Microsoft had given Yahoo until last Saturday to come to the negotiating table to reach a friendly agreement. Since Yahoo allowed the "deadline" to pass, there is speculation that Microsoft plans to approach shareholders directly to try to purchase the company from under the board. The key factor is, of course, price. Steve Ballmer of Microsoft says that he has a price in mind, which he doesn't plan to pay "a dime above." Yahoo's shareholders were not pleased the last time Yahoo rejected Microsoft's bid. It'll be interesting to see how this plays out. You can read more about this issue here.

Watch Full TV Shows & Movies Online Legally

Hulu is an online video onn-demand service offering streaming video of TV shows and movies from NBC, FOX, ABC, and their cable networks. The site also offers full NBA games, NHL games, and highlights of each. They are shown for free because there is a small amount of advertising during the clips. They are streamed in higher resolution than youtube and since they are provided by the networks themselves; they are all 100% legal. Just point your browser over to http://www.hulu.com to begin watching.

Ultimate Tool to Backup Email
Amic Email Backup is a user-friendly backup utility which can backup all your e-mail, contacts, calendars, task lists, account settings, message rules, and signatures. Amic Email Backup supports Outlook, Outlook Express, Eudora, Incredimail and some other e-mail clients. One of the greatest features this program offers is the ability to schedule your e-mail to back up automatically.

Click here to read more about Amic Email Backup from their website, or you can download it using this link.

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Protecting Your Identity
Online identity theft should be of concern to anyone who frequently uses the Internet; especially if you make online purchases or engage in online banking. Anything you can do to protect yourself is worth it, and knowing what actions to take in the event of identity theft is also very important.

Click here to read our article to help protect yourself.

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How to Add Website Shortcuts to the Start Menu
Do you have a couple of websites that you visit frequently and need a quick way to access them? The start menu is one of the most convenient places to put commonly used shortcuts. So why not add shortcuts to websites on the start menu?

Click here to read our guide on how to add website shortcuts to the start menu yourself.

PC Makers to Sell XP after June Deadline
Microsoft placed the deadline for June 30, 2008 as the last date that XP would be sold. Dell and HP are exploiting a clause which allows purchasers of Vista Business and Ultimate to obtain a "downgrade" license to XP. So the sale will count as Vista for Microsoft but you will receive a license for XP Professional. Lenovo is including XP Recovery Discs with some Vista based machines, which would allow users to switch to XP if they so please. Perhaps this demand for continued sales of XP will convince Microsoft to extend the deadline. Vista is not being embraced by the Corporate world for various reasons including necessary hardware upgrades and compatibility issues. Microsoft has announced the next version of Windows dubbed "Windows 7" is to be released in 2010. Perhaps Vista will be "swept under the rug" much like Microsoft's previous ugly-duckling, Windows ME which seemed to magically (& thankfully) disappear.