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ICT Enthusiast and photographer.

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More MSN Messenger 8 Information

This post comes from Sean over at MessengerMad.com A lot of talk about MSN Messenger 8 has been flowing from news sites lately, and we have just received more information on it from some VIP. There is now a URL in which you may sign up for the MSN Messenger 8 BETA. The site is not yet active, but the

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Coding4Fun Developer Center

Check MSDN’s New Coding4Fun site, the boring days of coding are now over because with this site it’s all about coding for fun, read bellow for more info! Coding4Fun: Giving back to the Hobbyist Developer Community Welcome to the Coding4Fun Developer Center! At MSDN, we spend a lot of time talking about professional software development. After all – millions of

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Removing Session ID’s from PhpBB Forums

In the past week or so I have been asking for some reviews of mine and Henrik’s Msn Discussion Forum (http://www.msndiscussion.com) the responses have been great, one of these requests was posted in the review section on PhpBBHacks, so far only one person has replied to my post, he goes by the username of “mdvaldosta”, here’s what he said: very

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Paper view technology

Now this is awesome but I think I need to see it first to believe it! Cheap, paper-thin TV screens that can be used in newspapers and magazines have been unveiled by German electronics giant Siemens. The firm says the low production costs could see the magazine shelves in newsagents come alive with moving images vying for the customers’ attention

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Live 8 DVD Spot Your Name on the roll-call

Today I received the following email: Spot Your Name… Live 8 has always been about people power so it’s key that you have been recognised as involved with the magic of this project from the start. So thanks to everyone who signed up with Live8LiveDVD, you made this all happen, and now you can see your name scroll across the

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MSN and Yahoo to link instant messenger services!

I was reading about this earlier this morning and straight away I knew I just had to post it here, if this does happen I just hope I get into the Beta as I believe this might not ever happen again! Microsoft and Yahoo announced on Wednesday a blockbuster interoperability deal that will reshape the landscape of the fragmented instant

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Steam 3 on the way!

Restart your Steam Client and Enjoy the new look! 😀 You’ll notice some changes in the way Steam looks since the last update. Right now we’re working on what we call Steam 3 — a collection of new features that covers everything from server robustness to support for third-party games. The first major piece we’ve updated is the organization of

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Steam Client Update Released – Steam 3 next!

Restart your Steam Client and Enjoy the new look! 😀 You’ll notice some changes in the way Steam looks since the last update. Right now we’re working on what we call Steam 3 — a collection of new features that covers everything from server robustness to support for third-party games. The first major piece we’ve updated is the organization of