Well, i've decided to move my blog (And actually work on updating it) to
http://seancostain.spaces.live.com/default.aspx
I know you might think why change, the answer is basically to try out new tech. The blog system here is basically it, a simple web form with basic editing functionality. My first play with spaces has shown a significant difference.
Also there is a downloadable piece of software called Windows Live Writer, which links in beautifully with the spaces site. I could probably link that piece of software to this site, but I also like the spaces theme.
So here's to a new Year, a new Look and new Posts. See you on the otherside. :)
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Sunday, October 21, 2007
It's not Cheating
Well it has returned for this year. The "It's not cheating" website. The offcial Microsoft site where university student can purchase Office 2007 Ultimate for $75 for life or $25 for a 1 year subscription.
Personally, I think you'd be mad not to buy it for life. So what does Office 2007 offer, well just briefly (And I do mean briefly) I'll tell you about the parts I've used this semester.
- Word - New look, great styles to be applied to your work. I've been doing my assignments in office 2007 since I got my hands on it, and they look sweet.
- Powerpoint - I've used the templates for my presentations, they look good. Last presentation I did kicked butt in the way it loked over everyone elses, I didn't work that hard on it, as I said, styles rock. You can add reflection an 3D shapes to your presentations with simple clicks. A fantastic professional look for your work.
- Groove - Now this is a brilliant tool, I don't know about a lot of you but my course is heavy in the group work. Groove s an internet collaboration tool. Basically, you create a workspace on one machine, add the files you want shared among your group there. You invite them to share the workspace and whenever there is an update for a file, boom it gets updated. I'm going to be using this for Imagine Cup.
Onenote - Awe inspiring note taking, it can record handwriting off a tablet, normal text typing and audio in it, you can then send the information you have stored in onenote to ord or a cleaner look. This is going to prove extremely valuable next year.
Excel/Access/Infopath/Outlook/Publisher - I haven't looked at these yet, I'm sure I will, just haven't got round to it so far.
So basically, go to http://itsnotcheating.com.au/ and get yourself a copy of office 2007. And for any uni that says they are not compatible with office 2k7. Just save your files down into the office 2k3 version. The styles and formatting stays there. In word, you select word options and save in the word 2003 format.
Easy.
So, what are you waiting for...go go and purchase :)
Personally, I think you'd be mad not to buy it for life. So what does Office 2007 offer, well just briefly (And I do mean briefly) I'll tell you about the parts I've used this semester.
- Word - New look, great styles to be applied to your work. I've been doing my assignments in office 2007 since I got my hands on it, and they look sweet.
- Powerpoint - I've used the templates for my presentations, they look good. Last presentation I did kicked butt in the way it loked over everyone elses, I didn't work that hard on it, as I said, styles rock. You can add reflection an 3D shapes to your presentations with simple clicks. A fantastic professional look for your work.
- Groove - Now this is a brilliant tool, I don't know about a lot of you but my course is heavy in the group work. Groove s an internet collaboration tool. Basically, you create a workspace on one machine, add the files you want shared among your group there. You invite them to share the workspace and whenever there is an update for a file, boom it gets updated. I'm going to be using this for Imagine Cup.
Onenote - Awe inspiring note taking, it can record handwriting off a tablet, normal text typing and audio in it, you can then send the information you have stored in onenote to ord or a cleaner look. This is going to prove extremely valuable next year.
Excel/Access/Infopath/Outlook/Publisher - I haven't looked at these yet, I'm sure I will, just haven't got round to it so far.
So basically, go to http://itsnotcheating.com.au/ and get yourself a copy of office 2007. And for any uni that says they are not compatible with office 2k7. Just save your files down into the office 2k3 version. The styles and formatting stays there. In word, you select word options and save in the word 2003 format.
Easy.
So, what are you waiting for...go go and purchase :)
Busy Times ahead
Well, it's official, my bloggng skills leave a lot to be desred. But I guess that's bound to happen when you don't blog all that often. But let's see what's going on at Griffith.
2 week ago, I ran a seminar (hijacked a lecture) on Expression Studio, concentrating mainly on Expression web. It was fun, had a little competition that I ran, which was to design a "it's not cheating" front page (More on that in my next blog. The winners (2 there of) each recieved a copy of expression Web (~$300).
The comp went well, the presentation went just as well, I touched briefly on the aspects of blend and design, discussing the new workflow that Microsoft had created when moving data from a designer point of view to a developer. XAML is downright cool in that respect.
Thanks to Microsoft(Nick) for supplying the prizes, and thanks to the students who entered. And well done to those who finished in the top two spots.
2 week ago, I ran a seminar (hijacked a lecture) on Expression Studio, concentrating mainly on Expression web. It was fun, had a little competition that I ran, which was to design a "it's not cheating" front page (More on that in my next blog. The winners (2 there of) each recieved a copy of expression Web (~$300).
The comp went well, the presentation went just as well, I touched briefly on the aspects of blend and design, discussing the new workflow that Microsoft had created when moving data from a designer point of view to a developer. XAML is downright cool in that respect.
Thanks to Microsoft(Nick) for supplying the prizes, and thanks to the students who entered. And well done to those who finished in the top two spots.
Friday, August 24, 2007
Sidebar Session Result
Well, not quite as many people as I had hoped, but the response was good. With the information supplied by Microsoft(Thanks Nick) I was able to handle any questions asked.
Now as to those I informed, I am putting up all of the information i have in regards to making sidebars, As such I am storing it all on Rapidshare.
So here it is: Link
This includes all of the Microsoft information and the flash tutorials on Sidebars I did on my machine.
About the Comp:
Link here
For those to lazy to click :P
"Sidebar Named Desire"
So as I am 34, I'm out of the Comp, but you on the other might be in it. So go forth and be Creative.
Now as to those I informed, I am putting up all of the information i have in regards to making sidebars, As such I am storing it all on Rapidshare.
So here it is: Link
This includes all of the Microsoft information and the flash tutorials on Sidebars I did on my machine.
About the Comp:
Link here
For those to lazy to click :P
"Sidebar Named Desire"
“Are you a young developer under 30? Looking to show off your skills and win some awesome prizes? Here’s how it works. You upload a sidebar gadget onto Si-Mi. Other people then pay money to download your gadgets. “All gadgets uploaded will go in the chance to win a Visual Studio backpack choc full of Microsoft products. 15 lucky entrants will also receive a copy of Vista Ultimate valued at AU$779.00 for their troubles.
For more information or questions please contact:
Nicholas Ellery
Email: t-nice @ microsoft.com
0412672760 http://blogs.msdn.com/msozacademic
http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/07/08/SideBar/default.aspx
"Sidebar Named Desire" How do I enter?
“Sound good? We hope so. There are 2 categories – ‘People’s Choice’ and ‘Judges Choice’. People’s Choice tests your business savvy, rewarding the entry that makes the most money. ‘Judge’s Choice’ is decided by judges at Microsoft and Si-Mi which are the coolest gadgets. There are plenty of resources around which teach you, see the links below. Plus, you can download Visual Studio Express for free, so really, you don’t have any excuse not to be making money on Si-Mi. Just join Si-Mi, upload your Vista Sidebar Gadget as a zip, use the referral code "sidebar", set the price (less than a dollar is good) and start your marketing campaign!
So as I am 34, I'm out of the Comp, but you on the other might be in it. So go forth and be Creative.
Friday, August 17, 2007
Sessions at Griffith Uni
Well, I've organised the room:
G23_2.20
Wednesday 22nd August
5:30-6:30
And the topic: Vista sidebar gadets
As the lab is XP, and I'm lacking the laptop with Vista to show case it properly. I'm planning on making a bunch of flash movies showing how to create different types of gadgets. Should be a lot of fun.
I'll showcase making them in Visual Studio 2005 Express and in progammers notepad, just to show that you don't need a special IDE for it. But with a big thank you to Nick from Microsoft, I have quite a few copies of Visual Studio 2005 Express to give out.
I'll also point out the Si-Mi comp, which should help encourage fellow students to do something.
G23_2.20
Wednesday 22nd August
5:30-6:30
And the topic: Vista sidebar gadets
As the lab is XP, and I'm lacking the laptop with Vista to show case it properly. I'm planning on making a bunch of flash movies showing how to create different types of gadgets. Should be a lot of fun.
I'll showcase making them in Visual Studio 2005 Express and in progammers notepad, just to show that you don't need a special IDE for it. But with a big thank you to Nick from Microsoft, I have quite a few copies of Visual Studio 2005 Express to give out.
I'll also point out the Si-Mi comp, which should help encourage fellow students to do something.
Tech ed Party
Well the party at movie world was pretty damn impressive. A little late for the gates to be opened up, but it was worth it.
Griffith (QUT MSP) is a hobbiest photographer and spent a lot of time taking snaps through out the night. The rides (I only did Superman, but I was happy with that) were awesome at night, most of the other MSPs went on a few. Food was great and the company was brilliant, always great to chat to other MSPs.
Here's Griffiths's flicker site:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/griffithtp/sets/72157601368532150/
As you can tell, it was a sci fi night. So that goes down well with a bunch of IT peeps. Oh yeah, I'm the guy on the left.
Thursday, August 9, 2007
Tech ed Sessions
As I had the day off from tech ed work, I went to uni for a tutorial and then headed off to tech ed for the day.
Not a bad day at all, I attended :
Overview of Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 for Devices and .NET Compact Framework 3.5
Impression: Astounding, the VS2k8 and mobile devices technology is just wow. New emulation and windows mobile 6 are some of the most interesting coding concepts around. I knew there was a fair amount of things you could do to code for mobile devices, but this seminar just expanded, my view.
Building a Complete Web Application Using ASP.NET Microsoft Visual Studio Codename 2008 (Part 1 of 2)
Not a bad day at all, I attended :
Overview of Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 for Devices and .NET Compact Framework 3.5
Speaker(s): Neil Roodyn
The Visual Studio Database (VSD) and .NET Compact Framework Team have introduced a number of new features in the Visual Studio 2008 release planned for later this year. In this session, we cover the enhancements made to the Developer Tools that Device Developers can take advantage off—such as Unit Testing for Devices, The Device Emulator 2.0, and enhanced integration of device security awareness in the Visual Studio IDE. The .NET Compact Framework Team shares how version 3.5 makes Windows Mobile an even better client platform for mobile applications. We also cover compact Windows Communication Foundation, the exciting Store and Forward channel that enables developers to "push" messages to occasionally connected devices, new performance tools and general runtime enhancements such as LINQ.
Impression: Astounding, the VS2k8 and mobile devices technology is just wow. New emulation and windows mobile 6 are some of the most interesting coding concepts around. I knew there was a fair amount of things you could do to code for mobile devices, but this seminar just expanded, my view.
Building a Complete Web Application Using ASP.NET Microsoft Visual Studio Codename 2008 (Part 1 of 2)
Speaker(s): Jeff King
Walk through the most exciting releases of ASP.NET, Visual Studio and Internet Information Services (IIS) "ASP.NET", Visual Studio 2008 and IIS 7. Learn how the new releases enable developers and IT operators to dramatically reduce the amount of time, effort and code required to develop and deploy real-world Web applications. ASP.NET "Ocas", Visual Studio 2008 and IIS 7 each provide much improved administration and management support, on top of dramatically improved performance.
Impression: It just shows that the new VS has astounding capabilities, the making of an integated website was quick and easy. The merger of Expression and VS for Design and Development was brilliant, I liked the vertical split screen. My only thought to it was, can you pull that split screen over two monitors? That would make the instance updating of web pages during design very cool.
Up-close and personal with Virtual Machines and SCVMM
Impression: It just shows that the new VS has astounding capabilities, the making of an integated website was quick and easy. The merger of Expression and VS for Design and Development was brilliant, I liked the vertical split screen. My only thought to it was, can you pull that split screen over two monitors? That would make the instance updating of web pages during design very cool.
Up-close and personal with Virtual Machines and SCVMM
Speaker(s): Andrew Dugdell, Peter Fitzsimon
Whatever your calling may be, dev or it pro, chances are really quite good, that Virtual Machines will soon be part of everyday life – or maybe they are already? System Centre Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) can help you get on top of all the aspects of your Virtual Machine Lifecycle. If you have ever been faced with the tough questions like “Where is my VM”, “Who created that VM and why”, “Which VM is slowing down the server", this session is for you. You could visit www.microsoft.com/scvmm to see list of features. Or a much better idea, you could roll your sleeves up, join Andrew Dugdell, our MVP for Virtual Machines and see this no-nonsense demo packed session.
Impression: Virtual machines. Let's face facts, we have to know about these and the SCVMM is an impressive manager of them. The P2V (Physical to Virtual) machine example was pretty impressive, no rebooting was required, and that's the way it should be when the creating a copy of the physical machine. Development and testing enviroments on hand. Excellent.
Impression: Virtual machines. Let's face facts, we have to know about these and the SCVMM is an impressive manager of them. The P2V (Physical to Virtual) machine example was pretty impressive, no rebooting was required, and that's the way it should be when the creating a copy of the physical machine. Development and testing enviroments on hand. Excellent.
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