Blog Post: FREE! ACT NOW!. Four Days of Training - Practice Accelerator for Business Productivity Online Suite Standard on December 13th!!!

Woody Walton

 

NO MORE EXCUSES!  You want to get into the game?  You want to have a thorough understanding of BPOS and how to plan, deploy, migrate, and administrate the service for your customers?  Spend FOUR days on LiveMeeting at this Practice Builder and you will be on track!

Just check out the sessions details:

Session Outline

Day One

• Business Productivity Online Suite administration

• Subscribing to and activating Microsoft Online Services

• Getting started with the Microsoft Online Administration Center

• Email migration and Active Directory coexistence

Day Two

• Microsoft Exchange Online administration and capabilities

• Managing and using Microsoft SharePoint Online

• Administering Microsoft Office Communications Online

• Administering Microsoft Office Live Meeting Standard

Day Three

• Exchange Online administration

• Business Productivity Online Suite to Office 365 transition process for current customers

• SharePoint Online administration

Day Four

• Business Productivity Online Suite deployment

• Plan, prepare, and migrate

• Understanding roles and responsibilities

• Project planning and key milestones

I cannot tell you how many partners have asked me where they can get this type of training.  A zero to sixty so to speak.  I wish we were offering more of these sessions (there are more in January and beyond, but they are not FREE).

Please, have one person in your company  spare the time for this great opportunity.

Register HERE!

Find out more HERE!

Remember, only the December 13th through 16th Sessions are free.  After that you will be out of pocket (still a great value).

 

Thanks for listening.

Regards,

 

Woody

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A Thank You List For Entrepreneurs

I'm not really your mother, though it's a role I play far too well. But, if I were, I'd hand you a drink and a slice of pie and go through all the things you are thankful for, even though you don't sleep, your company is running out of money, your competition is mounting and your spouse is increasingly frustrated with you. But, I don't know where you are this morning, and I'm waiting for my candied bacon to finish candy-ing, so I'll share my thoughts with you, and you can borrow them.

 

Thank You TO Entrepreneurs for:

• Innovating against all odds. Sure,  your goods and services make our world easier, but it's your spirit that brightens the world. In dark times, we need people who believe anything is possible, and no one does that like entrepreneurs.  
• Creating job and economic growth even as our biggest companies were shutting down. Historically, 70% of job growth is from small businesses like yours. Thank you, we need that.
  
• Being the kind of people who will cure cancer, end our dependence on fossil fuels, and provide a steady stream of silly cats to make us laugh when life sucks. 

Thank You FROM Entrepreneurs for:

• Believing in our visions, at least enough to not stop us, even if you think we're crazy.
  
• Buying our drinks when we're too broke to do it ourselves. 
• Investing in our companies and our dreams.
• Being our friends, spouses, lovers, advisors, & family. We know we're not easy to love, we really do. We know we're arrogant, delusional, stubborn and not the safest post to hitch your horse to. But We'll make the world magical, if you'll keep making it warm, stable and welcoming. 

Eat well, you starteruppers and fledgling tycoons. There is much to be thankful for. Share, share alike - and CREATE!

 

(what are you thankful for?)

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Must-Read Blog Posts of the Week

List of interesting blog posts from the Seattle Startup community on the last week:

Kevin O'Keefe/Kevin OKeefe (LexBlog)

State of the AmLaw 200 Blogosphere, November 2010

122, or 61%, of the 2010 AmLaw 200 law firms are now blogging. This number is up from 39 firms, representing a 212% increase, since August 2007 when LexBlog...

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Presentation: "UX Design at a Startup"

This past September, I was invited to present a short 20 minute talk on user experience design at the StartupDay 2010 conference in Bellevue, WA. This is a...

Alicia Robb/Xconomy Seattle

Calling All Entrepreneurs: Participate in a UN Survey on Entrepreneurship and...

How do men and women small business owners approach innovation differently? That?s one of the questions the United Nations Conference on Trade and...

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Seattle 2.0 editor Jennifer Cabala takes new gig at Startup Weekend

Eight months after taking over the editor post at Seattle 2.0, Jennifer Cabala is moving on to a new gig. And the position will certainly be familiar to...

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The Venture Capital Fund Exemption and Founder Liquidity

The SEC's proposed definition of "venture capital fund" has implications for founder buyouts.

Mark Britton, CEO/Avvo Blog

Avvo: The Gold-Standard in Client and Patient Reviews

On Friday, I had the pleasure of being on CNBC?s ?Power Lunch.?� The topic was online, user-generated reviews of doctors, lawyers and others. �I was paired...

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Comparing Product Management Jobs at Startups vs Small Caps vs Big Guys

I was recently meeting with some MBA students and offering some advice on comparing product management opportunities at different sized companies. Thinking...

Brier Dudley (Seattle Times)

Take Microsoft private: It's been considered

(Here's today's column, about why Microsoft should go private. I may have buried the news, that people in Microsoft's treasury group have run the numbers...

Adam Riemer/ReveNews

Milo vs. Google vs. Affiliates, Let the Coupon War Begin!

No one understands the coupon space better than affiliates. Couponing has in many ways been the bread and butter for the affiliate industry for years...

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Inside MailChimp?s Innovative No Equity $1 Million API Fund

Email marketing service provider MailChimp announced last week a new $1 million dollar fund for startups building products that integrate with the service's...

From Seattle 2.0

Marcelo Calbucci

Another chapter for Seattle 2.0

Life is made of chapters with big milestones like first girlfriend, new school, graduation, engagement, first job, marriage, first kid, etc. The life of a business is also made of big events, and...

Jennifer Cabala

Why I'm Leaving Seattle 2.0 -- Sort of

Not long after I joined Seattle 2.0, I participated in the Startup Weekend event at Adobe in Fremont. �Over three days I worked with 11 other people to build a tech startup . �I still smile when I...

David Aronchick

Lessons From An Angry Mob

I feel sorry for the TSA. They have totally conflicting constituents, have ownership over a miserable process and have to do it with constantly churning employees and techniques that change every...

Aaron Franklin

Entrepreneur? Just Make Something

A startup begins with uncertainty.�From idea to launch you will have breakthroughs and setbacks, and you will often question yourself.�You will put a lot on the line, and the process will take...

Andy Sack

TechStars DemoDay Rocked

On November 9th, the TechStars class of 2010 presented at the Triple Door to over 250 people -- primarily investors. In my opinion, the event -- and the whole program was a huge success...

Marcelo Calbucci

Are you building (or should you build) a Global startup?

I?ve been thinking about this blog post for several months. Chris McCann wrote a blog post entitled ? Should startups think internationally ? that was enough to motivate me to write this post. On...

Alyssa Royse

Who Do You Work For?

At some point in every startup, things start going wrong. All of the rapid pivots and course corrections and panic make it not fun at all. More than that, people around you may be behaving in a way...

Alyssa Royse

A Thank You List For Entrepreneurs

I'm not really your mother, though it's a role I play far too well. But, if I were, I'd hand you a drink and a slice of pie and go through all the things you are thankful for, even though you don't...

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Comcast & Netflix In Net Neutrality Row: Now Will You Care About Net Neutrality?

*Now* do you people understand why Net Neutrality isn't merely some thing that Slashdot-dwelling sysadmins argue about during lunchtime? Surely you've heard by now that Comcast, one of the largest Internet Service Providers in the U.S., has been fiddling with Netflix traffic? But no, Net Neutrality isn't worth defending, right?

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Daily Crunch: Deal Hunting Edition

So? Any Good Black Friday Stories To Share? Nooka?s Zub Zayu, Another Tasteful Abstact Wristwatch Whoa: Nintendo Sells 1.5 Million Consoles During Black Friday Week Seven Gifts For The Blue Collar, Outdoorsy Dad Or Husband Gresso Luxor: The Phone You Bury Alongside Your Still-Living Servants In Your Stone Tomb

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Cowon invites 3D and Wi-Fi to its PMP party

Glasses-free 3D and full 1080p

Like the look of the Cowon X7 that landed in the UK recently? Got 249 of the Queen's finest pounds all piled up and ready to blow on one?

If so, we've one word for you - "Whoa" (that's English for stop a horse).

Because Cowon has just unleashed a beast of a PMP over in South Korea, with glasses free 3D, Full 1080p HD and Wi-Fi on board as well.

The Cowon 3D has a 4.8-inch, 800 x 480, LCD display, HDMI out, composite connectors, an SD card slot, built-in speakers and up to 64GB of flash memory.

On board, you'll find a music player, a video player, a photo browser, a dual internet browser, Flash, voice recording, a documents viewer and a dictionary.

A 10 December launch is on the cards in South Korea, with the 32GB version priced up at 499,000 won (?276) and 589,000 won (?326) for the 64GB version.

No news yet on a UK launch, but keep your eyes peeled to Pocket-lint for news, or if you're too impatient be sure to check eBay for import options.

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Cowon invites 3D and Wi-Fi to its PMP party originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Tue, 30 Nov 2010 11:17:00 +0000

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SlingPlayer for iPad hits the App Store

Full TV control on your iPad

Well that didn't take long. No pre-registrations, no waiting around, boom - straight into the App Store just days after the video teaser was released.

That's right readers, we're talking SlingPlayer for the iPad, in all its high quality HTTP live streaming.

SlingPlayer for the iPad brings with it:

- Full Control of your home TV:? "Control your programming with easy-to-use menus and shortcuts on a touch screen. Navigate the program guide using the iPad's intuitive native interface, program your DVR, fast-forward, pause, or rewind live TV".

- EPG access from your set top box: "Control your digital cable box, satellite receiver, DVR, or DVD player. Access music channels or video on demand".

- High-res viewing: "Enjoy stunning high-quality video on the iPad's high-resolution display using Apple's HTTP live streaming, which ensures the clearest picture possible for the available network conditions".

- Mobile viewing: "Access your television programming over a high-speed 3G or Wi-Fi connection".

You will need a Slingbox Solo or a Slingbox Pro-HD to make use of the new platform though. Your Pro, AV, Tuner or Classic just won't cut the mustard.

Priced at ?17.99 the app is in the App Store now, although it might not show up straight away, as per Apple's usual roll-out procedure.

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SlingPlayer for iPad hits the App Store originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Wed, 24 Nov 2010 17:25:00 +0000

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VIDEO: Custom-built Star Trek computer controls shopping and entertainment

Both a bit sad and utterly brilliant at the same time

Hand-built by YouTube user?klapstoelpiloot, this touchscreen PC is?inspired by the LCARS interface from Star Trek, and controls a host of different functions, from grocery shopping to media streaming.

Both the computer and the software is handmade, and the creator is hoping to add extra features at a later date, including, perhaps, automated lighting systems.

However, for now, he can use the system to run his agenda/calendar, check out train times (directly - not through a browser), and surf the 'net - all of which are shown in the clip. Plus, his creation has Bluetooth support to send MP3s and the shopping list to a mobile device, and a Torrent downloading client.

Now all he needs is a humanoid robot with skin like the ginger one from Girl's Aloud (or, just the ginger one from Girl's Aloud) and he's laughing.

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VIDEO: Custom-built Star Trek computer controls shopping and entertainment originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Wed, 24 Nov 2010 12:15:15 +0000

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Google Doodle Thanksgiving meal set on the table

It took all week to cook mind....

Google has been cooking its Thanksgiving Doodle up all week, and now it looks as if it's ready to eat.

Big Uncle Goog stated the process on Tuesday when it bought in the supplies.

On Wednesday, it showed us that the Thanksgiving Pie was being prepared.

And now (shown in the main picture above), just in time for the Lions vs. Patriots match, the meal is complete.

All of the Doodles have contained click throughs to six Thanksgiving recipes from the Food Network's Ina Garten. Lovely stuff.

Pocket-lint would like to wish all of our American readers a Happy Thanksgiving.

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Google Doodle Thanksgiving meal set on the table originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Thu, 25 Nov 2010 16:45:00 +0000

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Gran Turismo 5 tournament marks GT5 launch

Aims to find best GT5 driver

After much anticipation, and delays, Gran Turismo 5 is now available in shops, bringing with it a vast array of cars and a racing simulation experience previously unheard of on any console - in no small part ot its 3D gameplay.

And to coincide with the launch of the game, Sony has decided to stage the Sony BRAVIA Gran Turismo 5 3D gaming tournament, which will see a raft of Sony BRAVIA 3DTVs being installed in HMV stores around the UK to facilitate a nationwide 3D gaming tournament.

Gamers will then battle it out to be crowned the UK’s ultimate 3D GT5 champion.

Although the release date for Sony Computer Entertainment’s Gran Turismo 5 is the 24 November, the event will start on Saturday 27 November in HMV stores, and run for 10 days. Meaning you'll have a valuable couple of days to get back into the GT groove before the competition.

The fastest two players from each region will win a place in the grand final, which will take place at HMV Oxford Circus, London, on 15 December.

As an aside, if you're feeling particularly flush, Sony centres are currently doing a deal for a copy GT5, a PS3, 2 pairs of 3D glasses and a 3D transmitter completely free, when buying any Sony 3DTV from 24 November to 5 December.

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Gran Turismo 5 tournament marks GT5 launch originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Wed, 24 Nov 2010 12:52:00 +0000

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Nokia Ovi Suite 3.0 opens in beta

Because not everyone's rocking an Android or Apple phone

Nokia has opened a public beta for version 3.0 of its Ovi Suite software, with a couple of major changes brought in.

Firstly, on firing it up you'll be presented with the new Home View screen which gives you an overview of what's new on your PC and your Nokia device, and presents you with recommendation, update notifications and the like.

The other major change is the inclusion of a full music player, with direct links to download or preview tunes from the Ovi Store.

Here's the full list of what's new in Ovi Suite 3.0 beta:

- A new Home view

- Get quick access to your content and to sync

- View recommended apps and games from Ovi Store

- View recommended music from Ovi Music

- Receive notifications to update your phone software and to back up your phone

- Connect to the internet without a fixed connection or WLAN? Introducing Ovi Music?

- Get full control of playback

- Discover and download your favourites from the millions of tracks available on Ovi

- Drag music to and from your phone

- Have access to your Ovi Music Unlimited account

- Get all the features you need in Nokia Ovi Suite – no need for a separate player?

- Experience the faster and simpler installation

- Delete individual maps from your phone, download maps with greater reliability

- Enjoy improvements to syncing and stability

Nokia's Ovi Suite 3.0 beta is available now from betalabs.nokia.com

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Nokia Ovi Suite 3.0 opens in beta originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Fri, 26 Nov 2010 14:52:00 +0000

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Vodafone ups its data roaming game

Revised plans in time for your Christmas break

Vodafone has announced a couple of changes to its EU mobile roaming plans, making it cheaper for you to check your email and tweet away whilst you're on the Continent.

The Vodafone Day Traveller plan means that you'll get 25MB per day of data allowance. And whilst that means you still won't be able to stream HD videos, or hook up your Spotify app when you're visiting the Louvre, you will be able to read and reply to around 250 emails, access Facebook, watch around 25 minutes of SD YouTube or access 65 different maps.

The Day Traveller costs ?2 a day, or you can sign up for ?10 a month.

If you're already a Vodafone customer on ?40 a month, and peeved that you only get 5MB of data roaming with your deal then calm down, because your allowance will automatically rise to 25MB.

The revamped plans go live on 1 December.

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Vodafone ups its data roaming game originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Mon, 29 Nov 2010 11:31:00 +0000

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Virgin Media TiVo first UI pictures

Nice looking interface on board

Virgin Media has released the first official TiVo screenshots, showing off the slick looking graphical interface of the new system.

As you can see, the traditional Virgin Media colours are still on board, but it doesn't look a whole lot different to the TiVo system in the States.

As you'd expect there are series link options, as well as details for all the shows on the EPG and there's also an interesting App & Games area.

We know that Virgin Media's TiVo powred HD/3D box will have 1TB of space and will be capable of storing up to 500 hours of content.

A 2010 launch is planned so, although we don't have any official dates yet, it won't be long as there are only 5 weeks left of the year.

We'll keep you posted.

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Virgin Media TiVo first UI pictures originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Fri, 26 Nov 2010 13:12:00 +0000

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Novell?s Last Week ? Part V: AttachMSFT Might Sell UNIX

Novell clarifies that UNIX was not sold to Microsoft, but it is being passed over to AttachMSFT, which has little or no reason to keep it

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Blog Post: Office Hours

I know not everyone that follows me lives in the Dallas area.  So if you are in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana or other parts of Texas I am going to try to hold ?Office Hours? in the different cities I visit.  No fancy stuffy formal office or anything.   My plan is to pick a Starbucks, or Hotel lobby that I can hang out in a few hours and do work, if you want to stop by and talk, it would be great. Let me know what you think of this? Is it a good idea?

 

This week:

12/1 Houston   Marriott Westchase  December 1st Wednesday from 2-5PM (off Westheimer just before Beltway 8) hotel lobby

 

Next week:

12/6 Houston Westin Galleria  December 6 Monday from 1-3PM Hotel lobby

12/7 Austin Doubletree North December 7 Tuesday from 8-10 AM hotel lobby

12/8 El Paso  Doubletree  December 8 from 8-10 AM hotel lobby

12/9 New Orleans Sheraton Metairie from 1-3PM hotel lobby

 

I will be on twitter @technetguy  and on email if you have questions during these times or just stop by and want to chat!

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Blog Post: Matrix zu den updates ZM

Hallo zusammen,

welche updates werden benötigt um eine Zusammenfassende Meldung korrekt erzeugen zu können?

Was ist die Mindestanforderung, was muss installiert werden wenn ein anderer Rollup im Einsatz ist?

Hier ist die Zusammenstellung, welche updates benötigt werden und in welcher Reihenfolge diese

zu installieren sind.

 

Viele Grüße

Claudia Schillinger-Isensee

 

 

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APP OF THE DAY - Roulette Cricket (Android, iPhone, iPad)

Does it play with a straight bat?

Come 25 November 2010, all cricket fans' eyes will be on Brisbane for the first test match in the Ashes series. The sound of leather upon willow, will echo through the city as England look to retain what is rightfully theirs.

And so, it is down to Pocket-lint to provide an app, which although won't be to everyone's taste and most definitely needs to be used responsibly, may for some enhance the Ashes experience.

So with out further ado - other than to provide links to Wikipedia for our US readers, here's one explaining cricket and one about The Ashes - read on for our featured app which is...

Roulette Cricket HD

Format

Android/iPad/iPhone/

Price

Free

Where

iTunes/Android Market

If you like betting on stuff, in this case cricket, and specifically?when the next boundary is going to be hit, then this is the app for you. Aimed to be used whilst watching the game on your TV (and using Roulette Cricket as your second screen), or if you're lucky enough watching live at the ground, the app enables you to place bets on when the next 4 or 6 will be scored, and that's about it.

Well, not entirely. In actual fact the app also allows for ball by ball coverage updates and also features full score card stats.

However, it's not just the Ashes which the app covers, as it brings in all the games being played around the world including test matches, ODI's and Twenty20. Best of all, however, is that you don't have to lay down any hard cash if you don't want to, as there is a neat "play for fun" option as well.

Everything runs pretty well, and it's all very straightforward to get to grips with.

And there's some more news regarding the Android version of this app, as it is now available on the Vodafone Shop - meaning the game can be played across all Android-powered handsets on the network, adding another platform that already includes the iPhone and online.

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APP OF THE DAY - Roulette Cricket (Android, iPhone, iPad) originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Wed, 24 Nov 2010 18:00:00 +0000

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IE 9 Platform Preview 7: Making Your Web-Sites Faster

On October 28^th, we released Internet Explorer Platform Preview 6. Today, we are announcing Internet Explorer Platform Preview 7 which is focused on real-world performance improvements across sites on the web. We first demonstrated the power of a fully hardware accelerated HTML 5 browser taking advantage of the full power of the hardware through Windows just 8 months ago. We now couple that with dramatic performance gains in Chakra, Microsoft?s JavaScript engine. As a side effect of our focus on real-world performance, Internet Explorer 9 performance in JavaScript micro-benchmarks has also improved and Internet Explorer is now the leading performing browser in WebKit SunSpider. Since we first demonstrated Chakra at PDC in 2009, Internet Explorer has increased JavaScript performance by 345% according to WebKit SunSpider.

Equally important, we continue to see broad developer excitement and rapid user adoption of Internet Explorer Beta. Since the beta launch, we have already had over 13 million downloads of Internet Explorer 9 beta and it continues to be our fastest adopted browser to date.

PERFORMANCE GAINS IN PLATFORM PREVIEW 7

Our recent blog series on performance talked about the approach we have taken to performance. With IE9 our focus has been on real-world performance and giving the browser access to the full power of the PC. The video below has more information on what it means to focus on real-world performance.

One of the browser subsystems that drives performance is the JavaScript engine. We have seen continuous gains in real-world performance since we first announced Chakra, Microsoft?s new JavaScript engine. Chakra delivers new innovations in how JavaScript is handled with performance gains of as much as 100x on some coding patterns. Dean talks more about the work we?ve done on the IE engineering blog. The video below shows how these performance improvements translate into new types of experiences that can be delivered:

REAL WORLD SITE PERFORMANCE vs. MICRO-BENCHMARKS

As a side effect of the real-world performance improvements in Internet Explorer 9, we also see improvements in micro-benchmarks. One of the most commonly cited micro-benchmarks for JavaScript is WebKit SunSpider. Since Chakra was first announces at PDC 09, IE has improved JavaScript performance on this test by 345%. With Platform Preview 7, IE9 is the fastest browser according to WebKit SunSpider.

However, measuring the performance of a browser by looking at small parts of individual subsystem is inherently flawed because it?s not how actual sites work and it doesn?t reflect how subsystems perform together. Instead you will find demos on the Internet Explorer Test Drive like Galactic, HTML5 Sudoku and Shakespeare?s Tag Cloud to be better benchmarks as they represent real coding patterns and engage multiple subsystems at once. The performance difference in these demos is striking and shows what it means to optimize for end-to-end performance rather than a single subsystem.

INTERNET EXPLORER 9 MOMENTUM CONTINUES TO BUILD

The momentum around Internet Explorer 9 continues to build. Since the beta launch, we have already had over 13 million downloads of Internet Explorer 9 beta and it continues to be our fastest adopted browser to date. Download IE9 Beta today and see first-hand what a browser built for real-world performance can enable.

For developers, IE9 now couples industry-leading JavaScript performance with industry-leading innovation in full hardware acceleration. The performance gains combined with HTML5 support and pinned sites provides new opportunities to reimagine web experiences. If you haven?t already, visit the Internet Explorer Test Drive, download Internet Explorer Platform Preview 7 and get your sites ready for Internet Explorer 9.

Stay tuned for more information on the Exploring IE blog about meeting the Chakra team who are excited to field your questions about JavaScript, performance and Internet Explorer 9. UPDATE: see here for details on the Twitter Live Chat.

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Pirate Bay founders lose court appeal

And now face jail time

The Pirate Bay co-founders have lost their appeal against a 2009 ruling that they were illegally sharing copyrighted content.

The decision by a Swedish court means that the co-founders now face time behind bars.

Fredrik Neij faces 10 months in prison, Peter Sunde has been sentenced to 8 months and Carl Lundstrom 4. The final member of the group, Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, was too ill to attend court and will be sentenced at a later date.

The men also face a hefty fine of 46 million Swedish Crowns (about ?4.1 million).

Lawyers for music labels and movie studios accused The Pirate Bay's co-founders of helping people circumvent copyright controls.

The founders defended themselves, and stated that The Pirate Bay did not host any pirated material directly.

Where this leaves The Pirate Bay now is unclear - the site is still functioning at present.

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Pirate Bay founders lose court appeal originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Fri, 26 Nov 2010 15:39:00 +0000

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The Hobbit To Be Shot on Thirty RED Epic Cameras

I like to cover RED stuff here at CrunchGear, because I just like the idea of complacent industries getting kicked the pants by a newcomer. There have been innumerable delays and price hikes, but the RED line of professional digital cameras has impressed some of the big names in cinema from the start — perhaps most famously Peter Jackson, whose "Crossing The Line" short demonstrated the capability of the early models. He's come back for more now, and will be shooting The Hobbit on no less than thirty of the latest RED Epic cameras.

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