Darren Straight's Blog

ICT Enthusiast and photographer.

By - Darren Straight

Dabble Announces Private Beta

Dabble has now announced it’s first Private Beta in which they would like to invite us all to join so we can be part of one of the most exciting online video communities on the Web, if not the best, or at least that’s what they hope! Dabble is a video remix community that makes it easy and fun for people to create, browse, and

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One year after the 7th of July 2006 London bombings

The UK has been paying tribute to the victims of the 7 July London attacks, one year after suicide bombers killed 52 people and injured nearly 800. But where were you that day the 7th of July 2005 last year? I for one was actually in London that day, but luckily enough I was somewhat far from where it happened,

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Less than 2 weeks to go until World Jump Day 2006

Just thought I would remind you all that that’s its now less than 2 weeks away until the World Jump Day, which will take place on the 20th of July 2006 at 11.39.13 GMT What is the World Jump Day you say? well to put it simple it’s an attempt to change the orbit of our planet Earth to help stop global warming and create more

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Discover The Ultimate Keyboard for Windows Live and Vista

According to PCAdvisor a new slim, wireless keyboard is being developed by Microsoft’s hardware division that will allow users of Windows Vista and Windows Live services to access key features more easily. This keyboard apparently dubbed The Ultimate Keyboard will be announced later this year as part of a desktop package which will include a wireless laser mouse. The keyboard

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Live.com now has more language support than ever before!

It looks the Live.com site is now undergoing or has undergone another update, and though as of yet there has been no mention of this update on the Live.com Team Blog it’s clear to see what the differences are so far on this new update: New Windows Live ID icon next to the sign out text. Choose between Search only

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Jurassic Park 4 To Film Next Year

Acording to KillerMovies, Steven Spielberg is set to begin filming Jurassic Park 4 next year, because producer Frank Marshall says the script has been finalised. “It has a good script now, so we should have that one up and running next year, for release in 2008.” Here’s a possible synopsis to Jurassic Park 4. 65 million years ago, a terrible

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Inside Live a Windows Live Product Team Tour

Following Microsoft’s promotional website called The Insider Club, Microsoft has now launced another Windows Live promotional site called Inside Live in an attempt to let the general public know what Windows Live is. Inside Live will hopefully be one of many new promotional sites that will start to explain what Windows Live is all about as a lof of people are still confused. In this first version of the Live