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Microsoft bumps Ballmer, brings back Bill
Company founder Bill Gates pledges to rescue company from 'third-world' fate Microsoft today announced that company founder Bill Gates is resuming his former role as CEO effective immediately. The fate of his successor and now predecessor Steve Ballmer remains unclear; for the time being, he...- reghakr
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Japanese firemen battle invisible danger
The most difficult thing in a nuclear crisis, the Tokyo firefighter said, was the inability to sense where the danger was. The Tokyo Fire Department's elite rescue team was among those called in to cool down a nuclear plant north of the capital that was badly damaged by a March 11 earthquake...- cybercore
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Bono and Spielberg up for Gorbachev awards
Irish rocker Bono and Google co-founder Sergey Brin have been nominated for a new prize created by former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev to mark his 80th birthday, the organisers said. The "Mikhail Gorbachev: the man who changed the world" awards are named after his three major policies...- cybercore
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Windows 7 Silverlight TV 62: The Silverlight 5 Triad Unplugged
In this episode, the Silverlight 5 Triad joins John on Silverlight TV to discuss their Silverlight 5 roles, some ways they receive feedback from customers, how they interact with each other, and to talk about some of their favorite features in the next release. Sam George (Development Manager)...- News
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Making Windows 7 Migration Pay Rapid and Real Business Dividends
Discover how visionary business leaders are using Windows 7 migration strategies to build a virtualised desktop architecture that will deliver a long-term strategic business advantage. Link Removed due to 404 Error- News
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Windows 7 Microsoft Board Member Helmut Panke
Several times each year Microsoft's board of directors get together and talk, and several times per year I wonder what they actually do, what they talk about, and how they operate. I got a chance to sit down with board memberLink Removed to talk about these things as well as his background as a...- News
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VIDEO R.I.P: Yankees' George Steinbrenner dies at 80
George Steinbrenner, who rebuilt the New York Yankees into a sports empire with a mix of bluster and big bucks that polarized fans all across America, died Tuesday. He had just celebrated his 80th birthday July 4. Link Removed Steinbrenner had a heart attack, was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital...- reghakr
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Ballmer: with Vista (Longhorn) We Tried Too Big a Task
From Link Removed - Invalid URL One of the few pieces of criticism that Microsoft got for Windows 7 was related to the apparently modest plans it had for the operating system, with some calling the new OS just a minor upgrade from its precursor. Under the leadership of Steven Sinofsky...- Mitchell_A
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Miami principal's potty-mouthed e-mail to parent sparks controversy
An elementary school principal's potty-mouthed e-mail has ignited an uproar among some Coconut Grove parents who now want her replaced. Parents at Coconut Grove Elementary School are calling for the ouster of Principal Eva N. Ravelo this week after she told a parent in an e-mail to ``eat...- reghakr
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Windows 7 Why Blackcomb became Vienna
http://www.windowsvienna.com/ Has posted a reason for it: Courtesy windowsvienna.com- Matt
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