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June 5, 2013 S!ickLeave a commentTTR Websitecollege, computer, crowdsource, microsoft, tablet, university, Windows

Have others pay for your computer (for college)

Don’t pay for your computer…if you’re a college student…here’s how to have others pay for it:

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Microsoft announces Chip In student PC crowdsourcing program

…Chip In, a new seasonal buying program to help students get the Windows PC or tablet they need for school…students crowdsource contributions from friends and family toward the purchase…

Students can participate in Chip In exclusively at http://www.windowschipin.com …

Chip In runs now through Sept. 1, 2013. To participate, students need a valid .edu email address or documentation to prove enrollment in a university or accredited institution…

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/Press/2013/Jun13/06-03WindowsChipInPR.aspx

May 1, 2013 S!ickLeave a commentTTR WebsiteD&D, dungeons, free, game, mmorpg

Neverwinter MMORPG now in Open Beta

Dungeons & Dragons Neverwinter, a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), is now in Open Beta and free to download and play.

From the press release:

“Set in The Forgotten Realms, players explore and defend the iconic city of Neverwinter, travel beyond the besieged walls of the city once known as The Jewel of The North, to subterranean passageways in search of forgotten secrets and lost treasure.”

“…rebuild the city of Neverwinter, saving it from Valindra Shadowmantle’s evil forces…”

“…Neverwinter’s Gateway is a web portal that allows players to remotely access in-game status information via their desktops, tablets, or smartphones…”

A video of the game is at http://youtu.be/D_Uzka-2Mz8

The website for the game is http://www.playneverwinter.com (which will take you to http://nw.perfectworld.com/ )

April 25, 2013 S!ickLeave a commentTTR WebsiteAdobe Flash, BMP, edit, free, GIF, HTML, JPEG, JPG, Microsof Word, pdf, PNG, text, TIF

Free PDF editing software (until May 5)

WinPDFEditor is free…until May 5, Pacific Daylight Time.

It can allow users to:
rotate pages…
add and remove content…
change font sizes and colors…
add color to the files…
embed watermarks…
and convert files to WORD(*.Doc), Text(*.txt), Images(*.JPG, *.TIF, *.BMP, *.GIF, *.PNG), Web page(*.HTML) and Flash(*.SWF).

It’s available from http://www.winpdfeditor.com/giveaway.html

April 23, 2013April 23, 2013 S!ickLeave a commentTTR Websiteaudio, clothes, contest, fashion, headphones, Pinterest, Sennheiser

Compete for prizes (headphones and clothing) on Pinterest!

Like fashion? Like headphones? Like Pinterest? Well, then…

A “MOMENTUM for beautiful people” contest is now in progress. Prizes are Sennheiser MOMENTUM headphones, and Drykorn clothing vouchers. Per the press release:

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To enter the competition…create Pinterest mood boards that showcase designs, fashion ideas and products that they feel complement the new MOMENTUM headphones and this season’s Drykorn styles.”

How it works? Just repin one of the MOMENTUM versions with complementary clothing or accessories from Drykorn. Then, its time to exercise your good taste! Find 5-10 items to pin on your personal mood board that best reflect the lifestyle and look of our signature items. Make sure to tag all the items pinned to your board with the hashtag #MOMENTUMforbeautifulpeople – then you’re ready to submit the URL of your board to us. As inspiration, Sennheiser has created pinboards for both the MOMENTUM Black and MOMENTUM Brown including matching Drykorn items, showcasing the pure design language and vision behind the award-winning headphones.

…Four winning style boards will be chosen and each winner will receive a pair of Sennheiser MOMENTUM headphones and Drykorn vouchers worth $650.

…Follow Sennheiser on Pinterest (www.pinterest.com/sennheiser) or Facebook page (www.facebook.com/Sennheiser). The MOMENTUM Style competition on Pinterest will run between 22 April and 6 June.

April 3, 2013April 3, 2013 S!ickLeave a commentTTR Websitefilm, microsoft, movie, multimedia, stream, television

Streaming service uses Silverlight…WHY???

“Warner Archive Instant is the new streaming service of the Warner Archive (WarnerArchive.com). Film and TV enthusiasts can instantly view hundreds of rare and hard-to-find movies and TV shows, culled from the Warner Bros. library – the largest entertainment library in the world. Now is your chance to discover – and rediscover – rare movies and TV shows you can’t find anywhere else (and some favorites you can) from Warner Bros., MGM, RKO, New Line, Monogram, Allied Artists, Lorimar and more.”

Well…that’s nice. I’m sure there are shows and movies I look forward to seeing…

“…you’ll need Silverlight powered by Microsoft…”

Wait…WHAT???

“…exact technical system requirements for Warner Archive Instant…Microsoft Silverlight installed…”

I’ll pass on this service…because:

Microsoft shuns its own Silverlight

“…Silverlight sites can’t strut their stuff in Windows RT or the Metro part of Win8…”

I’m not a fan of Adobe Flash…and, because Microsoft seems to lack commitment to it, less of one of Silverlight.

Although…they do have Black Belt Jones…