Sites Sunday, 31 July 2011-Spa 24 hours-Month in space-US debt crisis-RAW files editable in Live Photo Gallery-Kinect Sparkler-IEF roundup-Shift 2 Unleashed track tip

Interesting sites from yesterday and today:

• 24 Hours of Spa: total24hours.com/24h-spa/fr/
• 2011 U.S. Innovative Educators Forum Day 1 – A Brief Summary: blogs.msdn.com/b/teachertech/
• Aid for sufferers of Alzheimer’s – Revue 3MP to give researchers a clearer picture: blogs.technet.com/b/next/
• Circuit de Spa Francorchamps: www.spa-francorchamps.be
• Cool Cat Teacher Blog: coolcatteacher.visibli.com
• Deforest Action: dfa.tigweb.org
• iEARN (International Education and Resource Network): www.iearn.org
• IEF Day 3 – Post-Reflection: kennetholden.posterous.com/ief-day-3-post-reflection
• If you think the debt crisis is bad now: www.msnbc.msn.com
• Kinect Sparkler (queue from here to download if you want): marketplace.xbox.com
• Live Photo Gallery – Support for RAW files: explore.live.com/windows-live-photo-gallery-codec-raw
• Microsoft UK Partners in Education YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/innovativeteach
• Microsoft’s Live Location API – Is it a “massive privacy hole”?: www.liveside.net
• Month in Space – July 2011: www.msnbc.msn.com
• NASA’s past and future… in 3-D: photoblog.msnbc.msn.com
• Parenting – Illustrated with Crappy Pictures: crappypictures.typepad.com/crappy-pictures/
• Qianjiang’s Very Beautiful Place: www.carlousmoochous.com
• Railway Eye – the railway blog: railwayeye.blogspot.com
• Shift 2 Unleashed – Track Tips – Glendale West – Dodge Viper SRT10: www.youtube.com
• Wayne Rooney to Appear on Cover of FIFA 12: www.ea.com/news/
• Where to from here? Travel Blogging by CarlousMoochous: www.carlousmoochous.com
• Xbox Extras, Cool Windows 7 PCs, Games for Windows Phone and More: www.microsoft.com/Presspass/
• Xbox Releases Avatar Kinect, Kinect Sparkler Interactive Experiences: www.microsoft.com/presspass/

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Sites Thursday, 21 July 2011-Kids with disabilities use Kinect for gaming-Atlantis ends shuttle era-IMing with a webcam-Office+pictures-Shift 2 Unleashed hot lap tip-Choosing Bing homepage images-Apollo lunar modules

Today’s sites:

• Developers – Learn how to bring data from Hotmail, Messenger, and SkyDrive to your mobile apps: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/
• How Bing’s Editors Choose Sexy Images To Seduce You Away From Google: www.fastcompany.com
• Kinect for Xbox 360 Brings Gaming to Kids with Disabilities: www.microsoft.com/presspass/
• Looking back at Apollo’s Lunar Modules (photos): news.cnet.com
• Moon Landing 42 Years On – Five Odd Facts: blogs.houstonpress.com/hairballs/
• NASA’s space shuttle soars through the last day of an era: www.msnbc.msn.com
• Our galaxy’s mysterious twist: photoblog.msnbc.msn.com
• Shift 2 Unleashed – Hot Lap & Track Tips – Week 11: www.youtube.com
• Use a webcam to bring your instant messaging to life: windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/
• Working with pictures in Office: office2010.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint-help/

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Sites Tuesday, 12 July 2011-Essential Live Essentials-How to use the new Skydrive-Microsoft’s coherent user interface-Updated navigation on Bing Maps-Shift 2 Unleashed track tips

Today’s sites:

• All aboard the Orient Express (photos): news.cnet.com
• Back from Alaska: majornelson.com/2011/07/10/back-from-alaska/
• Designing a Harley-Davidson engine (photos): news.cnet.com
• Google+ has its minuses: news.cnet.com
• Google+ is the new FriendFeed: www.25hoursaday.com/weblog/
• How to use the new Windows Live Skydrive: notebooks.com
• Imagine Cup Worldwide Finals 2011: www.flickr.com/photos/tziegmann/
• Microsoft’s ‘coherent’ UI for PCs, phones, everything else: www.geekwire.com
• New user interface for Bing Maps: www.bing.com/community/site_blogs/b/maps/
• Regrets of the Dying: www.inspirationandchai.com
• Shift 2 Unleashed Track Tips – Nurburgring GP Circuit: www.needforspeed.com
• Shift 2 Unleashed Track Tips – Road America: www.needforspeed.com
• Shift 2 Unleashed Track Tips – Tokyo Dockside: www.needforspeed.com
• Windows Live Essentials – truly ‘essential’ tools for PC users: www.momstakeonthings.com
• WordPress – Now Powering 50 Million Blogs: thenextweb.com
• Writing… or just practicing? The Internet is Fundamentally Broken: blogs.msdn.com/b/alexhomer/

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Sites Saturday, 9 July 2011-Live Essentials update available-Work together on Word docs on Skydrive-Expression Web SP2-Atlantis’ last trip-Phone scams-More

Today’s sites:

• + Skype: mymicrosoftlife.com
• Bing Maps refines navigation controls: www.liveside.net
• Boomerang Bay NSW 3D panorama in Photosynth: photosynth.net
• Co-author documents in the Word Web App – Now available: blogs.msdn.com/b/officewebapps/
• Description of Expression Web 4 Service Pack 2: support.microsoft.com/kb/2571841
• Edit with multiple authors in Office Web Apps Word: www.liveside.net
• Expression Web 4 Service Pack 2 (SP2) Download: www.microsoft.com/download/
• Expression Web 4 SP2 Workspaces Demo: www.microsoft.com/showcase/
• Facebook scammers spread app pretending to be ‘Video Calling’: nakedsecurity.sophos.com
• Free stuff from Microsoft #9 – Microsoft Tag: blogs.msdn.com/b/teachers/
• Hotmail delivers aliases to help you manage and secure your email account: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/
• Hotmail – Manage your email in one place: explore.live.com
• HTML5 Parsing in IE10: blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/
• “I’m calling on behalf of Microsoft…”: mymicrosoftlife.com
• Intercontinental Le Mans Cup: www.lemans.org/en/races/intercontinental-le-mans-cup/
• Meet the Astronauts at last Shuttle launch: www.bing.com/browse
• Microsoft Adds Document Co-Authoring Capabilities to Word Web App: www.winsupersite.com/blog/supersite-blog-39/office/
• Shift 2 Unleashed Track Tips – Ambush Canyon – Corvette Stingray: www.youtube.com
• Shuttle Atlantis’ last trek to liftoff (photos): photoblog.msnbc.msn.com
• Space Shuttle fast facts – Xbox 360 has more power than flight computer, orbiter has 2.5 million parts: blog.al.com/space-news/
• Using PC Hardware more efficiently in HTML5- New Web Performance APIs, Part 2: blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/
• Where did my saved email address and password go?: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/
• Why doesn’t Adobe Flash work in Internet Explorer?: blogs.msdn.com/b/robmar/
• Windows Live Essentials 2011 Latest Version (15.4.3538.0513) Download: www.microsoft.com/download/
• Work on Word docs at the same time as others using SkyDrive: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/
• Yes, Hotmail Connector includes HTTPS support: www.liveside.net
• Zune branded subscription video coming soon?: www.liveside.net

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Sites Monday, 27 June 2011-Mango reviews-750 million Facebook users?-What we learned about Windows 8-Shift 2 Unleashed track tip

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

• 4 simple steps to set up your Windows Media Center: blogs.msdn.com/b/robmar/
• Always keep a offline / offsite backup of your blog: www.brandonleblanc.com
• Asteroid to pass within 12,000km of Earth: www.abc.net.au/news/
• Canvas and Audio Experience: 9elements.com/io/projects/html5/canvas/
• Department of Justice U.S. Disrupts International Cyber Crime Rings Distributing Scareware: www.fbi.gov/news/
• Do We Really Want Digital Textbooks?: blogs.msdn.com/b/alfredth/
• Earth will get buzzed by an asteroid on Monday: www.msnbc.msn.com
• Facebook now over 750 million users?: technolog.msnbc.msn.com
• First take reviews of the Mango release: windowsteamblog.com/windows_phone/b/windowsphone/
• Free Stuff From Microsoft #7 – Kinect SDK: blogs.msdn.com/b/teachers/
• How video works inside your PowerPoint: blogs.office.com/b/office_casual/
• ISS Will Broadcast First Streaming HD Video of Earth: www.popsci.com/technology/
• Microsoft Helps Army Avoid ‘Death by PowerPoint’: www.wired.com/dangerroom/
• MSRT June 2011 – Targeting Yimfoca: blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/
• Need for Speed Shift 2 Unleashed – Track Tips – Nurburgring GP Circuit: www.needforspeed.com/en_AU/post/
• Tip o’ the Week #39 – Multi-monitor with Win7: blogs.technet.com/b/ewan/
• Understanding images in Word – Staying in position: blogs.office.com/b/microsoft-word/
• We’re getting new gTLD’s… does it matter?: blogs.msdn.com/b/tzink/
• What We Really Learned About Windows 8 @ D9: www.winsupersite.com/article/Windows8/
• Writing… or just practicing? Does It Really Matter?: blogs.msdn.com/b/alexhomer/

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Sites Wednesday, 22 June 2011-Skydrive’s makeover-Xbox deals of the week-Kinect+TV ads-Nurburgring 24 hours-Mosaic e-reader-VisualBee

Today’s sites:

• 4800 Aussie sites evaporate after hack: www.smh.com.au/technology/
• Adobe Flash Player 10.3 – Hardware-Accelerated Rendering in IE9: blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/
• Getting tagged and your privacy: blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/
• Kinect and the future of television advertising: blogs.technet.com/b/next/
• Learn the scientific reasons behind Earth’s seasons: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3077384/ns/technology_and_science-science/
• Math Keyboard Shortcuts: blogs.msdn.com/b/murrays/
• Metro influences in the new SkyDrive: mymicrosoftlife.com
• Mosaic by Tribune e-Reader for Windows Phone and Windows PC: www.mosaicbytribune.com/microsoft/
• Mt. Rainier (taken just off Hwy 7 in WA State): www.flickr.com/photos/
• Nurburgring 24 Hours June 23-26: adac.24h-rennen.de
• Nurburgring practice lap in the Need for Speed sponsored BMW Z4 GT3: www.needforspeed.com/post/green-hell-0
• Saturn’s ‘ice queen’ captured: cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com
• Shift 2 Unleased Global Tuning Guide: www.exodusracing.net/index.php?topic=2041.0
• So. Mango is cool… but will it sell?: www.liveside.net
• Tribune Releases Mosaic App for Windows 7: windowsteamblog.com/windows/b/windowsexperience/
• Use this automatic design tool to produce dazzling presentations: blogs.office.com/b/microsoft-powerpoint/
• VisualBee add-in for PowerPoint – Automatic designer: www.visualbee.com
• Windows Live SkyDrive gets an HTML 5 Makeover: blogs.technet.com/b/jeffa36/
• With Xbox’s New In-Game Advertising, Engagement Is the Goal: www.nytimes.com
• Xbox Australia Deals of the Week: marketplace.xbox.com/en-AU/Promotion/dealoftheweek

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Windows Live Tags: Skydrive, Xbox LIVE Marketplace, Kinect+TV, Saturn, Adobe Flash Player, Nurburgring, Need for Speed, Shift 2 Unleashed, BMW Z4, Windows Phone Mango

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Sites Thursday, 19 May 2011-Best of Bing Australia #2 Win7 theme-RCH News May 19-IE9’s smartscreen-Xbox LIVE activity-Shift 2 Unleashed tuning tips-Mac malware-Gears of War pre-orders-Getting results the agile way

Today’s sites:

• AMD Announces Radeon HD 6790: windowsteamblog.com/windows/b/extremewindows/
• An AppleCare support rep talks – Mac malware is “getting worse”: www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/
• Best of Bing Australia 2 and GTGraphics Windows 7 themes: blogs.msdn.com/b/robmar/
• Crying wolf? Apple support forums confirm malware explosion: www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/
• Facebook statuses can be broken down into these categories: stevecla.posterous.com
• Gears of War 3 Pre-Orders Top 1-million: majornelson.com
• How to scan for spyware and other potentially unwanted software: windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/
• How To Set Goals and Achieve Them: blogs.msdn.com/b/jmeier/
• Joulemeter – Computational Energy Measurement and Optimization: research.microsoft.com/en-us/projects/joulemeter/
• Kinect Sports – Calorie Challenge – Calorie Rivals – First Course: www.rare.co.uk/blog/
• Panoramic Stitch Greatest Hits by Brandon LeBlanc: windowsteamblog.com/windows/b/windowsexperience/
• Photosynth of Eastern Island – Post Tsunami, Midway Atoll: photosynth.net
• Planets found free-floating around universe: www.abc.net.au/news/stories/
• Rushworth Community House News May 19 2011: docs.com/C516
• Shift 2 Unleashed – Tuning Tips – Standing Mile: www.needforspeed.com
• SmartScreen Application Reputation in IE9: blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/
• Xbox LIVE Activity for week of May 9 : majornelson.com

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Sites Saturday, 14 May 2011-Lunar mapping and modelling project-Shift 2 Speedhunters pack-Zoom it photos-London transport planner-Outlook Connector update-More

Today’s sites:

• Ambler trojan tries to darken your day: blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/
• American Le Mans Series: www.americanlemans.com
• Bill Buxton – A ‘Renaissance’ Approach to Product Design: blogs.technet.com/b/next/
• Copying Text from an Image Using OneNote: sympmarc.com
• Dissecting Phish in Security Intelligence Report Version 10: blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/
• Le Mans Series: www.lemans-series.com/en/
• London Transport Planner in Bing Maps: tech.uk.msn.com/microsoft/
• Lunar Mapping and Modelling Project: www.lmmp.nasa.gov
• Microsoft Outlook Hotmail Connector compulsory update, with major bug fixes: www.liveside.net
• NASA Puts Earth’s Nearest Neighbour, ‘The Moon’, Within Reach (Announcement): www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/news/
• Presenting… the Microsoft Safety Scanner: blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/
• Protect your privacy using Internet Explorer 9: blogs.msdn.com/b/robmar/
• Shift 2 Unleashed – Experience Hot Car Culture with the Speedhunters Pack (available May 17): www.needforspeed.com/en_AU/post/
• Students and their devices: blogs.msdn.com/b/education/
• Video shows dramatic footage of lightning striking jet above Heathrow airport: news.yahoo.com
• When’s a good time to use Office Web Apps?: blogs.office.com/b/office-education/
• Xbox forums: forums.xbox.com
• Xbox LIVE Activity for week of May 2: majornelson.com
• Your Office Web Apps questions: blogs.office.com/b/crabby_office_lady/
• Zoom.it photos of RCH Genealogy Club research: rushcomhouse.wordpress.com

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Sites Thursday, 5 May 2011-Bing Travel Wishlist app-Serbian theme-5 Office features-Imagine Cup-Free sounds at Office.com-SPC’s future-Shift 2 Unleashed tuning tip-Fukushima reactor

Today’s sites:

• 5 Office features you need to know about: blogs.office.com/b/crabby_office_lady/
• 6 New backgrounds to download for Windows: blogs.msdn.com/b/robmar/
• ActiveX Filtering for Developers: blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/
• Announcing Support for OAuth 2.0 in Messenger Connect: windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/developer/
• Basic audio volume theory: blogs.msdn.com/b/matthew_van_eerde/
• Bing Feature Update – Share Your Dreams with Bing Travel Wish List: www.bing.com/community/site_blogs/b/search/
• Bing Travel Wishlist Facebook App: apps.facebook.com/bingtravellist/
• CSS3 Gradients in IE10 Platform Preview 1: blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/
• Fukushima workers enter nuclear reactor building: www.bbc.co.uk/news/
• High dollar may push Coca-Cola Amatil food operations at Shepparton offshore: www.abc.net.au/news/stories/
• Kinect for Xbox 360 wins Parents Award: www.parents-choice.org
• Microsoft OneNote Site: www.onenote.com
• Microsoft Pricing in Australia: blogs.msdn.com/b/windows7au/
• Microsoft’s Imagine Cup 2012 comes down to Australia: www.istartedsomething.com
• Now hear this – 1,500 more free sounds and music files at Office.com: blogs.office.com/b/office_casual/
• Security – Slick links linked to slinky Winwebsec – Don’t click suspicious links: blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/
• Serbian Landscapes theme for Windows 7: blogs.msdn.com/b/robmar/
• Shift 2 Unleashed – Tuning Tips – Alignment: www.needforspeed.com
• SVG Gradient Background Maker: ie.microsoft.com/testdrive/Graphics/SVGGradientBackgroundMaker/
• Tour of Microsoft’s Model Shop: blogs.technet.com/b/next/
• Windows Experts Community: experts.windows.com

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Windows Live Tags: Bing Travel Wishlist, Facebook apps, Imagine Cup, Shift 2 Unleashed, Windows 7 themes, Windows Expert Community, Kinect, Microsoft Office

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Sites Wednesday, 4 May 2011-Malware security warning for PC and Mac users-New look for nineMSN coming-Photosynth iPhone app-Porsche 911 GT3 RS4-Shift 2 Unleashed tuning tip

Today’s sites:

• Australian Imagine Cup Finals Happening in Sydney this week: blogs.technet.com/b/jeffa36/
• Banners in Word and Publisher: blogs.office.com/b/microsoft-word/
• Bin Laden death brings malware explosion: technolog.msnbc.msn.com
• Bin Laden-related malware grows on social networks: technolog.msnbc.msn.com
• Boost productivity…with social media?: blogs.office.com/b/microsoft-outlook/
• Class of Geography Students Found Bin Laden’s Hideout Long Before the CIA: www.good.is
• Coming soon to Australia – new look for NineMSN, Bing to drop beta tag?: www.liveside.net
• Coming soon to a Mac near you – serious malware: www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/
• EA Enters Motion Controlled Gaming with Family Game Night 4 The Show: xboxkinectfans.net/news/
• File organization tips – 9 ideas for managing files and folders: www.microsoft.com/atwork/
• How to change your color scheme in Office: blogs.office.com/b/office_casual/
• King of Pinball Machines Shares His Loot: www.wired.com/rawfile/
• Looking Good in Office Web Apps: blogs.msdn.com/b/officewebapps/
• Malware attack specifically targets Mac users: technolog.msnbc.msn.com
• Merging and splitting cells or data: blogs.office.com/b/microsoft-excel/
• Microsoft Photosynth iPhone App in Geography teaching: daviderogers.blogspot.com
• MMO games – A player’s guide to online virtual worlds: www.microsoft.com/athome/
• Ownership of TV Sets Falls in U.S.: www.bing.com/news/search
• Phone complaints hit record numbers: www.abc.net.au/news/
• Porsche 911 GT3 RS4 breaks cover: blogs.technet.com/b/keithcombs/
• Shift 2 Unleashed – Tuning Tips – Stance: www.needforspeed.com
• Social media policy to encourage the use of social media by teachers in NSW: blogs.msdn.com/b/education/
• Top Ten reasons to use Office Web Apps: www.youtube.com
• Tour of the Microsoft Home: blogs.technet.com/b/next/
• Video backgrounds help tell new stories in PowerPoint presentations: blogs.office.com/b/office_casual/
• Windows Phone security update rolls out (on time!): www.liveside.net
• Writing… or just practicing? Tales Of A Paranoid SysAdmin (Part 2): blogs.msdn.com/b/alexhomer/

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