Holy Moly - Free Microsoft Software

I was just notified of a new program Microsoft has unveiled. Called "DreamSpark," it is essentially a way for specific organizations to have free access to a number of Microsoft files. The article announcing the news is available here, but the real news is that UMBC is involved. UMBC students can have access to all of these titles simply by entering their myUMBC username and password.

UPDATE: To clarify on actually logging in - you have to be signed in with a Windows Live account. If you already have one just use that; otherwise you can quickly create one. After that, you can go to any product page and the "Verify" link will now be available. Click that and select your region, country, and school (we're listed as University of Maryland, Baltimore County). It will then prompt you to log in via myUMBC and all of the software will now be available for download. If you have any problems with this process post in the comments and one of us will try to help out.

A complete list of the available software can be accessed here, and includes titles like Windows Server 2003 and XNA Game Development studio.

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