Microsoft has released Public Beta 2 of Internet Explorer 7. I’m definitely going to test it out. Apparently, it replaces IE 6, but there is an uninstall.
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This is actually pretty big news
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A court has ruled that Google’s cacheing and displaying of millions of web-pages is legal.
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I just got back from the UofM MSU basketball game… The title says it all.
Final score:
University of Michigan 72
Michigan State University 67
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Researchers in organisational psychology have confirmed that meetings are, well, evil. A study conducted by the University of Minnesota found that the amount and length of meetings correlate with ‘negative effects’ (burnout, anxiety, and depression) on its participants.
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We had a brown-out for about 10 hours last night. We had power, but it was about 1/3 power. Very strange. The fan on the furnace didn’t work and the PCs wouldn’t turn on. However, we still had wireless internet access on our laptops. I wonder if the power fluctuations […]
One of my hard drives crashed! I didn’t lose any critical data (I backup critical data daily). I did loose a lot of time, and the cost of a hard drive. The drive was used to store any software I had purchased or downloaded. Nothing I can’t get back — it […]
The Chrysler Group today announced that it will be the first American automaker to provide full iPod integration as an option in most of its 2006 models, with over three million 2006 Chrysler, Jeep® and Dodge models offering seamless iPod® integration beginning this spring. Drivers will be able to listen to their iPod through the […]
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China’s current building boom is doing more than sucking up the world’s supply of steel, it’s creating a stage for some of today’s boldest architecture and engineering. Take a tour of the 10 of the most intriguing examples.
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Bill Gates gives his usual keynote at the 2006 Consumer Electronic Show. He does a nice demo of his vision for the “digital decade”.
Live Video Stream
Microsoft Executive Webcasts
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Microsoft has rushed out an update for the WMF vulnerability. Everyone should patch their computers right away.
Security Update for Windows XP (KB912919)
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-001
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