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Windows 7 Theme: Memorial Day 2011 Fireworks

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In celebration of Memorial Day 2011 here in the United States this new Windows 7 Theme features fireworks from the Riverfest 2011 Firework display that was on 29 May 2011.  The annual festival is just South of Jacksonville, Florida in Green Cove Springs and is on the St. John’s River.

Enjoy and . . .

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Come on Twitter Leave Third Party Services Alone!

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Yesterday TechCrunch reported that Twitter is about to launch their own photo sharing service for the social media company.

Let’s see – how many ways can I not like this idea.

Here is just another example of the social media giant taking out third party developers in order to add the service . . .

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Xbox 360 and Kinect Bundle Price Drop

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Check this deal out – it seems the cost of an Xbox 360 4GB Model with Kinect bundle has dropped to $299 at Amazon.com.

I do not remember reading anything about an upcoming price drop but this may very well be tied to next week’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3).  Does this mean . . .

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@WinObs Tweeted Links for 30 May 2011

Docked One Last Time Source: NASA Image of the Day Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 18 Source: WindowsObserver.com Google experimenting with new mobile layout Source: Neowin.net Twitter Close To Acquiring AdGrok (Alexia Tsotsis/TechCrunch) Source: Techmeme Facebook making desktop software for Mac, Windows with new Seattle-based team Source: GeekWire GoG.com to reveal "biggest announcement . . .

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 18

In this edition of the Observed Tech PODCAST we talk about several stories from the past week including: Twitter finalizing their purchase of TweetDeck; Twitter.com updates, National Cyber Security Awareness Week 2011 Down Under; Kreb’s 3 Basic Rules for Online Safety; Microsoft taking the heat for recent Skype outage; Microsoft MVP’s, Customer Service and Apple; Microsoft Safety Scanner threats data; Justin Bieber Windows 7 Theme; Sony and PlayStation Network Woes Continue; Delayed Angry Birds for Windows Phone 7; Ashton Kutcher, UberMedia and a branded Twitter App; New Kindle Special Offers edition; No-No on Police Scanner Apps; YourTube’s 6th Birthday; Now Mark Zuckerberg says not so fast on under 13’s accessing Facebook – for now anyway; How To Talk To Children About Online Safety; US CERT Confirms Mac Defender, MacProtector, MacSecurity Fake Antivirus; HP expanded battery recall; Amazon.com Mac Software Downloads; Awesome On Orbit photos; SSD Life Program; and we wrap with a week in review for WindowsObserver.com. . . .

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@WinObs Tweeted Links for 29 May 2011

Indy 500 Warmup: World Record-Setting 332-foot Truck Jump [VIDEO] Source: Mashable! Social Media Valuations Could Be Sign Of Another Tech Bubble Burst [Infographic] Source: The Blog Herald More info on Lockheed Martin cyber attack revealed Source: Neowin.net Speak Asia – Scam? Bank Accounts Closed Source: Techie Buzz Some Skype users not happy . . .

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