02.29
AP reports here at Yahoo News: SEATTLE – Microsoft Corp. will cut the price of some versions of Windows Vista, the software maker said late Thursday.
Top Ten Lists, Reviews of New Products & Related News
AP reports here at Yahoo News: SEATTLE – Microsoft Corp. will cut the price of some versions of Windows Vista, the software maker said late Thursday.
AP reports here at Yahoo News: SAN FRANCISCO – Google, already the world’s most popular spot for finding Web sites, is aiming to become the go-to place for creating Web sites too.
Online see: Google Sites.
The Top Ten Books in this week’s Bestellers List at Amazon, see The Top Ten Books here for more info including some reader reviews in our online store with those and many more great books that make some nice gifts! (ranking as of writing of this article, might change over time)
And The Top Ten Books This Week are:
• A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose (Oprah’s Book Club, Selection 61)
• Losing It: And Gaining My Life Back One Pound at a Time
• A New Earth (Oprah’s Book Club)
• A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose
• Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning
• Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia
• Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time
• The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
• The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
• Eat This Not That: Thousands of Simple Food Swaps That Can Save You 10, 20, 30 Pounds-or More!
Spiegel Online reports here: In a remote corner of the global village, an Italian believes he’s developed the best of all chocolate recipes. Claudio Corallo lives on an island off Nigeria and ships his small-batch chocolate around the world.
BBC News reports here: No Country For Old Men has won four Oscars, including best film and best director, a category awarded jointly to brothers Joel and Ethan Coen.
And the top awards at the Oscars went to:
Best film
No Country For Old Men
Best actor
Daniel Day-Lewis (pictured)
Best actress
Marion Cotillard
Best supporting actor
Javier Bardem
Best supporting actress
Tilda Swinton
CNN reports here: "No Country for Old Men," the Coen brothers’ brutal tale of a man pursued by death and the law across the empty moonscapes of West Texas, wins best picture at the 80th Academy Awards. All four top acting prizes, meanwhile, go to Europeans.
CNN reports here: Japan launched a rocket Saturday carrying a satellite that will test new technology that promises to deliver "super high-speed Internet" service to homes and businesses around the world.
Spiegel Online reports here: Terahertz scanners have already been used at NASA, the European Space Agency, and at airports to look beneath people’s clothes for concealed weapons. Now researchers are turning "T-rays" on church walls — and hoping to revolutionize art history in the process.
Vista was released to consumers on 30 January, 2007, BBC News reports here: Microsoft is warning Windows Vista users that a forthcoming service pack for the operating system may stop some third-party programs working.