Sites Thursday, 16 June 2011-Phone scam warning-Eclipse photos-Japan after the quake (photos)-Stay creative-Facebook users trustworthy-Rushworth steam traction engine

Today’s sites:

• 29 Ways To Stay Creative: stevecla.posterous.com
• Ancient galaxies hold secrets of earliest black holes: www.msnbc.msn.com
• Announcing the RC of the Windows Home Server 2011 Windows Phone 7 Connector: windowsteamblog.com/windows/b/windowshomeserver/
• Automatically receive new wallpapers from the latest Paramount Pictures: blogs.msdn.com/b/robmar/
• Eclipse views turn moon into a star: photoblog.msnbc.msn.com
• Facebook users big on trust, close relationships – Pew research study: digitallife.today.com
• How to garden with the Office Web Apps: blogs.office.com/b/office_casual/
• IBM – 100 Years Old: www-943.ibm.com/ibm100/us/en/
• Insert a check mark symbol in a Word or Excel document: office.microsoft.com/en-us/visio-help/
• Is Internet Education the Answer: blogs.msdn.com/b/alfredth/
• Japan – three months after the quake: www.boston.com/bigpicture/
• Microsoft details emerging Internet phone scam which tricks 22% of people: www.winrumors.com
• New Heat Map Creator app makes heat maps easy: www.bing.com/community/site_blogs/b/maps/
• Oprah’s – I mean Crabby’s – favorite things – Excel 2010: blogs.office.com/b/crabby_office_lady/
• Rushworth Wizard Steam Traction Engine: rushworthmuseum.wordpress.com
• Transformers 3 theme for Windows 7: blogs.msdn.com/b/robmar/
• Web Standards Update for Visual Studio 2010 SP1: blogs.msdn.com/b/webdevtools/
• Windows Live Messenger Is King among IM Clients Worldwide: news.softpedia.com

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Sites Thursday, 14 April 2011-Japan earthquake-Kinect+WorldWide Telescope demo-Word margins-Fantastic Pets, Powerup Heroes for Kinect-Dismantling Space Shuttle program

Today’s sites:

• After Japan’s earthquake and tsunami – Week 5: www.msnbc.msn.com
• Analysis of the CVE-2011-0611 Adobe Flash Player vulnerability exploitation: blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/
• Change the margins of a page (Word): blogs.office.com/b/microsoft-word/
• Dismantling the Space Shuttle Program: www.theatlantic.com/infocus/
• Facebook Comments Plugin Gets Support for Hotmail Logins: newsgrange.com
• Fantastic Pets for Xbox Kinect: marketplace.xbox.com
• Finding and fashioning fonts: blogs.office.com/b/crabby_office_lady/
• Is Education still broken?: blogs.msdn.com/b/teachers/
• Lava and Austria featured in this week’s Bing dynamic themepack: blogs.msdn.com/b/robmar/
• Microsoft by the numbers: mymicrosoftlife.com
• Microsoft demos Kinect SDK with WorldWide Telescope at MIX11: www.istartedsomething.com
• Microsoft Safety Scanner: www.microsoft.com/security/scanner/
• Microsoft Security Bulletin – April 2011 Release: blogs.technet.com/b/jeffa36/
• Native HTML5 – First IE10 Platform Preview Available for Download: blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/
• See How the Bing Business Portal Can Help Your Business Grow: www.bing.com/community/site_blogs/b/search/
• Ubisoft Announces Powerup Heroes Exclusively for Microsoft Kinect: au.xbox360.ign.com
• Wake the Royalty (online game): www.bing.com/games/

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Sites Thursday, 31 March 2011-Japan earthquake week 3 in photos-Kinect helicopter-Lost Beatles photos-Office Help-Word tip: line spacing

Today’s sites:

• After Japan’s earthquake and tsunami – week 3 (slideshow): www.msnbc.msn.com
• Artist makes beautiful light with Microsoft’s Kinect: news.cnet.com
• Kinect-controlled helicopter scores win for robot overlords: ingame.msnbc.msn.com
• Lost Beatles Photographs: flavorwire.com
• Math in Office – Equation Arrays: blogs.msdn.com/b/murrays/
• Microsoft Office Help Desk: www.facebook.com/Office
• Office Help goes social on Facebook: blogs.office.com/b/office_blog/
• ’What?’’ ‘’Why?’’ and ‘’How?’’ of Cloud computing for schools: blogs.msdn.com/b/ukschools/
• You asked about line spacing: blogs.office.com/b/microsoft-word/

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Sites Monday, 28 March 2011-Japan earthquake-Bing feature updates-Office 365 news-Writing or just practicing-XNA for Visual Basic-EasyPainter

Today’s sites (and a few from over the weekend):

• 3D Graphics – Blender or SoftImage?: blogs.msdn.com/b/devschool/
• As Japan shutdowns linger, auto crisis worsens: www.msnbc.msn.com
• Bing Feature Update – Bing News with Real-Time Twitter feed and Enhanced Entertainment Sharing: www.bing.com/community/site_blogs/b/search/
• Bing Feature Update – Enhanced Bing Entertainment Sharing to Facebook: www.liveside.net
• EasyPainter (online graphics tool): nokola.com/easypainter/
• Jeff Wilcox’s “Metro” design guide for developers, v1.00: www.jeff.wilcox.name
• Microsoft’s Office 365 – A guide to the coming plans and prices: www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/
• Microsoft Office 365 – Is there a plan and pricepoint that’s right for you?: www.zdnet.com/photos/
• Object oriented programming is dead! Long Live Object Oriented Programming: blogs.msdn.com/b/devschool/
• Removing the IE9 Compatibility Button, and HTML1115 warning: blogs.msdn.com/b/jonbox/
• The Politics of Queering Anything: www.zephoria.org/thoughts/
• Trojan downloader Chepvil on the UPSwing: blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/
• Writing… or just practicing? Whose Computer Is It Anyway?: blogs.msdn.com/b/alexhomer/
• XNA is coming to Visual Basic: blogs.msdn.com/b/lisa/

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Sites Friday, 25 March 2011-Japan earthquake-Changing colour, transparency in pictures with Office-WP7 update status-Xbox LIVE info-Malls on Bing Maps

Today’s sites:

• 3-D Models Created by a Cell Phone: www.technologyreview.com/computing/
• Bing dynamic themepack is up and running again: blogs.msdn.com/b/robmar/
• Bing Japan’s condolence image of the day : www.istartedsomething.com
• Bing Maps venue maps now feature nine largest US malls, 148 total: www.bing.com/community/site_blogs/b/maps/
• Building Reputation with Microsoft Security Essentials: blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/
• Change the color or transparency, or recolor a picture: office.microsoft.com/en-us/word-help/
• “Copy and paste” update status for Windows Phone 7: windowsteamblog.com/windows_phone/b/windowsphone/
• Facebook and Windows – Stay Social, anytime: blogs.msdn.com/b/robmar/
• Flock Together – Free PC Angry Birds: www.rockpapershotgun.com
• Level 1 Microsoft Security Advisory 2524375 Released: blogs.technet.com/b/jeffa36/
• Some Thoughts on the Federated Social Networks: www.25hoursaday.com/weblog/
• Throwing Stars – a new HTML5 game: adamkinney.com/blog/
• Twitter on Bing/News; Bing on Facebook-not so much: www.liveside.net
• Welcoming the Microsoft Office Web Apps: blogs.msdn.com/b/jim_glass/
• Xbox LIVE Activity for week of March 14: majornelson.com
• Xbox LIVE Code Give Away FAQ: majornelson.com

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Sites Wednesday, 23 March 2011-Panoramic photo of Japan earthquake destruction-Other news (Win7 themes-IE9 features-Xbox 360’s 5th birthday-Expression Web 4)

Today’s sites:

• Achievement unlocked – Xbox 360’s fifth birthday: www.smh.com.au/digital-life/games/blogs/
• Ben and Ryan Explain – Screen Resolution: windowsteamblog.com/windows/b/windowsexperience/
• Bing screensaver 2 of 3 – Weird and Wonderful theme: www.bing.com/community/site_blogs/b/au/
• Bing visual search for Windows 7 Themes now available in the UK and Australia: blogs.msdn.com/b/robmar/
• Description of Expression Web 4 Service Pack 1: support.microsoft.com/kb/2519900
• Developer Resources – HTML5 / IE9 Tutorials and Sample Code: blogs.msdn.com/b/dorischen/
• F1 star Button sets new Bathurst record: www.abc.net.au/news/video/
• Give your project plan the interesting treatment – A 5-minute makeover: blogs.office.com/b/microsoft-powerpoint/
• How to add words to the spell check dictionary: blogs.office.com/b/office-education/
• Internet Explorer 9 Samples and Tutorials: msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/
• Microsoft “Video Kinect” Chat Review – Video Chat on the Big Screen, The Good and The Bad: www.hanselman.com/blog/
• Panoramic image of the destruction in Kesennuma, Japan: photoblog.msnbc.msn.com
• Secrets Revealed – The Future of Social Gaming and Interaction: xboxkinectfans.net/news/
• SmartScreen® Application Reputation – Building Reputation: blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/
• User Experiences – An Insight into the IE9 Design Process: blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/
• You asked about pivot table (video): blogs.office.com/b/microsoft-excel/
• Your workplace – Navigating the curves and styles: blogs.office.com/b/crabby_office_lady/
• Windows 7 themes from Microsoft via Bing Visual Search: www.bing.com/browse

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Sites Tuesday, 22 March 2011-Bing Maps Japan imagery before/after-Expression Web 4 SP1-IE9’s tracking protection-Printing in Office-Motor sport circuit guide-Kinect roundup-More

Today’s sites:

• Bing Feature Update – Discover city attractions before you go: www.bing.com/community/site_blogs/b/search/
• Delta pilot report on approach to Tokyo during earthquake: www.reddit.com
• Do More With Windows 7 Sticky Notes: www.howtogeek.com/howto/
• Dynamic Tile-Layers with Windows Azure and SQL Azure – Japan road status after earthquake: jkebeck.wordpress.com
• Exchange Online v. Exchange Server 2010: community.office365.com/enus/office365/b/microsoft_office_365_blog/
• Expression Web 4 Service Pack 1 – About and Download link: expression.microsoft.com
• How to Create Compelling, Memorable Lectures with Microsoft PowerPoint Web App: blogs.msdn.com/b/ukliveatedu/
• Internet Explorer 9 Feature Focus – Tracking Protection: www.winsupersite.com/article/windows-7/
• Internet Explorer 9 Network Performance Improvements: blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/
• Japan Earthquake – Before / After Map Imagery on Bing Maps: www.bing.com/maps/explore/
• Kinect Roundup for March: xboxkinectfans.net/news/
• Motor Sport Circuit Guide: www.motorsportcircuitguide.com
• Office.com videos and articles help you master Outlook 2010: blogs.office.com/b/microsoft-outlook/
• Operation b107 – Rustock Botnet Takedown: blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/
• Roundup – Print with Office: blogs.office.com/b/office_blog/
• Tip o’ the Week #20 – Outlook date cleverness: blogs.technet.com/b/ewan/
• Visual Basic – How to create an accelerometer for Windows Phone 7: blogs.msdn.com/b/vbteam/
• Way Out Wars – addictive HTML5 game: blogs.technet.com/b/next/
• Whack Something Game for Windows Phone 7: blogs.msdn.com/b/alfredth/
• Windows Intune Launches this Month: blogs.technet.com/b/jeffa36/
• Windows Small Business Server 2011 to go on sale this week: www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/
• Writing… or just practicing? Blatant Profiteering: blogs.msdn.com/b/alexhomer/

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Sites Saturday, 19 March 2011-Japan 1 week later in photos-Map of earthquake sequences Mar 7 to 14-Other news (Hotmail calendar-Office365-So Touch Air Presenter-More)

Today’s sites:

• Go behind the scenes at Xbox: microsoftjobsblog.com/blog/xboxvideotour/
• Hotmail Calendar to get improved event reminders functionality: www.liveside.net
• Internet Explorer 9 Product Guide: blogs.msdn.com/b/robmar/
• It’s a cat’s life themepack for Windows 7: www.winextra.com
• Japan – One week later (Big Picture photo gallery): www.boston.com/bigpicture/
• Mapped sequence of earthquakes March 7 to March 14 2011: www.earthware.co.uk/demos/slearthquakemapper/
• Mega Meshes – Modelling, rendering and lighting a world made of 100 billion polygons: www.youtube.com
• Microsoft Office 365 – Forum – Anyone here tried office 365 beta?: www.linkedin.com/groups/
• NASA spacecraft now circling Mercury — a first: www.msnbc.msn.com
• Preparing your site for IE9: blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/
• Pyramid Solitaire (Online game): www.bing.com/games/online/
• Quake sequence leading up to Japan tsunami: www.earthware.co.uk/blog/
• So Touch Air Presenter Goes Live: xboxkinectfans.net/news/
• So touch Air Presenter Plus: www.so-touch.com/#/software/air-presenter
• Taking Down Botnets – Microsoft and the Rustock Botnet: blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft_blog/
• Toronto doctors try Microsoft’s Kinect in Operating Room: www.theglobeandmail.com/news/
• Web Tracking Protection – Minimum Standards and Opportunities to Innovate: blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/
• Windows 7 Personalization Gallery: windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/downloads/personalize
• XNA and Bing Map Geocoding: blogs.msdn.com/b/devschool/
• You asked about signatures in Outlook and Word: blogs.office.com/b/office_blog/

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Sites Thursday, 17 March 2011-Japan earthquake-Other news (Bing’s updated imagery-Internet Explorer 9-More)

Today’s sites:

• 2.3 Million Downloads of IE9 in the first 24 hours: windowsteamblog.com/ie/b/ie/
• 10 Windows 7 Business Tips: www.pcmag.com
• Bing Maps updated imagery for Japan: www.bing.com/maps/
• Coming soon to Xbox LIVE Marketplace: majornelson.com
• Count values that meet a condition with the COUNTIF function: blogs.office.com/b/microsoft-excel/
• Expression Design – Creating gradients using colors from other objects: expressioniq.com
• HTML5 Video Update — WebM for IE9: blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/
• If there’s a meltdown, then what?: cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com
• Japan – Road-Status after the Earthquake: talkingdonkey.cloudapp.net/BM-AJ-Japan/
• Kids get coding with Kodu: blogs.technet.com/b/next/
• Making Twitter more secure – HTTPS: blog.twitter.com
• Movie clips on Bing: www.bing.com/videos/browse/movies/
• Panoramic image shows the damage in Kesennuma, Japan: photoblog.msnbc.msn.com
• Security Advisory for Adobe Flash Player, Adobe Reader and Acrobat (March 14 2011): www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/
• Shift 2 Unleashed – Cars Part 2: www.facebook.com
• Take the ultimate flight around Saturn: cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com
• The most modern browser there is – Internet Explorer 9 reviewed: arstechnica.com/microsoft/reviews/

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Sites Tuesday, 15 March 2011-Japan earthquake latest news-Photos before/after-Other news (IE9 released-Pi day)

Today’s sites (with some from Monday):

• Celebrate pi with pie: blogs.office.com/b/office-education/
• Era of Gamification: blogs.cynergysystems.com
• Four billion hours worth of Xbox LIVE gaming achieved: www.neowin.net/news/
• How COPPA (Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act) Fails Parents, Educators, Youth: www.zephoria.org/thoughts/
• IE9 Release Globally Available for Consumers and Businesses: blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/
• Inside IE9 – How Microsoft rewrote its browser from scratch: www.geekwire.com/2011/geeks-guide-to-ie9
• Internet Explorer 9 Download: www.beautyoftheweb.com
• Introducing Project Emporia Powered Matchbox Technology – News is Now Yours: www.bing.com/community/site_blogs/b/search/
• Japan earthquake and other world events on Project Emporia: www.projectemporia.com/#/worldevents
• Japan Earthquake Live on ABC News Online: www.abc.net.au/news/events/japan-quake-2011/
• Japan earthquake – Photos before / after Part 2: www.abc.net.au/news/
• Students celebrate Pi Day with 5,000 digits of Pi: blog.seattlepi.com/thebigblog/
• Web Standards Sherpa – Best practices for the web: webstandardssherpa.com
• Writing… or just practicing? Spring Forward, Twice: blogs.msdn.com/b/alexhomer/
• Xbox LIVE Marketplace – Full House Poker: marketplace.xbox.com

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