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For college students who want Office 2007, but don’t want to pay Microsoft a fortune, the software maker is offering another option: Steal it.

Well, actually Microsoft isn’t encouraging piracy. Rather it is launching a promotion, dubbed “Ultimate Steal,” in which college students can get the ultra high-end Ultimate edition of Office for just $60.

The promotion runs through April 30 and starts Wednesday in Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States. It launches next week in France, Italy and Spain. To be eligible, Microsoft said students have to be “actively enrolled” in a higher education program and have an e-mail address from that school.

“We’re listening to students who have told us they need Microsoft Office for their studies and want more flexible ways to get the latest version,” Alan Yates, general manager of Worldwide Education at Microsoft, said in a statement. “The Ultimate Steal is the latest in a long history of providing compelling academic offers for students.”

Microsoft tried the promotion earlier this year as a pilot program in Australia, before deciding to offer it in the U.S.

This article describes how to configure Microsoft Internet Explorer or Windows Internet Explorer to have more than two download sessions.
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WebSnapr lets you capture screenshots of (almost) any web page. Let your visitors to instantly visualize any web page before clicking. Increase site traffic, click-through rate and site stickiness.
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Search site Spock.com went into public beta today after being privately tested for several months and claims to already have over 100 million individuals indexed in its databases..

In a way, creating and publishing your website is the easy part. The hard part is getting people to visit without breaking the bank on advertising. In order to gain an audience you need to let people know you exist. There are a lot of great ways to promote your online presence. Here are just a few that have proven useful to me.

• Use Technorati to promote your product (write a blog entry and promote that).
• Write an introduction to your new application and submit it to share sites like Digg, Reddit and Now Public.
• Make easy to be bookmarked on del.icio.us so you get into the popular page.
• Submit your web application to Techcrunch.
• Submit your web to StumbleUpon and get your friends to Stumble your site.
• Submit your web application to search engines like DMoz.
• Create a MySpace account and advertise your site.
• Submit your site to free, search engine friendly directories (UK Small Business Directory, BT Tradespace, Biz-Dir, Redcog.net).

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I’m a huge fan of Adobe products, but unfortunately my (as well as many others) budget really can’t handle the thousands of dollars it takes to purchase their products. So, here is a list of excellent programs that are completely free and capable of getting the job done.
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Ready to watch Ugly Betty in high-def? If your computer screen can handle HD video (a minimum 1024 x 768 resolution is recommended), you don’t need to buy an HD TV. ABC.com is experimenting with streaming shows over the Web in HD. You will need to download a new player from Move Networks (that won’t let you fast-forward through the ads, sorry) and a broadband connection.

There are two levels, or tiers, of Network Time Protocol (NTP) time servers that are available on the Internet. The NTP is defined in Request for Comments (RFC) 1305.

The first-level time servers are primarily intended to act as source time servers for second-level time servers. The first-level time servers may also be capable of providing mission-critical time services. Some first-level time servers may have a restricted access policy.

Second-level time servers are intended for general SNTP time service needs. Second-level time servers usually enable public access. It is recommended that you use second-level time servers for normal SNTP time server configuration because they are usually located on a closer network that can produce faster updates.

It is recommended that you research any time server selection to ensure that it can meet your specific time server requirements.
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We strongly recommend that all users upgrade to Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) version 6.0 running on Microsoft Windows Server 2003. IIS 6.0 significantly increases Web infrastructure security. For more information about IIS security-related topics, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

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Want simple, powerful communication and collaboration tools for your organization without the usual hassle and cost?

With Google Apps, you and your colleagues can check email, schedule meetings, chat in real time, collaborate on documents, and more. Google Apps is accessible via the web, so you can connect with others in your organization 24/7, no matter where you are. And it’s all hosted by Google — there’s no hardware or software to install or maintain — so you can get up and running quickly.