Friday, May 6, 2011 at 09:23AM 
This article has been around for a while, but it is beautifully written and well worth a read. Particularly if you are doing a First Year Computer Science Course with a Data Structures component…
http://create.msdn.com/en-US/education/catalog/article/data_structures
Thursday, May 5, 2011 at 05:03PM Forgot to mention that a couple of weeks ago one of our students was lucky enough to win an Acer Iconia (which looks awesome) in the Think.Dev weekly awards. All Josh had to do was sign up and submit some applications to Windows Phone Marketplace.
If you fancy some of this action (and who wouldn’t) you can sign up here.
In other Hull student news, Harry Over’s version of Destruction Golf has been riding high in the Windows Phone Marketplace for a while now, getting loads of downloads and comments for what is an on-going development.
A Tip: Don’t wait until all your game levels are complete before putting the game out into the Marketplace. It is very easy to release upgrades to an existing program and quite a few developers are producing “episodic” content where they are releasing new versions at regular intervals.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at 07:15PM There has been a bit of talk lately about Microsoft discontinuing the Zune hardware. I hope they don’t. Although they have not been on sale in Europe I’ve been using the devices pretty much since they came out.
The Zune HD was released a little while back and is a truly lovely device. I’ve played with iPods and other music players, but I prefer the sound of the Zune device, and really like the user interface. I can also use the lovely Zune Pass to get all I can eat music for nine quid a month.
The other thing about the Zune that I like is that it doesn’t seem to age. I’ve got a first generation device and it looks pretty much like it did when I bought it. My iPod on the other hand looks somewhat battle scarred.
Some Apple products seem designed to age badly. The ultra-shiny backs really attract scratches and drive someone like me, who is somewhat obsessive about keeping his stuff looking new, up the wall. They also don’t get the same software support when they grow old. My iPod can’t do lots of things simply because Apple don’t release firmware upgrades for it. In contrast my early Zunes can do everything the brand new ones can, because they have been upgradable all the time.
I’ve just managed to pick up a 64G Zune at a very good price for such a capacious best. It looks lovely and works a treat. If you are looking for a music player with really good sound quality and a nice user interface you could do a lot worse.
Gadgets Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at 09:09AM My Geek Night Windows Phone session in Rhyme is now available for viewing at Channel 9.
http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/DevDays/DevDays-2011-Netherlands/Devdays055
Monday, May 2, 2011 at 10:24PM 
Rob’s recipe for May Day Bank Holiday Happiness
Oh, and stop off in Bainton at the Wolds Village for a cream tea on the way back.
Link, pictures, restaurant 