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    What does the dreamspark software do?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by mtarm1, Oct 27, 2009.

  1. mtarm1

    mtarm1 Notebook Evangelist

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    ok so i have access to dreamspark and i have downloaded server 2008 R2 but am yet to use it but basically what is everything else for? and is it easy to learn and is it worth learning?

    this is whats available
    https://www.dreamspark.com/Products/ProductList.aspx

    CCR DSS Toolkit 2008 R2
    Expression Studio 3
    Robotics Developer Studio 2008 R2
    SQL Server 2008
    SQL Server Express
    Virtual PC
    Visual Basic 2008 Express
    Visual C++ 2008 Express
    Visual C# 2008 Express
    Visual Studio 2008
    Visual Studio 2005
    Visual Web Developer 2008 Express
    Windows Server 2008 R2 (i know what this is for)
    Windows Server 2008 (i know what this is for)
    Windows Server 2003 (i know what this is for)
    XNA Game Studio 3.1


    thanks
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    mtarm1, Oct 27, 2009
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  2. msrie

    msrie Notebook Geek

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    Your supposed to be a student, to get those softwares from there and serials.

    All of them for learning etc...
     
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  3. Bog

    Bog Losing it...

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    Expression Studio 3 is really the only one there that you can just 'pick up' with tutorials and such. It is a high-quality WYSIWYG web page designer, with Expression Blender for use in designing Silverlight applications.
     
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  4. mtarm1

    mtarm1 Notebook Evangelist

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    yer i am a student but im only in my last year of highschool and our school dosnt do any computer courses so i dont know hat any fo them are for or how to use them... i only joined so i can use server 2008 basically but though seeing as though i have acess i might aswell try some of them out... lol

    any more people wanna help me out with the other things... and a little bit dumbed down cos dont really understand alot of this programing stuff if you know what i mean...

    thanks
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    mtarm1, Oct 28, 2009
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