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Microsoft launches ExcelMashup.com

Microsoft launches ExcelMashup.com, looks to make spreadsheets both hip and exciting http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/10/microsoft-launches-excelmashup-com-looks-to-make-spreadsheets-b/ “Most of our day jobs aren’t nearly as amusing as life at Wernham Hogg and Excel doesn’t make things any more exciting. But, if you’re looking to spice … Continue reading

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Kinect Education’s nine excellent programming resources for Kinect

Kinect Education’s nine excellent programming resources for Kinect http://channel9.msdn.com/coding4fun/kinect/Kinect-Educations-nine-excellent-programming-resources-for-Kinect “Our closing Kinect Education Theme week post comes from, you guessed it, the awesome Kinect Education site! We started the week with a post to help you education yourself. Seems fitting … Continue reading

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Kinect’s power of gesture and speech as an education tool

Kinect’s power of gesture and speech as an education tool Project Information URL: http://www.cs.utoronto.ca/~uzmakhan/HCIProject.html Project Source URL: http://kinectforeducation.codeplex.com/ Contact Information:Blog: http://www.cs.utoronto.ca/~uzmakhan/

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The rise of self-education and individual investment

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/igeneration/the-rise-of-self-education-and-individual-investment/13613?tag=mantle_skin;content

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Census of Marine Life

http://www.coml.org/

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Reaching out and touching Math with Kinect Math

Reaching out and touching Math with Kinect Math Project Information URL: http://www.kinecteducation.com/blog/2011/11/29/classrooms-of-tomorrow-today-kinect-math-app-available-for-download/ Project Download URL: http://apps.kinecteducation.com/catalog/4868.html Project Source URL: http://apps.kinecteducation.com/catalog/4868.html“

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Good UX in the Wild: Dropbox’s attention to detail on their download page

Good UX in the Wild: Dropbox’s attention to detail on their download page http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ScottHanselman/~3/XcDIoGxskZs/GoodUXInTheWildDropboxsAttentionToDetailOnTheirDownloadPage.aspx “Sometimes good UX is about being clever. Sometimes it’s to make the user happy or smile. However, when the success of your product depends on new, … Continue reading

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Inside This Giant Metal Sphere Lives a Miniature Version of the Earth’s Spinning Core

Inside This Giant Metal Sphere Lives a Miniature Version of the Earth’s Spinning Core http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/vip/~3/0ny4o7nlBo8/inside-this-giant-metal-sphere-lives-a-miniature-version-of-the-earths-spinning-core “So how do you study the Earth’s core and magnetic fields when it’s protected by 1,800 miles of crust? Easy—you just build your own miniature … Continue reading

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Microsoft Releases Advertising SDK Tech Preview For Windows 8 Metro Apps

Microsoft Releases Advertising SDK Tech Preview For Windows 8 Metro Apps http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WmPowerUser/~3/xBfeztddpLI/ “Today Microsoft released its technical preview version advertising SDK for Windows 8 Metro apps. Yesterday, Microsoft detailed its Windows Store plans and discussed about app monetization in Windows … Continue reading

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Launching The Innovation Renaissance: A New Path to Bring Smart Ideas to Market Fast (TED Books):Amazon:Kindle Store

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B006C1HX24/ref=redir_mdp_mobile?ref_=sr_1_1

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