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HeartRescue Project

The HeartRescue Project, funded by the Medtronic Foundation, is dedicated to improving how sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is recognized, treated and measured in the United States. Community response education is an important component of the program’s mission. Go to the HeartRescue Project resource page for more information about SCA, including education videos, training programs, and […]

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I almost forgot – CyanogenMod 9.0 RC1 was Released!

The RC1 of CM9 hit the net on the early morning hours of June 26 (2012).  I got my copy and it was rock solid.  As always I moved on to the next nightly build.  If you haven’t updated your missing out. Download Links Below CyanogenMod: Latest version: cm-9.0.0-RC1 Download: link Mirror: link MD5sum: See Mirrors Google Apps addon: […]

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Microsoft acquired social network Yammer for $1 billion

In another game of pac-man, Microsoft has bought Yammer for $1 billion. For those of you who have no idea who/what Yammer is. Yammer is a social network for working people. A business version of Facebook, all the way down to the looks and feel. Yammer will not allow you to sign up from an email account which is […]

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Maintenance Page Elegance

Today I stopped by one of the sites I frequent and noticed a maintenance page. What got me was how elegant it was. The design is clean and simple and left me happy, wanting to return later. I give two thumbs up to Infragistics.

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Skype 5.10 for Windows

Windows/Mac/Linux: Video chat app Skype released updates today for its Windows, Mac, and Linux versions, each with its own new improvements and bug fixes. Download the new version now Improvements made to Skype 5.10 for Windows: Select and pin your favorite contacts Facebook and Skype contacts combined into one Contacts list Easier to understand premium […]

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Windows 8 Preview, Officially Released

Release Preview (release candidate) build of Windows 8 has finally been released by Microsoft. The build number is 8400 and is sized at 2.5GB for 32bit and 3.3GB for 64-bit. It is available for download via ISO or web installer, much like the Consumer Preview. System Specifications: Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster RAM: 1 […]