Darren Straight's Blog

ICT Enthusiast and photographer.

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GoDaddy Domains Sale $1.99 each!

Wow check this out: Limited-Time Offer: Get a new domain name, transfer or renewal for only $1.99* with each and every new, non-domain product you buy — no quantity limit! Includes Complete Email ($9.95/yr value!) and much more! Offer expires September 30, so order now! But beware becuase it’s not all as it may seem because if you read it

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Finished my first day back at college

Today I finished my first day back at college since leaving for the holidays in June as I said in a post this morning we are now in a new college, the building I’m in is called the Medway Building, I guess it’s named that because it’s part of the Medway Project, which is to bring new students to Kent

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Starting my second year at college today

Today I shall be going back to college for my second year running, I’m currently studying a Foundation Degree in Information Technology, which last year turned out a great success, well in my marks anyway, I say this because this is a new Course and last year was it’s first year it had ever had students so the tutors were

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Bill Gates – A short chat with Microsoft’s Chief Software Architect

Here’s another great interview which was recently posted at Microsoft’s Channel 9 Website, this time it’s an interview with Microsoft’s Chief Software Architect Bill Gates. Bill Gates. Do we need to say anything more? Visit Bill in his office for a few minutes to talk about where he sees the future going. This is a fun interview, prepares you for

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Marc McDonald – Microsoft’s First Employee

I’ve just found out that Microsoft’s Channel 9 Website as an interesting interview with Marc McDonald, Microsoft’s first employee! Marc McDonald is Microsoft’s first employee. Hired back in 1976. We recently caught up with him and talk about the old days at Microsoft as well as what he’s doing on the Windows Vista team (he’s working on defect prevention). Funny

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Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer 2.0 (MBSA)

MBSA is an easy-to-use tool designed for the IT professional that helps small and medium businesses determine their security state in accordance with Microsoft security recommendations and offers specific remediation guidance. Improve your security management process by using MBSA to detect common security misconfigurations and missing security updates on your computer systems. MBSA Website

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New Medway College Campus at Pembroke Chatham

This Wednesday the 14 of September 2005 I shall be going to college again for my second year studying a Foundation Degree in Information Technology. However this year I will not be attending my course at the MidKent College Horsted Centre because the Information Technology Department and its courses are moving down to a new college that is located on

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OrcaLive has LIVE webcasts of Orcas.

OrcaLive is a site which has LIVE webcasts of Orca whales with two channels both with video and sound, it’s been around for a while now but I only just came across it yesterday night after a friend told me she was whale watching on the internet! So if you love to watch whale’s check it out now! Requirements: Real

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Windows Vista Product Editions Revealed

Paul Thurrott from the Windows IT Pro Website has revealed that from an exclusive insider he knows all the different versions of windows vista that will be available upon its release. In the Home category, there will be four editions Windows Vista Starter Edition Windows Vista Home Basic Edition Windows Vista Home Premium Edition Windows Vista Ultimate Edition (previously known