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As part of the Windows U Tour Microsoft is giving away 30 Windows 7 Laptops. If you’re a student, to enter visit Microsoft Australia’s student page on Facebook – The Student House and like the page for more instructions.
The Student House on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/jmaHCc
Hi Everyone,
Sorry for the lack of recent updates on this blog.
As the Australian Academic year came to an end last November 2009, all 3 of your UWA MSPs have actually graduated!
Today is actually my first day in the office at Microsoft in Redmond, Washington as a Software Design Engineer (SDE) working on Visual Studio Team System.
I wanted to say thanks, it’s been a great 2 years.
My How to get a Winter Internship has by far been the most popular post accounting for about 5% of all traffic to this blog ever.
New UWA MSPs should continue along with the other WA MSPs with this blog in the coming 2010 year and beyond.
Thanks again,
Luke
Former-UWA MSP, now Microsoft SDE
This is for Australian students and graduates.
It starts by simply sending in your Resume. Applications close by Feb 15th.
For more information please checkout this Word doc Intl MS Posting OZ
Luke
Interested in becoming part of the team?
We are now accepting applications for Microsoft Student Partners for 2010.
More info on the program can be found at http://www.student-partners.com/ along with the application form (Click Apply on the front page).
The program is an awesome learning experience where you get to network with heaps of other great students and industry leaders to share your love of technology.
We are really looking to expand the number of MSPs out there so if you have a love of technology, and love to share it, go to the website and apply now!
Fancy high-paying summer vac work, a free trip to the US, free xboxes, your own police security cavalcade, plus an 85% chance for a job offer? Look no further than Microsoft’s Internship Program.
If you’re not convinced, check out what the Chicago Tribunal has to say.
In other news, the Playstation is often touted as a great parallel-processing research tool, but researchers are now saying the same of the Xbox 360.
People here love their work because they get to think big and dream big. Right now we’re looking for the next generation of Microsoft innovators. If you have talent and a passion for technology, this could be your big moment.
Come find out more about our fulltime and internship opportunities technical opportunities in the United States!
Bring your résumé for a chance to win
Tons of great Microsoft
Prizes will be raffled and
FREE FOOD will be provided!
Questions? Contact uwa@student-partners.com.au
27th August
4:00pm
CSSE 1.24
People here love their work because they get to think big and dream big. Right now we’re looking for the next generation of Microsoft innovators. If you have talent and a passion for technology, this could be your big moment.
Come find out more about our fulltime and internship business opportunities in Australia.
Bring your résumé for a chance to win
Tons of great Microsoft
Prizes will be raffled and
FREE FOOD will be provided!
Questions? Contact uwa@student-partners.com.au
Recently MSPress gave me a copy of Programming Microsoft Visual C# 2008: The Language (Donis Marshall, ISBN 0735625409) to read and review. Having read the book cover to cover, I thoroughly enjoyed every page.
First, a quick bit of background to let you know where I’m coming from. I’m a self-taught C# and .NET programmer – so this is the first book I’ve read on the subject. I wasn’t expecting to learn much about C# itself in the book, more the technologies that were added in .NET 3.5 (LINQ, extension functions, etc). Luckily, I was pleasantly surprised.
Overall, the book reads like a technical manual. Marshall writes in a very dry fashion, and it’s not the type of book you would read from end-to-end for the sake of reading a book. The use of code samples and real life examples help solidify lessons are fantastic to understand the technical jargon used. All of the paragraphs are kept short and concise are often intermingled with MSDN style documentation and examples.
Typically, the learning curve in each chapter is quite sharp, starting with basic knowledge about the subject and rapidly accelerating to the newer and complex features that .NET 3.5 introduces. The chapters are very content heavy, but this load is lightened by attempting to replicate the examples are trying out new knowledge in Visual Studio while reading. Mixing reading with coding is probably the best way to maximise the learning from this book.
Marshall requests a basic knowledge of programming and Object Orientated concepts. I would also add that a basic knowledge of C#, .NET and Visual Studio are highly recommended. This book is by no means a ‘C# for Dummies’ style guide. The book is more angled towards .NET 2.0 programmers looking to upgrade, Java (or other OO) programmers looking to switch languages or a Computer Science student who wishes to learn .NET.
To say the least, this book is fantastic. Marshall demonstrates her mastery of .NET in the deep level of knowledge presented in this book. There were a great number of things that I learnt for the first time while reading this book, even basic concepts of C# (did you know that C# has a ?? operator?). The topics presented spread from basic Visual Studio usage to LINQ, delegates and the operations of the .NET Garbage Collector.
I’ve learnt a massive amount from this book, and am much more confident in using some of the new features in .NET 3.5 such as Lambda functions and LINQ. The book also contained quite a lot that I would have never learnt from my self-learning such as the internal workings of the Garbage Collector and using some advanced debugging and profiling tools.
Reading this book was beyond valuable for me. I have improved my coding techniques and now understand other coding examples much easier. I would highly recommend this book to anyone with some experience with Object Orientated languages and techniques who wishes to start coding in C# .NET 3.5.
More info and books at http://www.mspress.com.au/
- Daniel Paoliello
Curtin MSP
Coming soon the Xbox Live in Australia (already out in other countries) is the beta of 1 vs 100. In this adaption of the popular TV show, players get the chance to win up to 10,000 XBL points. The game will be available free to Xbox Live Gold subscribers, so keep an eye out for it!
In other Microsoft gaming news, have you seen Project Natal yet?
Just a reminder that the IEEE Networking Forum is coming up on Thursday 30th July 2009.
In this economy, you want to give yourself the maximum exposure to recruiting companies as possible. The IEEE Networking Forum gives you a chance to talk to future employers and also get valuable information.
Students from all four major universities in Perth will be attending.
Head to http://www.ieeenetworkingforum.org for more info.
Applications have opened again for Microsoft Internships for the engineering roles SDE and SDET.
As posted often on WA MSP, Microsoft Internships are an awesome way to get a headstart in your career, while learning a bunch and having heaps of fun.
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A Real World Experience like No Other. As an intern at Microsoft, you’ll have real responsibility, real work, and real opportunities to jumpstart your career. (You’ll get paid, too!) It’s an experience you’ll never find in a classroom. You’ll be given manageable assignments that you can complete while you’re here, and your efforts will likely take shape in Microsoft products—or be used by Microsoft teams—long after you return to school. And imagine millions of customers, not to mention your classmates, seeing your work! Some interns even parlay their experience into a job offer.
An Opportunity to Shine. Our interns make a real difference. Not by filing paperwork or running errands, but by developing real products. Here, you’ll run your own projects and put your skills to work. This is why our internship program is one of the most successful in the industry. You’ll learn more in 12 weeks than you would in a whole school year. It’s the kind of work that gets noticed by millions of people all over the world. Kind of redefines the whole concept of internships, don’t you think?
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More information and full details can be downloaded at AU Internship 2009
If interested, please send your resume by July 22 to: ausrec@microsoft.com
For a heads up on the Internship process you may also like to read my earlier post at http://www.wamsp.com.au/2008/09/how-to-get-a-microsoft-winter-internship-for-australian-students/
A little good news to brighten your exam-study filled days (’cause everyone is studying for exams now, right? right?) – Windows 7 will be released to manufacturing (i.e. the RTM version) during the second half of July and should hit general availability (i.e. the consumer market) on October 22 of this year!
Check out the Press Release and stay tuned for information on a Windows 7 countdown timer…
It’s rare to have a serious new entry into the search market that makes people sit and up and pay attention. Lately the only one that comes to mind is Wolfram Alpha, although they claim to be aiming at a niche search market rather than directly competing with the likes of Google.
Enter Bing – the new search engine from Microsoft which has now replaced live.com as the default for searching. Sporting not only a new interface and a catchy name (which Microsoft are hoping will become a verb) Bing will help you search the web smarter – allowing you to drill down to the information that you need as quickly as possible. Even though it’s only been around for a number of days it’s already garnered interesting support from the press – and surprisingly positive support from the likes of Steve Wozniak (Apple co-founder).
Can the good roll continue? We can only hope so!
We have posted often about Microsoft’s It’s Not Piracy offer for students, allowing us to get a completely full, legit copy of Office 2007 Ultimate for $75.00.
Making it an even better deal, when you purchase Office for $75 you go into the draw to win $5,000!
The competition ends June 30th, 2009 so get your copy of Office now to go into the draw!
Luke
Aussie MSP Lead
The University of Western Australia
Following on from the success of last year’s Imagine ’08 event, the UWA MSPs will be running a similar session this semester. We will be covering a host of topics, from Microsoft Internship opportunities (how to apply, how to succeed, and what the internship is like) to creating Mashups with MS Popfly, to examining the new Win7 Release Candidate (with plenty of installation DVDs to save you the download). The event will be held at:
4-5 pm Thursday May 14th
Weatherburn Lecture Theatre, UWA
Reservations are not required, we have plenty of seats for everybody. Be sure to come along, the event only goes for an hour, but could see you on your way to Seattle at the end of 2009, or in Egypt for the Imagine Cup Finals; the possibilities really are endless. We will also have prizes and drinks, for you lovers of free stuff. 
See you there!
