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TTT: Delete All Cookies in Internet Explorer 9

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Think you’re removing all of the cookies on your system in IE9?  Well you need to know about the box that gets unchecked in order to make sure they are all gone from the browser cache.

Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfpBgcNRGzw

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You Can Play Cut The Rope For Free But Only If You Choose To Do It on IE (Chrome Too!)

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Yes – that title rhymes – on purpose.

Yesterday Microsoft released a version of Cut The Rope to highlight the capabilities of Internet Explorer.

To do this, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer team partnered with ZeptoLab (the creators of the game) and the specialists at Pixel Lab to bring Cut the Rope to life . . .

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WindowsObserver: 2011 Year in Review

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As the year comes to an end we hope your 2012 will be a prosperous one.

This past year was one of transition for me as I moved from the ranks of active duty in the Navy and joined the retired list after more than 29 years.  I am enjoying the . . .

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 24

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Welcome to our 24th Episode of the Observed Tech PODCAST! This is our first episode in the new weekly schedule of shows. In this episode we discuss Amazon’s new Kindles, Facebook and your privacy (again), the upcoming NASATweetup for Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity’s launch, upcoming Zune Pass changes, Xbox 360’s new Metro inspired dashboard update, Google’s first foray into the retail arena, IE9 usage increases and IE6 usage decreases, new beta service Strawberryj.am to show you the popular links on Twitter, the Mount Everest Webcam, Windows Phone 7.5 Mango rollout, the Windows Phone 7.5 Update trick, Windows Phone 7.5 apps and wrap up with a WindowsObserver.com Week in Review. . . .

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IE9 Pinned Sites Info and Video

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Just wanted to share a terrific series of posts by Jennifer Marsman who is a Microsoft Developer Evangelist.

These posts take you through the process of setting up your website so it can be pinned to the Windows 7 Taskbar by site visitors using IE9.  It is an in-depth and terrific series . . .

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 17

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This week’s episode looks back over some interesting tech stories of the week. Amongst the stories we discuss are Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg wanting kids under 13 to be able to use the social website; a Seattle non-profit stands up to a corporate giant; Sony gets hacked – again – two more times; Windows Mobile 6.x first shut down steps happening; Mac defender trojan causing issues for Apple users; Wordpress.com drops support for IE6; Upcoming Windows Phone 7 update will have a consolidated inbox; Twitter fine tuning what devs can access on your Twitter timeline; Xbox Live’s Major Nelson clarifies the new Xbox 360 console and disc format compatibility confusion; Office XP support ending; SmartScreen in IE8 and IE9 is working; GilsMethod.com new Answers website; Windows Phone 7 app of the week Wordrix. We wrap up the show with a review of the posts on WindowsObserver.com for the last week. . . .

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