Sites Friday, 28 January 2011-Victorian floods-NFS Shift 2-Best free games and timewasters-300 Million Windows copies sold-Imagine Cup

Victorian floods news and information:

• Current Emergency Information (Victorian SES): www.ses.vic.gov.au
• Mental fatigue sets in for towns on flood alert: www.abc.net.au/news/
• Victorian flood focus shifts to Benjeroop: www.abc.net.au/news/
• Victorian Flood Warning Centre (BOM): www.bom.gov.au/hydro/flood/vic/
• Victorian floods – Relief centres, financial assistance, health advice and support: www.dhs.vic.gov.au/emergency/current-events/flood_recovery
• Victorian Road Closures (by VicRoads): mobiletraffic.vicroads.vic.gov.au/floodalerts/

Today’s list of interesting sites:

• Angry Birds on Kinect Hack: blogs.msdn.com/b/robmar/
• Controlling the AR Drone with Surface: blogs.msdn.com/b/surface/
• Embedding YouTube videos in Windows Live Writer (IFRAME problems): livewriterblog.wordpress.com
• First SHIFT 2 Unleashed Manufacturers, Cars and Tracks Revealed: www.needforspeed.com
• Framerate Fest (HTML5 demos and competition): www.frameratefest.com
• Framerate Fest – a Microsoft HTML5 art gallery: www.istartedsomething.com
• Free 30-day trial of Office for Mac 2011: blogs.office.com/b/office_blog/
• Here we go loopty loop: blogs.msdn.com/b/alfredth/
• Official Xbox Magazine Australia and New Zealand: www.oxm.com.au
• Outside assessment of what’s new with PowerPoint 2010: blogs.office.com/b/microsoft-powerpoint/
• Play games online – Best free game downloads and top time wasters: www.microsoft.com/athome/
• Preview of experience with the Nissan LEAF: majornelson.com
• Saltash.net Community School: www.saltash.net
• Shift 2 Unleashed Homepage: www.needforspeed.com/shift2unleashed
• Solve This and Solve That for the Microsoft Imagine Cup 2011: www.imaginecup.com
• Surface videos, Kinect videos and more: blogs.technet.com/b/next/
• Updated summary of our ebook giveaways: blogs.msdn.com/b/microsoft_press/
• Windows 7 – 300 Million Licenses Sold: windowsteamblog.com/windows/b/bloggingwindows/

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Sites Wednesday, 26 January 2011-Victorian floods news and info-Bing images search updated-JBMurch travel-Bills horse troughs-Silver surfies-More

Victorian floods information:

• Current Emergency Information (Victorian SES): www.ses.vic.gov.au
• Victorian flood focus shifts to Benjeroop: www.abc.net.au/news/
• Victorian Flood Warning Centre (BOM): www.bom.gov.au/hydro/flood/vic/
• Victorian floods – Relief centres, financial assistance, health advice and support: www.dhs.vic.gov.au/emergency/current-events/flood_recovery
• Victorian Road Closures (by VicRoads): mobiletraffic.vicroads.vic.gov.au/floodalerts/

Today’s other sites of that webDotWiz found interesting:

• 4 Tips and tricks for creating a great Windows 7 theme: blogs.msdn.com/b/robmar/
• Become a silver surfie – Computing for senior citizens: blogs.office.com/b/crabby_office_lady/
• Best of Bing China Theme: blogs.msdn.com/b/robmar/
• Bing Feature Update – New Images Landing Page: www.bing.com/community/site_blogs/b/search/
• Display Song Lyrics in Windows Media Player with Lyrics Plugin: www.howtogeek.com
• Drawing in Microsoft Excel: www.youtube.com
• Five minute makeover for your sales flyer: blogs.office.com/b/microsoft-word/
• Flying Scotsman model almost complete: jbmurch.wordpress.com
• Just the facts – England’s new national curriculum: blogs.msdn.com/b/teachers/
• Kinect hack – Impromptu Sound Board: www.youtube.com
• News from JBMurch, JBMurchTravel, Bills Horse Troughs: webdotwizards.wordpress.com
• OneNote for iPhone Product Guide – lots of good tips: blogs.msdn.com/b/descapa/
• Outback 2006 Len Beadell tour with Connie Beadell (Photos): jbmurchtravel.wordpress.com
• Photo album of Victorian Bills horse troughs: billswatertroughs.wordpress.com
• Windows Live Solution Center: www.windowslivehelp.com
• Windows Live Solution Center gets a new look: www.liveside.net

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Sites Saturday, 22 January 2011-Victorian floods-Bing 5 theme-What’s coming to Xbox LIVE Marketplace-Shopping with OneNote-Live Essentials Wave 3 compulsory update

Victorian floods:

• Current Emergency Information (Victorian SES): www.ses.vic.gov.au
• Inland sea menaces Victorian towns: www.abc.net.au/news/
• Victorian Flood Warning Centre (BOM): www.bom.gov.au/hydro/flood/vic/
• Victorian Road Closures (by VicRoads): mobiletraffic.vicroads.vic.gov.au/floodalerts/

 

Other sites of the day worth taking a look at:

• 2011 calendars for Office: office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/
• Another great Bing theme – best of Bing 5 now available: blogs.msdn.com/b/robmar/
• Coming soon to the Xbox LIVE Marketplace: majornelson.com
• Dirty Work in The Garage: blogs.technet.com/b/next/
• Minor update for Windows Live Messenger pre-2011: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/
• Shopping with Microsoft OneNote: blogs.office.com/b/chris-bryant/
• Street Fighter IV with Kinect: xboxkinectfans.net/hacks/
• When Social Media Meet Politics: www.visitmix.com/Articles/
• Windows Live Essentials Wave 3 compulsory update coming soon: www.liveside.net

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Sites Thursday, 20 January 2011-Victorian floods-Windows 7 themes-Business cards in Word-Sources of insight:Bill Gates-Office 365 for education-PowerPoint Radio

Victorian flood news:

• Current Emergency Information (Victorian SES): www.ses.vic.gov.au
• Flooded towns face days of isolation: www.abc.net.au/news/
• Victorian Flood Warning Centre (BOM): www.bom.gov.au/hydro/flood/vic/
• Victorian Road Closures (by VicRoads): mobiletraffic.vicroads.vic.gov.au/floodalerts/

 

Today’s other news and info:

• Alan Wake Theme for Windows 7: blogs.msdn.com/b/robmar/
• Broadcast your next presentation on PowerPoint Radio: blogs.office.com/b/microsoft-powerpoint/
• Business cards in Word: blogs.office.com/b/microsoft-word/
• Crabby’s Accessibility series—Day 4 – Using the features and creating with Office: blogs.office.com/b/crabby_office_lady/
• Excel table or PivotTable?: blogs.office.com/b/microsoft-excel/
• Good old-fashioned workaround – Using portrait and landscape orientation in the same presentation: blogs.office.com/b/microsoft-powerpoint/
• History of Excel Part 2: www.youtube.com
• How to get Lightbox, Thickbox, etc. to work with Windows Live Writer in WordPress: livewriterblog.wordpress.com
• Is work the best place for work?: blogs.office.com/b/office_blog/
• Lessons Learned from Bill Gates: sourcesofinsight.com
• Office 365 for Education: blogs.msdn.com/b/ukschools/
• Who says PC gaming is dead? 20 confirmed PC exclusives releasing in 2011: www.gameranx.com
• Why Does Culture Matter?: blogs.msdn.com/b/jmeier/
• Windows Phone 7 – Part #1 – Getting Started: www.silverlightshow.net
• Word of the year is “App”: blogs.msdn.com/b/frankarr/

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Sites Wednesday, 19 January 2011-Victorian floods news-OneNote for iPhone-Xbox updates coming-Docs.com updated-Windows 7 themes

Victorian flood information:

• Current Emergency Information (Victorian SES): www.ses.vic.gov.au
• Kerang could be cut off for days: www.abc.net.au/news/
• Victorian Flood Warning Centre (BOM): www.bom.gov.au/hydro/flood/vic/
• Victorian Road Closures (by VicRoads): mobiletraffic.vicroads.vic.gov.au/floodalerts/

Today’s sort of techie sites:

• Arctic Circle Windows 7 Theme: blogs.msdn.com/b/robmar/
• Connecting Office 2010 to the web and phone: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/
• Docs.com Support for more languages: blog.docs.com
• Download Free Windows 7 Colourful Themes and Styles: news.lehsys.com
• First look at Microsoft OneNote on the iPhone: blogs.office.com/b/microsoft-onenote/
• Half off popular EA published content on Xbox: majornelson.com
• Kinect 3D Viewer App: xboxkinectfans.net/news/
• Microsoft Mathematics 4.0 Overview: www.microsoft.com/education/products/student/math/
• OneNote Mobile for iPhone now available, what’s next?: www.liveside.net
• Working with Pinned Sites in IE9 and Windows 7: blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/
• Xbox LIVE and Xbox.com Updates this week (Jan 19, Jan 20): majornelson.com

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Windows Live Tags: OneNote, iPhone, Docs.com, Microsoft Mathematics, Xbox, Kinect, IE9, Windows 7 themes, Victorian floods

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Sites Sunday, 16 January 2011-Flooding and road closures in Victoria-Techie news: Kinect in 2011-Shift 2 Unleashed launch date-Win7 theme

Some information about flooding and road closures in Victoria:

• Victorian Flood Warning Centre: www.bom.gov.au/hydro/flood/vic/
• Victorian Road Closures (by VicRoads): mobiletraffic.vicroads.vic.gov.au/floodalerts/
• Victorian towns face unprecedented flooding: www.abc.net.au/news/stories/

 

Today’s sites:

• Building great browsers together: blogs.msdn.com/b/giorgio/
• IE9, HTML5, CSS3 where can I learn more?: blogs.msdn.com/b/thebeebs/
• It’s Official – 2010 the Biggest Year in Xbox History: blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft_blog/
• Kinect in 2011 – What’s Coming Out?: au.xbox360.ign.com
• Max Payne & Rainbow Six Kinect: xboxkinectfans.net/hacks/
• Shift 2 Uunleashed Launch Date Announced: www.needforspeed.com
• Tackle your math homework with Microsoft Mathematics: blogs.office.com/b/office-education/
• Tip o’ the Week #3 – IE8 usage tips: blogs.technet.com/b/ewan/
• Why You Should Never Search For Free WordPress Themes in Google or Anywhere Else: wpmu.org
• Winter Snow Sports Windows 7 Theme: blogs.msdn.com/b/robmar/

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Sites Thursday, 13 January 2011

Flooding in Queensland:

• Brisbane flooding (Photos): www.abc.net.au/news/photos/
• Flooding in Australia (NASA images): earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/
• Queensland ravaged by floods (Photos): www.abc.net.au/news/photos/
• Queensland’s flood crisis – Emergency hotlines, emergency information, etc.: www.abc.net.au/news/

 

 

 

Other sites today:

• Excel 25th Anniversary – Part One: channel9.msdn.com
• Google vs. Bing – The Fallacy Of The Superior Search Engine: searchengineland.com
• Have you heard the news? Excel is 25 yrs old: blogs.msdn.com/b/oneclickbi/
• PC Gamer US’s Games of the Year Awards: www.pcgamer.com
• Quadratic Assignment Problems for Bartenders: blogs.msdn.com/b/natbr/
• Thoughts on Kinect and virtual conferences: jamiekt.wordpress.com
• Which E-mail Service is Safest? Hotmail gets top ranking: www.foxbusiness.com/personal-finance/

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Sites Tuesday, 11 January 2011-Queensland floods (photos and map)-Getting started with Office 2010-Live Photo Gallery=Computer vision for Windows

Today’s sites (and a few from yesterday):

• 2011 FIRST Robotics Competition Kickoff: robotics.nasa.gov
• ABC Qld Flood Crisis Map: queenslandfloods.crowdmap.com
• Bringing computer vision to Windows: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/
• Consumer Electronics Show in full color: technolog.msnbc.msn.com
• Dive into HTML5: diveintohtml5.org
• Flash floods cut path of destruction in Queensland (Photo gallery): www.abc.net.au/news/photos/
• Getting Started with Office 2010: office.microsoft.com/en-us/support/
• Scientists find a protoplanet’s guts: cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com
• Six of the best from Consumer Electronics Show: blogs.technet.com/b/next/
• Test yourself with paperless OneNote flashcards: blogs.office.com/b/microsoft-onenote/
• Windows Phone 7 Design Guidelines – Cheat Sheet: blogs.msdn.com/b/silverlight_sdk/

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Sites Saturday, 8 January 2011-Avatar Kinect-New Touch Mouse to bring gestures to Windows 7-Tables in Excel-Windows Phone updates-Xbox LIVE marketplace news

Today’s sites (and a few from Friday):

• Avatar Kinect announced for Xbox 360: www.liveside.net
• Bing – FanSnap, TV Listings and Bing in your car?: www.liveside.net
• Bing Feature Update – Check your local TV listings with Bing: www.bing.com/community/site_blogs/b/search/
• Bring Multitouch Gestures to your Windows 7 PC with the new Touch Mouse: windowsteamblog.com/windows/b/windowsexperience/
• Coming soon to the Xbox LIVE Marketplace: majornelson.com
• Computer Science Education – To IDE or not to IDE: blogs.msdn.com/b/alfredth/
• Give Excel tables a try: blogs.office.com/b/microsoft-excel/
• Hands-on with the new Surface 2.0 – Samsung SUR40: www.istartedsomething.com
• Hotmail outage explained, preventative steps taken (we suggest some more of our own): www.liveside.net
• HTML 5 and Expression Web: www.expression-web-tips.com
• Measure 21st Century Teaching and Learning at Your School: blogs.msdn.com/b/alfredth/
• Microsoft CES 2011 – Slick New Kinect Features, Windows and Surface 2.0: blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft_blog/
• Microsoft PowerPoint Radio: www.microsoft.com/office/powerpoint-radio/
• New Microsoft Surface to be priced at $7,600: www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/
• NVIDIA unveils new 3D Vision Community Website: windowsteamblog.com/windows/b/extremewindows/
• Office 2010 templates: office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/
• Outlook 2010’s Conversation View puts you back in action: blogs.office.com/b/office_blog/
• Photo Edit Tools in Live Writer: windowslive.com/Connect/
• Showing SkyDrive storage in Windows Explorer: blogs.msdn.com/b/robmar/
• Top 19 Gadgets at CES 2011 – Avatar Kinect: www.popularmechanics.com/technology/gadgets/
• What happened in the recent Hotmail outage: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/
• Windows Phone – Microsoft finally posts information about coming updates: windowsphonesecrets.com
• Windows Phone 7 Updates: www.microsoft.com/windowsphone/

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Sites Thursday, 6 January 2011-Avatar Kinect announced-Microsoft at CES 2011-Windows 7 tablets-Year in Space (photos)-Sherlock Holmes birthday

Today’s sites:

• 3 reasons to buy Windows 7 Ultimate: blogs.msdn.com/b/robmar/
• 10-year-old Canadian girl discovers a supernova: www.msnbc.msn.com
• Avatar Kinect announced for Xbox 360: www.liveside.net
• Avatar Kinect – Now Your Avatar Smiles, Smirks and Talks When You Do: gizmodo.com
• Avatar Kinect will be a very fancy chat room: ingame.msnbc.msn.com/_news/
• Excel – Repair numbers formatted as text: blogs.office.com/b/microsoft-excel/
• Free Windows Power User Guide from PCPlus: blogs.msdn.com/b/robmar/
• Google’s decreasingly useful, spam-filled web search: www.marco.org
• Microsoft at 2011 Consumer Electronics Show: www.microsoft.com/presspass/events/ces/
• Microsoft Wows CES Crowd With Windows 7-Powered Tablets: mashable.com
• Seven Reasons to Teach Windows 7 Programming: blogs.msdn.com/b/alfredth/
• Sherlock Holmes – Birthday Tribute of 2010: www.youtube.com
• Sun gets double-crossed (photos of partial eclipse): photoblog.msnbc.msn.com
• Year in Space – 2010: www.msnbc.msn.com
• You Against Your Lists: blogs.msdn.com/b/jmeier/

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Windows Live Tags: Avatar Kinect, Kinect, CES, Windows 7 tablets, Year in space, Sherlock Holmes, Excel, Getting results the agile way, Supernova discovery, Google search, Solar eclipse

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