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Ready to watch the 2008 Beijing Olympics? Windows Vista Media Center can help

mthree — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:19:48 GMT

If you are interested in catching up with all the Olympics but don't have the time to wade through (or be awake for) the sporting event of you choice (the freestyle swimming, fencing, soccer and the Decathalon here at home), we're pleased to announce...(read more)

Tilting at windmills? 'Be brave. Go over the cliff.'

mthree — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 01:37:51 GMT

Here's a quote for the Quixote in you... (apologies for the edit: see the article for more) "Get big fast. [Damn] the cost. Be brave. Go over the cliff. [The competition] doesn't have the ____." This courtesy of mobile phone operator and a man with a...(read more)

Olympic diver faces her fear three stories of the ground... and is one of the best in the sport

mthree — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 04:48:56 GMT

What are you afraid of? And how do you get past that fear? As Rob Schmitz reports for KQED on NPR in his article on All Things Considered , Calif. Teen Is Olympic Medal Hopeful , it turns out that "one of the the best U.S. prospects for a gold medal in...(read more)

Lenovo announces their sub $400 mini-notebook: the IdeaPad S10

mthree — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:44:43 GMT

Joanna Stern reports today in Laptop Magazine that Lenovo will release a new mini-notebook, the IdeaPad S10 , later this fall... " Rumors of Lenovo entering the mini-notebook space end here and now. Lenovo officially announced this morning its IdeaPad...(read more)

Businessweek: Cloud Computing changes everything

mthree — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:17:00 GMT

Rachael King has an article in the current issue of Businessweek, How Cloud Computing Is Changing the World . King points out that this is a sea change for the way small companies and enterprises consume software and use services, and 'tap into Web-based...(read more)

On Midori, Forrester, and my favourite recent MSDN Blog posts

mthree — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 01:28:06 GMT

A little news coverage on something called Midori, Forrester's comments/ response on Vista enterprise adoption, and a few things you really should read: the best of recent MSDN Blogs... First, there's been a lot of press this week on "Microsoft's plans...(read more)

del.icio.us is now truly Delicious

mthree — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:34:34 GMT

As I noted here previously, I use del.icio.us to tag articles and stories. "I find it to be an easy way to quickly archive pages and stories of interest for later reference. I installed the del.icio.us buttons for Internet Explorer that allows me to "Tag...(read more)

Of interest: Windows Live OneCare security suite to be included with many new PCs

mthree — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:51:15 GMT

Of interest... OneCare to be preinstalled in new PCs from several PC manufacturers... To address the growing security and management needs of today’s new PC user, Microsoft Corp. is working with 11 original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), including Sony...(read more)

It's an illusion: I've just found more time to blog via Windows Mobile

mthree — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:11:03 GMT

One of friends form Exchange (thanks, Gil) made the comment to me this evening at a post Tech Ready... "You sure are posting a lot on your blog..." Ahhh, it's only because I'm a little more 'efficient' with my time having found a new app to blog directly...(read more)

Anticipate your customer's needs, eliminate inconveniences

mthree — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 05:52:33 GMT

John Wayne Airport saw that customers were inconvenienced and came up with a simple solution, showing that sometimes more (power plugs) is better... and need not be expensive. Picture this, frequent air travelers: you're at the airport, awaiting a flight,...(read more)

Microsoft Security Advisory (956187): Increased threat for DNS spoofing vulnerability, and what you should do

mthree — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 22:18:51 GMT

As noted in this security advisory on TechNet ... Microsoft released Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-037 on July 8, 2008, offering security updates to protect customers against Windows Domain Name System (DNS) spoofing attacks. Microsoft is not currently...(read more)

AllThingsD: Apple Extends iPhone Lines Additional 2 Hours

mthree — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:26:10 GMT

If you didn't get one at launch, like waiting in lines and are an early bird by nature, John Paczkowski of AllThingsD reports that Apple is extending iPhone lines at their stores for an additional two hours , opening at 8:00AM... "Great news for the Mac...(read more)

New from Windows Live: Search and Give, benefiting schools and charitable organizations

mthree — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 02:36:30 GMT

New from Live Search: Search And Give ... Whether it's your local school or an effort to find a cure, Search and Give will donate a penny each time you use this page to search the Web. How does it work? Sign in to select a charity or school (this is easy)...(read more)

At TR7 with some down time? Consider a trip to Bainbridge Island

mthree — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 02:00:28 GMT

Coming to TR7 in Seattle and wondering what to do with a day off? sure, there's plenty to do and see in Seattle but consider this: Hop the ferry to Bainbridge Island - the weather is quite nice this weekend (so far) and if you walk on to the boat, it's...(read more)

More on Mojave: new site online

mthree — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:06:44 GMT

Check out the site for the Mojave Experiment that just went live along with Ina Fried’s latest post , noting that "Microsoft has created a teaser site for its Mojave project."...(read more)