Bill Gates is set to retire from Microsoft in July 2008

Video: Bill Gates Last Day CES Clip
In July 2008, Bill Gates is set to retire from full-time work at Microsoft and will devote himself to his Gates Foundation work, which is one of the biggest philanthropic organizations in the world. He will remain as chairman of Microsoft but will only be working for Microsoft […]

Apple MacWorld 2008 announcements

Last year the iPhone was launched at MacWorld 2007. That resulted in massive success for Apple.
Everyone was wondering what Steve Jobs had under his sleeve for this years launch.
So in case you were wondering what was new this year, here’s the summary:
1) a new Mac notebook called Macbook Air; it’s the thinnest notebook in […]

AVG antivirus Pro - for free (but only until Jan 17th)

I just came across a promotion for AVG antivirus Pro, which normally sells for around $40, being offered for free.
You’ll need to get this quickly though, because this download is only being offered until Jan 17th, 2008.
If the link above is dead, then you may want to try this direct download link:
ftp://avg75:av75@ftp.vnudownloads.org/avg7_503a1171_vnu.exe

Arnie invited me over to California

Well, seeing as I had been at my prior employer for 5.5 years, and also adding the fact that I now had my family living in California, I figured it was time to take the plunge and move over from Australia (where I’ve been living since I was 5 years old) over to the good […]