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Microsoft Office 2010 Now Available for Consumers Worldwide

By Guest PostJune 16, 20103 commentsTechnologyamazon acer, asus, best buy, click-to-run, comscore tech metrix, dell, fnac, harvey norman, hp, lenovo, Microsoft, microsoft corp., microsoft office 2010, microsoft office beta program, microsoft project 2010, microsoft visio 2010, office 2010, office home and business 2010, office home and student 2010, office professional 2010, one note 2010, pc world, product key card, Samsung, sony, stephen elop, Technology

*Millions of beta users help Microsoft deliver the best experience for getting things done across the PC, phone and browser.*

NEW YORK — Today (June 15, 2010), Microsoft Corp. announced the worldwide availability of Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft Visio 2010 and Microsoft Project 2010. Consumers can now purchase Office 2010 at more than 35,000 retail stores across the globe, such as Best Buy, Fnac, Harvey Norman and PC World; through online retailers, including Amazon.com; and direct from Microsoft at Office.com.

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Online ads can get too close for comfort says new study

By Guest PostJune 16, 2010Technologyavi goldfarb, catherine tucker, google adsense, marketing science, MIT, pop-up graphics, rotman school of management, sloan school of business, university of toronto, web advertising

Trying to have an impact in the brave new world of web advertising?

You could match an ad to a web page’s content – such as putting a car ad on an auto consumer website. Or, you could make it stand out with eye-catching pop-up graphics and video.

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University of Washington’s institute to get as much as $100 million to study atmosphere, ocean

By Guest PostJune 15, 20101 commentEnvironmentaerosols, atmosphere, atmospheric particles, climate and its impacts, college of the environment, dennis hartmann, environmental challenges, joint institute for the study of the atmosphere and oce, low oxygen, marine ecosystems, national oceanic and atmospheric administration, noaa, ocean, ocean acidification, pacific northwest, polar regions, puget sound, thomas ackerman, tsunami, university of washington

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has selected the University of Washington as a key partner for expanded, in-depth study of some of the most pressing environmental challenges involving the oceans and the atmosphere.

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‘Kinect for Xbox 360’ is Official Name of Microsoft’s Controller-Free Game Device

By Guest PostJune 14, 2010Technologycirque du soleil, cnet, controller-free game device, electronic entertainment expo, galan center, gizmodo, josh lowensohn, kinect, los angeles, marc whitten, matt buchanan, Microsoft, mike delman, project natal, prototype, Technology, xbox 360, xbox live

*Formerly called “Project Natal,” Kinect was revealed Sunday evening in a Cirque du Soleil performance on the eve of the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles.*

LOS ANGELES – Microsoft today unveiled Kinect for Xbox 360, a controller-free gaming device that Microsoft is positioning as an entirely new way to experience entertainment in the living room.

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Crocodiles ride ocean currents for ocean travel

By Guest PostJune 14, 2010Natureaustralia, australia zoo, australian ecologists, british ecological society, crocodylus porosus, east india, estuarine crocodile, fiji, gulf of carpentaria, hamish campbell, indian and pacific ocean, journal of animal ecology, kennedy river, north australia, north queensland, oceanic island, queensland parks and wildlife service, reptile, salt-water living crocodile, satellite-tagged crocodile, sonar transmitters, south pacific islands, south-east pacific, southern china, steve irwin, the crocodile hunter, torres straits, university of queensland, wenlock river, west coast of cape york, west coast of cape york peninsula

The mystery of how the world’s largest living reptile – the estuarine crocodile – has come to occupy so many South Pacific islands separated by huge stretches of ocean despite being a poor swimmer has at last been solved by a group of Australian ecologists.

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State of Florida Leverages Microsoft Cloud Solution for Census Count

By Guest PostJune 11, 2010Technologybing, census count, cloud solution, dean cannon, florida, floridians, gail thomas-flynn, house of representatives, Microsoft, microsoft silverlight, myfloridacensus, state and local government, u.s. census bureau, web-based application, windows azure

*Built on Windows Azure, MyFloridaCensus.gov helps Floridians identify homes, neighborhoods and communities for 2010 census.*

TALLAHASSEE — The Florida House of Representatives is making one final push over the next month for its state residents to be counted in the 2010 Census, through its MyFloridaCensus (https://www.myfloridacensus.gov) website and Web-based application.

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Coral Transplantation the Simple and Cheap Solution to Reef Restoration

By Guest PostJune 11, 2010Environment. elkhorn coral, british virgin islands, coral, gardening analogy, graham forrester, great barrier reef, gulf of mexico, orchard, reef restoration, restoration ecology, transplantation, university of rhode island, white bay

It is a question asked by marine scientists from the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Barrier Reef; how best to restore coral reefs and marine habitat once it has been damaged or even killed?

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Violent Video Games May Increase Aggression in Some But Not Others, Says New Research

By Guest PostJune 10, 20101 commentTechnologyagreeableness, american psychological association, asthma attacks, behavior problems, christopher j. ferguson, cognitive skills, commercial video games, conscientiousness, diabetes, diabetes treatment, Europe, extraversion, five-factor model, neuroticism, openness, pain, pain management, pamela kato, patrick markey, perfect storm, personality trait, psychological model, psychotherapy, review of general psychology, Social networking, t. atilla ceranoglu, texas a&m international university, therapy, united states, violent video games

*Bad effects depend on certain personality traits; games can offer learning opportunities for others*

WASHINGTON – Playing violent video games can make some adolescents more hostile, particularly those who are less agreeable, less conscientious and easily angered. But for others, it may offer opportunities to learn new skills and improve social networking.

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