This article really explains a lot for me - Live Mesh is very promising.

old idea - would love to see it implemented by the core product instead of all of the messy add-ins

Quoted: Worried about leaving tracks as you browse the Web? A privacy mode is on the agenda for Microsoft's Internet Explorer. Read this blog post by Stephen Shankland on News - Microsoft.

Quoted: One of the most successful business partnerships in history was coming unraveled. It was early 2000, and Bill Gates had relinquished the chief executive's job at Microsoft Corp. to Steve Ballmer -- for the first time taking a back seat to his college pal and right-hand man of 20 years.

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Someone is in trouble....

Interesting opinion on Open Source's struggles

Quoted: Opinion: Some good ideas are too good for this world. Is this one of them?

Quoted: The fact that 409 people clicked on an ad that offers infection for those with virus-free PCs proves that people will click on just about anything.

Using Silverlight:
Quoted: Popfly is the fun, easy way to build and share mashups, gadgets, Web pages, and applications. Popfly consists of two parts:

1 Popfly Creator is a set of online visual tools for building Web pages and mashups.

2 Popfly Space is an online community of creators where you can host, share, rate, comment and even remix creations from other Popfly users.

Quoted: Find Microsoft Silverlight samples, tutorials, demos and more here at SilverlightDemo.com - Your home for Silverlight Tutorials, samples and demos.

Google's April Fools Day prank (TiSP) sounded familiar - back in 2003, MSN UK had a different take on it.

Quoted: Sit and surf: MSN UK tests portable potty | The iLoo will come complete with a PC, broadband Internet access and vacuum-suctioned plumbing--for use at summer festivals or concerts. | May 2, 2003, 10:44 AM PT | Joe Wilcox