On My Way To TechEd Berlin

Thursday, October 29th, 2009
TechEd

As some of you may know, I am the Microsoft Student Partner (MSP) for my university. On Friday I found out I am one of the top four MSPs in Ireland and will be sent to the TechEd conference in Berlin next Sunday for the week.

This should be a fantastic conference showcasing the latest and greatest technologies and I can’t wait to get out there.

I’ve always wanted to see Berlin so it should be a good trip, with the added bonus of being there for the 20th anniversary of the collapse of the Berlin Wall. We should be attending a ‘Festival of Freedom’ being held at the Brandenburg Gate on the Monday night which will be amazing to be at.

This has certainly shaped up to be a big year for me, I thought after getting home from America things would start to slow down, but obviously not! I’m not complaining, though :-)

Dancing Baby

Friday, October 9th, 2009

I seen this video on my cousin’s blog and couldn’t stop laughing when I first watched it so had to post it myself.

It looks like this boy will be a pretty good dancer when he grows up! I think the funniest bit is at the beginning when he puts his arm out and starts shaking his head. How many times must this kid have watched that video?!

Windows 7 for £30

Monday, October 5th, 2009

Desktop Aero PeekMicrosoft have another very good deal on at the minute for students, along with the Office Enterprise 2007 deal I talked about in the previous post, students can now get Windows 7 Home Premium or Windows 7 Professional for only £30.

Windows 7 is the latest operating system in the Windows series and it has many improvements over previous editions. Some of the main improvements include:

  • It is faster and more reliable
  • Longer battery life
  • Uses less disc space
  • Less mouse clicks
  • Easy to browse the web
  • Easy to connect
  • Jump lists – this helps keep your desktop clutter free and allows you to find files quickly

This amazing deal is available for a limited time from:

http://www.microsoft.com/uk/windows/studentoffer

Screenshot source: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/features/desktop.aspx