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Those Hip Hop Guys Best of 2013: Top 15 Guilty Pleasures
As we begin our year end review of 2013, we wanted to start off by having a bit of fun before we get a call from Wale and his peoples about our credibility. This list showcases our favorite songs that we like, but we really aren't supposed to like. I know it's called "guilty pleasures", but I don't have any shame my love for any of these records.
Normally we only do a max of ten songs per list, but since there was so much turn up this year, we had to add a few more. And since Jank was too afraid to admit that "Timber" was his favorite song, I had to make up for him. So without further delay, here are our top 15 Guilty Pleasures of 2013.
*FYI...Not a single one of these songs is safe for work or home for that matter. They probably have more objectionable material and language than Cinemax. Listen and watch at your own risk.
15. Kid Ink - "Bad*ss"
This beat knocks so hard that we are all the man (or woman) of the hour when this song comes on.
14. Lil Durk - "Dis Aint What U Want"
Thanks to DJ Avets, I was introduced to Lil Durk and the rawness of this song. I'm still debating if I want it or not. I probably don't.
13. Mike Will Made It ft Miley Cyrus - "23"
As Miley entered into the rap world, she blessed us with this line "I'm Naughty By Nature, like I'm Hip Hop Hooray". Yes.
12. Future - "Sh*t"
This song opitimized this new style of rap where you say your entire lyric so quickly that it fits within a sixteenth note. And at 50bpm, it doesn't get any better/worse. You choose.
11. Webbie - "What I Do"
The king of Wally World had the clubs bangin' with this one.
10. Juicy J - "So Much Money"
I understand if you don't like this song because you are able to count the money you have. People like Juicy and I, we can't count it... And it's not because we can't count. Trust me.
9. Jay Z - "F*ckWithMeYouKnowIGotIt"
You know he got it. Everything. And he ain't sharin'. Sliders on deck!
8. Jason Derulo - "Talk Dirty"
Tell me the horns ain't tight on this record. And you will be forever known as a liar.
7. Problem - "Like Whaaat"
Any song that samples the greatest No Limit record of all time with the greatest lyrics is all good in my book.
6. Steve Aoki - "Boneless"
5. All 100 DJ Mustard "stank bass and whistle" songs
It started with "RIP" from Young Jeezy, then "Act Right" from Yo Gotti and we proceeded to get the same exact beat over and over. I didn't care. I got hype every time. But for the record, here is just a partial list of all those songs. I'm sorry. I'm not sorry.
2 Chainz - "Livin'"
99 Percent - "Yike In It"
DJ Mustard - "Burn Rubber"
Plies - "F*ckin Or What"
Paul Wall - "Tho'd"
Ty Dolla - "Paranoid"
Wiz Khalifa - "STU"
Young Dro - "Strong"
4. 2 Chainz - "I Do It"
I actually liked the first half of his album and this song was a big reason why. Then he said this lyric and my life forever changed... "3 N*ggas with me, Me, Myself and I, God dont like ugly you should testify"
3. YG - My Hitta
We all know the real name of this song and we all know that it's hot, even thouugh only certain people can actually rap this in public without the fear of getting slapped.
2. Disclosure - Latch
Bro, wait for the drop. Thanks to E.Rich, I was introduced to the greatness of Disclosure. They got amazing house much and "Latch" tops the list. Please front on this when the chorus comes in. I dare you.
1. It's a tie! Rich Homie Quan - "Some Type Of Way" & Young Dro "FDB"
It was so hard to choose between these two songs so I didn't. These two will live on forever in my soul. "Some Type Of Way" made us all smooth operating CEOs. Then "FDB" introduced us to the greatest rap dance in the last 20 years and tested the limits of radio edits. How do you have two curse words in a three word song title? Either way, my brain explodes in joy when these songs come on and yours should to.
Klassik continues to shine on new album "Young Rising Phenoms"
This past weekend, in the midst of the most fashionable hats and a few bowties, Klassik released his new album Young Rising Phenoms with some assistance from Fresh Cut Collective, ¡OYE!, B~Free and more special guests. I wasn't able to give the album a full listen before the show, but with the buzz from the lead single "Boogie", I assumed the album would have more of that soul-jazz-funk-electro-stank mix and that the crowd would be hungry for more. I was right.
Fire On Water was packed by 10:30 and each opener just got the place even more amped in anticipation. When Klassik went on, backed by Fresh Cut Collective, it turned into a complete party with every song from the new album performed. Klassik always leaves it all on stage and with Fresh Cut's booming sound, there was no denying that everyone in the room had a dope time throughout the entire performance. And many many props to the bartender who told Klassik to turn the music UP after there was a noise complaint from a neighbor.
The album itself screams Klassik. His extensive music background shines through on every track with the entire album feeling large. At only 40 minutes longs with ten tracks, he really fine tuned his sound to make sure every song has a distinct sound and purpose.
Whether it's the intro instrumental track "Haunts Me" which is a tribute to his deceased father or "This Is That New!" which is his declaration to not fall in line, he grew musically over the short time since his first album In The Making. The songs on YRP knock much harder than his past work and overall are fuller with a new variety of sounds and instruments added into the mix. Yeah, it's some flute action on this.
He didn't forget about his moms who was actually at the album release with his heartfelt tribute to her, aptly entitled "Mothership". The upbeat joint "Light" sounds like the song that Klassik would play if he was DJing his own steppin' party. But "Head's Gone" is hands down the most funkiest song on the album and a nice reminder that sometimes you just have to get away. You will play that and its interlude a bunch of times.
As a lyricist and producer, Klassik is really narrowing down his voice and sound so that he is unique but also inclusive in his style. It's very refreshing and clear that he is trying to make an impact on the music scene here in Milwaukee and beyond. So, check out the album below, make sure you spell his name right (2 K's, no C's) and step ya leather jacket game up people because Klassik is ready.
Download the new Busta Rhymes and Q-Tip mixtape "The Abstract and The Dragon" because you have to
Back with a new cover, the new mixtape from Busta Rhymes and Q-Tip The Abstract and The Dragon dropped today. I listened to it earlier. You will listen to it right now. Yes, it's exactly what you want it to be. With some remixes of old classics, unreleased material and brand spanking new joints, I already know I'll be listening to this well into 2014. Nothing else needs to be said. LISTEN!!!
Busta Rhymes and Q-Tip 'The Abstract and the Dragon' trailer
I've been impatiently waiting for Busta Rhymes and Q-Tip's The Abstract and The Dragon for a few months now. We have already posted the video for their banging first single "Thank You". They recently released a trailer featuring busta rhymes taking a journey through him and Q-Tip's 20 plus year relationship. It's full of vintage performance footage and interviews. The Abstract and The Dragon drops on at Midnight on 12-12-13 (for all the Midnight Marauders). Check out the trailer below then watch the Arsenio clip featured in the trailer in case you didn't get to see that when it happened many moons ago. Man, I am old.
If you are around my age this will probably bring tears to your eyes. They don't do it like this anymore.
Kanye...c'mon son. I know you gotta love this!?!?
Good enough.
The 40 Oz Night brings back old school west coast hip hop tonight at Hotel Foster
If you are a fan of artists like Ice Cube, The DOC, Dr. Dre, DJ Quik, Snoop Dogg (not Snoop Lion) and the Hieroglyphics then the 40 Oz Night is for you. Created by the homie Kid Millions a few years back, we take time out to celebrate some of the best hip hop ever created, that old school west coast hip hop. This time myself, Kid Millions and The Fixer will be on the wheelz of steel and we'll party it up at The Hotel Foster. It goes down at 10pm so don't miss it. And now I'll leave you with one of my favorite old school west coast joints below.
The 40 Oz Night
Hotel Foster
2028 East North Ave
21+, 10pm, $3 cover
Concert Review: Chance the Rapper is playing by his own #NewRules
This past Saturday, 20-year-old Chicagoan Chance the Rapper stopped through Milwaukee on his "Social Experiment" Tour. I expected the show at The Rave to be packed with tons of young fans eager to hear him perform songs from his critically acclaimed 2013 mixtape Acid Rap, especially since those under 21 couldn't get into his first Milwaukee show at Harley Davidson's 110th Anniversary this summer. And yeah, it was packed. What I did not expect was the live band, original video production, full light set up, three separate videographers or his complete command of the stage from beginning to end.
Did I mention he's not signed to a major label and only has released two mixtapes? We'll get to that later. Back to the show.
The energy of the main stage was at its peak as soon as I showed up about ten minutes before Chance went on. As soon as he stormed onto the stage, he took that energy and went off for the next 80 minutes. He kept the crowd hype by not only weaving in between songs people came to hear from both mixtapes, but also by getting his James Brown on. And of course since he's from Chicago, we got to see his footwork off top when he opened with "Good A$$ Intro" from Acid Rap and "Brain Cells" from 10 Day. Whether it was his family tribute "That's Love," the weed joint "Smoke Again" or his pieces on the violence in Chicago "Paranoia" and "Everybody's Something," Chance gave us the full spectrum of his consciousness.
A few songs in, a three-piece band joined him on stage to add to the already melodic liveliness of his songs. His horn player may have got his own spotlight (literally) but the keyboardist wasn't to be outdone as he made a beat on-the-spot using cheers from the crowd that he recorded live. The band continued to be a perfect addition to the show as they did their own renditions of James Blake's "Wilhelm Scream" and Coldplay's "Fix You" with Chance rapping and singing on top. Chance's raspy and rugged singing voice is definitely an acquired taste, but it fits with the vibe of his music so I'll let it slide.
Chance's appreciation and humbleness on the mic was refreshing. Every free second he got, he was genuinely thanking the crowd for the support with a tone of I-can't-believe-this-is-really-happening in his voice. As he continued on with bass heavy songs including "Juice" and "Favorite Song" every hand in the building was up, every voice rapping along. It was then that he left the stage and let the band continue to rock solo because, hey, why have a band if they don't get to shine too?
The video screen behind him was usually filled with his own music videos, abstract art, pictures of him with famous celebs like Madonna and other images from his acid-filled brain. After leaving the stage, the question "Do you want an encore?" popped up on-screen. This of course sent the crowd into a frenzy while the band played their own version of Jay Z's "Encore". He returned and used his last 15 minutes proper by performing a couple songs from each mixtape, a new joint "Paradise" and what he said was actually his favorite song "Cocoa Butter Kisses" (and mine since it features Twista).
At only 20 years-old, Chance already has the total package needed to succeed in music, including showmanship beyond his years. His rising fame, sans label-support, is a testament to this. He's already toured with some of the biggest names in hip hop like Eminem and Kendrick Lamar, performed at Lollapalooza, worked with James Blake and Lil Wayne and is currently on his own nationwide 30+ city tour. It's no wonder he's in no rush to sign to a label or release an "official album".
In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, he responded to their question about signing to a label with this: "There's no reason to. It's a dead industry…The whole point of Acid Rap was just to ask people a question: does the music business side of this dictate what type of project this is? If it's all original music and it's got this much emotion around it and it connects this way with this many people, is it a mixtape? What's an album these days, anyways? 'Cause I didn't sell it, does that mean it's not an official release? So I might not ever drop a for-sale project. Maybe I'll just make my money touring."
If anyone follows the music industry, especially hip hop, it's obvious that artists are making most of their money now through touring. Generally, unless you've already been a successful rapper for a decade or so, profits from album sales go back to the label. (We won't even get into 360 deals.) If Chance is able to successfully tour solo and with other major artists, then what can a label or an official album release offer him outside of more exposure which it seems like he is on the path to getting anyway? It's public knowledge he's talked with plenty of major labels including people like L.A. Reid (Epic/Sony) and Ab-Soul (TDE), but Chance says, "There is still more time...Still more stages to Acid Rap".
What's more telling about him than anything else I've read is this quote from the same Rolling Stone interview, "I don't necessarily feed into the whole newfound-fame type sh*t, or feeling like a different person. If anything, it makes me realize how fleeting and unreal it all is. It's all just about perspective. I just feel like it's not real. It's real, but only in the way it affects those around you. Fame or perceived success – it all comes from groupthink."
This type of self-awareness from a 20-year-old is rare and this is what, hopefully, can lead him to more success. That relaxedness, while literally the entire world is getting thrown in your face, is what every burned out 40-something musician, athlete and reality star probably wishes they had when they started out. Combine this with the fact that his trippy but honest music resonates with the new generation of hip hop fans whose wallets will dictate where hip hop goes in this decade, and it puts Chance in a great position for longevity.
I don't know how he's funding the current tour he's on (especially with the band and stage set up he has), but I do know that this was the best hip hop show I've been to all year — further proof it doesn't take a major label to produce a solid, well-rounded show/tour. And with situations like Rock The Bells getting cancelled, it was a breath of fresh air seeing a younger artist going the extra mile, even when he didn't have to.
So whether you like him or not (and I really don't see why you wouldn't), expect Chance the Rapper to be here for a while. And don't be surprised when other artists start following his #newrules.
Yep, I got this from the sound guy. I'm cool.
New Video: Busta Rhymes and Q-Tip - "Thank You"
So it's official, Busta Rhymes and Q-Tip will be releasing a new mixtape "The Abstract and The Dragon" on December 12th. That means hopefully their new single "Thank You" is just a sign of dope things to come from both of them. It also means they need a new artwork person because, well, just look at it. Either way, this is currently my favorite song (mainly because of the sample) and this video just adds to the freshness. Pay very close attention to 2:35-2:55 as Q-Tip snaps, with the appoval of Kanye.
Dopeness of the Day: Big Once and Trentino drop new video craziness entitled "Threezus"
Coming off the heels of one of the dopest MikiDz show, DJ's Big Once and Trentino aka "BOAT" have been on a roll with their new series of DJ performance videos. Their latest chapter, entitled "Threezus" takes us on a ride through Kanye's latest album "Yeezus" in a way only these two can. Luckily they are both from Chicago so if you want to see them live, they aren't too far away. Hopefully they remove these hats when they DJ out though. Hit play right now and enjoy.
And if you want to see any more episodes, check them out here.
New releases from Milwaukee's Dope Folks Records featuring MF Doom & Lauryn Hill
The good folks over at Dope Folks records have dropped two monumental albums recently. The vinyl only releases, X-Ray Presents: Monster Mixes and Young Zee: Musical Meltdown pt.1 have some a few songs the (hip hop) world is going to want to hear.
Former Monsta Island Czars member X-Ray released his Monster Mixes finally on vinyl. While the whole album is quality, golden era hip hop nobody can pass up a new MF Doom "Doomsday" remix or a Monsta Island Czars track "Run the Sphere". Take a listen below and order the vinyl here.
Former Outsidaz member and once Fugees affiliate, Young Zee releases his 1996 project Musical Meltdown pt.1. Again this is quality "golden era" hip hop that just happens to contain an unreleased track with Ms. Lauryn Hill. I'm pretty sure I would have bought this in '92 had it been available to me. Oh well, better late than never. Check it out below and order the vinyl here.
Check out dozens of other great albums at Dope Folks Records!
Milwaukee's Klassik drops visual for new single 'Boogie'
One of Milwaukee's most successful artists, Klassik, returns with a video for his new single "Boogie". The, Mark Gage directed, video also features Christopher Gilbert and Natalia Taylor dancing to the heavily "MJ" influenced track. "Boogie" will be on Klassik's December album release: Young Rising Phenom (YRP).
The big question I have for Klassik is: "is the tux a rental or did you already own it?". Either way we should talk about it.
A snapshot of the next generation of Milwaukee hip hop: WebsterX, Vonny Del Frecso, Wave Chapelle and $killz
Over the last couple months there has been tons of quality music coming from the Milwaukee hip hop scene. Trying to cover everyone is almost impossible, but for this post I wanted to focus on the younger MCs. The ones that still can't get in the club, so they don't even know if their music is getting spins.
This new generation has it's own style, but as you'll hear below they all have their own distinct sound. Yes, I know there are 500 rappers that I haven't heard yet, and others that I may have missed. That is why I called it a snapshot, because as we all know, Milwaukee is overloaded with talent. Check it.
WebsterX - Desperate Youth
Vonny Del Fresco - Mr Carmack (click the picture to listen)
Clocking in at just a minute and a half, Vonny gives us a taste of his style on "Mr. Carmack". He is always one to find great beats and completely destroy a song with his flow. He's a very humble guy in person, and his project from last year FVVLSE still gets spins in my CD player. From the metaphors, the one-liners, the vibe, and overall feel, Vonny is positioning himself to be the next up.
Wave Chapelle - It'll All Make Sense Soon
Hailing from Milwaukee, but now planted in Memphis for college, 19-year-old Wave Chapelle clearly has been paying attention to music for a long time. His single "Soul Food and Henessey", produced by DJ Charlie White, is so smooth and that smoothness is shown all throughout his mixtape It'll All Make Sense Soon. He worked with DJ Rock Steddy on the project and he stays true to his own tagline "Everything Authentic". DJ Mike Love put me on to him so you know he's for real. Download it here.
$killz - Superman Returnz: Destined 4 Greatness
Ok, lets get the obvious out the way right now... $killz can rap his a** off. Throw on any beat, at any time, at any place and skillz will eat it up. I've personally seen it. From tthe open mics to the outdoors festivals, it's a wrap and I'm genuinely happy for him. This is exactly why over the last year or so, he's been featured on so many Milwaukee hip hop projects. The buzz around him has been growing and it's perfect timing that he just released his latest mixtape Superman Returnz.
With production from Klassik, Ad-Lib, Mammyth and more, the beats on this mixtape knock. Then add the fact that he has Dana Coppa, Yo-Dot, Proph and Logic all featuring on the project, it's clear every can see the talent. He is not shy at all about his claims of being the best, while at the same time putting his life on display through the detailed pictures he paints through his lyrics. At 80 minutes, you get a full CD's worth of music and literally every second of it is filled with his rapid fire flow. Watch out for this dude.
Listen below or download here.
New MKE Music: Yo-Dot is on it and Bobby Drake is hands down on the map
Yo-Dot - I'm On It
Gearing up for his upcoming mixtape to be released next month, Yo-Dot gives us a taste of what's to come with his latest single "I'm On it" featuring Hart Gunther. From Red Mist to Sherman Park Memoirs, Dot's stories of survival and determination seem to be endless but each time we get a new and varied chapter of the story. Maybe he is trying to make it up to us since he was gone for so long. Either way, I'm cool with it so hit play and enjoy.
I've been lucky enough to witness spoken word artist Bobby Drake completely destroy stages around the city for a few years now. And now lucky for all of you, his latest cd is finally here. Taking inspiration from his own life, his many travels across the country performing for, and with, the likes of Dan Vaughn and Harry Belafonte and his upbringing that made him into what he his, Hands Down is a snapshot of all of that and more.
Lead single "Every Day" is the expresso shot you put in your coffee in the morning that drives you to whatever your goals are. And no matter what the topic it may be, whether fatherhood, relationships, religion or your own hangups, each song on the album gives you that boost you need for your own progression. Add in the orchestrated, live drummed music production and guest features by Patrice Downey, D. Ellezey and a personal favorite singer of mine Ozara Ode, and you have a CD that you'll add to your regular rotation.
Get it now on CD baby and while you wait for the download, listen to the remix of "Every Day" below.
Jason Goldwatch directs new Step Brothers video
Celebrated video/film director, Jason Goldwatch, has dropped visuals for the Step Brothers track "Step Masters" off of the forthcoming Lord Steppington LP.
The Step Brothers consists of, underground heavyweight, Evidence and, my favorite living producer, the Alchemist. Check out the hilarious new video below.
Kanye drops hilarious video for "Bound 2"
I recieved this text from local icon , Ku Mays, this morning: "Kanye West's Bound 2 video is hilarious but I'm not sure if he was trying to be funny."
I just watched it and I can assure you that Kanye was being completely serious; as was a topless Kim Kardashian. I get the whole artsy-seductive video style. Unfortunately I can't take either one of them seriously so it does nothing but make me laugh like Dj Bizzon watching Key and Peele episodes. Judge for yourself as Kanye debuts "Bound 2"....on the Ellen show.
Good article Kanye?
1 Hour mix of samples used by J Dilla!
The prodigal son (me) returns after a long needed sabbatical. It wasn't so much a sabbatical as a long hospital visit. I'd fill you all in, but lets be honest; nobody cares. I did, however, find something my fellow beatheads care about involving the best producer of all time...J Dilla.
Nashville's DJ Bowls has dropped a vinyl only mix of samples used by the late/great J Dilla. You can stream it below.
Dope Folks Records releases new mix of rare old school Chicago hip hop
If you know Kid Millions, the man behind Dope Folks Records, then you know his music knowledge, especially in deep underground hip hop, is pretty vast. And lucky for us, he shares that knowledge through mixes he makes. This time, he focused on Chicago hip hop from 1988-1998, hence the title of the mix "88-98 Chicago Mix". While many of the titles below may not be very familiar or popular, it doesn't diminish how dope all these cuts are.
And that is the beauty behind him and what Dope Folks Records is all about. The whole purpose of the label is searching out and reissuing rare and hard to find rap releases. So much music comes out and you are bound to miss something. But Dope Folks has that ear for the good stuff, so it's always exciting when they have a new release.
Kid Millions had this to say on the mix:
"Lately I started arranging my Rap Records by Region so I figured it would be fun to do a mix for each City/ State & Chicago was my first Choice. I also wanted to select records that are under the radar & not as popular to make it a unique mix. Once I was about half way through I quickly realized this will be pt. 1 of 3 volumes because I didn't even dent my Chicago collection! As far as selection goes I wanted to cover a full decade so more people would check it out!"
So with that, no more reading. Hit play and enjoy. Oh yeah, check out the catalog of Dope Folks Records and buy something.
1. EC Illa - Chicago Hip Hop
2. Deep Freeze - City Runnin Shit
3. Fully G - There She Goes Again
4. Infinito - Shadow Hours
5. Definite Vacation 4 Suckas - Blowing up the spot
6. Main Frame - Her,Her & You
7. M.C. Juice - Pressue
8. Sundance - A Better Day
9. B.A.T. - Unspeakable Truth
10. SuperStar Da Kleva - A.D.I.D.A.S.
11. The Ra- I - Rigley Feel
12. Black AG - Honey Hamma ( Released at dopefolksrecords.com)
13. Blade - Get A Load Of Me
14. Pure & Natural - Startin Funky
15. ME & I - The Wrath
New Videos: OXYxMORON goes to the woods and Run The Jewels bring out the clips
Run The Jewels - Banana Clipper
I'm gonna keep this short and sweet today because both of these songs and videos need no introduction. If you haven't heard Run The Jewels yet (the duo of Killer Mike and El-P), where have you been? It's one of the top three albums of the year and "Banana Clipper" is one of the top three songs on the album. With the assistance of Big Boi, they bring that aggressiveness that was all over the album into the screen and it's awesome.
::Boo. Since the embed wont work, here is the link::
OXYxMORON - The Woods
The southern hip hop scene has a lot of successfully rising voices out right now and OXYxMORON is poising themselves to get added to that list. "The Woods" is from their album with the same name that they released last year which was full of smooth southern hip hop soul. For real, cop this album (it's free) and begin to understand why they are next up.
Those Hip-Hop Guys Episode 3: The Radio Show
In episode three of the Those Hip Hop Guys mini-series, Jank and Bizzon are just chillin' at the corner store drinkin' some flavorful drinks. That is until they are interrupted by some loud annoying music that they do not approve of. After watching the video, be sure to read the PSA below.
Those Hip-Hop Guys: Radio by XavierRuffin
Got it yet?
You can prevent this from happening to you and your loved ones. If you are going to listen to the radio, only listen to Those Hip Hop Guys Radio. Every Tuesday night from 9-12 on WMSE 91.7FM we bring you all the new school, old school and local underground hip hop that you love.
Since WMSE is an independent radio station, we get to play what WE want, whenever we want, which is how radio is supposed to be. We wouldn't have it any other way. And thank you to all our loyal listeners and fans who tune in weekly to hear the music, but especially our amazing banter.
If you missed episode one or two, check them out. Stay tuned for episode four...
New Music: Busta Rhymes and Q-Tip make us thank them on new single "Thank You"
This is how you start off a weekend proper. Take a great sample (Alicia Myers' "Thank You") and two MCs who at one point were heads of the game (Busta Rhymes & Q-Tip) and you get their new single. It's been a while since I've been excited to hear a new Busta Rhymes album, but if ELE2 is gonna be like this, I'm with it. Hit play and boogie out the door of your office.
New Music: Fly Union - "Bandwagon"
The Fly Union trio is always coming with some head bangers and "Bandwagon" is no different. If you aren't familiar with the group, listen to this and come back. Produced by Jay Swifa, this joint knocks the speakers out and reminds everyone to get on them now before they blow up. And stay on the lookout for their next album Small Victories.


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For some reason, I am unable to change the Cache location of Bridge CS5.5 outside of my c:\user\ folder. Other drives in the system are not seen by Bridge. This was not the case before. I used to have it in a different dedicated drive. I reset the preferences, deleted the cache but still they do not help. Please help, as my C: Drive is a SSD with limited space and contains OS only! There is no problem with PS or PR, only Bridge.
If it worked before what did you change?
I know there are some problems in Bridge with users relocating temp file to so place other than C drive. Known bug.
Here is a link with similar situation. http://forums.adobe.com/thread/760369


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Stopping Smoking Woop - Hi just wanted a bit of support through the hard time ahead to stop smoking xxx
Sep 30
Today. - I am sick and tired of coughing constantly, my house smelling like smoke, and my husband not wanting to kiss me. I also douse myself with perfume right before work everyday to cover up the smell of smoke. Its only been six hours so far, but I really want to do this...
4 Responses
Nov 20
Might Try And Dispel A Myth To Give Incentive - it's been five years since I quit smoking
not a puff since do not even feel like one the thought makes me sick
the money spent makes me shiver
one thing - I believe I am a calmer person now everyone says that cigarettes help you to...
2 Responses
Oct 5
Almost 2 Months! - I really didn't think I could stop smoking, but still going strong and not even one puff! I'm so proud of me! Woot!
I still have some cravings, but not necessarily for cigarettes, just a general craving for "something" I'm still taking the Chantix...
10 Responses
Nov 3, 2006
10 Days Smoke Free! - I have to admit this is a LOT easier than I thought it would be. Now it's almost like I can't even remember my life as a smoker. I still get cravings but maybe 1 a day that lasts for 5-10 minutes and usually when it happens I get up and start doing stuff to...
8 Responses
Aug 14, 2012
Quittin Poem - Imma quitter quitter,Them cigarettes areDown the ******* And I don't dareTo reach down there!I no longer smell but I can smellI can taste when I tasteI could run and not hack up a lungMy teeth are gittin whiterMy finger stains are goneAnd my wallet is gittin...
16 Responses
May 31, 2011
I Hope It'S Not Too Late. - It's disgusting. I started smoking when I was about the same size as a cigarette. I was eight years old, and the kid down the road convinced me to smoke a cigarette that he had stolen from his dad. I didn't have a coughing fit or get sick, instead I...
11 Responses
May 11
I'm A Quitter. - It's been over 6 months and I'm feeling very strong about it. I've smoked since I was about 16. I'm 26. I've quit a few times, actually. Once for over two years. I guess you could say I was an on and off smoker, sometimes smoking heavily for months, sometimes...
6 Responses
Oct 3, 2011
It's Great to Be Free - I smoked my last cig July 22, 2002. The freedom of being a non-smoker is wonderful. No longer am I under nicotine's deadly thumb!
1 Response
May 30, 2007
Restart. - So today I learned about my old classmate's death. I got nervous or whatever. A mix of retarded feelings, let's say. And yeah, I ended up smoking again. Thinking about this worthless life and myself (hah).
Then my mother suddenly comes back home. The bathroom reeks of...
Sep 12
Day One - My boyfriend went to jail a little over a week ago, and I made the decision to quit smoking since he can't, then when he gets out we will both be able to stay smoke free. Well I attempted to quit cold turkey the day he went in, but was unsuccessful. I was a pack a day...
Sep 8
Been There, Done That! - It's only been a week so I'm a little nervous to make this declaration but feeling pretty confident (especially after the way my week transpired) that I can finally say I am no longer a smoker. Not that I was one to begin with...since I only picked up the...
1 Response
May 26
Day 3 Trying To Keep Up!! - Hi fellasjust a quick update on my progress well it's midnight so i'm going to go day 3 it is, been having serious urges after meals , mood swings throughout, very frustrated but surprisingly very calm and no anxiety for now!! well hope with time this...
1 Response
Aug 19
I Need To Quit Smoking And Stay Stopped. - I have a full supply of patches.. Last Monday I lasted 12 hrs. without a cigarrette.. Today I put on a patch and only lasted 6 and a half hours.. I am a singer/songwriter who is losing the high register of my voice .. as well as a breast...
2 Responses
Aug 31
I Did Not Quit For Myself. - Believe me, I had no intentions of quitting.
It had become such a hard habit to break that I thought nothing could ever make me quit, never ever (*insert evil laugh).
I saw two little pink lines on that test.
But it wasn't then that I...
2 Responses
Nov 12, 2011
The Craving Was Too Great - 3 months ...no cigarettes and this week has been very bad for me....I cheated and smoked a few cigarettes. Back to the e-cig for me.
1 Response
Aug 13
Quit Smoking After 1-2 Pack/Day Habit For 14 Years - My doctor advised me that I should start thinking about quitting smoking, so I thought about it for a couple weeks and then quit. I smoked for 14 years, but because my next health goal was to stop, my doctor prescribed...
Nov 19
Allen Carr Saved My Life. - It's been 24 hrs since my boyfriend and I smoked our last cigarette together. It was after we finished the book ALLEN CARR'S EASYWAY TO STOP SMOKING. I am confident that this time, I am quitting for good. It already feels different than it ever has...
Aug 14
Tomorrow I Change My Life. - I am quitting smoking tomorrow. I have tried many times and not succeeded but I have always felt I lacked support. This time I am hoping to connect with people who might understand and perhaps together we can help each other to be free. :-)
3 Responses
Mar 31, 2012
Day 1 - Today is my first smoke free day in years. I decided that it is time to quit. The morning did not start off the greatest, because I awoke to the smell of cigarette smoke, which didn't help. My husband lit up in our bedroom right next to me. I reminded him that I was...
15 Responses
Jun 6, 2011
Day 1 - I can't stand it! I'm jumping out of my skin and I'm nervous to see my friends who smoke! This is harder than the last time u quit for a year
1 Response
Aug 26
A Really Powerful Ad - I quit almost 24 years ago. Glad I did, after viewing this ad A woman who starred in the highly-effective anti-smoking ads put out by the Centers for Disease Control died of cancer on Tuesday at 53 years old.Terrie Hall faced a long, uphill health...
Sep 17
Horror Movie - I quit smoking, again. About two weeks now. Last time I lived smoke free for two years and this time my partner has quit just before me so hoping it comes easier to forget them forever this time. I was thinking that cigarettes remind me of the horror movie series...
Oct 11
The Journey To 1,000 Miles Begins With One Step, Right? - I just had what I hope will be my last cigarette.
I started when I was an undergraduate in college. All of my friends smoked and whenever we'd go out to bars they thought it was funny to try to get me to smoke with them...
1 Response
Jul 24, 2012
What's That Smell?? - After smoking for 25 of my 42 years of age. I now know what things smell like. And I'm not all together sure that is a good thing! Being a smoker, I knew I couldn't really smell cigarettes, but I thought everything else was basically the same for some reason...
55 Responses
Sep 26, 2006
I Am to Young to Die! - I am a 53 year old single dad of a 16 year old girl in the end game stage of emphysema and COPD, if I am part of the 50 % I can live another 5 years, at this stage even the comon cold can take my life! As young as I am there is so much I can not do and so...
10 Responses
Feb 11, 2009
Quiting Smoking - After 55 years I gave up smoking on September 15th 2010Have not smoked since.Amazing since I smoked at least 20 a day and had tried to give it up previously without doing so!Never going Back!Everything including my clothes are so much fresher and cleaner.People...
1 Response
Dec 1
Well Worth It - I began my smoking in 2002, when I was 18 years old, in college, out of curiosity, when I had my first cigarette. I never got sick of it and had another one the next day later. For many years, I have been smoking on or off at most 2 cigarettes at a time...
6 Responses
Sep 30, 2012
October 1 Is Quit Occasion Number 4...Or Maybe Number 5 - Hi Everyone,
I have been smoking for two years this go-round, but had previously quit many times. Now I am coughing and having wheezy lungs. Been buying cough syrup to control my cough! How messed up is that? I feel...
1 Response
Sep 30
An Easy Recipe For Quitting Smoking - I'm not a licensed physician and I will not be held liable for anything written here, and by choosing to continue to read this you acknowledge that you will take no action against me.
My formula:
Find a replacement substance...
1 Response
Sep 10, 2007
Bought A Pack And Crushed Them All...7 Days Ago - Decided to quit last week and just to make it official and send a clear message to my sick addicted brain..bought a pack and crushed each cigarette one by one....
I had been smoking almost 10-15 cigarettes a day for last 8 years...
1 Response
Sep 22
Day 43!! - Just want to share to help any of the newbies out there...it does get better! I read that if you can get through the first 3 weeks you are pretty much there. That was really helpful advice as I had a goal to focus on and it REALLY did get much easier from there. First...
1 Response
Jul 27
Again - I've quit smoking many times. It's just like the old joke. But I've quit again recently, a little over a week ago. The withdrawal is hitting me bad. I'm coughing up the black stuff and my nose is all stuffed up. I think it's ironic that you get the smoker's cough AFTER...
7 Responses
Mar 1, 2012
I Quit - I have been a non smoker since July 30th 2013. It has been over a month and so far so good. I smoked for over 25 years! You can do it too if you want
1 Response
Sep 8
8 Years, 6 Months and 4 Days Since My Last - cigarette!! I still have cravings occasionally, but I'm still really proud and happy that I quit.
Lesson I learned - you can't quit for anyone but yourself, or you'll never stick to it. It are really truly done with cigarettes, you...
1 Response
Aug 14, 2007
Quitting Smoking. - I have been quit since 2002, it was the hardest thing I ever did. I got pneumonia though and I couldn't breathe. So there I was in the hospital and it was awful, no patches or anything. I thought I would go crazy. Hospital staff were not very understanding...
1 Response
Feb 3, 2012
In two days, i will have not taken a drag of a cigarette for a whole year. I NEVER thought i would be able to quit.
6 Responses
a week ago
Craving - i gave up cigars quite a few times to try and save my lungs, i am asthmatic to start with. now im actually dreaming of those thick Hondurans :(
Aug 27
I Would Love To Quit Smoking - I am 39. Started at 33!!! Who does that??? Have always been a social smoker since college. Could take it or leave it. Now I'm fully addicted. I need to quit for my health as well as to be a better role model for my kids. I NEVER smoke in front of...
3 Responses
Sep 2
GASP! - Just recently, I HAD to quit smoking. Here's why. For a period of about 2 or 3 months I would wake up in the middle of the night and not be able to go back to sleep. At first , I brushed it off on just liking the early hours of the day but as time went on , I could...
3 Responses
Sep 14, 2008
Uhh - I don't know if it's a correct way to describe it but - my nerves are shattered. Cigarettes don't help here, so, I guess, out of desperation I decided to do this little experiment - will not smoking be any good or not? And yes, I think it is good when I don't smoke. Better...
Aug 13
36 Hours Stronger - Well, after 24 years of smoking, I finally quit yesterday. I started taking a new prescription called Chantix that helps you quit by working on a receptor in the brain that cuts the pleasure you receive from smoking.
It's only been about 36 hours...
12 Responses
Sep 15, 2006
I Quit Smoking 5 Days Ago - I quit smoking cold turky 5 days ago, I'm chewing gum, drinking calming tea and taking saint john's wort to try and help with the withdrawl. So things are going better than I thought, im going to start walking more, going to the gym. and focus on all...
4 Responses
Oct 13, 2012
St. Jon's Worth - Has anyone tired taking this when trying to quit. I have read mixed things and was just curious. Thanks!
1 Response
Oct 27
Withdrawl - Support Please! - Hello guys,
I hope that everyone who says they have quit, have actually quit cigarettes. I realised they were bad for me when my father asked for a medical test due to the new life insurance policy he wants to take out for me.
The very day i got...
1 Response
Sep 30
Day 5 . Second Attempt - I put out my last butt on the classic date...new years eve 12/31/2012. I did we'll until my vacation in April when I thought I could just do it a few times and then stop when I got back. I did stop briefly but always managed to have one or two around. So...
Sep 3
Smoke Free For 9 Days - yes 9 days and counting, now to stop the craving of food..
I have smoked 40 years and that is a long long time, now the cravings are getting a little less, but still oh so strong. some things have just required a cig for so long.
Will i stay smoke free...
3 Responses
Nov 18
Quit Today For Good - I quit now for 24 hours and hope i will make it for good and better health. didnt have much cravings for now hope it didnt come hunt me.......
4 Responses
Oct 14
Feel Happy - i used to smoke. but realised how dangerous it was when one of my friend was diagnosed with lung cancer because of smoking thankfully he survived it was like a miracle.it's not that easy but if you tried you can get over smoking
Nov 5
On My 3rd Day - I quit smoking on Sunday- it is now Tuesday. I drove to work this morning with an unlit cigarette in my mouth and the window cracked. My favorite morning activity is the 30 minute drive to work- me and my cigarette... the cool air, the radio, not a care in the...
15 Responses
Dec 12, 2006
Done =D - I smoked my last cig 20 weeks ago today. Thats the longest time Ive stopped since I started smoking at 13.... and I love it =D
I used to smoke almost 2 packs a day... thats a hell of a lot of c rap that was going into me *vom* but now Im feeling great I dont stink nor...
22 Responses
Apr 27
Electronic Cigarettes Worked For Me - I didn't make a note of the date I gave up but it was 2 or 3 years ago. I didn't really want to give up as I enjoyed it so much. Even now, when we see old films, my OH and I reminisce - we Ahhh, they were the Good Old Days, when smoking was...
1 Response
Sep 15, 2012
Woot Woot! - Today is my anniversary of being smoke free for (3) years. I have no cravings to ever go back again.
5 Responses
Nov 6
Arggggggggg - Today is day 1 of quitting for the fifth time. I'm going to strangle someone!!!!
Aug 26
I'm Still Alive! -
Hello My Name is Mitchell, I just found out back in March that I have Emphysema, a irreversible degenerative condition. Unfortunately I found out a little late and my case is very severe. Back on the 25th of March, I went to the hospital with complaints...
3 Responses
May 17, 2010
Marijuana... Long Needed Change - Hi, My name is Benny Lozano, i am 19 years old and i have been smoking pot
for about 3 years now on and off but everyday for the last yr and a half. Now for
some people i have heard smoking weed is very enjoyable and i guess i can remember...
1 Response
Nov 13
I can't stop smoking and it really depresses me. I have a 6 month old and I feel so bad about bringin it around her we all smoke outside here and wash our hands after but I know it's still on our clothes and body. I stopped when I was pregnant then had just a couple after but...
2 Responses
4 days ago
Help! - I've been smoking for about 4 years now and I'm only 17! I love everything about it! But I know I should quit while I'm young! I've read that you can put on weight when you quit and I also don't want to be stressed even more so than I am! Any advise? 😢
7 Responses
Nov 26
Finanally Done - I remember taking one of my moms ciggs when I was about seven, my friends and I would run out to our fort and act like we were inhaling, thought we were cool. Then as I got older I really got addicted. I smoked several packs a day for a while, then I would cut...
1 Response
Nov 20
Ugh... - So I really would like to kick this habit. I lead a healthy lifestyle ... Exercise , been a vegetarian for 20 years ... I do everything as natural as possible but this habit I picked up in college is not letting me go. I quit for one year 2 years ago but bounced back...
1 Response
Nov 25


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Faculty Connection is an online set of real-world resources and shared peer knowledge, the goal of the Faculty Connection site is to put relevant and applicable tools and information at the fingertips of technology educators.
The UK Academic Team is responsible for offering IT students and faculty members free access to software, for enhancing knowledge and skills by providing curriculum materials and other learning opportunities, for helping students achieve their dreams by organizing an international competition, and finally for assisting last year students through career resources and job opportunities at our customers and partners.
With this blog we want to inform you on our latest initiatives.
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August the 1st marked a important day for academic institutions wishing to use/teach Windows 8 in the next academic session.
Windows 8 reached Release to Manufacturing, Windows 8 is now being issued to all PC OEM and manufacturing partners.
More details http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/08/01/releasing-windows-8-august-1-2012.aspx
So over the next few days/weeks you will see the availability of exciting new models of PCs loaded with Windows 8 and online availability of Windows 8 on October 26, 2012.
More details http://windowsteamblog.com/windows/b/bloggingwindows/archive/2012/08/01/windows-8-has-reached-the-rtm-milestone.aspx
Developers can visit the Windows Dev Center to get access to all the tools and resources they need to design, build, and sell apps in the Windows Store. While all apps during the preview phases were free, at RTM developers can begin charging for apps, so those with access to RTM bits will begin to see paid apps appear in the Windows Store.
Also, Windows Server 2012 has been released to manufacturing.
On September 4. That's when Windows Server 2012 will be generally available for evaluation and download by all customers around the world. On that day we will also host an online launch event where our executives, engineers, customers and partners will share more about how Windows Server 2012 can help organizations of all sizes realize the benefits of what we call the Cloud OS. You will be able to learn more about the features and capabilities and connect with experts and peers. You'll also be able to collect points along the way for the chance to win some amazing prizes. You don't want to miss it. Visit this site to save the date for the launch event.
More details http://blogs.technet.com/b/windowsserver/archive/2012/08/01/windows-server-2012-released-to-manufacturing.aspx
Over the past few days I have had a few questions re how does a University go about installing Enterprise apps onto Windows 8 machines without having to setup Microsoft LiveIDs on each of the machines,
As your all aware from the Consumer preview, applications are installed via the Microsoft Store, authentication to the store is based upon your Microsoft LiveID. As a consumer you simply click on the store icon and use the Windows 8 Store to get an application onto Windows 8 Consumer Preview.
However if you are an Enterprise looking to get Metro applications onto your employees/students or lab Windows 8 desktops then you will likely want to do it more directly.
Which is where "sideloading" fits in.
Microsoft Technet has detailed documentation on Windows 8 Sideloading to add and remove line-of-business (LOB) Metro style apps
In brief:
At which point installing an app is as simple as
add-appxpackage C:\app1.appx
Additionally you can also remove apps via this process
Remove-appxpackage C:\app1.apx
More details on the Windows Store can be found here
And Building Windows 8 blog
Due to the number of comments I have had on this post, I just wanted to confirm what products will be available under DreamSpark for students.
MSDN Subscriber Downloads: August 15th, 2012
Visual Studio 2012 and Windows 8 are available as of, August 15th, on MSDN Subscriber Downloads to DreamSpark Subscribers.
To confirm DreamSpark Premium Subscription Program Administrators may follow these steps to get immediate access to the software:
1) Visit http://msdn.microsoft.com/subscriptions/downloads
2) Sign in with the Windows Live ID associated with their DreamSpark Subscription
3) Search for the product of choice and click on "Download"
4) To acquire product keys the administrator may click on "Product Keys" and "Get Key" for applicable SKUs.
a. Note: Not all Visual Studio 2012 SKUs require a product key.
5) The file will be downloaded in .iso format.
a. Click here for instructions on how to use .iso files.
Please see the SKU Availability Matrix below for specifics on which products will be available on DreamSpark.com, and through DreamSprk Premium ELMS Institutional WebStores. The SKUs highlighted in red will be available starting August 25th, with the remaining releasing in a week thereafter, To confirm, Windows desktop operating systems are only available to students at education institutions which have purchased a DreamSpark premium subscription for STEM based disciplines .
Note: these SKUs will be available in the following languages on the 25th, English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese-Brazil, Russian, Chinese Simplified, and Chinese Traditional, with rolling releases of additional languages following on a week after:
For Visual Studio SKUs a separate Portuguese-Brazil language pack will be required, and will also be available on the 25th.
Subscription Level
Product SKU
DreamSpark Premium
Visual Studio Professional 2012
Visual Studio Express 2012 for Web
Visual Studio Express 2012 for Windows
Visual Studio Premium 2012
Visual Studio Ultimate 2012
Visual Studio TFS Express 2012
Visual Studio TFS Server 2012
Team Explorer for Visual Studio 2012
Team Explorer Everywhere for TFS
Windows 8
Windows 8 Debug/Checked Build
Windows 8 Enterprise
As you are all aware, last weekend was Uni Jam 2012, at Nottingham Trent University.
Presentation from the welcome keynote and announcement of the theme.
Setting up at Inter Uni Game Jam
Students from the following universities attended the event:
Nottingham Trent University
University of Nottingham
Kingston University
City University London
University of Derby
University of York
University of Warwick
Anglia Ruskin University
It is clear from the video footage taken during the event that the general atmosphere was great. The attendees were upbeat and enthused about the opportunity with everyone smiling even in the middle of the night people. Even in cases where development was being halted by bugs and other issues, all the students managed to stay positive and enjoy themselves.
Another highlight was when a member of the team from Warwick University offered to help the 2 man team (from Kingston and London City University) with a maths problem. This goes a long way to showing that although it was a competition, the spirit of the event was friendly and students from different universities were able to work together to create brilliant games.
A quote from the DevSoc Facebook page following the event was "I came to Uni in October, hoping to be able to learn how to make games, and with DevSoc, I successfully made one after a month. Can't argue with that!!!" This is what the vision for the game jam was all about, so feedback like this has made all the work worthwhile.
Full videos of the event and interviews with the teams can be found at http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCElCpSPU28MP_e3IhDerJ-A
Inter Uni Game Jam 2012 Winners
Prizes were awarded by the judges as follows:
Accessibility - NTU DevSoc (Patrick Merritt, Paul White, Eamonn Hayden, Charlotte Ash) Windows Phone 7/8, XNA MonoGame
Game Play - NTU DevSoc (Luke Shires, Alex Roberts, Nick Powell, Charlotte Neill, Russell Claxton) Windows 8 XNA MonoGame
Graphics - University of York (Samuel Twidale, Joe Williamson, Tom Rosling) Flash
Innovation - Anglia Ruskin University (Ed Horsey, James Roberts, Kieran Linnie, Owen Westfield Bell) Unity
Windows 8/Windows Phone - NTU DevSoc (Luke Shires, Alex Roberts, Nick Powell, Charlotte Neill, Russell Claxton) Windows 8
People's Choice - NTU DevSoc (Luke Shires, Alex Roberts, Nick Powell, Charlotte Neill, Russell Claxton) Windows 8
Random Prize Draw for a Windows Nokia Lumia Phone - NTU DevSoc (Eamonn Hayden)
This event would not have been a success without all the support we have received from third parties. Our thanks go to:
Nottingham Trent University – Dev Soc's Alex Close and his excellent organisation, huge thanks to the Computer Science Department for providing on going support through the planning and running of the event and providing us with an excellent venue.
Stewards and Nottingham Trent DevSoc team – For volunteering their time to help run the jam. Some stayed awake for the whole 24 hours to make sure they could help if they were needed.
Microsoft - For sponsoring the Windows 8/Windows Phone category, Peoples choice category and random prize draw.
Pocketeers - For sponsoring for the Innovation prize category.
Marmalade - For sponsoring the Game Play prize category.
Desura + Indie Royale - For sponsoring the Innovation prize category.
Pololu – For sponsoring the Accessibility prize category.
Rebellion + 2000AD - For sponsoring the Graphics prize category.
Insane Dev (Steven Batchelor-Manning) - For sponsoring the Accessibility prize category and coming down to the venue to show support.
Dynamite Jack – For sponsoring the Graphics, Innovation, Accessibility and Game Play prize categories.
Wiseman Designs - For providing treats for all competitors in the form of Haribo and Freddos.
Fellow judges
Mode7 Games (Paul Taylor) - For judging the competition and providing a Frozen Synapse key to everyone who participated in the event.
David Smith - For judging the competition and providing ongoing support throughout the competition.
So get publishing apps and creating a portfolios here are some useful takeaways
Games are the #1 download and #1 money making app category so get developing!
Pick your niche, grow from there have a look at the excellent things www.devsoc.co.uk have achieved.
XNA and MonoGame provides a solution to get your existing XNA assets and games running as a Windows 8 Store App
MonoGame provides a cross platform solution so that you can leverage your existing XNA development effort, across multiple marketplaces to develop a portfolio of games across platforms
Follow the certification guidelines (WACK) to make your app Windows 8 Store ready and use your www.DreamSpark.com Free windows phone and Windows 8 developer accounts to publish your titles to store.
Enter as many competitions and Game Jams to grow your experiences also enter competitions such as www.imaginecup.com for teams and http://www.aswift.com/searchforastar for individuals.
Useful Resources and links
http://www.ubelly.com/gaming Building Windows 8 Games
http://www.microsoft.com/uk/msdn/windows8/ Windows 8 UK Camps and Training Events
http://bit.ly/GJ_W8Samples Windows 8 Samples http://dev.windows.com Windows 8 developer resources
http://dev.windowsphone.com Windows Phone 8 developer resources
http://www.monogame.net MonoGame
http://monogame.codeplex.com MonoGame Installer for Windows
http://www.github.com/mono/MonoGame Git Resource
counts as credit toward the following certification(s):
Use code : HTMLJMP for a free exam credit, the exam will normally cost £99.
After passing 70-480, you will be given a certification for Microsoft Specialist and this is one of the three exams which will ultimately certify you as MCSD (Microsoft Certified Solution Developer).
MCSD is one tier above MCSA (Associate) and is a respectable title in the field of web development.
Exam registration: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/exam.aspx?id=70-480 Link for free online training: https://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/tracks/developing-html5-apps-jump-start?o=1943 Link to MCSD page: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/certification/mcsd.aspx
This offer is available for a limited time only until March 2013 and is open to IT Academy members also so all students undertaking a course can sit a free exam at any prometric testing centre.
Last week I attend a number of events, which involved discussions in relation to using Windows 8 with a Keyboard and mouse. I mentioned the fact that Microsoft had introduced a suite of keyboard shortcuts to help you manage its classic and metro interfaces.
So here is the list of Windows 8 keyboard shortcuts
For more details on Windows 8 see.
Developing Apps for Windows 8
Download Windows 8 Consumer Preview
Building Windows 8 Blog
Windows Store Blog
One of the questions I have had this week, is from Mobile development course leaders, how they can teach, Windows Phone, iOS and Android in the same lab?
For the first time ever, you can write native iOS apps in Visual Studio using C#.
So I know a number of academics love Resharper, Team Foundation Server, and the entire Visual Studio ecosystem, so hopefully the following information will make your life is now complete.
Another key aspect of mobile development is code portability simply put the Sharing code between iOS, Android and Windows and with the Xamarin iOS plug this has just got a whole lot easier.
Xamarin iOS for Visual Studio allows iOS applications to be written and tested on Windows computers, with a networked Mac providing the build and deployment service.
This article covers the steps to install and configure the Xamarin iOS tools on each computer, in order to build iOS applications using Visual Studio.
Developing for iOS inside Visual Studio provides a number of benefits:
Xamarin.iOS for Visual Studio supports configurations where Visual Studio is running inside a Windows virtual machine on a Mac (eg. using Parallels or VMWare).
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So its now the summer holidays, well its the perfect time to get skilled up for Windows 8, to do this you will need to be fully prepared. To confirm RTM of Windows 8 has been confirmed for August and General Release for Oct 2012.
So to help you get prepared we have created a 6 week plan for you.The plan is based on a minimum of 10 hours study time per week. The better prepared you are the better you will do with implementing Windows 8 within your curricula or even simply having the discussion with students using Windows 8 next term.
From a Microsoft perspective we have a massive amount of materials to help you prepare and create a very comprehensive application and we provide you with the suite of Tools and Documentation to help you create their very first Metro 8 App.
Additionally we have also made available a large array of Samples, Examples and Templates as well as Video tutorials and blogs. If you follow these you will find the path to releasing your first game or application for Windows 8.
Apps can be written in C#, C++, HTML or even using a new bespoke tool aimed at Designers. The most import thing is to start right now, read and work your way through the plan, install Windows 8 and the Metro SDK and start developing.
So here is the six week plan for Windows 8 development.
1. Introduction
a. What is a Windows 8 Metro App, click Here
b. A great intro Blog for you, click Here c. Understand the UX Guidelines click Here
b. A great intro Blog for you, click Here
c. Understand the UX Guidelines click Here
2. Getting started with Metro style apps, click Here
a. Installing Windows 8
b. Download and install SDK & Dev Tools
3. Get the Developer Licence, Click Here
a. Install the" Windows 8 camp in a box", click Here
b. Quickly get an overview of all the presentations
4. Choose your preferred Development environment/Language
a. JavaScript and HTML (recommended for Designers & Artists)
b. Download relevant documentation, click Here
c. C#, Visual Basic and XAML (recommended for Designers & Artists)
d Download relevant documentation, click Here
e. C++ and DirectX (recommended for Programmers or teams with Programmers in)
f. Download relevant documentation, click Here
5. Understanding What makes a great Metro app, click Here
6. Planning your first App, click Here
a. Planning for Monetisation, click Here
b. Planning for Quality and Certification, click Here
c. Planning for different devices, click Here
d. Plan for a Global Market, click Here
e. Plan for Usability, click Here and Here
1. Review available Templates and sample Apps, click Here and Here
2. Take a look at the Samples and Examples in the Windows 8 Camp in a box
a. Work through these Examples
3. Take a look at the Windows 8 Faculty game examples, click Here
a. Consider how you could use these examples to create your own game
4. Download Designer PSD's, click Here
5. Play, with your chosen development
a. Set up Visual Studios
b. Work through a simple "Hello World", style tutorial
c. C++, click Here
d. HTML5/Javascript, click Here
e. Visual Basic, click Here f. C#, click Here
e. Visual Basic, click Here
f. C#, click Here
f. Get your development processed organised and ready to go
6. Plan and design your first simple app,
7. Create it
1. Re-review progress so far, and create second more complicated app
2. Further reading on what makes a great Metro App, click Here
3. Looking at ways to speed up your development, click Here
4. Using Blend, click Here and Here
5. Continue with your chosen Development training
a. C++, click Here
b. HTML5/Javascript, click Here
c. Visual Basic, click Here d. C#, click Here
c. Visual Basic, click Here
d. C#, click Here
1. Continue with your detailed studies and tutorials
2. Watch as many YouTube Tutorials and App sample videos as you can
3. Advanced considerations, click Here
a. Selling apps
b. Concepts and architecture
c. API reference
d. End-to-end apps.
2. Planning for the Assessments or Developing Games
a. Some Great Game building Links, click Here
b. How to Design a great Metro 8 Game, click Here
c. More Game / Entertainment considerations, click Here
2. Finally, understand about Metro 8 App Publishing, click Here
a. Market Opportunity
b. Designed for discovery
c. Flexible business models
d. Uber-transparency
e. Best economics
Microsoft's official Metro 8 App site
Microsoft's UK Student and Faculty resources
A complete list of resources for METRO Windows 8 Developers
Microsoft's App Publishing – Declaring capabilities
· Manifest Designer
· How to specify capabilities in a package manifest.
Intro to Window 8 & the App store
One on One style tutorial Webcasts on Metro 8 development
BUILD Conference Resources
Designing for Windows
UX GuideLines
Windows User Experience Training
Windows Camp Resources
Additional Videos
Windows 8 Consumer Preview Download
Windows 8 Consumer Preview download (web installer or ISO's), videos, and FAQ's.
Developer downloads for Metro style apps
Visual Studio 11 Express and the Windows 8 SDK + all the extra tools and SDK's for Metro style app development.
Design assets for Metro style apps
100+ Photoshop files with common controls, shell components, tiles, icons, animation clips, color wheel references, and more.
Metro style app developer content
Windows Dev Center home
Links to Metro style app, Desktop app, Hardware, and IE development.
Metro style app development home
Links to key resources for designing, developing, and selling Metro style apps.
Product guide for developers
Windows 8 Consumer Preview Product Guide for Developers.
Official documentation
Comprehensive docs, articles, quickstarts, roadmaps, tutorials, checklists, developer agreements, and whitepapers covering all aspects of app design, development, and selling:
· Getting started
· Planning apps
· Designing UX for apps
· Developing apps
· Packaging apps
· Debugging and testing apps
· Selling apps
· API reference
· Concepts and architecture
· Language reference
· End-to-end apps
Design resources
Design principles, UX design patterns, detailed UX guidelines, downloadable design assets, assessing usability.
Selling apps in the Windows Store
Windows Store markets, developer agreements, and checklists to prepare.
Visual Studio Express and the Windows 8 SDK + extra tools and SDK's for Metro style app development.
Metro style app samples
Over 200 official samples from Microsoft are available in multiple programming languages. You can copy code inline, upload new code, rate, and leave comments.
Developer forums
Developer forums for Metro style apps covering designing, developing, and selling apps.
Blogs for developers
Blog Name
Building Windows 8 blog (B8)
An inside look at how, what, and why different features of Windows 8 are being built. This blog is written by Windows President Steven Sinofsky together with members of the Windows engineering team.
Windows Store blog for developers
All about doing business in the Windows Store. Members of the engineering team who've built the Windows Store write posts along with Antoine Leblond, Vice President of Windows Web Services.
Windows 8 app developer blog (D8)
Explores best practices for coding and designing Metro style apps. It is written by the team of developers who are building Windows 8.
IE blog
Windows Internet Explorer Engineering Team Blog.
Inside Windows Live blog
http://windowsteamblog.com/ windows_live/b/windowslive/
The engineering being Hotmail, Messenger, SkyDrive, and Windows Live.
Visual Studio Blog
The official source of product insight from the Visual Studio Engineering Team.
The Windows Blog
Consumer and general interest topics.
With the announcement that you can run Hyper-V on the Windows 8 client. I have had a lot of questions regarding this? I did do a post back in August explaining the process of checking your PC estate for SLAT Support see http://blogs.msdn.com/b/uk_faculty_connection/archive/2012/08/31/if-your-thinking-of-installing-windows-8-are-your-labs-machine-capable.aspx
A number of people have reported simple having problems running Hyper-V on a Windows 8 client as it requires SLAT to run Hyper-V.
Running Hyper-V on Windows Server 2012 does *not* require SLAT but most institutions don't want to install a server OS as a desktop operating system. SLAT is a feature of the CPU. It is called "Rapid Virtualization Indexing (RVI)", and has been called Extended Page Tables (EPT) by Intel and Nested Page Tables (NPT) by AMD.
You can use Wikipedia to look up Intel Nehalem and AMD NPT:
Processors that support SLAT
For AMD machines you can look up the supported models at http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles/Pages/GPU120AMDRVICPUsHyperVWin8.aspx
Tools for testing for SLAT Microsoft's Mark Russinovich has also created a really nice utility coreinfo.exe You can simply run coreinfo.ext and it will detect EPT and NPT (SLAT) support on your CPU.
To test your machine, simply download coreinfo.exe from Microsoft Sysinternals http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/cc835722 and use the coreinfo -v switch to list the features. An asterisk * next to a feature indicates that it is supported. A minus sign - indicates no support for that feature. Note: Coreinfo must be executed on a system without a hypervisor running for accurate results and under a administrator account on Windows 8. For example here is a screenshot from my Lenovo X200 series tablet
"*" means the feature is present
"-" means it is missing
Alternatively, you can use Windows PowerShell to capture your specific CPU model this could be scripted to report the state of your entire PC labs or cluster estate the PowerShell command is gwmi win32_processor
NOTE: Be sure to include the specific family/model/stepping since different processor revisions may have different feature sets.
I have a had a number of questions last week, from some of the UK's University Gaming Students and Academics re Windows 8.
Over the past few weeks as part of my UK tour with Aardvark Swift recruitment, I have been highlighting the opportunity of students building portfolio's and publishing apps on Windows 8 Store to demonstrate their abilities to help them gain employment see the PowerPoint deck below.
For more resources on Windows 8 development see http://www.ubelly.com/gaming
If your interested in attending a free Windows 8 developer camp see http://www.microsoft.com/uk/msdn/windows8
Game/App prototyping
One of the questions, I was asked last week was how can student use tools to develop prototypes and proof of concepts for academic activities, I wanted to share with you the following templates for PowerPoint. Using these templates, you can quickly put together a Windows 8 app layout and iterate on it. All elements in the set are based upon regular PowerPoint vector shapes, and are fully editable and customizable.
As anyone who has seen one of my presentations, PowerPoint is a really great rapid prototyping tool its slide-by-slide approach allows you to present a flow and tell a story with your designs. You can even create basic clickable prototypes by adding hyperlinks between slides. Furthermore, PowerPoint is available on almost every computer, including the new Windows Surface devices that run Windows RT, and is fairly simple to get started with.
Download the Templates For Free!
The wireframing set is available as a .pptx file (for PowerPoint 2007 or newer) that you can download using the link below:
It is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. You can therefore use it any way you want, private or commercial, just as long as you distribute the resulting work under the same license and give proper credit to the original creators:
Example grid page displaying item previews arranged in groups.
Example page displaying details for a single group with previews for each item in the group.
Example page displaying one item in detail.
Example page displaying a list of items and the details for the selected item.
Example of a Metro app in snapped view state.
Example of an app in fill view state.
Collection of common UI controls (part 1): button, text box, list box, check box, radio button, toggle switch, etc.
Collection of common UI controls (part 2): search box, date/time picker, slider, progress bar, scrollbar, etc.
Grid view (with groups).
List view and charms bar.
App header, app bar, and toast.
Message dialog.
Text styles.
240 app icons (part 1).
240 app icons (part 2).
Touch gestures.
While you can build great prototypes with FREE tools and PowerPoint, you may find yourself wanting the templates to be in a format that is easier to search through.
In this case, I can highly recommend taking a look at PowerMockup, an add-on for PowerPoint.
PowerMockup provides a searchable library of wireframe elements that can easily be dragged and dropped onto a slide. Best of all, the tool allows you to add your own creations to the library and share them with others.
Andreas Wulf, www.powermockup.com has created these FREE additions
After downloading the files, switch to the "PowerMockup" tab in the PowerPoint Ribbon bar, click on "Import Files", and select the downloaded .pmst files. Here is a screenshot of how it will look like after you have imported the templates:
All elements, including the icons, are properly named and tagged, making them easily searchable.
I hope you enjoy the set!
Source: http://designmodo.com/windows-8-wireframe/#ixzz2DGKTR0dv


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Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) on his push for higher capital surcharges for big banks from regulators.
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I actually I just the first question is doesn't -- -- the big banks already meet the criteria.
Outlined in the Basel III agreement.
They do we're talking about going beyond that.
I'm not sure exactly how much would be the right amount but we're talking about going beyond that requirement I don't think Basil three -- -- that capital cushion.
We need for future contingencies I also don't think it equal losses the playing field because.
Too big to fail which is not dead it's alive and well unfortunately it's really institutionalized.
By Dodd-Frank.
Is the mega banks and advantage including cheaper capital calls.
But senator in this economy which you know continues to struggle to get a foothold -- -- is low credit is hard to get.
You could argue could near the banks should be reducing their capital at a time like this.
Well look I think we need to look to the future and and think about safety and soundness not have another crisis.
But also banks aren't lending a whole lot as it is I don't I don't think the capital margin is a huge -- there I think there would still be.
Plenty of liquidity and capital to land and it's a function of deals that make sense.
But even increase the levels -- a certain point but they have to cold in loans and sell off assets in order to meet those requirements and other could be if phase in period so that it wouldn't have to have dramatic action could be phased ban.
Over time I think the good news is that after we sent our lettering in the Fed as you -- announced an extension of the comment period on this.
Very issued by over a month.
So I hope that means they're taking this serious -- looking at it.
Very carefully.
So you've been I have written some previous statements you say the mr.
Bernanke the Fed really has missed a huge opportunity is you put it.
To address the too too big to fail issue do you believe that.
Yes so far so far what we've seen as an avalanche of new.
Very complicated often confusing.
I don't think that makes -- much safer at all.
I think are simpler more systemic changes like.
Increase capital requirements for the mega banks would be much more effective doing not think this avalanche.
Of confusing regulation.
Adds a whole lot more cost than it does security or safety.
Do you get the sense that mr.
Bernanke is somewhat hesitant to impose this extra charge on the -- the biggest banks.
We're certainly has been today but again the fact that they extended.
They're comment -- on this very issue after receiving our letter I hope is a positive sign from a policy point of view that I'm advocating.
Does it make the banks less competitive in some sense and other.
You know certainly there arguing that again I think safety and soundness including for the taxpayer has to come first.
And I also think we can still handle the needs of the economy.
Even with these capital requirements it may take more than one bank to participate in bigger deals but that -- very doable.
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For the song by Selena Gomez, see Bang Bang Bang (Selena Gomez & the Scene song). For the song by Christina Perri, see lovestrong..
"Bang Bang Bang"
Single by Mark Ronson & The Business Intl. featuring Q-Tip and MNDR
from the album Record Collection
9 July 2010
CD, Digital download, 12" vinyl
Synthpop, alternative hip hop
4:05 (Single version),
3:54 (Album version)
Nick Hodgson, Mark Ronson, Homer Steinweiss, Alex Greenwald, Amanda Warner, Peter Wade Keusch, Kamaal Fareed
Mark Ronson, Q-Tip
Mark Ronson singles chronology
"Wake Up Call (Remix)",
"Bang Bang Bang",
"The Bike Song",
Q-Tip singles chronology
"Bang Bang Bang",
MNDR singles chronology
"Bang Bang Bang",
"Bang Bang Bang" is the first single taken from Record Collection, the third studio album by Mark Ronson, released under the moniker Mark Ronson & The Business Intl. The song features rapper Q-Tip and singer Amanda Warner of MNDR. It was released on 9 July 2010 in the UK. The song is based on the popular French Canadian children's song "Alouette", which means "skylark". The chorus directly references lyrics from "Alouette" including the line "Je te plumerai la tête", which means "I shall pluck your head". The beginning of the music video also depicts a young girl singing the opening lines to 'Alouette'.
1 Music video,
2 Critical reception,
3 Chart performance
3.1 Year-end charts,
4 Releases,
5 Usage in media,
6 References,
7 External links,
Music video:
The music video was directed by Warren Fu.
Daniel Kreps from Rolling Stone described the video as,
Bookended by two seemingly unrelated pieces of footage - a fictitious retro commercial for sandwich spread and a dramatic tennis match - "Bang Bang Bang" stars Ronson as the guest on an offbeat, '70s-style Japanese talk show. When he's asked to chat about his music, Ronson transforms into a smooth Bryan Ferry figure and hops behind a bank of synthesisers to perform his latest composition. The clip is equal parts American Bandstand and Tron - and the most effective time-capsule music video since Snoop Dogg resurrected the Rick James era with "Sexual Eruption."
Critical reception:
Anthony Hill from Clickmusic describes "Bang Bang Bang" as having "the impromptu charm and inexorable appeal of a 1980s New York block party." Hill further comments, "'Un, deux, trois,' slams the intro, revealing the exact number of seconds it takes Mark Ronson's latest effort to gatecrash its way into the brain. Once lodged among the neurons, it deftly impels every muscle and limb to move spasmodically to its infectious beat."
In February 2011, music video blog Yes, We've Got a Video! ranked the song's music video at number 9 in their top 30 videos of 2010, adding that "there's plenty to be enjoyed in basically every second of this."
Chart performance:
"Bang Bang Bang" first debuted on the Irish Singles Chart at number 20 on 15 July 2010. The following week the single climbed 2 places to a peak of number 18. The single also debuted on the UK Singles Chart on 18 July 2010 at number 6, marking Ronson's fourth Top 10 hit and third most successful single to date.
Chart (2010)
Australia (ARIA)
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)
Denmark Airplay (Tracklisten)
Germany (Media Control AG)
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)
Ireland (IRMA)
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)
Year-end charts:
Chart (2010)
UK Singles Chart
"Bang Bang Bang"
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A sample of "Bang Bang Bang"
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Amazon digital download
"Bang Bang Bang",
"Bang Bang Bang" (The Count & Sinden Remix),
iTunes digital download
"Bang Bang Bang",
"Bang Bang Bang" (The Count & Sinden Remix),
"Bang Bang Bang" (Russ Chimes Remix),
12" vinyl/Maxi single
"Bang Bang Bang" (album version),
"Bang Bang Bang" (Russ Chimes Remix),
"Bang Bang Bang" (The Count & Sinden Remix),
"Bang Bang Bang" (SBTRKT Remix),
Usage in media:
The song was featured on the season 4, episode 12 of Gossip Girl, on the season 3, episode 15 of 90210 and on the season 11, episode 9 of CSI: Las Vegas. It was also featured on season 7, episode 8 of Entourage. The song was also played in the 2011 comedy No Strings Attached and appears on its soundtrack. It was used diegetically during the warehouse party scene of season 1, episode 7 of Girls. The song was used by E4 to promote the sixth series of Big Bang Theory.
The song is featured in the soundtrack of the PlayStation Vita game Lumines Electronic Symphony.
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