We are on the University of Otago Information Science Student News Page!

Last week our Microsoft Imagine Cup trophy finally arrived by mail (thanks Paul and Ryan)…Chaks, Jen and I went to the commerce building one afternoon and handed the trophy to Professor Martin Purvis, the HOD (Head of Department) of Information Sci.  We took a few pictures at the time…but didn’t expect it to be online [...]

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Back in Dunedin

I am finally back in Dunedin…the first thing I did was to grab my friend’s XBOX360 and play Rainbow 6   Rainbow 6 is probably the best FPS (First Person Shooting) game I have played so far…if I can use a mouse for the game…that would be even better   Anyway…in the afternoon, my friend [...]

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Why I sold my XBOX360…

A few of my friends ask me why I sold the XBOX 360 that I got from the Imagine Cup Competition…its such a awesome console and a great multimedia center.   Well, there is a reason behind it…and I hope you will understand my choice:
 

The prizes given by Microsoft were great, I love the XBOX 360,but I [...]

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Wallpaper of Microsoft NZ Headquarters

One of the photos I took turned out to be quite good (at least that’s what I think) and I used it as my wallpaper ever since I took it. If you like the photo and wants to use it as your wallpaper, feel free to drop me an email or leave a comment [...]

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Imagine Cup New Zealand Final @ Auckland

Just came back from Auckland yesterday at around 21:30. We managed to get the 2nd place in the final. The team from Waikato got the 1st place; the team from AUT got 3rd.
We began our trip to Auckland at 8:30 on Thursday morning. Mark took us to the airport in his car.(thanks [...]

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Six in the morning…ZZzz

Right now is 6:09 in the morning…I am very sleepy……Vista installation didn’t take a long time, but Visual Studio 2005 did…and the funny thing is, Visual Studio SP1 takes longer to install than the Visual Studio itself…at least that is what happened in my case.  Anyway, I am just going to have a quick nap (can’t say [...]

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Going to Auckland today!

My trip will start at 7:45 at the Arana Dining Hall, (having breakfast with Chaks), then we will head off to the Commerce Building at 8:15 to meet Jen and Mark, where Mark will take us to the airport in his car.(thanks Mark!) Our plane will take off from Dunedin at 9:45 and will [...]

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Microsoft Announces Theme and Location of Worldwide Finals for Imagine Cup 2008

My team mates told me that next year’s theme has been announced…and its about sustainable environment:
Imagine a world where technology enables a sustainable environment. A world where technology is an ally of the planet, not an adversary. A world where software enables us to interpret environmental indicators, predict the outcomes of our actions, improve our [...]

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Information Science News Desk – Student News

Had a look at the Info Sci’s Student News and was quite surprised to find that they knew about us entering the finals since 7th of June!

University of Otago team reaches New Zealand Imagine Cup Software Design Finals Competition.
They will now have a chance to compete to represent NZ in the World Wide Finals in [...]

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Ticket to Auckland Finally Arrived!

Just got an email from Microsoft with our tickets to Auckland. We are leaving on the 21st at 9:45 in the morning, will arrive in Auckland at 11:25. We will be staying in the Heritage Hotel (heard it was one of the best ones) for a night. I have checked out the [...]

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