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For every complete download of Internet Explorer 8 from browser for the better between June 10 to August 8. Microsoft will donate the equivalent of eight meals to the Feeding America Network.

So, If anything download a copy of IE 8 to help people out and then watch the corny Dean Cain PSAs.

F.O.M.S. - Fear Of Missing Something


S.H.Y.N.E.S.S. - Sharing Heavily Yet Not Enough Sharing Still


There are still two more to be released.

One of the biggest hurdle for Bing is that most people use a certain search engine without even thinking about it. When I do a search for something I don't think about it, I just type it in the search window at the top of my browser. Bing is going to have to bring something pretty big to the table for me to change my default Search engine and to be honest I don't think it can be done.

In a world of Google, Yahoo, Ask.com, Alta Vista, Lycos, Excite, AOL and many more (Even Wolfram/Alpha), I don't see Bing being able to make a mark for itself other then being another "Nice Try" by Microsoft.

When you set up Hotmail in the e-mail program on your PC Use the following Info:

POP server: pop3.live.com (Port 995)
POP SSL required? Yes
User name: Your Windows Live ID, for example yourname@hotmail.com
Password: The password you usually use to sign in to Hotmail or Windows Live
SMTP server: smtp.live.com (Port 25)
Authentication required? Yes (this matches your POP username and password)
TLS/SSL required? Yes