retirement

  1. Windows 8 Skype Update for Windows 8 adds Messenger contact support, brings fading IM closer to its doom

    Microsoft recently revealed that it would be retiring its longstanding Live Messenger platform. However, instead of receiving a commemorative wristwatch and rocking chair for its services, the once prominent IM client will be integrated into Skype during Q1 2013. Taking its first step to get the...
  2. Windows 8 Happy News (to me)

    Happy News (Well, to me, anyway) Received some happy news yesterday... my Windows 8 Pro is on its way. I expect it will arrive this wk. Anxious to set to work retiring my RP :D Cheers, Drew Link Removed
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    Old Neglected Computers

    Most of us try and keep our machines cleaned periodically from dust and all that. I just retired last year as a heavy machinist where a lot of the work is cast iron. They used a lot of low end Windows NT and 95 desktops and some lasted for 10-15 years with no maintenance. They were always on and...
  4. Florida: America's Weirdest State

    It's the state of butterfly ballots, gator farms and oversized mice. It's the retirement hub discovered by a Spaniard rumored to have lost his life hunting for the legendary Fountain of Youth. It's the only place in America where the farther north you go, the farther south you get...
  5. Space Shuttle Discovery Rides Off Into History

    With today's picture-perfect completion of its flawless final mission, designated STS-133, the space shuttle Discovery ends a 27-year odyssey of unparalleled milestones in the history of NASA's first reusable spacecraft. "To the ship that has led the way time and time again, we say...
  6. After final good-bye at space station, Discovery heads home

    After receiving a wake-up message from Star Trek's William Shatner Monday morning, the crew of NASA's space shuttle Discovery undocked from the International Space Station and began its final voyage back to Earth. Discovery, which will be retired after returning from its 39th mission, fired...
  7. Windows 7 breaks 20% share barrier

    But XP projected to still account for 13% when it's retired in 2014 Windows 7 cracked the 20% share mark last month, a milestone the problem-plagued Vista never reached, a web measurement vendor said over the weekend. Link Removed - Invalid URL
  8. Windows 7 breaks 20% share barrier

    XP expected to still account for 13% when it's retired in 2014 Microsoft's Windows 7 cracked the 20 percent share mark last month, a milestone the problem-plagued Vista never reached. Link Removed - Invalid URL
  9. How to have a little fun after you've retired

    Since my wife and I have both been retired for a few years we're always looking for alternative ways to add a little fun to our day. I saw this and thought it was funny so I thought that I would pass it along.
  10. Office 2010 Beta 10 days left

    As the title suggests anyone still using the 2010 Office beta has only 10 days left before it's retired.
  11. AMD Lawyer Who Led Fight Against Intel to Retire

    Link Removed In Silicon Valley’s best-known David-and-Goliath story, Thomas McCoy was the guy who slung the stone. The general counsel of Advanced Micro Devices didn’t topple mighty Intel, but his impact was at least felt in the chip giant’s pocketbook. McCoy, 59, said Wednesday that he is...
  12. World's Oldest Doctor

    Link Removed Doctor, 100, still working after delivering 18,000 babies A doctor who has delivered 18,000 babies over a career spanning more than 60 years is still practising at 100 years old. Dr Walter Watson, nicknamed "Papa Doc", has been present at the births of...
  13. Windows Vista Can Microsoft Control The Weather? By Bill Gates

    Bill Gates may be retired from Microsoft but he is not totally inactive, see here: Link Removed due to 404 Error (Launch The Video Manually)