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2007 – Microsoft releases Windows Vista in many different versions to the public – Home, Home Premium, Business, Enterprise, Ultimate, Home Basic N and Business N. With a Codename of “Longhorn”, this was the next version to XP and introduced many new features including the redesigned start button and glass borders. The Ultimate version even had active background, where your desktop picture could be moving.

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Other Historical Events in Technology

• Atari starts using the slogan “Innovative Leisure”
• Samsung acquires the remaining 51 percent of AST
• Sega announces the Dreamcast will be discontinued

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This weeks episode:

• No to iTunes for Palm Pre Users.
  • Apple Blocks Palm Users – Why?
  • If you want to use, don’t Update
• Twitter Hacked
  • Employees account contained the ability to access
  • Sophos, a security firm, 40% Internet users use the same password for every Web site they access.
• Google Voice
  • Android, Blackberry – no iPhone
  • Transcription feature – Watch your SMS
  • Listen in feature.
• Microsoft Azure
  • IaaS – Infrastructure as a Service – PaaS (Platform) – PITA
  • $0.15/100K message operations – Bandwidth = $0.10 in / $0.15 out / GB
  • Office2010
• Amazon – Netflix and Blockbuster Samsung
  • Netflix Streams older, Amazon Pushes newer. Is a merger a Good Idea?
  • Discs going bye bye?
  • Blockbuster on Samsung
  • HDTVs, Blu-ray players and home-theater systems

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Apple Leopard News:

2 Million Copies Sold – MacDailyNews
Adobe Apps on Leopard: What You Need to Know – John Nack on Adobe Blog
Mac BSOD? – CNet
Holes in Max OS – builder.au
Hack to run Leopard on a PC – Information Week

On the Geek:

Seagate Offers 5% refunds on Storage Products – Geek.com
NEC SX-9 Fastest Computer Ever? – Geek.com
Hitachi Bringing Ultri-Thin LCD HDTVs – Geek.com
Samsung 30nm 128 GB Memory Cards – Geek.com

Cool Geek Stuff:

Computer Repair Utility Kit – Technibble

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