On 22nd March I was lucky enough to be invited along to an exclusive event in London hosted by the Hotmail team to show off some of the cool features of Hotmail. It’s been a while since I’ve used Hotmail as my mail solution as a site owner I tend to stick exclusively to my…
Category: Microsoft
Being a Microsoft Student Partner, and getting in on all the action I will have quite a bit more to talk about when it comes to Microsoft…
XBOX Entertainment: TV Time!
After rushing back on Friday to get home for Christmas I’ve had great fun checking out the Sky TV offering on the XBOX, which on a cheap £15 subscription offers some great features. With a great variety of entertainment channels, which you can watch live streamed as well as some great On Demand content. I particularly…
XBOX Live Entertainment: Movie Time!
I have finally acquired a lovely new XBOX and have been having great fun enjoying the new XBOX Live Entertainment features which are packed into the new dashboard. Before I jump into talking about the LOVEFiLM Movie app on the XBOX I’d like to mention some awesomeness, as an XBOX Ambassador, I have a rather…
XBOX Live Entertainment just got Awesome
On 6th December, Microsoft announced the new XBOX 360 Dashboard launched and brought with a whole new host of improvements and entertainment features to make the XBOX 360 a far more varied and rounded entertainment console. XBOX isn’t just for geeky gamers any more. Companion App: One of the biggest talking points of the announcements is the release of the…
Alex James & Into by Windows Phone
Alex James the Creative Director of the new Social Rewards program “into” where you can win some fantastic rewards for doing simple everyday activities. All you need to do is like the Into App on Facebook, or download the Into Mobile phone App for Windows phone and start sharing! I’m also going to be…
University, MSP, Tech – here we go!
It’s now exactly 2 weeks since I rolled up to Reading University, and exciting times are beginning! Not only am I now at University studying (sometimes) for a Computer Science BSc Degree I am also lucky enough to once again be a Microsoft Student Partner! Last year I was a Student Partner and it was a…
FREE Azure Cloud benefits for MSDN subscribers
[ad name=”postsqrRight”]Microsoft’s Windows Azure Platform is an internet-scale cloud computing and services platform hosted in Microsoft data centres. It provides some incredible possibilities for cloud environments and large (and small) scale web projects. Steve “Planky” Plank gives a brief walkthrough on how MSDN subscribers can correctly set themselves up with the Windows Azure Platform, and…
Imagine Cup UK Finals at Microsoft HQ
This post is admittedly a little late up so apologies! Once again on 20th April I was off to Microsoft HQ, as one of the lucky ones to be invited to the UK Imagine Cup Finals at Microsoft’s UK HQ in Reading. So before I start talking about how awesome the day was, let’s first…
Windows Phone 7 in 7–An Introduction to WP7
Windows Phone 7 has been a revolution to the mobile industry and brings many exciting new features, and concepts to the market. The video below clearly goes through some of the key features of the Windows Phone 7, and how the interface and features help to make an all round awesome phone, check it out.
WebMatrix is here!
WebMatrix is Microsoft’s new offering for web developers with some very nifty features to help you get your sites made and online. Take a look at the overview video below to get an idea how WebMatrix may prove useful to you. I will hopefully be writing some better reviews and how to’s for WebMatrix as…