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By - Darren Straight

Flash Tenth Anniversary

Just got word from my friend Eric that Adobe have finally rolled out their Flash Tenth Anniversary Micro site, and well I couldnt agree more with what Eric said to me in his email: I would like to say, this site is just a masterpiece… featured a selection of flash videos combined with flash contents seamlessly. This experience is something you

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Spiralfrog to provide Free Music from Universal

I’m not sure if you’ve heard about this or not yet, but SpiralFrog, the new music download destination, has signed an agreement with Universal Music Group (UMG), the world’s leading music company, to make UMG’s extensive catalog available for legal downloading in the US and Canada via SpiralFrog’s advertising-supported service. SpiralFrog will offer users of its no-cost web-based service the

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Windows Vista Pre-RC1 Released as Public Download

Windows Vista Build 5536, which was only recently released on Microsoft Connect to participants of the Windows Vista Managed Beta Program, is now available as a public download. However please note that the Windows Vista pre-RC1 build is only available for a limited time Microsoft will close the program when they reach 100,000 downloads.  Download Windows Vista Pre-RC1 Now!

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Microsoft Math v3 Beta Coming Soon

Looks Like Microsoft’s Math v3 Beta is Coming Soon as you can now fill out the Beta Program Application on Microsoft’s Connect Site. Microsoft Math is a set of mathematical tools that will help you get your work done quickly and easily. At the heart of Microsoft Math is a full-featured graphing calculator with extensive graphing and equation-solving capabilities. You can

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MSN Alerts is now Windows Live Alerts

Check out MSN Alerts (http://alerts.msn.com) it’s now Windows Live Alerts (http://alerts.live.com) A Better Way To Update Your Readers… for FREE! Drive more traffic to your blog by distributing content using the Windows Live Alerts service Automatically alert readers to new posts via desktop alert, email, or mobile device Windows Live Alerts gives your readers control of when and where they