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  1. Windows 7 Countdown to TechEd Europe: IT Pro Evangelism

    Link RemovedOn today’s show we interview Link Removed, the group manager who runs the team of IT Professional evangelists at Microsoft Corporate (you’ll find them online at Link Removed).* Volker talks about some of the new content that will be presented at TechEd this year (Mary Jo, are you...
  2. Windows 7 Countdown to TechEd Europe: A Piece of the Berlin Wall

    Link RemovedCongratulations to TallPaul (aka Paul Iddon) for winning the free pass!* We appreciated his story about working for non-profits which has never allowed him to attend a large training conference such as TechEd.** But don’t fret, keep watching the Countdown show as there will be more...
  3. UK man charges £7,000 for month-long 'supercar' wash

    Gurcharn Sahota works on some of the world's fastest cars at his workshop just outside Derby. But if you're used to spending £5 on getting the car cleaned at the local garage, forget it. Gurcharn says he uses painstaking cleaning methods to make £1million supercars look almost better than new...
  4. New Windows 7 RTM Discounts for Windows Anytime Upgrades

    Link Removed - Invalid URL Come next week, Link Removed - Invalid URL and its retail partners will kick-start new Link Removed - Invalid URL special offerings, both in the US and internationally. The Redmond company has yet to announce the specific markets around the world in which the fresh...
  5. The Vatican prepares to publish a letter

    BBC News - Vatican to issue Pope's letter on Irish child sex abuse
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    Windows 7 Browser Choice Screen update for Europeans users only

    Browser Choice Screen update for Europeans users only: Link Removed i don't understand why the EU is making microsoft do this. hopefully it doesn't happen in the usa. anyway somebody has already started a petition to microsoft to not do it: http://www.petitiononline.com/t647lf75/petition.html
  7. VIDEO Mass Effect 2 Launch video

    Mass Effect 2 is merely days away from relase -- in North America on January 26 and Europe on January 29, with players of the original able to import their saves and experience the consequences of their earlier choices. Mass Effect 3 will sport similar functionality, though a release window for...
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    Windows 7 FSX - Add-on Compatibility help

    Hello everyone, Sure it would have been better to post this on a flight sim forum but they all require a monthly payment which is absurd. So, hopefully some people here have experience w/ FSX and add-ons! I'm hoping Well, here are all the add-ons I am planning on getting or have already...
  9. Microsoft has agreed to randomly generate the list of browsers in the ballot screen i

    Microsoft to randomly generate EU browser ballot list In response to complaints from browser makers, Microsoft has revised its antitrust-settlement with European Union regulators so that Windows users will see a browser ballot screen that randomly lists the icons of the top five browsers upon...
  10. Microsoft scraps Windows 7 'E' version for Europe

    Microsoft confirmed late on Friday that it plans to kill off the Windows 7 'E' version for Europe. In a statement a company official confirmed Windows 7 E is no more: In the wake of last week's developments, as well as continuing feedback on Windows 7 E that we have received from computer...
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    Windows 7 7E pre-order: full version = upgrade?

    It has been widely reported that in Europe the pre-order version of Windows7 E will be a full version. However, according to the FAQ posted by Microsoft UK Link Removed So it seems that the "Full Version" isn't a complete stand alone full version, you must have a prior copy of XP or Vista...
  12. Windows 7 Windows 7: Two special versions for Europe

    Link Removed due to 404 Error Now media player may be left out as well !
  13. Windows 7 Windows 7 to be shipped in Europe sans IE

    Windows 7 to be shipped in Europe sans Internet Explorer - Ars Technica
  14. Windows 7 Game software guarantee

    Today it has been released that members from the EU Commission are proposing to give Games and similar software a two year guarantee that is currently in place for "tangible movable consumer goods". If such a proposal was indeed made part of the regulations over the games industry in Europe it...