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Office 365 turns office productivity into high-octane racing for V8 Supercars
Disclaimer: I traveled to and attended the V8 Supercars event as a guest of Microsoft Australia.

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Office 365 turns office productivity into high-octane racing for V8 Supercars
[tl;dr] Quarterly Visual Studio 2012 updates are awesome
Microsoft today released the RTM version of the Visual Studio 2012 Update 2 . A considerable update that adds a handful of new development features and bug fixes including a new retro-”Blue” color scheme inspired by Visual Studio 2010. This is the second notable “quarterly” update in the six months since VS2012 was released.
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[tl;dr] Quarterly Visual Studio 2012 updates are awesome
[tl;dr] Mailbird makes emails on Windows pretty
Launched today, available publically now from getmailbird.com Great execution on user experience, more or less like Sparrow on Mac which is arguably the best standalone email client.

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[tl;dr] Mailbird makes emails on Windows pretty
Help me improve Speedo Plus on GitHub
The other day I received an email that said something along the lines of “Love your Speedo Plus app” which reminded me “Oh that’s right I made a Windows Phone app”. Turns out Speedo Plus is still doing well in the Windows Phone Store, loved with 5 star reviews even though I had all but forgotten about it.

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Help me improve Speedo Plus on GitHub
Help me improve Speedo Plus on GitHub
The other day I received an email that said something along the lines of “Love your Speedo Plus app” which reminded me “Oh that’s right I made a Windows Phone app”. Turns out Speedo Plus is still doing well in the Windows Phone Store, loved with 5 star reviews even though I had all but forgotten about it.

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Help me improve Speedo Plus on GitHub
“Hunt for Office”: Microsoft Australia’s NFC-enabled Office 365 digital ad screens
Aussies Windows Phone 8 users, get out your NFC-enabled phones and start running towards a major city shopping center. Microsoft Australia has “hidden” free copies of its new Office 365 Home Premium subscription for you to find – valued at $119. And all you need to win is tap on the ad

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“Hunt for Office”: Microsoft Australia’s NFC-enabled Office 365 digital ad screens
Microsoft’s weird collection of Paint art
In my handful of trips to Microsoft’s Redmond campus, I’ve come across some pretty interesting paintings, models and photographs in the hallways. They are all part of the company’s extensive art collection . I have not however come across anything as bizarre as the one above

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Microsoft’s weird collection of Paint art
Microsoft “Child of the 90s” ad: Yes Internet Explorer, it was a simpler time
Not really persuasive enough to make me switch from Chrome, but this new Microsoft Internet Explorer ad definitely connected with me from an emotional approach. It is pure nostalgia in a can.
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Microsoft “Child of the 90s” ad: Yes Internet Explorer, it was a simpler time
Microsoft Portugal demonstrates Windows 8 simplicity with kid stunt
“Is Windows 8 really that simple?” That’s the question Microsoft Portugal is trying to answer with a YouTube video slowly making the rounds on social media (I first saw of it shared by Matt Cavanagh ).
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Downloading SQL Express 2012 from Microsoft.com
And no, SQL Express 2012 is not in Web Platform Installer.

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