Microsoft Faculty Connection
Getting started on Docker - Azure Hands-on Lab for Educators and Students
Do you want learn all about Docker? Check out this set of exercises for getting started with...
Author: Lee Stott Date: 01/19/2016
Microsoft IoT labs UPDATED now with IoT Hub with bi-directional communication Support
Do you own a Raspberry Pi? are you Interested in IOT? The Microsoft IoT labs have both...
Author: Lee Stott Date: 01/18/2016
Azure Machine learning and the teaching of predicative models
For the past few weeks i have been working with a lecturer at a UK University. The University...
Author: Lee Stott Date: 01/12/2016
Interested in developing apps for Microsoft Band but don't have a Microsoft Band well you can now build apps using MS Fake Band
If anyone is looking for an MS Band-related Open Source project to contribute to then look no...
Author: Lee Stott Date: 01/07/2016
Windows App Studio https://appstudio.windows.com/ Now supports Wordpress to Windows 10 native app
Windows App Studio Beta update brings some exciting new features The new features in this...
Author: Lee Stott Date: 01/06/2016
Microsoft R Server now available for Academics and Students via DreamSpark - big data statistics, predictive modeling and machine learning capabilities
Microsoft R Server, formally Revolution R Enterprise (RRE), is the fastest, most cost...
Author: Lee Stott Date: 01/06/2016
Are you teaching Cloud Services – Do you know about Microsoft Azure Educator Grants
The Microsoft Educator Grant Program provides access to Azure for use in the classroom by university...
Author: Lee Stott Date: 01/04/2016
Microsoft Cognitive Services – Artificial Intelligence based vision, speech and language API
Build your own solutions with Microsoft Cognitive Services – Previously known as Project Oxford with...
Author: Lee Stott Date: 01/04/2016
HoloLens Share your ideas
We are inviting developers to suggest ideas for apps they want to see on HoloLens. Microsoft will...
Author: Lee Stott Date: 12/18/2015
Unity Game Developer Contest 2016 1st Prize $25,000
Taking your game to Windows is a cinch, and Microsoft has published some handy guidelines to...
Author: Lee Stott Date: 12/18/2015
ID@Xbox and the Opportunity of Windows 10 and Xbox One
Want to know more about the Xbox One and Windows 10 game development Well I have the perfect thing...
Author: Lee Stott Date: 12/18/2015
Hello Cloud Challenge $1000 Challenge for Students over the Christmas Vacation
This competition is for students ages 16 Plus By checking here, I certify that I am...
Author: Lee Stott Date: 12/18/2015
Introducing - Microsoft Imagine Academy
We are excited to announce that effective January 11th, 2015 the Microsoft IT Academy...
Author: Lee Stott Date: 12/17/2015
Kinect developer preview for Windows 10!
https://dev.windows.com/en-us/kinect This preview adds support for using Kinect with the built-in...
Author: Lee Stott Date: 12/15/2015
Dream it! Build it! Host it! Building your first web game Html5/JS in less than an 1 hour
Want to create your own game? Build it, host it and make it mobile – in 60 minutes at our FREE,...
Author: Lee Stott Date: 12/10/2015
Student and Faculty Guide - 10 easy steps to get up and running with Azure Machine Learning
My colleague Amy Nicholson is the UK expert on Azure Machine Learning, the following blog post is...
Author: Lee Stott Date: 11/25/2015
Labs Scenarios for Machine Learning, Web Development and Mobile Game Development all with a Microsoft DreamSpark Azure Account
The challenge of most survey information systems courses taught in the College of Business is...
Author: Lee Stott Date: 11/25/2015
Showing the world your skills – Are you an aspiring Developer
Over the past 7 weeks we have been out on the road as part of the @gradsingames in the Game Tour. To...
Author: Lee Stott Date: 11/25/2015
So why do Linux and Mac Devs love Visual Studio Code
I just wanted to share some of my favourite feature of Visual Studio Code...
Author: Lee Stott Date: 11/24/2015
How to create and manage a web application using DreamSpark Azure
Microsoft Azure Web App Guide The following guide shows a step by step creation of an ASP.NET Web...
Author: Lee Stott Date: 11/24/2015
How to land your dream job
Your next employer is going to look you up online. You can influence what they see by creating an...
Author: Lee Stott Date: 11/12/2015
Creating your first game with TouchDevelop in 15 steps
I get lots of questions from school students about the best tools to start building their first...
Author: Lee Stott Date: 11/10/2015
Stand out from the Crowd! Show the World your skills
With Microsoft Azure FREE webspace, students can set up a web presence in the cloud – and it...
Author: Lee Stott Date: 11/09/2015
November 18-19 // Developer Virtual Event Microsoft Connect()
It all started here – are you ready for what's next? A year ago Connect(); started the...
Author: Lee Stott Date: 11/05/2015
Why are you using AppStudio – Microsoft now provides as Standalone Android Emulator and integration with Visual Studio 2015
Validate your app at lighting speed Wave goodbye to time spent endlessly staring at the...
Author: Lee Stott Date: 11/03/2015
Data Culture – Technical Day 9th December
Microsoft is hosting a technical workshop on 9th December in Birmingham to help developers,...
Author: Lee Stott Date: 11/02/2015
Installing XNA with Visual Studio 2015
I get this question so often? How can I install XNA with the latest version of Visual Studio. The...
Author: Lee Stott Date: 11/02/2015
Showcase your work to the world
If you’re interested in or studying a subject like art, fashion, design or photography, a digital...
Author: Lee Stott Date: 10/26/2015
Limited number of Future Decoded tickets available for education customers – register now
What do Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft; Baroness Martha Lane Fox, Co-Founder of Lastminute.com;...
Author: Lee Stott Date: 10/21/2015
We’ve got a new Yammer Network for our CS teachers, curriculum providers, educators and training staff!
We would love for you to join us! Step 1. Please fill out this form here:...
Author: Lee Stott Date: 10/21/2015
DevOps 101 – Accelerate your application delivery lifecycle
In 2009, a group of engineers began the conversation about how to forge better collaboration between...
Author: Lee Stott Date: 10/20/2015
Getting to grips with Git, Visual Studio Online & Visual Studio
Lets start with some basics 1. Git is an open source version control system 2. GitHub is a...
Author: Lee Stott Date: 10/20/2015
Stand out from the crowd with Microsoft Azure
Many jobs today have a digital component, and even if they don't, an online presence can help you...
Author: Lee Stott Date: 10/12/2015
DreamSpark/Azure Troubleshooting guide
DreamSpark Sign up Troubleshooting Student enters school email address and email account is...
Author: Lee Stott Date: 10/09/2015
Learn the Language of the Future–Azure Cloud
There is already huge demand for computer programmers, and this will only grow. Code is the...
Author: Lee Stott Date: 10/08/2015
Porting your Unity 5.2 game to Windows 10
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Author: Lee Stott Date: 10/05/2015
Fancy creating your own apps for Windows 10 but have no experience?
Well, if you're willing to put in some work, Microsoft has debuted a new video series on its Channel...
Author: Lee Stott Date: 10/03/2015
Are you ready for a huge opportunity.. Develop and Host Office Add-ins
Office Add-ins formerly Web Apps for Office. Are apps that run inside an Office application...
Author: Lee Stott Date: 09/22/2015
Know it. Prove it. Backstage Pass Sweepstakes campaign
Building and sharing your Windows 10 development Skills Win you a trip to Seattle and a backstage...
Author: Lee Stott Date: 09/21/2015
I have DreamSpark Premium subscription which version of Windows 10 should I install?
Hi this seem a pretty common question from students returning to University. ‘Which version...
Author: Lee Stott Date: 09/16/2015