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Friday, March 06, 2009 11:46 AM

5 Things that Might Surprise you from Microsoft

Viral just pointed this out to our team….It’s an article from PC World that highlights 5 web services that you might not necessarily know about but should do – not just because of what they can do but the fact that they are free: 1) Windows Live SkyDrive
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Friday, August 22, 2008 9:46 AM

Photosynth now officially launched

Photosynth is ready to use! We announced the general availability on the 21 st August. Photosynth, a new technology from Microsoft Live Labs, transforms your digital photos of a location or object into a three-dimensional, 360-degree experience. How Does
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Thursday, July 31, 2008 9:41 AM

Live Mesh Tech Preview now open to all in the UK

I mentioned Live Mesh in the TechNet newsletter a few weeks ago, and it seemed to go down a storm. Basically it means that you can easily share content between all of your devices so you aren't so tied to a certain machine for document or information.
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Friday, July 25, 2008 10:02 AM

Minimise Me

I LOVE THIS!!! You can make a mini you and then use it on your live messenger. Here is my attempt at an impression of me - I won't share what my angry face looks like!!
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Tuesday, June 24, 2008 2:48 PM

Calling all technology enthusiasts: World Wide Telescope on Channel 10

The US team have set up a series to showcase the latest and greatest cool stuff coming ot of Microsoft. The first in the series covered World Wide Telescope. You can view the full session here: http://on10.net/blogs/nic/Back-Channel-Event-World-Wide-Telescope-PM-Session
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Thursday, May 29, 2008 10:15 AM

WWT

What does WWT stand for I hear you ask? Well if it were for my reaction then it would be Wow Wow Treble Wow. Really is stands for WorldWide Telescope which is a Web 2.0 visualisation software environment that enables your computer to function as a virtual
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Tuesday, May 27, 2008 3:04 PM

Office Live Small Business - Your chance to win a £2000 prize package each week

Until 20th July, we're giving away a £2000 prize package every week comprising a new Dell laptop, a complete makeover for your website and over £500 in cash To enter the prize draw, just click on http://smallbusiness.officelive.com/uk/sos and follow the
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Friday, May 16, 2008 12:14 PM

Drench your brain

Totally agree with Steve C that the best TV advert around at the moment has Brains from the Thunderbirds dancing to "Rhythm is a Dancer" I wish water had that affect on me!!!! You can watch it in full here: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=e2aRDacKANs&eurl=http://blendingthemix.com/2008/05/15/social-ojects-in-action
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Tuesday, May 06, 2008 1:57 PM

Update: Xobni now available to all

Monday was an exciting day for Xobni. After seven months of invite-only beta, they announced that Xobni is now publicly available for anyone to download. If you need to download Xobni, download it instantly here: http://www.xobni.com/download You can
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Wednesday, April 30, 2008 11:35 AM

Xobni - email happiness

I have been resisting this for a little while but was finally convinced by Gareth, the Windows Server product manager. Xobni is positioned as an add-in to Outlook that helps organise your flooded inbox. I wasn't convinced until I actually used it. Yes
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008 10:51 AM

The new Microsoft Wireless Laser Desktop 7000

Microsoft’s new Wireless Laser Desktop 7000 delivers cutting-edge performance, comfort and style to almost any computer. Inspired by Windows Aero™, this elegant keyboard features a smoked translucent border, floating ‘My Favourites’ keys and an ultra-thin
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Tuesday, April 22, 2008 3:39 PM

SQL is fast...in fact OCC fast

I think it was the crazy time that I woke up on Saturday night to watch the Calzaghe fight (3am) but as predicted, I couldn't get straight back to sleep and found myself back watching the OCC...not the cheesey teen drama but the Teutul family and their
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Friday, April 11, 2008 11:09 AM

How students and now college/university staff can Steal Office

We have just managed to convince all the powers-that-be that staff should also qualify for the Ultimate Steal . Until today, if members of staff in your college wanted a copy of Office, they could either buy the "Home & Student" version in a shop/online
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Thursday, March 20, 2008 10:15 AM

2008 Launch Wave event is over but it Virtually lives on

Yesterday was an awesome day for me. It was an incredible sight to see about 3000 IT professionals and developers in the ICC at Birmingham. This was the most ambitious launch we have ever tried to pull off, including: 4 tracks, hands-on-labs, sponsor
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Thursday, March 06, 2008 9:30 AM

MIX 08 - IE8 & Silverlight

Key announcements: First public beta of Internet Explorer 8. To download Internet Explorer 8 beta 1, developers can visit http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/ie/ie8/default.mspx . Silverlight 2 beta available for download; support for
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