Darren Straight's Blog

ICT Enthusiast and photographer.

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Windows 95 released 10 years ago today

The Windows 95 (codename Chicago) operating system was released 10 years ago today on August 24, 1995 by Microsoft, most of us who had a pc back then probably still have a copy of Windows 95 lying around somewhere, I know I do in my little collection alongside windows 3.11. 😀 Check out these incredible links for more details: Windows

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Paint.NET v2.1

Chris Sells from MSDN TV has interviewed Rick Brewster, Tom Jackson, and Craig Taylor about their project, Paint.NET v2.1. Paint.NET is a full-featured, professional-grade graphics application built on the .NET Framework as a senior design project at Washington State University. MSDN TV Interview Paint.NET Web Site Rick Brewster’s blog

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The Optimus Keyboard

Russian scientists have invented a computer keyboard where each key has its own tiny video screen. Every key of the Optimus keyboard is a stand-alone display showing exactly what it is controlling at this very moment. It means the symbols on the keys can be changed to show different languages or symbols at a stroke. Every single key of the

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Windows Package Installer 6.2 Beta Program is LIVE!

Look’s like the Windows Package Installer 6.2 beta is now live after I received the following email confirming it’s status. Dear Package Installer 6.2 beta tester, The Windows Package Installer 6.2 beta is now live! We are starting with about 5000 testers and expect the beta to run for about a month. If you have not already done so, visit

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Steve Robinson: First Podcaster From Space

One day before landing, STS-114 Mission Specialist Steve Robinson transmitted the first podcast from space. Podcast Transcript: Hello, this is Mission Specialist Number 2 Steve Robinson from the Space Shuttle Discovery. We’re high in orbit on our last day of orbit. Tomorrow we come home. I’m currently talking to you just off the southeast tip of Indonesia in the daylight

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The msn space race is now closed for entries

The msn space race contest as now closed its doors for accepting anymore entries, I my self didn’t participate this time, maybe I will next time if there is something similar again. Here’s a direct quote from the website: We are now judging the competition and will announce our winners on Thursday 18th August hopefully with proof, at last, that

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Windows Package Installer 6.2 beta

I have just received confirmation of my entry into the Windows Package Installer 6.2 beta, here’s my email confirming that. Dear beta tester, Welcome to the Windows Package Installer 6.2 beta! We will be starting within a few days; please take a few minutes to review the information on the Beta Place Welcome page and linked pages. During your first

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AdSense-Deluxe 0.4 released!

AdSense-Deluxe 0.4 has now been released, AdSense-Deluxe is a plugin for wordpress that can insert adsense ads from Google into your posts using quicktags, here’s the release notes for it: Release Notes New in v0.4 2005-08-03 – Fixed QuickTag menu display when Tiger-Admin plugin is activated. – Added preview of your adsense blocks (click the linked Description on any ad

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One blog created ‘every second’

To date the worldwide blogosphere is continuing to grow at a very fast rate with a weblog created every second, according to blog trackers Technorati. In its latest State of the Blogosphere report, it said the number of blogs it was tracking now stood at more than 14.2m blogs, up from 7.8m in March. It suggests, on average, the number