achievements

  1. Celebrating Mike's MVP Award: A Tribute to His Impact on Our Community

    It has come to my attention that Windows 7 Forums site owner and senior Administrator Link Removed has received the MVP Award from Microsoft Corporation for his contribution to the Microsoft Windows community. Mike is always the first to congratulate and honor other members and staff for any and...
  2. --> 11-year-old girl who's brighter than Einstein

    Bright student Victoria Cowie may be only 11-years-old but she has a higher IQ than Albert Einstein. The schoolgirl has now joined the ranks of Mensa’s brightest people with an intelligence score of 162 – two points higher than the German physicist. Victoria had her pick of top schools...
  3. Oldest woman in the world named as Besse Cooper, 114

    Besse Cooper has officially been named as the oldest person in the world, having reached the ripe old age of 114. Guinness World Records officially named the great-great-grandmother as the person who has lived the longest, following the death of Eunice G Sanborn earlier this year. The...
  4. Jobseeker cites God as a reference on his CV

    A plucky candidate listed the Almighty as a referee on his CV, which joins a long list of silly things employers have read on job applications recently, according to a survey by careerbuilder.co.uk. Read on to find out just how silly. The careers website questioned 700 companies, who...
  5. World's Fittest Man Sets 200th Record

    If running a marathon sounds like a daunting feat, try covering 26 miles in freezing February weather through hills, mud and streams -- while carrying a 60-pound backpack. On Monday, that's just what Paddy Doyle, a former paratrooper and amateur boxer from Birmingham City, U.K., did to...
  6. Windows 7 TWC9: Coding4Fun, DevLabs projects, XAMLQuery, VS Achievements

    This week on Channel 9, Dan and Brian discuss the week's top developer news, including: [00:32] Coding4Fun is now on Channel 9,including blog posts, articles, and projects, and friend of the show Greg Duncan will be a contributing blogger [01:45] Coding4Fun - Link Removed and the...
  7. VIDEO "Dead Money" DLC Sadly Missing from Fallout: New Vegas (PC)

    Playstation 3 and PC gamers remain in the dark as Bethesda Software released an update for Fallout: New Vegas: the sequel to the roleplaying game of the year, Fallout 3. This new downloadable content (DLC) pack is available for Xbox 360 gamers only. Dead Money is an expansion to Fallout New...
  8. Guide to award system and achievements on Windows 7 Forums

    I have recieved Several PM regarding the award system So I am making a guide. The Award/Achievement system is there to offer a challenge to our members to try and reach the achievements and try to be top dog in the rankings As a side note staff members are not eligible to recieve any award or...
  9. VIDEO Steam is releasing Alien Swarm for free

    Steam is releasing Alien Swarm for free By Hilbert Hagedoorn, July 19, 2010 - 8:31 PM Today Steam is releasing Alien Swarm, which will cost you nothing. Two years ago, Valve hired a group of modders behind the popular Unreal Tournament 2004 co-op mod called Alien Swarm as ggmania...
  10. Award Recommendation for tblount! [Problem Solver]

    Sender Information Userid: Link Removed due to 404 Error User Name: Mike ----------------------------- Request Information: Award ID: Link Removed due to 404 Error Name: Problem Solver Description: The Problem Solver medal is given out to those who have shown outstanding problem...