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Publisher: Microsoft Corporation Fashion Week FAQ 
 This February 2005 article answers questions about the biannual designer fashion shows. Topics discussed include the duration of fashion shows, how models learn to walk, what a fashion editor looks for at a show, the relative importance of the various fashion weeks (such as those in New York, Paris, and Milan), copyright issues, and more. Also includes a link to audio of the story. From the online magazine Slate. http://www.slate.com/id/2113109 Topics: Fashion, Industries Last updated Nov 6, 2005 MSN Autos
Contains new car reviews, safety reports, comparisons with other vehicles, and purchasing and leasing options. For people who need to sell or to buy a used car, this site also provides Kelley Blue Book prices, reliability charts, and classified ads. From MSN. http://autos.msn.com/ Topics: Automobiles, Consumer Research & Advocacy Last updated Nov 24, 2007 Microsoft Visitor Center
Describes exhibits at the visitor center on the Microsoft campus in Redmond, Washington state. Features a timeline documenting turning points in the company's history and offers information for students, such as biographies of Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer, "Fast Facts About Microsoft," the company's annual report, and links to instructional resources. http://www.microsoft.com/about/companyinformation/visitorcenter/ Topics: Business, Computers, Computers Last updated Feb 12, 2007 Bill Gates
This official Microsoft website for Bill Gates features a biography, writings, and transcripts (and some webcasts) of his speeches back to 1996. Includes press materials and video on the June 2006 announcement of Gate's transition (effective July 2008) "out of a day-to-day role in the company to spend more time on his global health and education work at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation." http://www.microsoft.com/billgates/ Topics: Notable People Last updated Jun 16, 2006 Microsoft Typography
Provides information on TrueType and ClearType fonts, FAQs, a list of fonts supplied with various Microsoft products, links to related resources, and more. http://www.microsoft.com/typography/ Topics: Computers, Computers, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Sep 4, 2005 First Into Libya
A June 2004 series of articles about an expedition with the first group of Americans to journey across Libya's deserts since the United States lifted its travel ban to that country. Includes a slide show. From the online magazine Slate. http://www.slate.com/id/2101814/entry/2101817 Topics: Travel Sites by Continent Last updated Nov 2, 2005 MSN House and Home
National (U.S.) online real estate search service with interactive, street-level mapping. Also has information on buying, financing, selling, and moving. Also has information on the neighborhoods and an apartment rental database. http://houseandhome.msn.com/ Topics: Finance, Housing Last updated Oct 26, 2002 Pharming: Is Your Trusted Web Site a Clever Fake?
Brief questions and answers about "pharming," the Internet scam in which "criminal hackers redirect Internet traffic from one Web site to a different, identical-looking site in order to trick you into entering your user name and password into the database on their fake site." The term is spelled with a "ph" because it is "part of an underground slang system." From Microsoft. http://www.microsoft.com/protect/yourself/phishing/pharming.mspx Topics: Computers, Consumer Research & Advocacy, Corruption & Fraud, Crime, Internet Last updated Jun 8, 2007 Microsoft: Daylight Saving Time Help and Support Center
This guide helps users of computers with Microsoft Windows operating systems make sure that their computers are updated for daylight-saving time. Includes sections for home and workplaces users, IT professionals, and PDAs and cell phones. http://support.microsoft.com/dst2007 Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually Last updated Mar 5, 2009 Worldwide Telescope (WWT)
WWT is a "visualization software environment that enables your computer to function as a virtual telescope -- bringing together imagery from the best ground and space-based telescopes in the world for a seamless exploration of the universe." Download the software and then roam the sky or view a "growing number of guided tours of the sky by astronomers and educators from some of the most famous observatories and planetariums in the country." From Microsoft. http://www.worldwidetelescope.org/Home.aspx Topics: Astronomy Last updated Sep 14, 2009 Network Security Is Every Employee's Responsibility
This overview of best security practices is designed to help all employees understand how to protect computer networks from misuse and attack. Topics include password protection (complex passwords, changing passwords often, and single-use passwords), not leaving logged-in computers unattended, performing backups, e-mail security, use of mobile devices, and how to handle a security emergency (such as losing your laptop). From a computer software company. http://www.microsoft.com/midsizebusiness/security/network-security-for-employees.mspx Topics: Computers Last updated Jul 21, 2008 |
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