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Congrats to the Windows 7 team on releasing the OS to manufacturing! We’re one step closer to getting the complete non-beta code.

The time table is:
* OEMs: July 24th
* ISVs/IHVs/MSDN and Technet Subscribers: August 6th
* Volume License with Software Assurance: August 7th
* Microsoft Partner Program Gold/Certified Members: August 16th. Remaining languages will be available by October 1st.
* Microsoft Action Pack Subscribers: August 23rd. Remaining languages will be available by October 1st.
* Everyone else: October 22nd

Windows 7 Has Been Released to Manufacturing – Windows 7 Team Blog – The Windows Blog.

Sites that I found interesting for May 18th 2009 through May 20th 2009:

• Windows 7 Virtual WiFi lets you connect to multiple hotspots – VWiFi will allow hardware adapters to act as separate WiFi adapters, thus giving the computer the ability to connect to multiple hotspots simultaneously. One of the most useful things you could do with VWiFi is to connect to a WiFi hotspot and also share the connection simultaneously with other laptops. via @windows7center on Twitter
• Ramp Up – Ramp Up is a free, online, community-based learning program that will help you build professional development skills. via @Jere_Joneson Twitter
• BookMooch: exchange books and trade them, like a book swap or book barter – BookMooch lets you give away books you no longer need in exchange for books you really want.

Sites that I found interesting for October 30th 2008 through November 3rd 2008:

• Most Wanted Ajax Techniques: 50+ Examples and Tutorials – This list is made up of the best 50 FREE scripts available, they are all of the highest quality and more or less easy to configure.
• 40 Beautiful Free Icon Sets – Six Revisions – 40 beautiful, free icon sets that you can use in a variety of ways (websites and/or your desktop). In total, you’ll find close to 3000 invidual icons showcased in this article.
• Announcing MeshPack – Live Mesh is a unified computing environment that gives data access, device access and synchronization for all my important data and software. This means I can access anything I need from all my computers, from a web browser, and even from my smart phone. Mesh also supports sharing so that I can give someone access to a folder. It’s nicely integrated with the desktop and has a great web interface. For more information on what will ship in the first version check out www.mesh.com.