Darren Straight's Blog

ICT Enthusiast and photographer.

By - Darren Straight

What Happens to Your body if you stop smoking Right now?

If you are a smoker and were to stop smoking right now, this is what apparently would happen to your body: In 20 minutes your blood pressure will drop back down to normal. In 8 hours the carbon monoxide (a toxic gas) levels in your blood stream will drop by half, and oxygen levels will return to normal. In 48

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17 October 2006 – One Day in History

Make your life history and join the nation…including a host of celebrities…in the biggest blog ever! The heritage organisations behind the History Matters – pass it on campaign*, including the National Trust and English Heritage, are urging everyone in the UK to take part in a mass blog recording how we lived on one single day – Tuesday, 17th October

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Accepted for Microsoft Student Partner Programme 2006/2007

Hey everyone, if you haven’t already heard, I’ve been accepted onto the Microsoft Student Partner (MSP) Programme for the term 2006/2007 so as you can imagine I’m feeling pretty happy right now, you should have seen how much I was smiling earlier today when I read the email congratulating me onto the programme! Because to be part of the Microsoft Student Partner

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Amazons Askville Beta US/Canada Only!

Well I just got invited by techstartups to Amazons Askville Beta to see the comparison of it between Windows Live QnA, Yahoo Answers and other Question and Answers sites and well I’m quite disappointed to see that in order to try out the service I need to enter my Mobile Phone number to receive a text with a conformation code!

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Motorists must switch on lights during day, EU says

MOTORISTS may be forced to switch on their headlights when driving in daylight under European proposals aimed at improving road safety.The European Commission wants all EU states to set a common date for making daytime running lights mandatory. It is also proposing that all new cars be fitted with lights that turn on automatically whenever the engine is started. It

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Google recommends Windows Live Search for Search!

Type ‘search’ into Google, press ‘I’m feeling lucky’ and you could be in for a big surprise – suddenly, Google is transformed into Windows Live. Yes, Live Search has just released so why is it at the top of google’s results despite their PageRank algorithm… well the top results used to be http://search.msn.com/ which now redirects to http://search.live.com/ so thats why,

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Windows Live Mail Desktop Beta Build 8.0.1083

Windows Live Mail Desktop Beta Build 8.0.1084 is now available for download. Here are just a few of the great new updates you’re going to see in this build: More bug fixes Over 150 of them since the last refresh build including lots of accessibility and stability updates Current View settings are now sticky  We admit it, we made a

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Palm to give 700wx smartphones to Microsoft Student Partners

Palm, Inc. is giving 228 of its new Palm Treo 700wx smartphones running Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 software to students participating in the Microsoft Student Partner (MSP) program. Students will use the Treo 700wx, Sprint’s first Windows Mobile-based Treo smartphone on the Sprint Power Vision Network, to promote the benefits of mobility and create greater awareness of the Palm Connected

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Microsoft and Ingenio combine for mobile Pay Per Call ads

Ingenio, Inc., the pioneer and leading provider of Pay Per Call advertising, has announced an agreement with Microsoft that enables Ingenio Pay Per Call listings on Windows Live Search for mobile. When mobile users search for local business information, such as restaurants, travel and hotel information or other local services, relevant Ingenio Pay Per Call advertisers appear within these results. Windows