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By - Darren Straight

Join the MyDrawings Revolution!

Now I’m not sure if MyDrawings.com is what I would cool a revolution but it is pretty cool so I’m going to quickly blog about it, after all there’s doodling to be done! Basically with MyDrawings you can keep on drawing/doodling forever as MyDrawings will provide you with a huge and never ending virtual canvas to draw on, which means

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Have no fear blogsitter.net is here!

Are you a blogger? Do you face some no-internet-days, holidays or something else that keeps you from updating your precious blog? And you know that a blog without daily updates dies very fast? Don’t worry any longer! blogsitter.net is the plattform for bloggers who need caring people to sit their blogs. Register and place your advertisment to search for a

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@live.com & @windowslive.com addresses postponed

Bad news for those of you looking forward to getting your @live.com and @windowslive.com domain addresses today! Microsoft did, however, have one piece of bad news for users. Muskopf told BetaNews that @live.com and @windowslive.com addresses will not be available for registration starting June 20 as initially planned. The company is working out some last minute tweaks and the new

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Guess Who’s a Windows Live Butterfly Expert Now!

That’s right it’s yours truly along with quite a few others that were invited last night via email to join the Windows Live Butterfly Program. Ever since the first day I heard about what MSN Butterflies were, I’ve been trying my hardest to get to the status of one because I have always believed that if you try your hardest

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Microsoft to embed Live services in Windows

Microsoft last week quietly showed off some software for embedding its Web-based Windows Live ID authentication services within Windows applications. Which will hopefuly bring even more developers to working with Windows Live. Later this year, Microsoft will release a beta version of a software developer’s kit (SDK) for making the Windows Live ID service function within a Windows application, said

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BBC relaunches Blue Peter badges

The BBC is once again reinstating the Blue Peter badge scheme this time with a new security measure to tackle fraud. Children who win a badge get free access to museums and stately homes, but the scheme was recently suspended in March when badges were found for sale online at places like eBay. Under the new system, a unique photo

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University opens school for hackers

A degree course in computer hacking has been launched by a Scottish university in response to industry demand for IT security experts. The University of Abertay in Dundee will run the Bachelor of Science undergraduate course in “Ethical Hacking and Countermeasures” starting in the next academic year in October. Around 30 students will be enrolled in the course, which the

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Windows Live Messenger 8.0 Released for Download

Windows Live Messenger 8.0 (8.0.0787.00) is now released for download! Features of Windows Live Messenger include the following: Cheap PC-Phone Calling Sharing files with friends through Messenger Unified Contacts between Messenger & Hotmail Improved voice quality for free PC-PC calls Totally updated look at feel. Way improved connectivity & Performance Messenger Duel Phone- works as a regular phone and a

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Windows Live Messenger 8.0 launch very soon!

According to the guys at LiveSide.net, the Windows Live Messenger 8.0 Final Public Release will soon be with us, with an expected launch date of late Monday 19th June 2006 or early Tuesday 20th June 2006. Windows Live Messenger final will be available from the new Windows Live products page, soon to be published at get.live.com, or you can jump straight to the Messenger

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New UI for Windows Live Search on the Desktop coming soon!

Just noticed this post by Michelle on the Windows Live Search on the Desktop Team Blog, and it looks like we shall soon have a new UI for Windows Live Search on the Desktop this summer! I’m happy to be joining the blog ranks to give you some more news about our product. Check out the new visual of the upcoming