Ever wondered what it's like to sit in the interviewers chair at Microsoft? I for one wouldn't want to find myself there, but the interview questions are fun and sometimes funny and typically are broken down into a riddle, questions about algorithms, applications, and thinker type questions.

I just stumbled across a Microsoft page that says support for Windows XP SP1 will end on October 10, 2006. I'm not sure why anyone would still be stuck back in the day of Windows XP SP1 unless they weren't a big fan of Microsoft's new security features. I happen to like the new features myself and it helps me feel just a little more secure.

The other day we got word that Microsoft placed the pricing for Vista and Office 2007 on their Canadian site.Well, Longhorn Blogs pointed out that Amazon.com also has pricing available for Vista and for Office 2007. This time they are in U.S.

If you haven't heard about the Kiko calendar calling it quits, here's a quick summary: Kiko was/is a pretty cool online calendar. A few days ago on their blog they offered their final post, a farewell saying they were calling it quits because they couldn't keep up the product. They decided to put the site up for sale on eBay. Good ole' eBay to the rescue, again.

Keyboard shortcuts are a real time saver but they definitely take some getting used to. It is almost out of instinct that I reach for the mouse to perform a lot of my tasks but they can often be done much quicker if you learn how to use the keyboard as your primary input device.

Microsoft is currently letting people download Windows Vista 5536 Pre-RC1 but they have limited the number of downloads to 100,000! That sounds like a lot but it really isn't if you think about how many people will be downloading it.

I love using Google Bookmarks because they allow me to keep my information private and at the same time I can access them wherever I go. Google made accessing the bookmarks easy for Internet Explorer users because they put it on the Google Toolbar but Firefox users were not so lucky.

If you're a Mac user and don't feel like shelling out the money for Microsoft Office then you will probably find NeoOffice to be a good solution. It is based off of OpenOffice.org 2.0.3 so it has a great foundation to it.

I think everyone knew this time would come but I am surprised it took so long. StopBadware.org is the one that is putting up the fight against AOL and they have a long list of reasons why AOL 9.0 (free version) shouldn't be installed.

When AOL released the search data of over 500,000 users the whole world was in awe. No one could believe that their own search data was released to the public and AOL was quick to remove the file from the Internet. However, it wasn't done quick enough to prevent mirrors from being setup and sites were even created for searching the 439MB data file.

The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project has now officially named the laptop "2B1: The Children's Machine." Last week it was announced that the laptop would be named "CM1" but that choice didn't last very long.

It is probably as hard for you to get up in the morning as it is for me. I used to set an alarm on my television and I would place the remote right next to the TV so that I had to get up in order to turn the alarm off. That did a great job of getting me up...until I got a new TV and it didn't have that feature.

A little while ago I signed up to have Google manage my email accounts because I wanted to take advantage of their excellent spam filtering. It looks like they are beginning to go beyond managing your business's emails and want to do much more.

If you read the comments here often you might have noticed that when Ashley or myself submits a comment that it has a unique look to it. Earlier this week we were trying out a new star that was being placed in the corner of our comments and now it is your turn to get a star!

If during the summer months you wrestle between the thought of going outside to enjoy the weather or staying inside to watch your favorite TV shows, worry no more because now you can satisfy both of your desires.

Thanks to all those who participated in our iPod Nano Giveaway sponsored by GotVoice. We've read through the entries and have come up with a first place winner to receive an iPod Nano as well as a runner-up to receive 3 months of GotVoice Premium service. We wanted to hear about the craziest voicemail you received and this is what we got....

We have all been wanting to know what Microsoft is going to charge for Vista and Office 2007 but they said they weren't going to release their pricelist until later this year. Well, a sneaky person over in the Neowin forums found out that they already have the software on Microsoft's Canadian Pricelist Web site.

It turns out that a smaller Ribbon in the next release of Office 2007 was just a myth that was being spread. The UK Product Manager for Office 2007 was the one that dispelled these rumors.

Here is your week in review with Sunday's Summary! If you missed something, check it out.

It looks like Sony will be able to market the upcoming Playstation 3 as a "medical miracle" because of its integration with folding@home. BBC News is reporting that the PS3, which is scheduled for release in November, can be setup to donate the system's idle time to the folding@home project.