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Halo: Reach Noble Map Pack Released

For the sum of 800 Microsoft Points the first add on for Halo: Reach, Noble Map Pack, can be obtained from the Xbox Live Marketplace.

The fight for humanity rages on a galactic scale. From a frozen xeno-archaeology site harboring secrets millennia old to an orbital anchor defending the stars high above . . .

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Quick Security References

The Microsoft Security Development Lifecycle team has made three documents available to help you better understand common attacks that might affect your software, webs sites and users.

With the SDL Quick Security References (QSR), the Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) team introduces a series of basic guidance papers designed to address common vulnerabilities . . .

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But Why?

I have to admit I have never seen this show at Channel 9 until an episode popped up in my RSS feeds yesterday.

This episode was answering the question why there is no Network Activity Indicator in Windows 7 which, in fact, was a big question during Windows 7’s public beta last . . .

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Bing’s Most Popular Searches for 2010

It is almost December which means it will be the new year before we know it.  That in turn means looking back at the past year as well as looking ahead to predict what we may see in 2011.

However, before we start that there will be a lot of focus in . . .

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@WinObs Tweeted Links on 29 November 2010

Comcast internet down in eastern United States, here’s the fix – http://bit.ly/gntc9J # Apple rejects Android magazine app from App Store – http://bit.ly/fNOsjs # Blog Post: Redfox Wizpad First Look – http://bit.ly/dIZPDZ # Blog Post: You Know You’re a Geek When – http://bit.ly/foqxY8 ME: Very cool collection of 5.25 inch disks! # . . .

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Kinect Sales Update: 2.5 Million Sold To Date

Just a little less than two weeks ago Microsoft announced that 1 million Kinect for Xbox 360 devices had been sold worldwide.

Here we are now just 13 days later with Cyber Monday and Black Friday in our rearview mirror and Microsoft is now reporting that an additional 1.5 million Kinect sensors . . .

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