Word: vistas
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...current version of Windows, Vista, has been received so poorly that many businesses and consumers have not upgraded from Windows XP. Now Microsoft faces the challenge of getting the same groups to spend money on new software during a downturn...
...devastated in 2008 by floods and tornadoes have received government aid, relatively little is available for Postville, once a vibrant community of some 2,300 people. "They don't have money for an economic humanitarian disaster. Believe me, we've asked," says Darcy Radloff, the city clerk. Two AmeriCorps Vista volunteers were recently assigned to Postville, and the town, known for its inflated rental properties, has received almost $700,000 in government grant money to help residents pay rent and utilities (although reported problems include landlords' reluctance to accept the payments because they're lower than the rent they charge...
...Microsoft announced it was releasing a beta version of Windows 7, effective immediately. This is something that can't happen soon enough for Windows users who have been alienated by Vista, the current OS. The beta is being billed as faster, more reliable and easier to use. Perhaps Microsoft could get Tom Hanks to do the commercials...
Shin Abe doesn't find it odd that the picturesque little Japanese town of Kuzumaki, where he has lived all his life, generates some of its electricity with cow dung. Nor is the 15-year-old middle school student blown away by the vista of a dozen wind turbines spinning atop the forested peak of nearby Mt. Kamisodegawa. And it's old news to Abe that his school gets 25% of its power from an array of 420 solar panels located near the campus. "That's the way it's been," he shrugs. "It's natural...
...hidden from their owner unless a server at Sony or Apple explicitly allows them to be played. When these companies collapse, the media files will be worthless. Every encrypted iTunes download strengthens the hold of DRM, so smash your computer before it’s too late. 2. Vista Now that Apple computers can run Windows, even graphic designers and college kids are not safe from the horrors of Windows Vista. If you leave your computer alone for just a moment, it could be running Vista when you return. To prevent this from ever happening, switch to an abacus...