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	<title>Comments on: How To Become a Microsoft Beta Tester</title>
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		<title>By: Richard Hay</title>
		<link>http://www.windowsobserver.com/2009/03/26/how-to-become-a-microsoft-beta-tester/comment-page-1/#comment-11214</link>
		<dc:creator>Richard Hay</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:03:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;span class=&quot;topsy_trackback_comment&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;topsy_twitter_username&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;topsy_trackback_content&quot;&gt;With all the talk of beta testing I dug out this one year old post about Microsoft Connect - http://clkon.us/cUenun&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">With all the talk of beta testing I dug out this one year old post about Microsoft Connect &#8211; <a href="http://clkon.us/cUenun" rel="nofollow">http://clkon.us/cUenun</a></span></span></span></p>
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		<title>By: Richard Hay</title>
		<link>http://www.windowsobserver.com/2009/03/26/how-to-become-a-microsoft-beta-tester/comment-page-1/#comment-27602</link>
		<dc:creator>Richard Hay</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>With all the talk of beta testing I dug out this one year old post about Microsoft Connect - http://clkon.us/cUenun</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>With all the talk of beta testing I dug out this one year old post about Microsoft Connect &#8211; <a href="http://clkon.us/cUenun" rel="nofollow">http://clkon.us/cUenun</a></p>
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		<title>By: admin</title>
		<link>http://www.windowsobserver.com/2009/03/26/how-to-become-a-microsoft-beta-tester/comment-page-1/#comment-7200</link>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2009 01:26:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Head over to http://connect.microsoft.com and sign up to start working on some of the beta testing that is available.  That is the best place to start.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Head over to <a href="http://connect.microsoft.com" rel="nofollow">http://connect.microsoft.com</a> and sign up to start working on some of the beta testing that is available.  That is the best place to start.</p>
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		<title>By: admin</title>
		<link>http://www.windowsobserver.com/2009/03/26/how-to-become-a-microsoft-beta-tester/comment-page-1/#comment-27597</link>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2009 01:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Head over to http://connect.microsoft.com and sign up to start working on some of the beta testing that is available.  That is the best place to start.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Head over to <a href="http://connect.microsoft.com" rel="nofollow">http://connect.microsoft.com</a> and sign up to start working on some of the beta testing that is available.  That is the best place to start.</p>
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		<title>By: Nandinikumaran</title>
		<link>http://www.windowsobserver.com/2009/03/26/how-to-become-a-microsoft-beta-tester/comment-page-1/#comment-7199</link>
		<dc:creator>Nandinikumaran</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 20:38:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I would be interested to become windows 7 beta tester
Thank you</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I would be interested to become windows 7 beta tester<br />
Thank you</p>
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		<title>By: Nandinikumaran</title>
		<link>http://www.windowsobserver.com/2009/03/26/how-to-become-a-microsoft-beta-tester/comment-page-1/#comment-27596</link>
		<dc:creator>Nandinikumaran</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 20:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I would be interested to become windows 7 beta tester
Thank you</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I would be interested to become windows 7 beta tester<br />
Thank you</p>
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		<title>By: David Huang</title>
		<link>http://www.windowsobserver.com/2009/03/26/how-to-become-a-microsoft-beta-tester/comment-page-1/#comment-6943</link>
		<dc:creator>David Huang</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:16:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I would like to become the windows 7 beta tester


Regards. David Huang</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I would like to become the windows 7 beta tester</p>
<p>Regards. David Huang</p>
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		<title>By: David Huang</title>
		<link>http://www.windowsobserver.com/2009/03/26/how-to-become-a-microsoft-beta-tester/comment-page-1/#comment-27595</link>
		<dc:creator>David Huang</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:16:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I would like to become the windows 7 beta tester


Regards. David Huang</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I would like to become the windows 7 beta tester</p>
<p>Regards. David Huang</p>
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		<title>By: David Huang</title>
		<link>http://www.windowsobserver.com/2009/03/26/how-to-become-a-microsoft-beta-tester/comment-page-1/#comment-6942</link>
		<dc:creator>David Huang</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:14:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I would like to be the windows 7 beta tester


Regards. D</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I would like to be the windows 7 beta tester</p>
<p>Regards. D</p>
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		<title>By: David Huang</title>
		<link>http://www.windowsobserver.com/2009/03/26/how-to-become-a-microsoft-beta-tester/comment-page-1/#comment-27594</link>
		<dc:creator>David Huang</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.windowsobserver.com/2009/03/26/how-to-become-a-microsoft-beta-tester/#comment-27594</guid>
		<description>I would like to be the windows 7 beta tester


Regards. D</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I would like to be the windows 7 beta tester</p>
<p>Regards. D</p>
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		<title>By: Richard Hay</title>
		<link>http://www.windowsobserver.com/2009/03/26/how-to-become-a-microsoft-beta-tester/comment-page-1/#comment-9695</link>
		<dc:creator>Richard Hay</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 02:23:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.windowsobserver.com/2009/03/26/how-to-become-a-microsoft-beta-tester/#comment-9695</guid>
		<description>&lt;span class=&quot;topsy_trackback_comment&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;topsy_twitter_username&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;topsy_trackback_content&quot;&gt;My &quot;How to become a Microsoft Beta Tester&quot; story just got StumbledUpon!  http://bit.ly/17fsu9&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">My &#8220;How to become a Microsoft Beta Tester&#8221; story just got StumbledUpon!  <a href="http://bit.ly/17fsu9" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/17fsu9</a></span></span></span></p>
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		<title>By: Richard Hay</title>
		<link>http://www.windowsobserver.com/2009/03/26/how-to-become-a-microsoft-beta-tester/comment-page-1/#comment-9696</link>
		<dc:creator>Richard Hay</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 02:23:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.windowsobserver.com/2009/03/26/how-to-become-a-microsoft-beta-tester/#comment-9696</guid>
		<description>&lt;span class=&quot;topsy_trackback_comment&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;topsy_twitter_username&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;topsy_trackback_content&quot;&gt;My &quot;How to become a Microsoft Beta Tester&quot; story just got StumbledUpon!  http://bit.ly/17fsu9&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">My &quot;How to become a Microsoft Beta Tester&quot; story just got StumbledUpon!  <a href="http://bit.ly/17fsu9" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/17fsu9</a></span></span></span></p>
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		<title>By: Richard Hay</title>
		<link>http://www.windowsobserver.com/2009/03/26/how-to-become-a-microsoft-beta-tester/comment-page-1/#comment-27599</link>
		<dc:creator>Richard Hay</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 02:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>My &quot;How to become a Microsoft Beta Tester&quot; story just got StumbledUpon!  http://bit.ly/17fsu9</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My &#8220;How to become a Microsoft Beta Tester&#8221; story just got StumbledUpon!  <a href="http://bit.ly/17fsu9" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/17fsu9</a></p>
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		<title>By: Richard Hay</title>
		<link>http://www.windowsobserver.com/2009/03/26/how-to-become-a-microsoft-beta-tester/comment-page-1/#comment-27600</link>
		<dc:creator>Richard Hay</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 02:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.windowsobserver.com/2009/03/26/how-to-become-a-microsoft-beta-tester/#comment-27600</guid>
		<description>My &quot;How to become a Microsoft Beta Tester&quot; story just got StumbledUpon!  http://bit.ly/17fsu9</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My &quot;How to become a Microsoft Beta Tester&quot; story just got StumbledUpon!  <a href="http://bit.ly/17fsu9" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/17fsu9</a></p>
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		<title>By: Windows Observer</title>
		<link>http://www.windowsobserver.com/2009/03/26/how-to-become-a-microsoft-beta-tester/comment-page-1/#comment-7796</link>
		<dc:creator>Windows Observer</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 01:23:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.windowsobserver.com/2009/03/26/how-to-become-a-microsoft-beta-tester/#comment-7796</guid>
		<description>&lt;span class=&quot;topsy_trackback_comment&quot;&gt;On Twitter, &lt;span class=&quot;topsy_twitter_username&quot;&gt;Windows Observer&lt;/span&gt; said: &lt;span class=&quot;topsy_trackback_content&quot;&gt;My &quot;How to become a Microsoft Beta Tester&quot; story just got StumbledUpon!  http://bit.ly/17fsu9&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://topsy.com/tb/www.windowsobserver.com/2009/03/26/how-to-become-a-microsoft-beta-tester/&quot;&gt;More on Topsy.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class="topsy_trackback_comment">On Twitter, <span class="topsy_twitter_username">Windows Observer</span> said: <span class="topsy_trackback_content">My &#8220;How to become a Microsoft Beta Tester&#8221; story just got StumbledUpon!  <a href="http://bit.ly/17fsu9" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/17fsu9</a></span><br />
<a href="http://topsy.com/tb/www.windowsobserver.com/2009/03/26/how-to-become-a-microsoft-beta-tester/">More on Topsy.com</a></span></p>
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		<title>By: Windows Observer</title>
		<link>http://www.windowsobserver.com/2009/03/26/how-to-become-a-microsoft-beta-tester/comment-page-1/#comment-7795</link>
		<dc:creator>Windows Observer</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 01:23:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.windowsobserver.com/2009/03/26/how-to-become-a-microsoft-beta-tester/#comment-7795</guid>
		<description>&lt;span class=&quot;topsy_trackback_comment&quot;&gt;On Twitter, &lt;span class=&quot;topsy_twitter_username&quot;&gt;Windows Observer&lt;/span&gt; said: &lt;span class=&quot;topsy_trackback_content&quot;&gt;My &quot;How to become a Microsoft Beta Tester&quot; story just got StumbledUpon!  http://bit.ly/17fsu9&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://topsy.com/tb/www.windowsobserver.com/2009/03/26/how-to-become-a-microsoft-beta-tester/&quot;&gt;More on Topsy.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class="topsy_trackback_comment">On Twitter, <span class="topsy_twitter_username">Windows Observer</span> said: <span class="topsy_trackback_content">My &quot;How to become a Microsoft Beta Tester&quot; story just got StumbledUpon!  <a href="http://bit.ly/17fsu9" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/17fsu9</a></span><br />
<a href="http://topsy.com/tb/www.windowsobserver.com/2009/03/26/how-to-become-a-microsoft-beta-tester/">More on Topsy.com</a></span></p>
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		<title>By: Bev Robb </title>
		<link>http://www.windowsobserver.com/2009/03/26/how-to-become-a-microsoft-beta-tester/comment-page-1/#comment-8383</link>
		<dc:creator>Bev Robb </dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 23:07:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.windowsobserver.com/2009/03/26/how-to-become-a-microsoft-beta-tester/#comment-8383</guid>
		<description>&lt;span class=&quot;topsy_trackback_comment&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;topsy_twitter_username&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;topsy_trackback_content&quot;&gt;How To Become a Microsoft Beta Tester http://bit.ly/13QaWM&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">How To Become a Microsoft Beta Tester <a href="http://bit.ly/13QaWM" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/13QaWM</a></span></span></span></p>
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		<title>By: Bev Robb</title>
		<link>http://www.windowsobserver.com/2009/03/26/how-to-become-a-microsoft-beta-tester/comment-page-1/#comment-27598</link>
		<dc:creator>Bev Robb</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 23:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.windowsobserver.com/2009/03/26/how-to-become-a-microsoft-beta-tester/#comment-27598</guid>
		<description>How To Become a Microsoft Beta Tester http://bit.ly/13QaWM</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How To Become a Microsoft Beta Tester <a href="http://bit.ly/13QaWM" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/13QaWM</a></p>
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		<title>By: Bev </title>
		<link>http://www.windowsobserver.com/2009/03/26/how-to-become-a-microsoft-beta-tester/comment-page-1/#comment-7797</link>
		<dc:creator>Bev </dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 22:07:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.windowsobserver.com/2009/03/26/how-to-become-a-microsoft-beta-tester/#comment-7797</guid>
		<description>&lt;span class=&quot;topsy_trackback_comment&quot;&gt;On Twitter, &lt;span class=&quot;topsy_twitter_username&quot;&gt;Bev &lt;/span&gt; said: &lt;span class=&quot;topsy_trackback_content&quot;&gt;How To Become a Microsoft Beta Tester http://bit.ly/13QaWM&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://topsy.com/tb/www.windowsobserver.com/2009/03/26/how-to-become-a-microsoft-beta-tester/&quot;&gt;More on Topsy.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class="topsy_trackback_comment">On Twitter, <span class="topsy_twitter_username">Bev </span> said: <span class="topsy_trackback_content">How To Become a Microsoft Beta Tester <a href="http://bit.ly/13QaWM" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/13QaWM</a></span><br />
<a href="http://topsy.com/tb/www.windowsobserver.com/2009/03/26/how-to-become-a-microsoft-beta-tester/">More on Topsy.com</a></span></p>
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		<title>By: How to become a Microsoft beta tester &#124; Window7s</title>
		<link>http://www.windowsobserver.com/2009/03/26/how-to-become-a-microsoft-beta-tester/comment-page-1/#comment-6805</link>
		<dc:creator>How to become a Microsoft beta tester &#124; Window7s</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 12:57:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Windows Observer has written a great post documenting his 6-year journey to becoming an official Microsoft Beta Tester. Thanks to his advice though, you probably won&#8217;t have to spend half a decade trying. You can read the advice he offers here. Getting in to be a Microsoft Beta Tester used to be so hard (IMHO).  I spent about 6 years trying to get in.  I can remember back when there was an email alias to Microsoft that you had to send an email to.  You would get an automatic reply that had you answer several details about who you were, your background and experience and what program you wanted to test in.  Of course back then my goal was to test the Windows operating system. [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Windows Observer has written a great post documenting his 6-year journey to becoming an official Microsoft Beta Tester. Thanks to his advice though, you probably won&#8217;t have to spend half a decade trying. You can read the advice he offers here. Getting in to be a Microsoft Beta Tester used to be so hard (IMHO).  I spent about 6 years trying to get in.  I can remember back when there was an email alias to Microsoft that you had to send an email to.  You would get an automatic reply that had you answer several details about who you were, your background and experience and what program you wanted to test in.  Of course back then my goal was to test the Windows operating system. [...]</p>
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