I received my Netduino today, and I’m sharing it to the world in 720p. For $35, it’s a great way to get back to using .NET Micro Framework.

For a limited time the Netduino comes with the micro USB cable, but you will need to get your own 7.5-12VDC power supply.

The Microsoft DreamSpark website was updated to include Visual Studio 2010 Professional in place of the beta/release candidate of the Ultimate edition. Eligible students can now download it for free!

It’s official. Microsoft announced that the HTC HD2 will not be upgradeable to Windows Phone 7, but recent videos and photos demonstrating otherwise may be giving would-be HD2 buyers false hope.

Arne Hess of the::unwired shows a proof-of-concept on how a video can be faked with tools available from Microsoft.

This can be done with the help of an emulator for Windows Phone 7 on a PC or Tablet and a remote desktop connection: VIDEOVIEW: Windows Phone 7 Series HTC HD2 Port Hands-on - True of Fake?

Downloading Visual C# 2010 Express and .NET Framework 4.0!

Windows Live Messenger seems to have a mind of its own. When using Internet Explorer 8 to go to Windows Live™ websites, it may start by itself. Particularly, I’ve noticed that it pops up in the taskbar when visiting Windows Live Hotmail and Spaces.

Usually, there’s some checkbox hiding in the program options to disable something like this so I stepped through the options in Live Messenger:

I tried unchecking “Automatically run Windows Live Messenger when I log on to Windows,” and restarted, but that didn’t help.

I also tried unchecking “Open Windows Live Messenger when I click a link on a webpage that tries to interact with Windows Live Messenger,” and restarted, but that still didn’t help.

It turns out, this is a “feature”. The good news is it can be disabled from Internet Explorer.

Run Internet Explorer 8. Click on the Tools drop-down menu, and click Manage Add-ons.

Find the Windows Live Add-on. Right click on it, and click Disable.

That should stop Windows Live Messenger from starting in the background.