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Free Windows 7 Enterprise Download Extended

Microsoft has extended the availability of their Windows 7 Enterprise 90 day trial until 29 April 2011.

This free download provides you a great opportunity to verify that your current computer system can run Windows 7 and lets you explore the OS to really learn your away around it before you make . . .

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Google Doodles, New Year’s Eve and Doodle History

No surprise that Google has an appropriate doodle on their homepage to mark the arrival of 2011.

A click on the doodle takes you to a search for New Year’s Eve of course.

Did you know that Google has an entire archive of all their doodles over the years?

Starting from . . .

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@WinObs Tweeted Links on 30 December 2010

Everything Is Coming Up in The Cloud http://bit.ly/g2uTTz # Blog Post: @WinObs Tweeted Links on 29 December 2010 http://bit.ly/gWSgI5 # The @WinObs Tech Update is out! http://bit.ly/cG0mmZ ▸ Top stories today by @shelliclickedit @jasonhiner @3lilacs @waynehale @momma2qtpies # Blog Post: How Microsoft Has Embraced Social Media http://bit.ly/dMtoMr # How Microsoft Has Embraced . . .

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Who Is On Twitter and How It Gets Used

Here is another great infographic from Flowtown that shows some results from a recent Pew Internet survey about Twitter users and how they use the system.

Where do you fit in?

Related Posts Social Media Class of 2011 Infographic Infographic: Your Thoughts On WordPress Twitter in 2010 Infographic: Twitter . . .

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Can I Borrow Your Kindle E-Book?

 

Today in the Amazon Kindle discussion boards it was revealed that the promised lending feature for Kindle Books is now active.

Today, we’re pleased to launch Kindle Book Lending, a new feature that lets you loan Kindle books to anyone you choose. The borrower does not need to own a Kindle. . . .

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How Microsoft Has Embraced Social Media

The Official Microsoft Blog recently had an entry called Baking Social Into the Experience that summarizes several initiatives that Microsoft has taken to integrate the social experience into their products and services.

They list several in the story but I wanted to highlight a few that I think have really made a . . .

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