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ICT Enthusiast and photographer.

By - Darren Straight

Windows Live Messenger: Unified Contacts

Here’s yet another Blog post from the Windows Live Messenger Team Blog, this time it’s about Unified Contacts and what are they! Several people have asked, “just what are Unified Contacts and why are they cool?” So I asked out trusty feature PM Jen for a quick summary of Unified Contacts. Unified Contacts is a new feature of Windows Live

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Live 8 DVD – Dispatched.

The Live 8 DVD is set to be released this coming Monday the 7th of November 2005, and for those of you who have pre-ordered it from Amazon, I have news that they have started sending you orders out already so you should get it Monday Morning! Don’t forget if you still have ordered it you can via the link

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When do we get to play with Windows Live Messenger 8

Here’s some more Information on Windows Live Messenger 8 straight from the Team’s Blog. When do I get to play? Posted by Paul. We’ve been busy reading all the comments in the blog so far, and one of the most common comments we’ve seen so far is Can I get a copy of the beta? We’re working hard to do

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Become a Windows Live Messenger 8 Beta Tester!

Now here’s something interesting that you might like to take a look at. It’s a fully functional sign up page for the Windows Live Messenger 8 Beta, though not guaranteed to get you into the Windows Live Messenger 8 Beta it’s still in my opinion better than the Windows Live Messenger 8 Beta Patch that I have now seen which

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Windows Live Messenger 8 leak and Screenshots

Well you probably already know this but Windows Live Messenger 8 was leaked earlier today, unfortunately there’s one tiny problem it uses Msn Protocol 13 unlike Msn Messenger 7 which uses Protocol 12, this means that unless you are part of the beta and your .NET account is set up to allow Msn Protocol 13 you can only install the

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Microsoft Previews New Windows Live and Office Live Services

Here’s a copy of a PressPass email I received today from Microsoft, now I know why Mail Beta was down and why all you could see was a Windows Live Logo. Microsoft Previews New Windows Live and Office Live Services At a briefing today in San Francisco, Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates and Microsoft Chief Technology Officer

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NASA has a plan for asteroid deflection

Look’s like NASA is getting ready for the Asteriod by drawing up plans to deflect it, but dont get worried yet as NASA still has until 2029 to try and deflect the asteriod! NASA has outlined plans for dealing with an asteroid a quarter of a mile wide that astronomers believe is on a near-collision course with Earth. The agency

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Search Keyphrases October 2005 (Top 10)

281 different keyphrases where used to find my site in October 2005, here are the top 10 with the amount of time they were used and their percentage. society kindly interest nature 57 8.5 % kitty caper help 48 7.1 % kitty caper 37 5.5 % weemee promo code 20 2.9 % microsoft hover 20 2.9 % cherry monroe lyrics

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Happy Birthday Bill Gates!

Happy Birthday Bill Gates, wish you all the best now that your 50! This weekend saw Mr Bill Gates turn the magic age of 50, half a century. It has been quite a year for Bill and birthdays, with his own Microsoft turning 30 this year. While people have their mixed views on Gates, its safe to say one thing

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iAlmond – Towards the World!

I’ve once again been invited to another global community site were each user has their own hompage where the can share with trusted people their photos and storys, so why not sign up now and give it a go! iAlmond is the official name of this website, which means ¡°Towards the World¡± in Esperanto. At iAlmond, each member updates photos