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March 17, 2014
Use Skype to give the gift of gab for St. Patrick’s Day

Adam Keating, who lives with his wife and 6-year-old son in Dublin and spends a quarter of his job on the road, uses Skype to put his own modern spin on the gift of gab. He says, “The first thing you have to understand is that the Irish gift of gab is not just about talking, it’s about relating.”

March 17, 2014
EuroShop shows off Microsoft Dynamics and Windows Embedded retail displays

An intelligent system for retailers has to have the right blend of devices, services and expertise to be an effective solution. Microsoft Dynamics and Windows Embedded recently partnered up at the world’s largest retail expo, EuroShop 2014, to showcase an end-to-end retail scenario for Jack Wolfskin — a European version of The North Face.

March 17, 2014
Come play new indie games at ID@Xbox Showcase

If you’re at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco this week, you won’t want to miss the ID@Xbox Showcase, which gives you a chance to play ID@Xbox titles for the first time, and to meet the games’ developers.

March 17, 2014
Want mom or dad to get set up on Skype? Here’s how to help them

If your parents have never used Skype before, it’s easy to get them there. Shana Pearlman walks you through the steps to set up the Skype for Windows desktop and Skype for Mac, as well as on any kind of smartphone or tablet if your parents would rather use those devices.