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Bill Gates' keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show 2008 revealed a rather startling statistic with regards to the sales and acceptance performance of Windows Vista. Gates told the audience that Windows Vista has sold more than 100 million copies since the operating system's launch in January 2007. When comparing pure numbers against Windows XP, which sold only 89 million copies in its first year, Windows Vista appears to be a hit – but looking at the big picture sheds a different sort of light on the matter. With the PC market at nearly twice the size today as it was in 2001, InformationWeek surmises that Windows Vista captured around 39 percent of the new PC market in its first year, while Windows XP managed to grab 67 percent of the new PC market during its initial period.
Rapping with a proud Albanian
This week Today and PM are broadcasting my radio reports on my Balkans trip. One of the frustrations of radio or TV is that you can find someone who has some very interesting things to say, but in the quest for balanced pieces reflecting the whole story I can only give them a half-minute or so of airtime. Here, I am not limited in that way. So, over the next few days I'll be posting four different stories about how people are reacting to the Serbian elections or the looming independence of Kosovo. They are not meant to be comprehensive or in themselves balanced: they are a snapshot. But I hope together they add up to a bigger picture. Rapper's studio Genc Prevlaka sits on a low, antique wooden stool playing a traditional Albanian wooden flute. In the corner of the small studio is a long necked guitar-like instrument which is a couple of centuries old.
Fintry's green revolution means power to the people
Without blowing our own trumpet too much, I think this will set the agenda for the village for the next 15 to 20 years. "That amount of money coming into a place the size of Fintry will have a huge effect on it. "It's absolutely the village's money, and it is up to the village to decide what to do with that."In Fintry, there is talk of using the money to convert the sports hall from expensive, oil-fired heating to an environmentally friendly, ground-source heat pump. Fitting insulation, double glazing and solar panels to homes in the village are other options, while, in the future, the money could even be used to pay for hydrogen-fuelled buses to take people to Stirling and Glasgow."The money is significant, but the wind turbine almost becomes totemic in that it is a renewable energy resource helping the village cut its energy consumption as well," Mr Cowtan said.If other areas adopted the Fintry method, it could also "take some of the heat out of the whole wind-farm thing", he said."I think, for a lot of communities, having a wind-farm proposed on their doorstep is the biggest challenge they will have faced for 100 years or so," he said.
BOE debates Japanese delegation funding, procedure for filling vacant ...
The Sumter County Board of Education wrangled with two issues at its regular monthly meeting Thursday night. BOE debates Japanese delegation funding, procedure for filling vacant seat Genie Collins AMERICUS — The Sumter County Board of Education wrangled with two issues at its regular monthly meeting Thursday night. .
Dangers Work Way Into Office Romances
If the relationship ends on bad terms, do you think your now ex-sweetheart will tell human resources you made unwanted advances? A harassment suit will definitely impact your career. Be proactive and join a professional association - or two. They will provide the opportunity to socialize and advance your career. If you decide to date someone from the office, use caution. If you work for a large company, consider transferring to another department. If thats not an option because of company size or your profession, get a new job. .
Tony's Not In Over His Head With Jessica
Jessica Simpson and Tony Romo were back to the warm weather and beach wear this weekend, though the trip to Hawaii wasn't just vacation good times for the happy couple. Tony was in town to play in the Pro Bowl yesterday afternoon — rough life, right? It looks like Jess was happy to accompany her man on the "business trip." I gotta say that these two are totally growing on me. While in town for the game, Tony and his teammate Terrell Owens sat down to chat with a FOX sportswriter. Of course, Miss Simpson came up. Here's what the boys had to say: Marvez: Tony, how do you have to change your life now because of all the attention your relationship with Jessica is getting? Owens: "I think he's in way over his head." Romo: "(Smiling) Definitely not. I don't read the stuff like everyone else does, so it doesn't affect me.
Drunk last night? Don't show your boss on Facebook
Don't be tempted to boast about it on social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace, or worse provide pictures of yourself behaving like a complete buffoon. For would-be employers could be digging for digital dirt. Readily available -- and possibly embarrassing -- information is just a mouse click away. "The best advice is -- don't put anything on your profile you wouldn't want you mother to see," said Andy Powell, director at the international recruitment agency Badenoch & Clark. He warned social networking devotees not to post pictures of debauched parties, to go easy on details of romantic trysts and never to complain about their current job or boss. "More and more recruiters are taking note of 'net reputations,'" Powell said.
Recipient E-mail
Bill Gates' keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show 2008 revealed a rather startling statistic with regards to the sales and acceptance performance of Windows Vista. Gates told the audience that Windows Vista has sold more than 100 million copies since the operating system's launch in January 2007. When comparing pure numbers against Windows XP, which sold only 89 million copies in its first year, Windows Vista appears to be a hit – but looking at the big picture sheds a different sort of light on the matter. With the PC market at nearly twice the size today as it was in 2001, InformationWeek surmises that Windows Vista captured around 39 percent of the new PC market in its first year, while Windows XP managed to grab 67 percent of the new PC market during its initial period.
Rapping with a proud Albanian
This week Today and PM are broadcasting my radio reports on my Balkans trip. One of the frustrations of radio or TV is that you can find someone who has some very interesting things to say, but in the quest for balanced pieces reflecting the whole story I can only give them a half-minute or so of airtime. Here, I am not limited in that way. So, over the next few days I'll be posting four different stories about how people are reacting to the Serbian elections or the looming independence of Kosovo. They are not meant to be comprehensive or in themselves balanced: they are a snapshot. But I hope together they add up to a bigger picture. Rapper's studio Genc Prevlaka sits on a low, antique wooden stool playing a traditional Albanian wooden flute. In the corner of the small studio is a long necked guitar-like instrument which is a couple of centuries old.
Fintry's green revolution means power to the people
Without blowing our own trumpet too much, I think this will set the agenda for the village for the next 15 to 20 years. "That amount of money coming into a place the size of Fintry will have a huge effect on it. "It's absolutely the village's money, and it is up to the village to decide what to do with that."In Fintry, there is talk of using the money to convert the sports hall from expensive, oil-fired heating to an environmentally friendly, ground-source heat pump. Fitting insulation, double glazing and solar panels to homes in the village are other options, while, in the future, the money could even be used to pay for hydrogen-fuelled buses to take people to Stirling and Glasgow."The money is significant, but the wind turbine almost becomes totemic in that it is a renewable energy resource helping the village cut its energy consumption as well," Mr Cowtan said.If other areas adopted the Fintry method, it could also "take some of the heat out of the whole wind-farm thing", he said."I think, for a lot of communities, having a wind-farm proposed on their doorstep is the biggest challenge they will have faced for 100 years or so," he said.
BOE debates Japanese delegation funding, procedure for filling vacant ...
The Sumter County Board of Education wrangled with two issues at its regular monthly meeting Thursday night. BOE debates Japanese delegation funding, procedure for filling vacant seat Genie Collins AMERICUS — The Sumter County Board of Education wrangled with two issues at its regular monthly meeting Thursday night. .
Dangers Work Way Into Office Romances
If the relationship ends on bad terms, do you think your now ex-sweetheart will tell human resources you made unwanted advances? A harassment suit will definitely impact your career. Be proactive and join a professional association - or two. They will provide the opportunity to socialize and advance your career. If you decide to date someone from the office, use caution. If you work for a large company, consider transferring to another department. If thats not an option because of company size or your profession, get a new job. .
Tony's Not In Over His Head With Jessica
Jessica Simpson and Tony Romo were back to the warm weather and beach wear this weekend, though the trip to Hawaii wasn't just vacation good times for the happy couple. Tony was in town to play in the Pro Bowl yesterday afternoon — rough life, right? It looks like Jess was happy to accompany her man on the "business trip." I gotta say that these two are totally growing on me. While in town for the game, Tony and his teammate Terrell Owens sat down to chat with a FOX sportswriter. Of course, Miss Simpson came up. Here's what the boys had to say: Marvez: Tony, how do you have to change your life now because of all the attention your relationship with Jessica is getting? Owens: "I think he's in way over his head." Romo: "(Smiling) Definitely not. I don't read the stuff like everyone else does, so it doesn't affect me.
Drunk last night? Don't show your boss on Facebook
Don't be tempted to boast about it on social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace, or worse provide pictures of yourself behaving like a complete buffoon. For would-be employers could be digging for digital dirt. Readily available -- and possibly embarrassing -- information is just a mouse click away. "The best advice is -- don't put anything on your profile you wouldn't want you mother to see," said Andy Powell, director at the international recruitment agency Badenoch & Clark. He warned social networking devotees not to post pictures of debauched parties, to go easy on details of romantic trysts and never to complain about their current job or boss. "More and more recruiters are taking note of 'net reputations,'" Powell said.
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