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Observed Tech PODCAST

  • Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 38
  • Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 37
  • Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 36
  • Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 35
  • Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 34

@WinObs Tweeted Links for 21 Jul 2011

Jack Dorsey Takes Firmer Hold Of His Twitter As Four Key Players Are Shown The Door Source: AllTwitter Website Showdown: Twitter vs Facebook vs Amazon vs Wikipedia vs eBay vs YouTube [INFOGRAPHIC] Source: AllTwitter Justin Bieber Scam Hits Twitter, And Team Responds Fast Source: AllTwitter 5 Tips For Better Twitter Security Source: . . .

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Changes to the Windows Phone 7 Marketplace

A recent MSDN blog post by Paul Laberge, an evangelist from Canada focusing on Windows Phone 7 and mobile strategy, details some of the Windows Phone Marketplace updates that are coming in the near future.

Geographic Changes

We have introduced the Marketplace into 19 new countries/geographies from a consumer standpoint.

Impact: . . .

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@WinObs Tweeted Links for 19 Jul 2011

NASA’s Space Shuttle Scheduled to Return to Earth for Final Time Thursday Source: NASA Breaking News NASA’s Space Shuttle Scheduled to Return to Earth for Final Time Thursday Source: Space Shuttle and International Space Station News Microsoft builds a fourth PC store in a house for ‘I’m a PC’ commercials Source: WinRumors . . .

Read More: @WinObs Tweeted Links for 19 Jul 2011

Double Update Alert for Windows 7 Bing Dynamic RSS Themes

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Once again pictures for the original Bing Dynamic RSS Windows 7 Theme and the Bing Aerial Maps Dynamic RSS Windows 7 Theme have been posted on the same day.  The only difference with this weeks update is the aerial imagery theme only has 8 new backgrounds compared to the 10 we normally . . .

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@WinObs Tweeted Links for 18 Jul 2011

18-year-old gives his $40,000 scholarship to other teens Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines How to install RAM in an iMac (video) Source: Crave: The gadget blog Spotify Invites: Get Yours on Mashable [CONTEST] Source: Mashable Microsoft shows off Avatar Kinect shortly before expected release Source: All about Microsoft Blog RSS | ZDNet . . .

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 22

Welcome to our 22nd Episode of the Observed Tech PODCAST! After letting you listen in on the crowd at Space View Park in Titusville, Florida during the final shuttle launch in the history of Human Space Flight for NASA we get down to business talking planet based technology. Items we discuss include 60% of Adobe users which use vulnerable versions of the software; Microsoft banning common passwords and introducing a new hacking alert system; Using a Microsoft FixIt to address power consumption problems on your laptop; the final 1,000 days of Windows XP; Patch Tuesday Security Bulletins; Versace’s censoring of comments on their Facebook page; websites to check if your credit card is stolen (not); Harley Davidson Museum and technology; Dropbox and Skydrive Terms of Service; Spam dropped by 82% in the past year; Office XP and Windows Vista SP1 retired. We then wrap up with a review of what we have been discussing on WindowsObserver.com. . . .

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