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Microsoft TechEd Australia attendees to receive free HP Mini Notebook with Windows 7

Monday, June 29th, 2009

If any Aussies out there wasn’t entirely sure of going to the Microsoft TechEd Australia conference on the Gold Coast this year or not, then here’s an offer to nitro-boost your thought process a little. Microsoft Australia is going to be hosting the largest hands-on Windows 7 evaluation in the world by offering each paying attendee with one of 2,300 HP Mini netbook preloaded with Windows 7 for free. From a freebie perspective, it’s difficult to imagine anything better. Whilst no person can ever have enough backpacks, drink bottles and glossy printed materials, a netbook on the other hand is not only fun but practical. The particular netbook on offer is a HP Mini 2140 notebook which has actually been discontinued by HP just recently, but still packs a punch

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Windows 7 gets “Apple style” guided tours

Monday, June 29th, 2009

[See post to watch Flash video] I’ve been a big fan of the guided tour videos Apple makes available soon after a new product launch. It’s an effective way of showing off a new product without looking like an advertisement, at the same time educating potential customers about the features of the product without a wordy manual or features list. Now Microsoft has a series of guided tours for Windows 7 too. Similarly to the recent iPhone 3GS video , the Windows 7 videos too feature a charming employee who introduces and narrates the videos, in this case, Latika Kirtane . If the face looks familiar to you, that’s because you probably watched Latika sing in the now infamous Microsoft Research Songsmith video

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Windows 7 gets “Apple style” guided tours