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BoomerApp Promotion On A Brand New Product. 100% Rebate. Klik n' Mix

A few weeks ago however a new service was launched from the people who brought the world Bits du Jour. That service is BoomerApp. While Bits du Jour hands our full licences daily BoomerApp is instead a rebate system where-by the customer purchases in the normal way and recieves a rebate form which they return to FastSpring Ecommerce or a local representive who...
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Why I have bothered with the Windows 7 logo program

Across on his blog Andy Bryce has written some very good reasons for why he won't be bothering with the round of Windows 7 logos marketing Microsoft has launched. First I should point out that there is a difference between the "Compatible with Windows 7 logo" and associated marketing materials and the "Certified For" program run by Microsoft. The latter, I'm in full agreement with Andy. I saw no benefit in the Vista version and see no beneift in the Windows 7 version. Rather we're talking about the logo to the left of this article.
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Windows 7 – RTM 6th Of August 2009

Today - for those in the Northern Hemisphere (yesterday almost for the rest of us) Microsoft is releasing Windows 7 officially to RTM (Release To Manufacturing). Which means, the Microsoft MSDN server gods willing, I'll be able to download my own release licenses sometime in the small hours after midnight (my time). Of course if indeed I can get a connection, given the amount of traffic they are likely to get, it'll probably take a while to download.
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Windows 7 – Subtle Imagery And Fishy Marketing

Some months back here I mentioned I’d installed the Windows 7 Beta from MSDN for testing purposes. I also stated I’m impressed and that MixAction – also in Beta – runs just fine on it.
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