology for social engagement: www.casualgaming.biz
• Next Application Platform? All of them…: wildermuth.com
• Ron Paul’s Passionate Defense Of Julian Assange And WikiLeaks On House Floor: www.mediaite.com
• Saturn’s rings – Leftovers from a cosmic murder?: www.msnbc.msn.com
• Storms pummel Middle East (Photos): www.msnbc.msn.com
• Teach a Kid to Code a Holiday Card: blogs.msdn.com/b/socaldevgal/
• Two Windows Phone 7 updates coming in early 2011: www.liveside.net
• Windows Live Mesh – Sync folders between computers: explore.live.com
• Windows Live on the cards for BigPond email: delimiter.com.au
• Writing… or just practicing? It Was Twenty Years Ago Today (Not)…: blogs.msdn.com/b/alexhomer/

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Windows Live Tags: Windows Live, Telstra, Bingpond, Kinect, Saturn, Writing or just practicing, Web page design, DaVinci, Deux Ex, Live Mesh

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Sites Saturday, 11 December 2010-Kinect Dance Central tops sales-HTC 7 Mozart battery life extended-WOW Cataclysm-Keyboard shortcuts

Today’s sites:

• Battery life now optimised on HTC 7 Mozart: blogs.msdn.com/b/windows7au/
• Curse.com + WOW Cataclysm = Windows gaming bliss: www.bizspark.com/Blogs/david_drach/
• Dance Central tops Kinect’s November software sales in US: www.joystiq.com
• Does learning have to stop when the last bell rings?: blogs.msdn.com/b/alfredth/
• How to change your name on Facebook: blogs.msdn.com/b/mthree/
• It’s Not Your Grandpa’s Planetarium Anymore – WWT + Digital Projectors: www.technewsworld.com
• Keyboard Shortcuts – The Ribbon, Microsoft Word and IE: advice.cio.com/shane_oneill/
• Microsoft Bliink – a web design competition for high school students: blogs.msdn.com/b/gautam/
• Microsoft Introduces Montage, a Magazine-Like, Topic-Based Web App: mashable.com/2010/12/11/microsoft-montage/
• Microsoft Outlook Social Connector (OSC) Provider for Facebook – Review: blogs.msdn.com/b/deva/
• Microsoft Research’s Diff-IE lets you play “spot the difference” with websites: www.istartedsomething.com
• Naughty or nice? Facebook app tells you based on your postings: technolog.msnbc.msn.com
• New WP7 Games Educational Content on App Hub: Phase 3 – blogs.msdn.com/b/xna/
• Optimal tic-tac-toe (XKCD): blogs.msdn.com/b/matthew_van_eerde/
• Personal Development Books List: blogs.msdn.com/b/jmeier/
• With Kinect, Xbox outsells Wii, PS3 for sixth-straight month: blog.seattlepi.com/microsoft/
• Year in Review – news photos: www.abc.net.au/news/photos/

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Windows Live Tags: Xbox LIVE, Kinect, Windows Phone, WOW Cataclysm, Keyboard shortcuts, Microsoft Montage, WWT, Facebook, Outlook Social Connector

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Sites Friday, 10 December 2010-Windows 7 themes-Simple desktop wallpapers-Holiday season PowerPoint cards-The Endless Mural-Security bulletin for December-Why fall for phishing?

Word 2010: For all your revolutionary ideas

Today’s sites:

• 10 Burning Questions About Google’s New Chrome OS: www.businessinsider.com
• Animating HTML5 Canvas Element: windowsteamblog.com/windows/b/developers/
• Another festive holiday e-card from MVP Sandra Johnson: blogs.office.com/b/microsoft-powerpoint/
• Around the world with Windows 7 themes: windowsteamblog.com/windows/b/windowsexperience/
• CVE-2010-3962 – The weekend warrior: blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/
• Exploiting trust – why do users fall for phishing?: blogs.msdn.com/b/tzink/
• Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for December 2010: www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms10-dec.mspx
• Microsoft Shares Cloud Technology With Top Australian Research Organizations: www.microsoft.com/Presspass/
• Okapi, digital generative art framework and the Endless Mural contest: adamkinney.com/blog/
• Save time, save stamps – send a PowerPoint holiday e-card: blogs.office.com/b/microsoft-powerpoint/
• Simple Desktops – Simple Wallpapers for your Desktop: simpledesktops.com
• Speech Comes Alive in 2010: www.microsoft.com/Presspass/
• The Endless Mural: endlessmural.com
• Word 2010 – For all of your Revolutionary Ideas: www.youtube.com

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Windows Live Tags: Windows 7 themes, PowerPoint, Holiday season cards, The Endless Mural, Security, Phishing, HTML5 canvas, ChromeOS

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Sites Thursday, 9 December 2010-Microsoft Montage-Project Emporia-Windows 7 for dummies cheat sheet-Xbox LIVE Montage-Windows Live Montage-Bejeweled 3-Email sabbatical

Today’s sites:

• # – Symbol of the year: www.nationalpost.com/opinion/
• Bejeweled 3: games.msn.com
• Danah Boyd – Background to an email sabbatical: www.zephoria.org/thoughts/
• Deep Dive into “HTML5”: blogs.msdn.com/b/giorgio/
• DeepZoom of Printed Circuit Board: www.avrashow.net/PCB2010/
• DeepZoom Tips and Techniques – Showing Printed Circuit Boards: avrashow.blogspot.com
• Four Key Concepts of Computer Programming: blogs.msdn.com/b/alfredth/
• How Microsoft Product Activation works: blogs.msdn.com/b/deva/
• How to fix a corrupted user profile in Windows 7 or Windows Vista: blogs.msdn.com/b/robmar/
• Microsoft UK Innovative Education Forum 2010 – Resources and feedback: blogs.msdn.com/b/teachers/
• Microsoft’s Project Emporia – mining the web so you don’t have to: blogs.technet.com/b/next/
• Montage – Create your own: montage.cloudapp.net/montage/WhatsMontage
• Multiple-Mouse presentations: office.microsoft.com
• Pearl Harbour Photosynths: photosynth.net
• Resources from CSED Week: www.csedweek.org/resources
• Windows 7 For Dummies Cheat Sheet: www.dummies.com/how-to/
• Windows Live Montage: montage.cloudapp.net
• Xbox LIVE Montage: montagepages.fuselabs.com/public/XboxsLarryHryb/XboxLIVE/

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Windows Live Tags: Microsoft Montage, Project Emporia, Bejeweled, DeepZoom, Photosynth, Windows 7, Danah Boyd, Computer programming

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Sites Wednesday, 8 December 2010-Bing mall maps-Free Microsoft ebooks-How to read faster-Visual Studio SP1 beta-Office web apps in more countries-Word’s field codes-OneNote tips

Today’s sites:

• 8 tips for super vacation snapshots: www.microsoft.com/athome/photos/vacationsnapshots.aspx
• 10 Tips for OneNote Organization: blogs.msdn.com/b/mvpawardprogram/
• Announcing Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1 Beta: blogs.msdn.com/b/jasonz/
• Autocorrect for a language other than English in Live Writer 2011 (and Live Mail) using Office 2010: livewriterblog.wordpress.com
• Bing’s new mall maps – Get in, get out, and avoid the crowds: www.bing.com/community/site_blogs/b/maps/
• Check Out the Gigya White Paper on Integrating with Messenger Connect: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/developer/
• Cybersafety Help Button: blogs.msdn.com/b/govtech/
• Digital Self-Harm and Other Acts of Self-Harassment: www.zephoria.org/thoughts/
• Field codes for Word – Not just for geeks: blogs.office.com/b/microsoft-word/
• Field codes in Word 2010: office.microsoft.com/en-us/word-help/
• Free Microsoft ebooks – Feed the geek inside you: blogs.msdn.com/b/ukschools/
• How to Read Faster (Getting Results the Agile Way): blogs.msdn.com/b/jmeier/
• IE9 and Privacy – Introducing Tracking Protection: blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/
• Licensing changes for schools – there’s good news coming at BETT: blogs.msdn.com/b/ukschools/
• Microsoft Education White Paper – Baby steps into the Cloud: blogs.msdn.com/b/ukschools/
• Microsoft Office Web Apps on Facebook: www.facebook.com/OfficeWebApps
• Office Web Apps grow to 26 countries: blogs.office.com/b/office_blog/
• “Spam” from American Express – I did this to myself: blogs.msdn.com/b/tzink/
• TEALS (Technology Education And Literacy in Schools): blogs.msdn.com/b/alfredth/
• Visual Studio 2010 momentum: blogs.msdn.com/b/somasegar/
• When WinForms met Game Loop: blogs.msdn.com/b/shawnhar/

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Windows Live Tags: Bing Maps, Word, Internet Explorer 9, Visual Studio, Office Web Apps, Getting results the agile way, Cybersafety help button, OneNote, Social media

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Sites Tuesday, 7 December 2010-Create a holiday card online-Bing holiday shopping-Holiday calendar online-New Facebook profile page-Leadership blogs-Call of Duty:Black Ops updates coming

Today’s sites:

• 6 Smart ways to keep in touch online: www.microsoft.com/athome/
• Bing holiday shopping – Bing and decide: www.facebook.com/Bing
• Find information faster – Organize your computer: www.microsoft.com/atwork/
• Holiday Calendar 2010: windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/discover/holiday-calendar
• Holiday photos on the fly – create a card: www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/free-holiday-photos/
• Japanese orbiter reaches Venus: www.msnbc.msn.com
• Latest facelift on Facebook plays up photos and friends: www.msnbc.msn.com
• Leadership Blogs (Getting Results the Agile Way): blogs.msdn.com/b/jmeier/
• Looks familiar? Yes! From Alureon: blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/
• Microsoft Technology Makes Holiday Shopping Safer: blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft_blog/
• More updates planned for Call of Duty : Black Ops on PC: www.vg247.com
• Remembering those good old Office tips: blogs.office.com/b/crabby_office_lady/

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Windows Live Tags: Bing Shopping, Holiday cards, Holiday calendar, Facebook, Leadership, Getting results the agile way, Call of Duty, Security, Venus

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Sites Monday, 6 December 2010-Windows 7+Office 2010-Photos from Europe-2011 Cruise ships-Game design tools-Writing or just practicing

Today’s sites:

• 15 Biggest Flops In Tech For 2010: www.businessinsider.com
• As bullies go digital, parents play catch-up: www.msnbc.msn.com
• Egypt’s river of light as viewed from the ISS: photoblog.msnbc.msn.com
• Game Design – The Tools You Need: blogs.msdn.com/b/andrewparsons/
• Help Microsoft Australia marry Mike and Jenny, win a Windows Phone 7 a day: www.istartedsomething.com
• How crooks fake an ATM and steal your money: www.msnbc.msn.com
• Introducing Facebook’s New Profile: blog.facebook.com
• Let Live Messenger Social do the work: webdotwiz.wordpress.com
• Mail merge for the holidays: blogs.technet.com/b/hub/
• New cruise ships sailing into 2011: www.msnbc.msn.com
• One Reason to have a Facebook Identity: blogs.msdn.com/b/scicoria/
• Photos from Europe: hunnybeth.wordpress.com
• Problem – Can’t copy from Expression Web 4 to Live Writer and publish to WordPress – Workaround: webdotwiz.wordpress.com
• Russia’s Lena River delta: photoblog.msnbc.msn.com
• Tallest building reaches for the sky: photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/
• Why Windows 7 and Office 2010 are Better Together: blogs.technet.com/b/meamcs/
• Writing… or just practicing? In England’s White and Pleasant Land: blogs.msdn.com/b/alexhomer/

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