Hello!
I will introduce myself just in case. My name is Konstantin Kichinsky, I work for Microsoft Russia, or, as we sometimes call it, Microsoft Rus LLC, in an academic group.
What will this blog be about?
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We will write about Microsoft programs and offers for students, graduate students, teachers, and just those who want to improve and strengthen their knowledge of Microsoft technologies, realize their potential, or simply improve the world with the help of modern technologies.
We will write about free training courses, available books and textbooks, competitions and conferences for students, graduate students and young scientists, programs for teachers and educational institutions, internship opportunities, free or discounted access to software, and other initiatives, programs and offers.
In other words, our main goal is to tell about the opportunities that you have, about what we are doing to help you find yourself, to realize your aspirations, dreams (however pathetic it may sound :).
PS We
will not write about
- than Windows 7 is better than Linux or Mac OS X (as well as other great operating systems),
- IE 8 is better than Firefox, Opera or Safari (as well as other great browsers),
- Silverlight is better than Flash or Java FX (as well as other great RIA solutions),
- Virtual PC and Hyper-V are better than VMware (and other great virtualization tools),
- WPF and DirectX are better than QT and OpenGL (as well as other great graphical libraries),
- Xbox 360 is better than Wii or PS3 (as well as other great gaming consoles),
- ...