Sam Stokes on Research in your life and studies https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/research/feed.xml Sam Stokes writes about Research in a way that is accessibile by students in College or considering their College/University Career or someone who is a life long learner! Wed, 17 Apr 2019 03:24:57 GMT en-US hourly 1 Free Windows 8 help and software tools https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/research/free-windows-8-help-and-software-tools Wed, 12 Sep 2012 14:47:53 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/research/2012/09/12/free-windows-8-help-and-software-tools/ Please click on the links and check out these offers, they cost you nothing and might help you make money!

Azure 90-day Free Trial:

Get started or learn how to build cloud apps!

VS Express 2012 RC for Windows 8 & Windows 8 Release Preview Downloads on Dev Center

This has SDKs, hands on labs and other useful items to get you started

VS Express 2012 RC for Windows 8 Download on VS Site:

Similar to the previous one, except has different tools and guidance

30 to Launch Win8 Signup:

Guidance for doing an app in 30 days!

Phone SDK Download:

Windows 8 Phone SDK

30 Day to Launch Phone:

Like the Windows 8 30 days to launch but for the Current phone or future Windows 8 Phone, but no in person labs and some material that will be changing as time goes on

GenApp HomePage:

Windows 8 app ideas, community and other stuff!

]]> First Prize in Imagine Cup: $50,000 https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/research/first-prize-in-imagine-cup-50000 Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:15:44 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/research/2012/08/29/first-prize-in-imagine-cup-50000/ Get signed up at http://www.imaginecup.com NOW.  And it’s THREE, that’s right 3 $50,000 first prizes for Game, Innovation and the World Citizenship.  You don’t get to read the rules till you register, but if you are a real software person, you know how to sign up for things before you sign up if you get my meaning.

Also, you and your team, if you win, will also get a free round trip to St. Petersburg, Not St. Petersburg Florida, but St. Petersburg, RUSSIA!  I am thinking major party!  Well for you, if I get to go, I have to work.  As always.

Don’t waste time, get over there and sign up, then get building that $50,000 app.  NOW!

]]> Rich Interactive Narratives https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/research/rich-interactive-narratives Thu, 23 Aug 2012 10:27:52 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/research/2012/08/23/rich-interactive-narratives/ Check out this paper on Rich Interactive Narratives:

An Interactive Multimedia Framework for Digital Heritage Narratives paper can be found at:

http://research.microsoft.com/pubs/144312/art23119s-adabala.pdf

This is an excellent paper, only one image, and no code or math, but is a great start for a paper for an Advanced Placement class, or even a non-CS Master’s Thesis.  This paper can be a basis for a number of interesting project ideas on Windows or Macs.

Last Minute Paper Rating: ***** of 5

If you are looking for a paper idea because it is 4 AM and the paper is due at 9 AM on the same day, this one is definitely for you.  Even if you are feeling poorly, it should take about 30 minutes to knock out a synthesis of this paper for a design class, etc.

 

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]]> NoReplyAll Outlook 2007/2010/2013 Add-in: Nifty stuff from Microsoft Research https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/research/noreplyall-outlook-200720102013-add-in-nifty-stuff-from-microsoft-research Mon, 20 Aug 2012 12:01:10 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/research/2012/08/20/noreplyall-outlook-200720102013-add-in-nifty-stuff-from-microsoft-research/ Don’t know about you, but I have clicked the NoReplyAll and made some serious career mistakes, so this button is now on my outlook bar.

When you click on the Ribbon then the receiver will be unable to reply all.  This is NOT DRM, rather a lightweight way to keep someone from replying all when it isn’t necessary.

 

Kind of cool and an example of what you can do quickly and easily with VSTO.  Click on image to transport to this magical download.

 

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]]> Windows 8 Development using DryadLINQ toolkit for information retrieval https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/research/windows-8-development-using-dryadlinq-toolkit-for-information-retrieval Thu, 16 Aug 2012 10:42:41 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/research/2012/08/16/windows-8-development-using-dryadlinq-toolkit-for-information-retrieval/ It’s that time of year, back to school, end of summer heat, and surf is surf.  And that means you are likely thinking about how to write a great Windows 8 program.  I know I am.  Any great software application has to be able to front end interesting information.  For instance let’s say you want to collect data from CERN, many people are these days you know (just kidding) in search of the Higgs-Bozos, oops, I mean Higgs Bosons.

To do this you need great ways to collect data, here is a toolkit that uses the DryadLINQ for Data-Parallel information.  So if you are working for companies like Boeing, or Schools like UC, Irvine, it’s time to think about how to tie in the Windows 8 products.  For the shop floor or for researchers, after all your research needs to be used by someone with money.

Check it out at (it’s a link, click on it):

A Data Parallel toolkit for Information Retrieval

Likely it will need some work, but worth it.

]]> Free Online Hackathon! This is a first https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/research/free-online-hackathon-this-is-a-first Wed, 15 Aug 2012 16:48:42 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/research/2012/08/15/free-online-hackathon-this-is-a-first/ Hey sign up for this free Hackathon, win prizes (as described in the link):

Free Online Hackathon!

Build that Windows 8 application and make big money!

But I like this process, no spending long hours on Saturday in a room away from home.  You can drink your own coffee and use your own bathroom.  Nice, very nice.

So join us online!  Learn, program, make money.

]]> Free Development tool for the phone where you use the phone as the development tool! https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/research/free-development-tool-for-the-phone-where-you-use-the-phone-as-the-development-tool Wed, 15 Aug 2012 08:58:26 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/research/2012/08/15/free-development-tool-for-the-phone-where-you-use-the-phone-as-the-development-tool/ Check out Touch Develop at:

http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/projects/touchdevelop/

This is a totally cool way to program your phone and lead to you building apps for Windows 8.

]]> Kinect: Motion capture for all using the KinÊtre system https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/research/kinect-motion-capture-for-all-using-the-kintre-system Wed, 15 Aug 2012 08:28:01 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/research/2012/08/15/kinect-motion-capture-for-all-using-the-kintre-system/ Check this video out, it’s amazing!  Trying to figure if the library is available for use:

Get Microsoft Silverlight]]> Simplifying Cloud Computing with Orleans https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/research/simplifying-cloud-computing-with-orleans Sat, 04 Aug 2012 12:28:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/research/2012/08/04/simplifying-cloud-computing-with-orleans/ Check out the Orleans project at: http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/projects/orleans/

A paper on this advance concept can be found at:

http://research.microsoft.com/apps/pubs/default.aspx?id=141999

 

]]> The Olympics, Mars Rover, and more with Kodu for your students https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/research/the-olympics-mars-rover-and-more-with-kodu-for-your-students Fri, 03 Aug 2012 12:21:30 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/research/2012/08/03/the-olympics-mars-rover-and-more-with-kodu-for-your-students/ Either you are a student or you have relatives that are students or what the heck I declare everyone a student.  I can do that you know, since I am a technology evangelist that is focused on Education!

Check out the Kodu Game Lab where your students or just the student in you can build and play games.  Be nice when you are the site and if you are a bad actor (and you know who you are) just stay away.  But if you are a everyone else, then you are definitely invited to join in with the fun!

http://www.kodugamelab.com/

It doesn’t get any better then this.  OR does it?  There might be a new thing coming.

Coming soon.

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