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1:30PM Angus Kidman | Good news for code-cutting teenagers — Microsoft has extended its DreamSpark program, which offers free copies of its main development tools for education use, to Australian high schools. The program was rolled out for university and TAFE students last year, which has resulted in more than 43,000 downloads from Australia. As we noted when the scheme rolled out, there are some seriously big files involved, so pick your download schedule carefully.
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Microsoft Extends DreamSpark Free Software Program To Aussie High Schools
1:30PM Angus Kidman | Good news for code-cutting teenagers — Microsoft has extended its DreamSpark program, which offers free copies of its main development tools for education use, to Australian high schools. The program was rolled out for university and TAFE students last year, which has resulted in more than 43,000 downloads from Australia. As we noted when the scheme rolled out, there are some seriously big files involved, so pick your download schedule carefully.
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CSS Toolbox Is a Killer Text Editor For Web Designers
8:30AM Adam Pash | Windows only: Free application CSS Toolbox streamlines working with cascading stylesheets (CSS) through auto-completion, syntax highlighting, and several more advanced features that make it stand out from a regular text editor. For those of you who don’t know, CSS files are the building blocks that style the web. CSS Toolbox offers advanced features for building out your stylesheets, including a CSS beautifier, validator, and even compressor. This one isn’t of much use to non-developers, but if you are a designer (or you have any inkling of learning about web design), this app looks like a real winner. On the other hand, if a solid text editor is all you want, check out our Hive Five Best Text Editors. CSS Toolbox is a free download, Windows only. CSS Toolbox [via CNET] More »
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3:08PM Angus Kidman | Microsoft’s DreamSpark program, which offers free copies of its developer software to students, has been extended to Australia. Registered university and TAFE students (there’s a verification process) can download free copies of numerous MS developer tools, including the big hitters Visual Studio and Expression Studio. Of course there’s a not-so-hidden agenda here — encouraging students to develop skills with MS platforms help ensure a corporate appetite for those tools. Nonetheless, those are good skills to have on your resume. (Those tools aren’t small, so download them on campus or near the end of your ISP billing month to avoid chewing up too much of your cap.)
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Free Microsoft developer tools for Aussie university students
3:08PM Angus Kidman | Microsoft’s DreamSpark program, which offers free copies of its developer software to students, has been extended to Australia. Registered university and TAFE students (there’s a verification process) can download free copies of numerous MS developer tools, including the big hitters Visual Studio and Expression Studio. Of course there’s a not-so-hidden agenda here — encouraging students to develop skills with MS platforms help ensure a corporate appetite for those tools. Nonetheless, those are good skills to have on your resume. (Those tools aren’t small, so download them on campus or near the end of your ISP billing month to avoid chewing up too much of your cap.)
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