10 Fun Microsoft Facts You Might Not Know

This makes a lot of sense… How-to: Effectively manage your Facebook privacy settings with three simple lists -- Engadget

Hello World! Microsoft Small Basic gets a stable release, aims to inspire a new generation of programmers -- Engadget

Google Pac-Man consumed 4,819,352 hours of time (beyond the 33.6m daily man hours of attention that Google Search gets in a given day) $120,483,800 is the dollar tally, If the average Google user has a COST of $25/hr (note that cost is 1.3 – 2.0 X pay...

You just can’t buy publicity like this. Note to Windows Mobile team – I’m happy to take Windows Phone 7 prototypes to Biergartens across the Northwest if this will help drive the launch. You can even hide it inside a Zune HD 64, although it won’t be much...

The beginning of the end of tree-book text books? Seton Hill University hands out iPads to students -- Engadget

Updates now available to Born to Learn MSL blog – including Live Id login, forums, and MSL calendar. Check it out! Home - Born to Learn

New collaborative tool for teachers! Windows MultiPoint Family

Washington state Attorney General sues DirectTV over deceptive business practices. $30/month too good to be true, and 5.5 point font for small print too small to by naked eye. Go get ‘em McKenna. DirecTV thrives on 'deception,' lawsuit alleges - The Red...

For you MSDN and TechNet elearning customers: Microsoft launches Office 2010 Beta on MSDN, TechNet

IT students from Champlain College build an iPhone app in real time at Learning 2009 conference. http://twitter.com/CClearns The app is called “I’m New” and it’s for new employee orientation. Should be done by Wednesday.

Having recently received a price of over $300 to replace a lost car key, and past experience losing cell phones, cameras, other items that fall out of my pockets and cost a bunch to replace, I signed up today for a Lost and Found Label system. Looks like...

The following SharePoint 2010 Learning Snacks are now available from Microsoft Learning: · Developing Solutions with Microsoft SharePoint 2010 · Experiencing the Microsoft SharePoint 2010 User Interface · Managing and Troubleshooting with Microsoft SharePoint...

Microsoft SnackBox ( www.beta.snackbox.microsoft.com ) just released two new collaborative features: Embed links and shareable URLs. For Windows Live Writer blog software – just copy and past the Embed URL into the Source pane of the blog entry. Viola...

Hang in there guys and girls. Better times are coming. You may want to consider moving to Prague if you want them faster: IT employment should increase by 5.8 million jobs by the end of 2013, compared to the current base of 35.6 million. That growth would...

I spent way too much time this weekend trying to remove the remnants of MyWebTattoo and FastBrowserSearch.com. MyWebTattoo is an application advertised on facebook, which a family member installed, agreeing at the same time to switch the default search...

Match this up with some free Windows 7 online learning , and you’ve got a deal! Microsoft to offer cheap Windows 7 for students | Beyond Binary - CNET News

The first community authored snack – Using Alerts in Microsoft Office SharePoint has been posted to SnackBox. Alerts in Microsoft Office SharePoint

I guess I need to now get a 4th generation, and my 4th, Zune. Anyone wanna buy a 4, 30, or 120 GB model? Zune HD hands-on look, impressions, tears of joy | MP3 Insider - CNET Reviews

Here’s a montage of the Envisioning the Future video series from Office Labs: Watch Video More in this series here .

Thinking of moving from notebook to netbook? Read this survey report article… As Small Notebooks, Netbooks Largely Dash Expectations I’ve had a notebook for about 4 months, so here are my not-so-positive thoughts on the experience: A netbook (at least...

Introducing the SnackBox beta! Microsoft Learning introduces SnackBox, a new place to view and create Silverlight Learning Snacks! http://beta.snackbox.microsoft.com    There’s a vast resource of knowledge out there – SME’s, MCT’s, MCP’s and...

I’m waiting for my local power utility (PSE) to start sending the data feed to HOHM so I can track my energy usage in real-time – but Microsoft Hohm gave me plenty of homework to do while I wait. Completing the Home Profile gets you thinking about the...

I just got my mobile bill from AT&T, and somehow we (members of my family plan) managed to rack up over $100 in text messages this month. At $.20 per, it adds up fast. Can I skip the $30/month for unlimited texting with AT&T and just use a mobile...

Love the background images on the Bing homepage? Here’s an archive of all of the Bing images since the site launch last month… Bing Image Archive