Category Archives: Microsoft Technologies

As things start to move ahead with the launching of the Centre for Excellence in Leadership, Innovation and Learning (CELIL), I’m getting the Microsoft Surface ready for delivery to it’s new home. It is a really impressive piece of kit, … Continue reading →

Generally, I write about Educational issues but when I saw this video I had to put it on the site.The Microsoft Xbox Team are developing new technology called  Xbox Project Natal. If you wanted to see what our answer to … Continue reading →

I have long been a huge fan of RSS feeds. What is RSS or Really Simple Syndication? Well, rather than try and explain it, Commoncraft has already done the hard work to make it simple in layman’s language.    Prior … Continue reading →

Yesterday Microsoft released Photosynth as a free download. If you haven’t seen what it can do, go to the site and watch the video. Rather than rewrite the entire announcement, I’ll just direct you to Brandon LeBlanc’s Blogsite. He has … Continue reading →

Microsoft announced yesterday that Live Mesh is now available in Ireland. It had previously been available in the UK. If you haven’t looked at Live Mesh before now you really should. "Live Mesh puts you at the centre of your … Continue reading →

Bill Gates showcased new technologies at this year’s CEO Summit in Redmond. The Summit is a gathering of the top 100 CEOs in the world. While it is aimed at the commercial sector, I believe what he showed has real … Continue reading →

Science Teachers and students – a new tool For all of you out there that love and have a passion for Astronomy and want to better understand our universe, you need to know about Worldwide Telescope. Microsoft Research has created … Continue reading →

Sharing your finds One of the great things about blogging is you get to share things you get on your own RSS feeds and no one calls it plagiarism. One such feed I had today was from Dan Fay’s Blogsite. … Continue reading →