Posts filed under 'Microsoft'

“The Search That Pays You Back“, is the motto of the new Cashback offer from Microsoft Live Search. Microsoft has announced ad-funded cash rebates to customers who buy products through the Microsoft Live Search Cashback and has partnered with top brands including eBay, Barnes & Noble.com, Overstock.com, Sears, Zappos.com, and WPP. (more…)

Microsoft has partnered with the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) program to make the Microsoft Windows operating system available on OLPC’s low-cost XO laptops for the world’s poorest children. (more…)

Microsoft Research has launched the public beta of WorldWide Telescope, a rich Web application that showcases imagery from the best ground- and space-based observatories across the world to allow people to explore the night sky on their computers. (more…)

After Microsoft withdrew the offer to buy Yahoo!, the expected happened on NASDAQ stock exchange - YHOO shares crashed, while MSFT and GOOG are holding firm and rising. The stock sell off has wiped out huge investor gains that followed after the Microsoft bid started.
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After weeks for speculation and discussion on the Microsoft bid to buy Yahoo! and the resistance from Yahoo!, Microsoft has finally withdrawn its bid to buy Yahoo! and the battle of the internet giants seems to have paused for the meantime, till either gets more money…. (more…)

You always wanted to watch Madonna Live in Concert. Now Madonna fans can view Madonna Live in an exclusive performance at New York City’s Roseland Ballroom on April 30 at 10 pm EDT via an online broadcast brought to you by MSN and Control Room. (more…)

Guest article by Quakeboy from TechTola.com
Here are some cool tips to improve your Word 2007 experience.

1) Oh S***! I forgot to copy the fonts…

In case you’ve used custom fonts in your document, it will start looking bad and misaligned when opened on another computer. The only solution is to manually install all the custom fonts you have used to the target computer, on which you are trying to open your Word file on. Moreover, you will need to know the administrator password (which wont be known in many cases) to install fonts.

Word 2007 answers this problem by packaging all the custom fonts along with the document file. Steps to enable it are as follows. (more…)

Windows Media Center team is conducting a Digital Home Makeover Contest to celebrate the consumer availability of new Extenders for Windows Media Center and one lucky winner home will get a chance to convert their home into a connected entertainment center. The new Extenders for Windows Media Center let you take full advantage of the digital media on your Windows Vista–based PC and access it from any TV with an Extender in any room of your house. (more…)

Recently Microsoft released the Free Windows Vista SP1 Service Pack 1 that lets Windows Vista users upgrade their computer operating system to the latest version. However, some people avoid this task, as it seems technically difficult. But now Microsoft promises to offer free unlimited technical support for one year till March 18, 2009. (more…)

Grand Theft Auto IV game is coming to a store near you in April 2008 and Microsoft has released some GTA -IV branded Xbox 360 Elite consoles for people to try and and spread the buzz about the popular game. Grand Theft Auto IV (GTA IV, GTA 4) will be the ninth title in the Grand Theft Auto video game franchise which will be released worldwide on 29 April 2008 for both PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 and will be set in the redesigned Liberty City. (more…)