Amazon Sees Big Jump in Sales, Net Income

The e-commerce giant remains the darling of Wall Street as it beats estimates and promises holiday cheer.

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Should You Upgrade to Windows 7? 7 Pros and 7 Cons

Will you stick with XP and Vista or will you roll the dice on Microsoft’s latest, and some say greatest, operating system? We offer our take on the pros and cons of a Windows 7 upgrade.

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Microsoft Wants You To Bing Up Your Windows 7

Microsoft unleashed Windows 7 onto the public today, and the company's Bing team has released some downloadable wallpaper things for the operating system. The themes are based on the images that the search engine uses on its homepage.

"A lot of people ask us for desktop versions of our images," says Stephanie Horstmanshof of Bing. "And now you (and your friends, and your family, and your casual acquaintances) can get them!"

Whether or not you are a fan of Bing as a search engine, there's no denying that there are some visually pleasing images that appear there. Here are some of the wallpaper options:

The themes are more than just wallpaper images though. The themes are a combination of pictures, colors, and sounds for the computer. They include desktop backgrounds, screen savers, window border colors, and sound schemes. Some include icons and mouse pointers.

Microsoft reminds users that they can also integrate Bing right into the operating system by:

1. Downloading the Bing OpenSearch description document.

2. Double-clicking the downloaded document to add the Bing "Search Connector" on your machine.

3. From Windows explorer use the Search Box, type the terms for which you want to search and get the power of Bing into Windows.

"You can perform Windows actions on the search results, such as Open, Send to, and so on," says the Bing API Team.

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PWCVB spotlights members, successes

PROVIDENCE – The Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau (PWCVB) took a bow Thursday at its annual meeting, honoring its members and recapping 2009’s highlights.

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News and Information Blog 23 10 2009

Amazon Sees Big Jump in Sales, Net Income

Should You Upgrade to Windows 7? 7 Pros and 7 Cons

Microsoft Wants You To Bing Up Your Windows 7

PWCVB spotlights members, successes