Darren Straight's Blog

ICT Enthusiast and photographer.

By - Darren Straight

Microsoft Next – Meet Microsofts next generation of innovators

From developing an online platform through Azure that helps ease the devastation caused by floods in Australia, to performing medical operations using Kinect, to developing the next generation of teachers in the Middle East, people are doing amazing things with Microsoft technology. Microsoft Next is a new internal competition that was created to showcase how these innovations are helping people

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Frequent Mobile Internet Users Love Their Mobile Operator

Research from mobile survey company On Device Research has revealed that the more people use the mobile internet, the more they love their mobile operator. The mobile research, which was conducted directly on the mobile internet, shows that frequent mobile internet users are more satisfied with their mobile operator, compared to those who only occasionally use the internet on their

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Britains superfast broadband lines set to pass 250,000 this month

Virgin Media and BT lead the way to NGA services High-speed broadband is starting to catch on in Britain, with the total number of superfast lines delivering speeds in excess of 25Mbps set to pass the 250,000 mark this April – according to the broadband analysts Point Topic. Whilst Point Topic’s Chief Analyst Tim Johnson says the number is quite

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What does the Internet look like? Check out this map of the Internet created by PEER 1 Hosting

Have you ever thought about how the Internet works? Or better yet, how it looks on a map? The brains at PEER 1 Hosting did. So they created something so geeky, it’s cool – The Map of the Internet! It wasn’t too long ago when some of us didn’t even know what the Internet was and it still is the case

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Your Windows Live Space will close on 16 March – 3 days left!

I’m sure if you’ve been using Windows Live Spaces (MSN Spaces) that you’ve been receiving the emails saying that it’s closing down, but if you haven’t for some reason here’s a copy of the latest one: Dear Windows Live Spaces customer, You are receiving this note as a follow-up to our communications notifying you that Windows Live Spaces will soon

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“TNT” – A Minecraft Parody of Taio Cruz’s Dynamite – Crafted Using Note Blocks

Need I say more? Watch the video, and check out the youtube video for more info, Lyrics included below for those who want to sing along! 😀 Lyrics: I came to dig dig dig dig I’ll build a city oh so big big big big just wait a sec, gotta kill this pig pig pig pig cook me some bacon

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Yet Another Minecraft Server – 27th February 2011

Hey my fellow minecraftirians, bit of an update on my Minecraft Server “Yet Another Minecraft Server” a.k.a. YAMS. We’ve had so many new people join since I first set up the server, there’s way too many people to list now both old and new! I’m really happy they are all on the server – we even have some girls which is a bonus

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Warner Bros Digital Distribution Launches App Editions of Feature Films The Dark Knight And Inception

Warner Bros. Digital Distribution (WBDD), a market leader in video-on-demand and electronic sell-through, has announced the groundbreaking launch of the “App Editions” of feature films “Inception” and “The Dark Knight,” giving consumers around the world an entirely new way to own special edition movies with the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. The “Inception: App Edition” and “The Dark Knight: App Edition”

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PRFilter – The first press release search engine launched in beta

PRFilter, the first press release search engine, has been launched today to enable anyone to quickly find recent relevant press releases. The service indexes thousands of releases each day and is designed to save journalists and bloggers time and get PR stories in front of the most relevant media. PRFilter’s search results are ranked based on a combination of relevance

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Safer texting for children as bullies and predators move to mobile

With bullies and sexual predators increasingly moving from the Internet to mobile phones, the new Simply Safe SIM from Anvil Mobile automatically scans every text message sent and received to identify potential risks to children or vulnerable adults. With some 90% of under 16 year olds now owning a mobile phone and 1 in 7 children aged between 11 to