Windows Vista Pre-SP1 Performance and Reliability Updates Result

I had spotted these updates last night in a post by Robert McLaws and decided, what the heck, I’ll give it a go… I had no trouble installing the updates, but they do take a while and require a reboot, but when Vista started again I could see that it was running faster than the normal […]

Microsoft Surface: Wow

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I have just looked at the Surface first look site and I am truly amazed! I want one, really badly… I have been envisioning something like this for years and I am delighted that Microsoft is the one that has brought this vision to reality. If you have ever seen Minority Report you will be […]

Microsoft: forget about PayPal, how about a MasterCard killer?

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Ever since PayPal burst on to the scene, the Nostradamus types have been predicting one PayPal killer after another. First it was “e-gold,” then Western Union, then C2IT (by Citibank), then Google. read more | digg story Technorati Tags: Misc 

Small / New business websites

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There are a number of challenges to overcome when developing a new business. One of the hardest to get right is your web presence. I have been involved with Scottish Enterprise before and recently got a question from my sister-in-law who has a new job over at Islington Enterprise, and questions are always asked about […]

Gears of War Update starting 9-Jan-2007

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A Gears of War update should start pushing through the system at some point tomorrow, Tuesday January 9, 2007 prior to the two new multiplayer maps being available on Xbox Live Marketplace on Wednesday January 10, 2007. I am realy looking forward to the new maps! Hopefully the update will fix some of the ranked […]

Screenshots of Vista from 2002 to Today

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An interesting look at Vista (Long Horn) as an Alpha release in 2002, the first Aero features in 2004, to what we have today read more | digg story Technorati Tags: Misc 

Ten Ways to Use LinkedIn

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Most people use LinkedIn to “get to someone” to make a sale, form a partnership, or get a job. It works well coz it is an network of more than 8.5 million experienced professionals from around the world in130 industries. However, it is a tool that is under-utilized, so Guy Kawasaki compiled a top-ten list […]

Performance Research, Browser Cache Usage – Exposed!

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“Since browsers spend 80% of the time fetching external components including scripts, stylesheets and images, reducing the number of HTTP requests has the biggest impact on reducing response time. But shouldn ’t everything be saved in the browser’s cache anyway?” A very interesting article from a web perspective… read more | digg story Technorati Tags: Misc 

Web 2.0

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 Over the last wee while I have been seeing a lot of talk of “Web 2.0” and I wondered what the hell it was! Was it .NET related? No. (Well kind of) So I set out on the onerous task of finding out. So I Googled it, and low and behold, the first result!   […]