Darren Straight's Blog

ICT Enthusiast and photographer.

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Countdown to Windows Vista and Office 2007 is nearly over

The Coundown to Windows Vista and the 2007 Microsoft Office System is nearly over, so this week will sure to be one of the most important weeks in Microsoft’s history, as it finally releases Windows Vista and Office 2007 to the consumer market. However is a new Windows and Office launch still a big deal? Is Windows Vista enough of a leap forward to repel

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Windows Vista and Microsoft Office 2007 General Availability

Windows Vista is ready to launch a real transformation in the industry. Mike Sievert, Corporate Vice President, Windows Client Marketing, will unveil a moment of Wow, in New York, and kick start the celebration for local, national (USA) and international audiences. The event will take place between 10:00 and 10:30 a.m. EST. And then at 11:30 am EST theres a

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Designertopia 2007 next week!

Cool, it looks like I’m all confimed to go to Designertopia 2007 on Thursday the 1st and Friday the 2nd February at the Grosvenor Marriott Hotel in London: Dear Darren Straight, Thank you for registering to attend Microsoft designertopia 2007, taking place on Thursday 1st and Friday 2nd February at the Grosvenor Marriott Hotel, Grosvenor Square, London, W1. Included in this email

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My thoughts on WordPress 2.1 Ella

Well I’ve decided to test out WordPress 2.1 Ella out on this blog, but to be honest so far I’m unhappy! Some of my problems are: It’s not compatible with my current theme, because every time I go to create a new post it keeps putting back my blog to the default classic theme, with a non-functional WYSIWYG Editor, argh!

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Microsoft Updates Live OneCare 1.5 for Windows Vista

Microsoft’s Windows Live OneCare service has now been upgraded to version 1.5, which now now supports Windows Vista. So you can either download it of the Live OneCare Site or if you are already using the version prior to 1.5 you should automatically be prompted to upgrade. Windows Live OneCare Features: Protection Plus Virus & Spyware Firewall Phishing Filter Performance Plus

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See Kylie the Homecoming Queen on MSN Video

Great News has arrived for Kylie Minogue fans who missed out on tickets to her sell-out ‘Kylie Showgirl’ comeback tour as from January 24th you will be able to catch every minute of the Pop Princess’s sell-out concert online through MSN Video. The Aussie superstar’s home gig took place on January 11th and will be streamed in full to 24 countries via http://music.msn.com/kylieminogue as

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Yesterdays UK Developer Launch of Windows Vista and Office 2007

So hey I hope everyone who attended or watched online the UK Developer Launch of Windows Vista and the 2007 Microsoft Office system enjoyed it, me and 4 friends sure did enjoy being down there, shame my other friend who also really wanted to come couldn’t though. He was really looking forward to it, but the day before, he had to