Microsoft is continuing Windows XP lifespan until at least 2011.
This means OEMs could still be selling XP-equipped PCs as late as April 2011.
if you wish more detail, read this article:
http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20090618/windows-xp-it-lives-again/?reflink=ATD_myyahoo
(copy link and paste in your browser)
anybody doubt that personal devices are the future... read this. tcs
All,
There is nothing new on this from what we posted yesterday.
Summing up for you:
MLC (as a state agency) is NOT eligible. Libraries are. It is up to you to decide if you feel it is worth applying for, as stated yesterday, no money will be sent to you without you purchasing something new and then filing the claim for a voucher re-imbursement on the new purchase.
Here is an excerpt for those who don’t want to read this entire thing:
All Mississippi residents, businesses, county/local governments or schools that purchased Microsoft products or computers containing Microsoft products between January 1, 1996 and today will be eligible to receive a voucher of $12 or $5 (depending on which products were purchased). The vouchers can be used towards the purchase of any software or hardware product.
Software qualifying for $12 vouchers includes: Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows ME. The software qualifying for $5 vouchers includes: Application Products (i.e. Office, Word, Excel), MS-DOS, Windows 1.xx-3.xx Windows for Workgroups, Windows NT Workstation, Windows 2000 and Windows XP.
A claims administrator will attempt to notify all purchasers, review voucher claims, and distribute vouchers. Individuals claiming to have purchased Microsoft software or a computer containing Microsoft software will have to send a sworn statement verifying the purchase. Most high volume purchasers, such as businesses, local governments and schools, will have a licensing agreement to verify purchases.
If you do wish to read the entire thing... here is the link
http://www.ago.state.ms.us/images/uploads/forms/approvingorder2.pdf
Why Twitter Didn’t Go Down: The State Department Told It Stay Up (But Not Forever!)
Source: mediamemo.allthingsd.com
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MySpace Executes 30% Staff Reduction Today
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/16/myspace-executes-30-staff-reduction-today/
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no one is spared the economic crunch
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Look for MLC's "new" website look in late June. Functionality is basically the same, but we gave her a facelift!
Other things in the works....
Email system for both public libraries and mlc staff being rebid as current contract will expire in December 09. We do not intend to change features or functions. Libraries will still receive free Plesk email accounts and webmail access. MLC staff will receive exchange accounts and webmail access.
MLC's ARRA Broadband "Stimulus" proposal at the Governor's office; we hope to be funded on some or preferably all of the 7 initiatives in our proposal. The Governor set up a committee to review proposals (applications to the governor). It is my understanding they had 65 applicants. We had a very good meeting with the Governor's representative and present our plan; and we are anticipating hearing something good soon!!
Treasure Conway Stover has sent you a news article
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More info will be posted as we receive it from MS Ag's office and ITS
Mississippi to get $40 million from Microsoft case - Yahoo! Finance
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/090612/us_microsoft_mississippi.html?.v=1
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All Hell May Break Loose On Twitter In 2 Hours
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/12/all-hell-may-break-loose-on-twitter-in-2-hours/
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for those of you who are twittering
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It’s 3.0 Or Die For New iPhone Apps
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/07/its-30-or-die-for-new-iphone-a...
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Online retailer Amazon plans to unveil a large-screen version of its Kindle electronic reader this week tailored for displaying newspapers and magazines, The New York Times reported on Monday.
Amazon has invited media outlets to a press conference in New York on Wednesday but has declined to reveal what it plans to announce at the event.
The Times, however, said Amazon will show off an e-reader that "could present much of the editorial and advertising content of traditional periodicals in generally the same format as they appear in print."
It quoted "people briefed on the plans" as saying that the Times was one of several news organizations "expected to be involved in the introduction of the device."
Kindle's traditional electronic reader is designed for books but the new device has a screen roughly the size of a standard sheet of paper and is more geared towards periodicals "and perhaps textbooks," the Times said.
With advertising revenue and circulation declining at US newspapers and magazines, the Times said the device was being seen by struggling US media companies as "a way to get readers to pay for those periodicals."
It noted that several other companies are reported to be developing their own e-readers including Rupert Murdoch's News Corp., newspaper and magazine publisher Hearst and California-based start-up Plastic Logic.
The Plastic Logic e-reader, a lightweight device with a touch screen about the size of a pad of letter paper, is going to be used on a test basis by two Detroit newspapers later this year.
"Publishers could possibly use these new mobile reading devices to hit the reset button and return in some form to their original business model: selling subscriptions, and supporting their articles with ads," the Times said.
It noted that digital distribution would allow newspaper publishers to save millions on printing and distribution costs.
Amazon already offers dozens of newspaper subscriptions for its existing Kindle readers including the New York Times, Newsweek, The New Yorker and The Wall Street Journal.
MLC has successfully migrated its data center core over to full AT&T value added services, thus eliminating the need for additional firewalls, routers, and content filtering engines. As of May 4, 2009, MLC facility is getting content filtering and firewalling from the AT&T "bundle" off of state of MS contract.
I got a trojan just by visiting a web site performing my daily reads of technology feeds and articles. It was easy to clean though, thankfully. And... Norton A/V caught it and took care of it. I had some issues with quarantining it, but just a little work and all is well. And YES it can happen to me! (on my work laptop I might add). - Treasure
FYI,
MLC submitted a proposal to the governor's office in response to "his" call for broadband package RFI's.
We are networking with other agencies, private corporations, and all involved with the ARRA / stimulus package.
We attend bi-weekly conference calls on broadband stimulus.
When we know more, we will be sharing all with MS public libraries.
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