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In case you haven’t seen one of the 50 different DTV commercials that are on every other hour or you need more information on how it’s going to work… check out this video.

My initial reaction when I saw the new Windows 7 taskbar was “Ugh!” The redesign looks pretty different using those huge icons. I’m starting to at least see the reason for the larger icons and I have to admit this video shows some cool new features that the Win7 taskbar will bring to the table.

Microsoft has proclaimed today to be Global Anti-Piracy Day… so lets all take the day off

Here are some interesting links from today:

• Google phone to cost $179, debut Oct. 22
  The first phone that harnesses Google Inc.’s ambition to make the Internet easy to use on the go was revealed Tuesday, and it looks a lot like an iPhone. T-Mobile USA showed off the G1, a phone that, like Apple Inc.’s iPhone, has a large touch screen. But it also packs a trackball, a slide-out keyboard and easy access to Google’s e-mail and mapping programs.
• On the Palin e-mail hacker trail
  Keeping you up to date on the privacy invasion that the privacy absolutists don’t want to talk about, here’s the latest on the Sarah Palin e-mail hacker case – A grand jury in Chattanooga could hear testimony this week into the break-in:
• Verizon Offers Contract-Free Wireless Service
  Have a fear of commitment but want to reap the benefits of the Verizon Network anyway? Take comfort, Verizon announced today that beginning immediately wireless customers can sign up for month-to-month service, without a contract.  The new Month-to-Month agreement will allow consumers to purchase new handsets at full-retail price (or use their own CDMA devices) without the commitment of a one- or two-year contract. Additionally they can terminate their agreement at the end of any month without paying an Early Termination Fee.

Here’s part one of the new Microsoft Ad campaign featuring Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates.  Guess they’re just building the characters right now.

Can you spot the Bill Gates mug shot?