This Week’s Bits & Bytes

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October 6, 2008

Filed under: Weekly Links — by chris @ 11:30 am

This week’s tasty tidbits from the business and technology front, as well as other recommended links:

Amazon Invites Microsoft to Sit on Its Cloud — Amazon’s EC2 is now offering Microsoft Windows and SQL Server as part of its infrastructure rental service. Amazon’s cloud services could someday grow to rival its retail operation…
Tech Tips for the Basic Computer User — A useful refresher, even for experienced users. I didn’t know about SHIFT+SPACE for upwards scrolling!
Five Best Sites to Stream TV — Don’t have a DVR? Lifehacker rounds up five places where you can stream television online.
45 Rules for Creating a Great Logo Design — Some of these 45 rules are redundant (i.e. #14 "avoid design trends" and #40 "no swooshes"), but it’s a useful list of guidelines.
About Us Information on Websites — Jakob Nielsen has a great review of the crucial "About Us" area of Websites, discussing what the section should say and how it should be said.

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