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.Net Gadgeteer for Visual Studio 2012 available

paulfo — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 19:14:44 GMT

Available today, download the updated .NET Gadgeteer, including support for Visual Studio 2012 and a host of other new features. http://bit.ly/17wl6qK...(read more)

Teaching Kids Programming - Online Training Course for .NET Developers

paulfo — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:42:15 GMT

This is a great little course to get children programming. Published by PluralSight one of the leading professional programmer training companies. Follow along with the videos You can use Visual C# Express, a free entry level version of Visual Studio...(read more)

The Somersby Store

paulfo — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 12:11:21 GMT

Enjoyed this...(read more)

SciTech Club: First ROV swimming pool tests

paulfo — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 18:46:00 GMT

We had a special meeting of the high school SciTech club this week. Not only did we have an hour, not only were the students allowed to miss another lesson, but we got our Underwater Remotely Operated Vehicles in the swimming pool! And they all worked...(read more)

Code can change the world!

paulfo — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 18:39:19 GMT

I believe code DOES change the world. But to change things you need people. Watch this video to understand why coding is fun, needed and a great way to earn a living! This may be aimed at American school kids, but UK school kids need to do the same and...(read more)

Think Computer Science 2012

paulfo — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 20:01:00 GMT

Together with colleagues from Microsoft UK and Microsoft Research I attended the Think Computer Science event today. Think Computer Science is an annual event by Microsoft Research in Cambridge, to inspire local high school students to follow a scientific...(read more)

First water test of SeaPerch

paulfo — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 20:22:00 GMT

This weekend I was able to test my prototype SeaPerch. The SciTech club is rapidly building their ROVs, so I needed to get on and test my UK version of the US Navy’s SeaPerch project. The SeaPerch is now complete. The control...(read more)

New tool

paulfo — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 19:57:00 GMT

In order to manufacture some custom parts required for one of my submersible projects I have had to purchase a small metal work lathe This will allow me to turn the section headers and seals required by my ‘Robo-Float’. Inspired by the Argo floats , my...(read more)

First SciTech club meeting

paulfo — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 18:37:00 GMT

As the opener for the new high school SciTech club I took along several of my robots: A1DW Eddie Sphero and my DIY Drone’s Quadrocopter All the above robots except for the Quadrocopter are ‘differential drive’ robots. That means they are driven by two...(read more)

New SciTech Club

paulfo — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 17:58:00 GMT

My local high school has invited me to lead a new Science and Technology club. I’ve eagerly accepted the role but now I need to find a project to get the members excited. The club is on a Monday lunch time for only 25mins – not a lot of time – so a project...(read more)

Windows Phone 7Online Conference XNA track

paulfo — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 07:25:52 GMT

We had great fun presenting the XNA sessions for Tech.Days Online Conference last week. From a secret location (just off the M42 J4) a crack team of XNA developers gathered to present four sessions covering Artificial Intelligence, Collision detection...(read more)

Windows Phone 7 beyond the clouds

paulfo — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 18:51:05 GMT

Is this the first Windows Phone 7 handset in the stratosphere? On Friday morning, Southampton university launched a Windows Phone 7 handset in to the upper atmosphere using a helium balloon and logged scientific data using a Windows Phone 7 app and Windows...(read more)

“Know Thy User, for He Is Not Thee”

paulfo — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 06:58:55 GMT

David S. Platt’s first, last and only law of user experience design: “Know Thy User, for He Is Not Thee”. I like this, and enjoyed reading his opinion on the future of applications in the latest MSDN magazine . A point recently underscored extremely well...(read more)

Amazon Kindle now available for Windows Phone 7

paulfo — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 09:31:53 GMT

Yay! Amazon’s Kindle e-reader app is now available on Windows Phone 7. I installed it yesterday and it looks good, recommend you go get it and never be without your Kindle library....(read more)

Big Screen 'byRemote' - for Windows Phone 7

paulfo — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 10:10:18 GMT

Available now for trial + purchase from Windows Marketplace (in 'Music & Videos' category) Based on the great technology developed for the Silverlight 4 desktop client - the Windows Phone 7 native app brings the functionality of byRemote to...(read more)