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Jocelyn Lieppman is a senior at the University of Oregon who has traveled the world, wrestled for high school varsity, and will break out into camp songs on impulse. Originally from Seattle, she grew up in Houston, Texas. She currently works as a Microsoft Windows UCrew Student Representative at U of O. Adventure is in her heart, and as such it no surprise that she is an international studies major who hopes to be paid to travel one day and share her experiences with others.

Recently, I was asked in an interview, what I would consider my greatest strength. After … [Read More...]

In September, we partnered with blogger Jared O’Toole from Under30CEO to host a Young Entrepreneur contest. To enter, current students and recent graduates were asked to make a video telling us about their big entrepreneurial idea to become eligible for a chance to win one of four new Windows PCs running Windows 7 Professional to help start a new business.

Today, we are happy to announce that the contest has concluded and the winners have been selected. We want to thank everyone who participated in the contest and offer a huge congratulation to the four lucky recipients of new Windows … [Read More...]

Halloween is just a few days away and here at work, Halloween is a big deal. I found out that a colleague of mine has his own set of pumpkin carving tools and a smoke machine. His dedication inspired Brandon LeBlanc and I to engage in a fun little competition. I challenged him to a pumpkin carving tournament: 30 minutes, 1 pumpkin, the Windows logo. (Spoiler alert: Brandon failed miserably). Our challenge was to create the best carving of the Windows logo in a pumpkin. I’ve uploaded them to SkyDrive for you to see:

Pumpkin Carving – Windows Team Blog

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Asus EEE Pad Slider SL101 Android 3.1 32GB GPS 2 core
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We’ll keep this week’s Photo Awesome short for the holidays. Earlier in the week, our Editorial Director Jon Phillips posted a video first look of the Samsung Galaxy tablet 10.1. In it, he showed off the video-taking capibilities of the device, by walking up to Gordon, and asking him to rant right there on the spot.

And, as it often does with Gordon, hilarity ensued. Check out the footage below, and have yourselves an awesome holiday weekend. See you Tuesday!

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We finally got to spend some time in our brand new video studio, where I was given my first opportunity to ever to use a green screen during a shoot, and my 1,156th (don’t quote me there) opportunity to make an ass out of  myself on camera. 

All joking aside, dropping an image seamlessly over a green screen was actually a bit harder than we had anticipated, as you’ll see in some slight hiccups in the video. But it was a learning experience, and we’re excited to find new and fun ways to utilize the studio moving forward. But, for … [Read More...]

Fallout: New Vegas
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Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. It’s the kind of town where you dig your own grave prior to being shot in the head and left for dead…and that’s before things really get ugly. It’s a town of dreamers and desperados being torn apart by warring factions vying for complete control of this desert oasis. It’s a place where the right kind of person with the right kind of weaponry can really make a name for themselves, and make more than an enemy or two along the way. As you battle your way across … [Read More...]
Asus Rampage III Extreme Socket 1366/ Intel X58/ 3-Way SLI & CrossFireX/ SATA3&USB3.0/ WiFi/ A&GbE Motherboard
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ASUS Rampage III Extreme Republic of Gamers features Support Socket LGA 1366, Intel X58 / ICH10R Chipset, Support QPI up to 6400 MT/s, Triple-channel DDR3, 2200(O.C.)/2133(O.C.)/2000(O.C.)/1800(O.C.)/1600/1333/1066 MHz Support, 4 PCIe 2.0 X16 with CrossFireX and 3-WaySLI Technology support, 6 SATA II support (RAID 0,1,5,10) + 1 eSATA II , 2 SATA III support and 2 USB 3.0

Ever consider repairing your broken laptop?  It’s easier than you might think.  These videos can get you started:

Ultimate Laptop Repair Videos Collection in Hd Want to know how to fix laptops? Check out over 12 full hours of high clarity Hd videos recorded by a well-known professional repair technician. This is a master course in fixing laptops.

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If interested, I found a comprehensive eBook on how to build a high-performance gaming computer for under $1000. This package reveals the best PC components to buy, and provides step-by-step instructions and full-color illustrations for building the perfect gaming Pc.

How To Build A Gaming Computer For Under $1000

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One pet-peeve I’ve found with Vista & Windows 7 is that hibernation feature tends to disappear… usually due to a disk cleanup.  Essentially, when the hibernation save file is deleted, Vista removes the hibernation ability. Luckily, turning it back on is very easy. Click the “Start” button, and type cmd… then press Ctrl+Shift+Enter to open in administrator mode. You can also right-click the item “Command Prompt” in the menu and choose Run as Administrator.  

From the command prompt, type in the following command:

powercfg /hibernate on

  You may have to restart your computer before it will take effect, however I’ve … [Read More...]

I found that Amazon has some great deals listed on their site all the time!  I’ve been a big fan of Amazon’s pricing and business policies, and highly recommend them for pretty much whatever you may be looking for.  Specifically, you can get some extraordinary pricing on some electronics & computer equipment.

Bookmark this link for consistently great deals in electronics devices, such as TV’s, stereos, cell phones, MP3 players, other gadgets, etc:

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For special deals on computers, printers, accessories, parts, monitors, and the like, bookmark this link:

Computer Deals

I used to run to Newegg for pretty … [Read More...]

This is just a quick public service announcement to let you know that the Microsoft Windows Anytime Upgrade (WAU) offer is ending in the U.S. this Saturday, July 3.

Right now, with the purchase of any new PC, you can upgrade from Windows 7 Starter to Windows 7 Home Premium for $49.99 ERP (normally $79.99) or Windows 7 Home Premium to Windows 7 Professional for $79.99 ERP (normally $89.99).

If you’re not sure that WAU is right for you, check out this post to see how it works. It’s pretty slick and painless…… [Read More...]

Microsoft Office 2010 has reached release-to-manufacturing (RTM) stage and has been completely finalized and ready for sale. The development of Office 2010 has been a long road and with all that time, Microsoft’s Office team has been hard at work to include several new features into the new version to help make Office even better than ever. The team strongly focused on the speed of the software as well as adding neat features, like sparklines in Excel, screen shot grabbing in Word, and the ribbon interface in Outlook.

With this overview of the Office 2010 RTM, we hope to highlight … [Read More...]

Fast User Switching lets you jump between two or more concurrently-running sessions on your computer, without logging off.  If you are coming from WinXP, you’ll find that Windows 7 has made it a little bit harder to do a Fast User Switch. This article provides some background on this feature and gives a tip that makes it easier (and slightly) faster for everyday use.
Why have a second user?  A second session?
There are two main reasons:

  • Security.  With two user accounts, you can set one up with a very limited security level.  You can activate this user for Internet

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There are more and more people joining the ranks of FarmVille on Facebook every day. No one can get enough of this game and there are plenty of reasons why. In FarmVille, you can get away from the noise and stress of everyday life. Just relax, plant some seeds, harvest some crops – not a bad way to spend an evening. And as you do this, you’ll naturally advance in levels over time.

There may come a time, though, when you want to get a little more out of the game. Every time you move up a level, you unlock … [Read More...]

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The holiday season is in full effect and Christmas is right around the corner. If you haven’t gotten a gift yet, you already know that you are in a bad position. That Barnes & Noble Nook eBook reader sold out last month and the arrival date for one is February 1st! Most vacation packages aren’t nearly as discounted as they were a few months ago and gift cards have gotten a bad reputation as being insincere. Time is running out to top off all that bad news, as this past weekend was the last shopping … [Read More...]

Dont Pay A Computer Guy 100′s Or 1000′s Of Dollars! A Top I.t. Pro Breaks His Silence & Reveals The Secret Techniques To Keep Your Home/office Computer Screaming Fast, Free Of Spyware, Viruses & Hackers, And 100% Backed Up!

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