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Microsoft Using Apache in AdWords to Attract Visitors?

This was not the first time that I saw an Ad on my site showing up with ‘Apache Server’ in the title but this time it was quite unusual because it was an Ad from Microsoft using ‘Apache Server’ in the title of the Ad. See the screen shot below. Now why would Microsoft use ‘Apache Server’ in the title of their Ad in the AdWords campaign? Does it increase the chances of someone clicking on their Ad to visit

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How To: Run Internet Explorer on Linux

Yes, this post will show you a small tool/script that will let you run IE on Linux machines. The script is called IEs4Linux and can run IE 5/5.5/6 and IE 7 in beta mode on a linux system (or any OS running Wine). This is very helpful for those individuals who want to test their applications on different browsers and also for those who run IE specific applications or work on websites that are functional only in IE. Thankfully, the

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Microsoft to Retire Windows XP by 2008

Windows XP, since its debut in 2001, has been considered to be the most successful operating system from Microsoft will not be available for purchase after 31st January 2008. That will mark the end of life of one of the most successful products from Microsoft. This is perceived to be of a strategy from Microsoft to increase the sales of Vista which has not enjoyed good response from market that Windows XP did. Considering this move, the only option left

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A Free and Open Source Photo Editing Software for Windows – Paint.Net

Paint.Net was initially an undergraduate college senior design project mentored by Microsoft and is currently maintained by a group of professional who had initially started it. Development of this tool was started to replace the MS Paint software that’s built in Windows, but grown to become very powerful than MS Paint. Newbies who can not afford to buy a copy of Photoshop, people who rarely in need of editing photos and those looking for a free alternative to Photoshop –

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Are you Ready for a New Day Launch Tour 2007 of Windows Vista?

Microsoft will be conducting live sessions and events for IT professionals, developers and folks from small businesses to give an insight into Microsoft Vista in 59 cities across USA from January 16 to February 26. If you happen to be curious and want to explore the capabilities of Vista, Sign Up NOW! to attend the event at any one of the 59 cities near you. This should be a good opportunity for people who make technology decisions in companies about

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UniveRSS: A Stunning 3D RSS Reader for Vista

UniveRSS is a RSS reader for Vista, leveraging the “WPF” [Windows Presentation Foundation], visualizes the RSS feeds and their contents. It introduces a full-screen 3D universe where galaxies represent the folders of your RSS feed directory, and the stars are represented by the spinning cubes that hold the feed information. Size and position of the feed cubes indicate how many unread items they contain. You navigate through the feed galaxies in a game-like environment, freely moving in all three dimensions.

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