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Thursday, February 26, 2009 12:48 PM

Ye Olde English Words

Apparently the oldest English words (according to Reading University researches) are “I”, “we”, “two” and “three”  dating back tens of thousands of years, (40,000)… Also they claim words such as "squeeze", "guts", "stick"
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Thursday, February 26, 2009 11:18 AM

You can now buy Windows Anytime upgrades from the Microsoft Store (UK)

My Colleague Chris has just told me that we have updated the Microsoft Store (AKA MSStore ) to allow you to buy Windows Anytime Upgrades.  These upgrades allow you to move one version of Windows Vista to higher spec one without having to buy the
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Wednesday, February 25, 2009 3:58 PM

More Rookies Videos – I’m a PC and I am 70, 80 and 90

Remember Kylie and Alexa and their demonstrations of how easy it is to use Windows Live products, well there now is an extension to this with them taking on some more senior citizens and seeing if they can beat them in using the products: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/rookies/
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Tuesday, February 24, 2009 9:47 AM

Windows 3.1 on your mobile phone

Ok so all the talk is about Windows 7 and Windows Phone and other latest and greatest technology bla bla bla But if you are looking for a bit of nostalgia mixed in with your current phone (if it is a Nokia N95) then check this out ‘ If these screenshots
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Tuesday, February 24, 2009 9:14 AM

And The Oscar For Best Search Engine For Oscar Winners Goes To … Microsoft Live & Ask.com

The Oscar’s passed me by as usual but this article didn’t And The Oscar For Best Search Engine For Oscar Winners Goes To … Microsoft Live & Ask.com Nice work and kudos tot eh Windows Live Search teams as Danny Sullivan points out ‘… these type of
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Monday, February 23, 2009 10:47 AM

Is the Cornish Language extinct?

On Saturday morning I came across this article in the Saturday Independent discussing how the Cornish language had been declared extinct by the UN , and a couple of quotes caught my attention ‘Unesco’s director general, Koichiro Matsuura, said: “The death
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Thursday, February 19, 2009 8:24 PM

Great Business Cards

Currently I am having my kitchen refitted and today I was chatting with the electrician and he handed me his business card, which i thought was a wonderful piece of design.   I always love smart bits of marketing and I like how the idea of a business
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Thursday, February 19, 2009 3:03 PM

When translation goes bad #2 – Mr Prawo Jazdy

Following on from the translation in Wales that went bad is this story being reported on the bbc The mystery of Ireland's worst driver It would appear that police officers where getting confused with the Polish wording for Driving License   (Prawo
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Wednesday, February 18, 2009 6:28 PM

Creating a Windows Live Group couldn’t be easier

I have recently been playing around with the new Windows Live Group feature and have found it very easy to use. But first you may be asking what a Windows Live Group is… Well it enables your selected group of contacts in Windows Live Messenger to have
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Tuesday, February 17, 2009 9:06 AM

Using Windows Live in India

Following up on Juju’s adventures in France it would appear that he has a cousin in India   Thanks to Eileen Brown for the tip Rob Technorati Tags: Windows Mobile
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Monday, February 16, 2009 8:54 AM

I’m a PC and I am 7

Last week we brought you Kylie – who at 4 1/2 was using Windows Photo Gallery, well now in the latest series of Windows Rookies, there is Alexa who is 7 and is creating panoramic pictures I have done a few panoramic picture sin the pictures in the past
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Monday, February 16, 2009 8:08 AM

Filipino Windows Vista LIP now available

If you like your Windows Vista in Filipino, then you can download the latest Windows Vista Language Interface Pack (LIP) now: Click here to download the Filipino Vista LIP . Rob Technorati Tags: Windows Vista , Language Interface Packs  
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Friday, February 13, 2009 8:54 AM

The English Language

Following on from Wednesdays post , it must be incredibly hard for non fluent English speakers to get some of the double meanings of the same words.  In fact its hard enough for those who are native speakers. So just be mindful when writing for your
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Wednesday, February 11, 2009 4:12 PM

50 seriously useful Windows 7 tips

Thought you mind find the following article that Techradar UK are calling ‘… the mother lode of Windows 7 tweaks and tricks! ’ 50 seriously useful Windows 7 tips | News | TechRadar UK   There are 50 Windows 7 tips spread across 4 categories 1. New
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Wednesday, February 11, 2009 3:59 PM

Language Counts…

I didn’t quite get to an internal training session earlier this week due to various reasons on my part, but the organisers did send me some links to some of the things I missed: This one about how language counts is one of my favourites and it makes you
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Wednesday, February 11, 2009 3:46 PM

Get your Windows 7 Download finished before tomorrow

Just a gentle reminder for anyone still downloading the Windows 7 Beta to get on with it as it will become unavailable after tomorrow February 12 th : Starting at 9am Pacific Time all downloads will no longer be available for the Windows 7 Beta. If you
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Tuesday, February 10, 2009 11:59 AM

Twitter in the UK keeps growing

Following on from my post a few weeks ago about twitter growth in the uk growing rapidly is now this posting from hitwise Hitwise Intelligence - Robin Goad - UK: Twitter enters top 100 sites; UK traffic has trebled already in 2009 Not only is it Twitter
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Tuesday, February 10, 2009 10:00 AM

Windows 7 features by Edition

I had been looking for a really good and comprehensive list of available features in all the flavours / editions of Windows 7 when I came across this article on the DailyTech . So shamelessly ripped out and pasted below ( disclaimer I am not 100% sure
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Tuesday, February 10, 2009 9:53 AM

Todays the last day to get Windows 7 Beta

So if you ain’t started yet then I suggest you get cracking on that download! From Brandon on the Windows team blog   February 10 th : Starting at 12am Pacific Time , no new downloads will be available. If you have already begun downloading the Windows
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Tuesday, February 10, 2009 9:46 AM

Business week article on the Windows 7 UAC

Just wanted to point out this short article from Business Week   A Blog Helps Microsoft Get a Key Win 7 Feature Right – BusinessWeek I am more interested in the how a dialogue between a company and  its customers via a blog if done well and
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Monday, February 09, 2009 2:02 PM

Windows (and more Microsoft) Product Twitters

Adam Kinney has an excellent list of Microsoft Product groups and there Twitter Accounts Microsoft teams and products on Twitter | Adam Kinney, Continuum Explorer To highlight a few of the windows based ones:   @MSWindows – Announcing Windows 7 @WindowsLive
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Monday, February 09, 2009 9:39 AM

Quick Reference Cards for Vista and XP

Always on the look out for useful Windows help topics and tips and tricks, here are 2 really useful 2 page reference cards for Windows Vista and Windows XP Thanks to Blake on the Road to Know Where for the tip Rob Technorati Tags: Windows Vista , Windows
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Sunday, February 08, 2009 3:36 PM

I’m a PC and I am 4 and a half

Video: Kylie The latest in the I’m a PC series, this is really neat showing off the easy to use Windows Photo Gallery.  It really is that easy BTW. Check out some more of the latest I’m a PC videos at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/rookies/ Rob
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Friday, February 06, 2009 1:42 PM

Toshiba TG01 Promo video

Earlier I mentioned the Toshiba TG01 phone that looked so good in the review pictures, well there is now a promo video and it is well worth looking at on www.megawhat.tv there are some very neat touches like the 3 bar scrolling screen, the hand gestures
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Thursday, February 05, 2009 2:18 PM

Just don’t spill your Americano on it

Remember the wooden PC ? Well now there is the cardboard PC I quite like the idea especially for its green credentials as ‘… the outer body can be recycled…’ But keep it away from all things wet such as coffee, half drunk water bottles and other detritus
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Thursday, February 05, 2009 2:11 PM

Wonderwall Beta from MSN

Just been playing around on the Wonderwall (beta) on msn in the US, and I quite like it… It is a bit different from some of the usual stuff from MSN, so hats of for trying something a little different.  It is nice how you can drill down into news
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Wednesday, February 04, 2009 5:05 PM

Twittersheep – word cloud from the bios of your twitter followers

Another day another little bit of fun with Twitter This time generating a word cloud from the bios of all your followers, at http://twittersheep.com Nice big fat red microsoft sat right in the middle, I guess that is central to my followers then. 
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Wednesday, February 04, 2009 2:05 PM

Toshiba TG01 Windows Mobile Phone

Ok so I still the love the idea of an Alloy 01 phone , however will it ever see the light of day? But recent reviews of the Toshiba TG01 phone are making me a little bit exited that finally there is a really really cool Windows Mobile phone that the fanboys
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Monday, February 02, 2009 4:08 PM

Snow in the UK Photosynths

I have mentioned Photsynth in the past and wanted to share WinliveMatts links to various Photosynths of the current snowy UK weather. The ones of Primrose hill are very good and captures the conditions wonderfully If you have nay other Photosynths of
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Monday, February 02, 2009 1:02 PM

Windows 7 takes 0.23% of the market share

  Although Windows 7 is just in Beta form and it has only been available for a few weeks it has already taken 0.23% of the Web market share according to digital lifestyles.info , in terms of which OS Web Users are running. ‘Microsoft’s new Windows
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