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December 3, 2013
Skype enables sisters to see each other for first time in 30 years

Mary Helen and her sister Betty live more than 1,500 miles apart. Finances and health issues kept them from seeing one another, though they occasionally chatted over the phone. Mary Helen had never met her sister’s children, which was one of her dearest wishes in addition to seeing her sister again.

December 2, 2013
Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack 2013 R2 now available

In addition to support for Windows 8.1 and virtualization of Office 2013, Monday’s release includes the launch of Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) 5.0 R2 and User Experience Virtualization (UE-V) 2.0, which make it easier for customers to personalize, deploy and manage virtual applications across devices.

December 2, 2013
‘Hobbit’ fans can get a free 3D blueprint of ‘The Key to Erebor’

In holiday blockbuster season, there can be a lot of add-on perks, but this has got to be up there as one of the more original mass offerings: United Kingdom fans looking forward to “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” will soon be able to download a free 3D printer blueprint of “The Key to Erebor” – a major artifact in the film’s plot.

December 2, 2013
ChronoZoom is teaming up with teachers to rewrite history

There’s an effort underway to rewrite the history books and it’s all being driven by a group of time travelers from the future. Just ask Donald Brinkman, a Program Manager with Microsoft Research who is allegedly acting on behalf of these time travelers to alter history – or at least the way it’s taught in the classrooms – to help tomorrow’s leaders make better choices.