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What? <do Jeff Gerstman impression>

Yes, Microsoft is going to charge for Office Beta downloads at the rate of $1.50 per download.

What?

Seriously, I would really like to know the reasoning behind this.

Its just too easy for us bystanders and testers to come up with a gazillion negative comments about this, but what were their thinking behind this.

Technorati : beta, charge, microsoft, office

Me army needs your support Sir.

Technorati : kings of chaos

This is interesting.

First AMD buys ATI for over $ 5 Billion

Soon followed by Intel pulls ATI chipset license

Very stiff competition eh?

Still considering ATI by itself, it has a long way to got regain the crown of graphics cards. Right now NVidia kicks ass. Which also should be soon followed by the comment that right now Intel kiss ass as well.

Technorati : amd, ati, chipset, graphics, intel

Not sure if MS will listen to me but my #1 request for the Zune/Argo is that it should support the Compact Framework.

I am very dissatissfied with the ipod, I mean the ipod in itself is the most closed system I have ever come across. You can not do anything with the content you store on the device other than what is in built. I do hope that Microsoft sees this shortcomming and makes the Zune a cool platform mobile content platform for which apps can be written for.

Technorati : Argo, Zune

Windows XP product documentation on the NETSH command.

Pretty handy if you want to write a few bat files to switch ips.

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/netsh_int_ip.mspx?mfr=true

Several gumorous animations of the Zidane headbutt have surfaced on the net.

Check them out at

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/07/13/zidane_headbutt_outrage/

and

http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1950611

Technorati : fifa 2006, headbutt, world cup, zidane

The Canary Project is a novel project that demonstrates that Global Warming is real and is happening right now.

The project compiles a series of photographs from around the world that provides proof of global warming, e.g. melting glaciers, rising sea levels, extreme weather events etc.

I hope the world takes note.

Technorati : canary project, global warming, photography