Darren Straight's Blog

ICT Enthusiast and photographer.

By - Darren Straight

Condomtext.com coming soon!

Need Condoms? Want the easy discrete way? Text the word CONDOM to the number: N/A (COMING OCT 06th) And condomtext.com will then send your condoms in a plain envelope straight to your address. No questions. No Que. No Hassle. The text message that you get back will cover the cost of the condoms and their postage. UK users only! The

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Microsoft IT Showcase: Messaging Hygiene at Microsoft

Ever wonderd how Microsoft IT copes with the large quantities of unwanted e-mail (a.k.a. spam) and malware-infected messages in its inbound Internet e-mail traffic? Well you’re in luck because Microsoft IT Showcase have uploaded a paper which documents how Microsoft IT uses Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 technologies, Microsoft Office Outlook 2003, and third-party solutions to both reduce the quantity of

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Microsofts Mac Business Unit has launched its first official blog

Microsoft’s Mac Business Unit (MBU) has launched its first official blog, which is available on the company’s website. Called ‘Mac Mojo’, the blog is focused on the company’s Office for Mac development. “We decided to create a team blog because we wanted to offer a broad range of voices and perspectives across MBU. Bloggers on this site include developers, testers,

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50 Common Interview Questions & Answers

Just saw a post by Rob on a Welsh View that points to a post by Bhuvana which contains a list of 50 common interview questions and explains in short how to answer each of them. It’s a good read and well worth checking out. 1. Tell me about yourself: The most often asked question in interviews. You need to have a short statement prepared

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Microsoft adCenter to Launch in the U.K.

Just got word that Microsoft adCenter is to Launch in the U.K. on Tuesday the 15th of August 2006, here’s the post from the AdCenter Blog: We’re really excited to announce today that Microsoft adCenter will launch in the U.K. this week! For the last couple of months we’ve run a pilot in partnership with a number of U.K. advertisers

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Come and join me at the second Blogger/Web2.0 Mixer Redux

The Date and Location for the Blogger/Web2.0 Mixer Redux (No.2) has now been confimed by Roger, so I hope to see some of you there, let me know if you would like to come, the details are as follows: When: Monday, 11 September 2006 PM 07:30 to PM 11:00 BST Where: All bar one 36-38 Dean Street, Soho London, United

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Microsoft most popular brand in the UK for 2006

According to Superbrands Ltd, Microsoft has been publically voted as the most popular consumer brand in the UK for 2006, here are the first 10 on the list to see the rest download the Excel Chart here. 1 Microsoft 2 BBC 3 BRITISH AIRWAYS 4 Mercedes-Benz 5 PORSCHE 6 Marks & Spencer 7 Google 8 Heinz 9 DURACELL 10 Sony

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Microsoft releases funny college recruiting video with Ed Helms

Remember last year’s Napoleon Dynamite video in which Bill Gates goes to College, well now theres another Microsoft video aimed at recruiting college students to Microsoft. It’s probably one of the most funniest Microsoft Recruitment Videos I’ve ever seen, just watch it and you’ll see why for yourself! Via: Just Another SDE | JobSyntax

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Microsoft Windows Live will be recruiting on July 25th 2006

Microsoft’s Windows Live Team will be recruiting in Waltham on July 25th. So if you feel like you’re up for a carrer with Microsoft, please send your technology or Program Management Resumes to Susanhan@microsoft.com if you qualify for the requirements as listed below. This Event is invite only. TCP/IP expert to advanced knowledge SQL working knowledge Network design and development

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Review of invisibleSHIELD

Last week on the 26th July 2006 I was contacted by Emily Chipping a Web Marketing Representative from the ShieldZone Corporation, who asked me if I would like to do a review on one of their products. To be more specific their invisibleSHIELD product, which is a super-tough, thin, transparent film that is used to protect small electronic devices from