Darren Straight's Blog

ICT Enthusiast and photographer.

By - Darren Straight

Saving up for a holiday to the USA!

Ok well today I was watching television and a program called Only in America came on and well what can I say I liked it so much that I’ve now put myself forward a challenge too get enough money to travel to the United States of America for a week or so on a holiday of a life time, and though

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GoogleCommunity.com website down!

Update 2: GoogleCommunity.com is now back online! Update: website is online at temporary location googleboard.com. Well as you might know I’m one of the administrators at Google Community (http://www.googlecommunity.com/) which is a discussion forum for everything related to Google and more. Anyway today at around 16:16 a member and also friend of mine from Google Community called Laurent contacted me

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Windows Live Mail Invites being sent out!

Well I’ve already been on the Windows Live Mail for sometime but I just got this email in my other MSN Hotmail account! You’re Invited We want you, one of our Hotmail VIPs, to experience the next generation of Web-based e-mail – Windows Live Mail Beta. We’ve been testing the service, and we feel like it’s now ready for some

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MSN Invites me to Windows Live Session UK/1

This morning I got one of the most surprising emails I’ve ever got especially as I found it in my Junk Box, what was it you say well it wasn’t anything other than an email from MSN Inviting me to a Windows Live Session in London to get a sneak preview of some Windows Live Services and Products. Yeah that’s

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Happy New Year for now it is 2006!

Happy New Year Everyone it’s now the beginning of a New Year that being the Year 2006 well actually it’s still the year 2005 for about half the world but hopefully by the time you all read this it will be 2006 for everyone. Anyway I just want to say that I hope you have all had a great time

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My IP Ban finally removed from Valve Software’s Steam Forums!

Well it’s finally happened My IP Ban on Valve Software’s Steam Forums has finally been removed, and this has taken how long for a ban that should never have been. I first realized my Internet Service Provider’s IP had been banned on the Steam Forums on the 27 of August 2005 but it may have well been banned long before

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P200 7.2 Mega Pixel Digital Camera

Today I once again have received something special in the post this time it was my Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P200 7.2 Mega Pixel Digital Camera The pack was purchased from pixmania and included the following: Cyber-shot DSC-P200 Silver Memory Stick PRO 1 GB Compatible battery NP FR1 PIX compact black case 11 x 3.5 x 8cm I’ve taken some night time

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Nathan from GC says thank you!

Something I greatly appreciate is when I receive emails like this for helping people out, it really does make my day because it makes me feel great to know that I’m helping people out and that they appreciate the effort I’ve gone to help them! Thank you so much for helping me with the programming languages. I hope I can