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říjen 2007 - Posts

• HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

  Halloween is here so let´s celebrate and do something different this year! Here are few tips to keep you going and have some fun on the way. You can e.g. spice up your correspondence with Office Clip Art Gallery and its hundreds of pictures with Halloween themes. You might also consider downloading various scary Halloween sounds, make a freaky T-shirt, labels or Halloween party invitations. Learn how to do it here.   And if you don´t want to stay by yourself tonight you can find some friends or maybe even a partner for life on Windows Live Messenger. Halloween's carved pumpkin (situated in the left column) is a symbol for Dating&Personal service there. So...I have only two more words to say to you today: "Happy Halloween"! Posted X 31 2007, 04:54 odp. by barzych with no comments Filed under: Messenger, Office, festivity

• I´M HELPING THE WORLD - BY CHATTING A LOT

  If you like to chat and also enjoy helping others there is a great option for you. And it will not cost you a cent. For every conversation you start by using Windows Live Messenger there is a certain amount of money donated to your preferred charity organization - e.g. I've chosen the UNICEF. In order to contribute to our society this way you just have to add a special logo  "I´M" in front of your name. There has been almost $150,000 raised so far. You might also consider to star in a new MTV project that is starting now in order to promote this cause. Windows Live Messenger has over 260 million contacts worldwide. It is popular for the wide range of services it offers. Apart from the traditional text, phone and video conversations users can play games (e.g. chess), chat with special agents like Encarta and share their photos and other files. All this is for free - as well as other Windows Live services.    Posted X 30 2007, 01:30 odp. by barzych with no comments Filed under: Messenger

• I COLLECT FRIENDS WHAT ABOUT YOU?

  Microsoft beats Google in a closely watched contest over Facebook. The company agreed to invest $240 million for a 1.6% stake in this popular social-networking site. It is estimated that Facebook is valued at $15 billion. As part of the deal, the two companies also expanded their existing advertising agreement. Facebook is a social utility that helps people communicate more efficiently with their friends, family and coworkers. It was founded in February 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg who was just 19 y.o. at the time. It ranked 7th in terms of its traffic in the world of Internet. Facebook has around 50 million users worldwide with about 4 more joining each month. People spend in average 19 minutes a day on Facebook. They can not only share their photos and videos but also e.g. send a virtual glass of wine, a kiss or a fish to a friend's aquarium. Some people use Facebook to meet new people. It is also not unusual for users to compete in number of friends they "have". One friend of mine is currently thinking about what present should she give to her 1000th friend since that's the number she is approaching fast (she enlists about 10 new friends a day). Everyone can become a member of various networks on Facebook with London and Toronto being the largest. Facebook is also great for finding lost friends. I've found my Norweigian friend after years of having no contact with him. I'd got his profile with his picture within seconds on the Facebook finder. According to the survey done by Student Monitor agency, Facebook was named the second most "in" thing among students. The first place belongs to the popular MP3 player while "beer" and "sex" finished behind Facebook. You can have a look at an interesting video about student lives here. Facebook is becoming more and more important also for various personal agencies. Cases when a person didn't get a job because of his/her strange behaviour on Facebook are not unusual any more. Facebook is a really great tool for communicating with a large number of people at the same time. However, noone should forget that some of the information can be viewed by anyone and therefore misused. Posted X 29 2007, 03:10 odp. by barzych with no comments Filed under: Microsoft, Facebook

• GAMING MOST POPULAR AT INVEX - DIGITEX

  Gaming seems to be the most popular at INVEX - DIGITEX in Brno. I'm together with my colleagues Majka, Lukas, Stepan, Mirek and Jarda in the building D (don't hesitate to visit us) for today and tomorrow. We are in the section where the biggest number of computers for gaming is situated. There has been a huge queue of people hoping to get a spot from early morning. We have been busy to demo Microsoft's latest technologies including Windows Live services, Popfly and Silverlight the whole day.   There is a television studio in the building F where we were invited to go to. Lukas Krovak spoke to a TV host Monika Krampolova about latest MS technologies and security. It was broadcast live on the Internet at http://tvb1.cz. You can see it here. I've attended a presentation about Second Life later in the afternoon.The presenter - Martin Dvorak is a mayor of the city Bohemia on Czechoslovakia island. He stated few interesting facts. About 10 to 12 thousand Czech people have already their Avatar in the Second Life. 75% of them are men, 24 women and 1% are various creatures such as animals etc. There are more than 10 million Avatars worldwide who spend about 850 000 Czech crowns every hour. Posted X 25 2007, 04:53 odp. by barzych with no comments Filed under: INVEX, media, SecondLife

• INTERVIEW WITH NEW MS CEO JANE GILSON

  Come and join me in this exclusive interview with the new CEO for Microsoft's Czech subsidiary and see for yourself why is Jane Gilson often described as an extraordinary woman. Video: Jane Gilson   Posted X 23 2007, 10:42 dop. by barzych with 4 comment(s) Filed under: Microsoft, video, LadyGeek, Barbora

• MICROSOFT FIRST EMPLOYER THAT HELPS ITS LEFTHANDED EMPLOYEES

  According to the surveys every tenth person is lefthanded. Leonardo da Vinci, Albert Einstein, Napoleon and Marylin Monroe belong to some of the most famous. There was not much support for lefthanded people during their times but it is changing lately. Even employers are trying to help their lefthanded employees nowadays. The very first company that has bought office supplies for its lefthanded staff in the Czech Republic is Microsoft. This company bought e.g. special scissors, rulers and sharpeners. Life is getting definitely easier for lefthanded people in this country. They can become members of the Club for Lefthanded, do shopping in the Prague's Karlin shop or buy products online at www.levaruka.cz these days. Lefthanded computer users can get easily e.g. special keyboard or digital joystick. I have one more interesting info for you. If you decide to go to do some shopping in the shop and if you'll mention a secret password - name of this blog - you are going to get a surprise! Posted X 19 2007, 10:39 dop. by barzych with 2 comment(s) Filed under: lefthanded, Microsoft

• THE BIGGEST STUDENT COMPETITION IN THE WORLD STARTS NOW

  Trip to Paris and thousands of dollars. These are some of the prices that are going to be won during the competition Imagine Cup. If you are a student 16+ y.o. you might enroll as well. You can choose from nine different categories including programming, desing, photography and short film.  Imagine Cup 2008 is going to be about the environment. More info is available at http://imaginecup.com/ and in the video about successful Czech student finalists of IC '07. Video: IMAGINE CUP 2007 - english version   Posted X 17 2007, 03:42 odp. by barzych with no comments Filed under: student, competition, video, ImagineCup, Barbora