Darren Straight's Blog

ICT Enthusiast and photographer.

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UK launch of Windows Server 2008, Visual Studio 2008 and SQL Server 2008 coming soon!

On the 19th of March 2008 both IT Professionals and Developers alike will be flocking to the ICC (The International Convention Centre) in Birmingham for the UK launch of Windows Server 2008, Visual Studio 2008 and SQL Server 2008. But the question is have you registerd to attend for this exciting hereos happen {here} event? And if so which session tracks are you going

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Times Online Video of Inside Heathrow Terminal 5

Just found a cool video (better quality here) of inside British Airways Heathrow Terminal 5 Building, the reporter is Ginny McGrath, and she shows us inside the terminal lounges and also interviews some of the people behind it like Christopher Pearson, one of the Artists behind Terminal 5’s 3D glass panels and moving animated wallpaper artwork. I really am quite

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Heathrow Terminal 5 3D walkthroughs

Check out these great 3D Walkthroughs of British Airways (BA) new Heathrow Terminal 5 Building soon to open to the public in March. I will be attending a press tour on the 7th of March before the official launch too see what it’s like for myself, though unfortunetly I won’t be able to take any photos until the terminal is

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Dick & Dom Bring Back Snap With Bigsnapsearch.com

Classic family card game Snap is making a comeback with an exciting twist today as comedy duo Dick and Dom unveil, BigSnapSearch.com, which gives you the chance to win fantastic prizes every time you search online. Ditching their usual ‘Bogeys’ catchphrase, comedy duo Dick and Dom want to hear people across the UK yelling ‘Snap’ as they use BigSnapSearch.com for

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O2 Xda Orbit 2 Review

Last month I was contacted by Steve Cater who works at vccp as part of O2’s Marketing Team. He asked me whether I would be interested in trialling one of O2’s new phones in a seeding program, similar to that of the O2 cocoon seeding program which gave developers and technology lovers a chance to trial the phone. The idea sounded

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Total Lunar Eclipse obscured by cloud and fog!

Anyone catch last night’s Total Lunar Eclipse? I went into the countryside late last night/early morning to see if I could catch a glimpse of the eclipse, but unfortunately due too heavy cloud cover and heavy fog I didn’t get to see much. Not to worry though, I had a nice drive in the foggy countryside and found some great

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Microsoft Responds to Yahoo! Announcement

Microsoft today issued the following statement in response to the announcement by Yahoo! Inc. that its Board of Directors has rejected Microsoft’s previously announced proposal to acquire Yahoo! It is unfortunate that Yahoo! has not embraced our full and fair proposal to combine our companies. Based on conversations with stakeholders of both companies, we are confident that moving forward promptly

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Yahoo rejects Microsoft’s proposal

As it was thought would happen, Yahoo has rejected Microsoft proposal to buy Yahoo! SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb 11, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO), a leading global Internet company, today said the Yahoo! Board of Directors has carefully reviewed Microsoft’s unsolicited proposal with Yahoo!’s management team and financial and legal advisors and has unanimously concluded that the proposal is

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Yahoo Board to Reject Microsoft Bid

The Wall Street Journal has news that a person familiar with the Microsoft bid of Yahoo knows that Yahoo Inc.’s board plans to reject Microsofts unsolicited $44.6 billion offer to acquire the Web giant. After a series of meetings over the past week, Yahoo’s board determined that the $31 per share offer “massively undervalues” Yahoo, the person said. It also doesn’t

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Large Hadron Collider is answer to Time Travel?

The Large Hadron Collider – the most powerful atom-smasher ever built – will be switched on in May 2008, and particle physics will hit pay-dirt. However a pair of Russian mathematicians (Irina Aref’eva and Igor Volovich) have are stating that the LHC might just turn out to be the world’s first time machine. It is a highly speculative claim, that’s for sure.