Engadget http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Windows 7 party pack fittingly arrives on party-filled Cayman Islands]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/windows-7-party-pack-fittingly-arrives-on-party-filled-cayman-is/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/windows-7-party-pack-fittingly-arrives-on-party-filled-cayman-is/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/windows-7-party-pack-fittingly-arrives-on-party-filled-cayman-is/#comments
Well, would you look at that? With the launch of Microsoft's next operating system merely 21 days away (give or take a few hours based on time zone), the Redmond giant seems to be proactively sending out Win7 Launch Party packs already. The first "unboxing" we've seen comes to us from a most unusual spot, one that Microsoft wasn't actually equipped to ship to when the program first started. After a stern email or two sent over several bodies of water and through countless Stimulus-inspired road construction hang-ups, the bundle you see laid out above landed in the beautiful Cayman Islands. Within was a Steve Ballmer Signature Edition of Win7 (so, we're up to seven versions now?), a pack of Win7 playing cards, a poster, some napkins (to wipe the drool from your friends' faces after they experience Aero Shake for the first time) and even a puzzle. So, should we book a flight to Grand Cayman, Little Cayman or Cayman Brac? This is one shindig we definitely won't miss.

[Thanks, Jared]

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Windows 7 party pack fittingly arrives on party-filled Cayman Islands originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>house partieshouse partyHousePartiesHousePartymicrosoftoperating systemOperatingSystemoswin 7Win7windows 7windows 7 house partywindows 7 launch partyWindows7Windows7HousePartyWindows7LaunchPartyThu, 01 Oct 2009 14:08:00 EST<![CDATA[Video: Windows 7 launch party parody is bleeping genius]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-windows-7-launch-party-parody-is-bleeping-genius/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-windows-7-launch-party-parody-is-bleeping-genius/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/video-windows-7-launch-party-parody-is-bleeping-genius/#comments So by now you all know about Microsoft's painful, cringe-inducing Windows 7 party idea, and the accompanying goodie packs. What you might not have known is that Redmond also put together a 'Hosting Your Party' instructional video that blends all the worst parts of infomercials and cooking programs into one giant melange of awkward acting. Well, Cabel Sasser -- founder of Mac software maker Panic Inc -- has remixed said video, and the result is nothing short of a triumph. Journey past the break to see what we mean.

[Via Mashable]

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Video: Windows 7 launch party parody is bleeping genius originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 24 Sep 2009 04:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>cabel sasserCabelSasserhouse partyHousePartyinstructional videoInstructionalVideomicrosoftparodypartyvideowindows 7windows 7 launch partyWindows7Windows7LaunchPartyThu, 24 Sep 2009 04:44:00 EST<![CDATA[Microsoft handing out Windows 7 Launch Party host confirmations]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/22/microsoft-handing-out-windows-7-launch-party-host-confirmations/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/22/microsoft-handing-out-windows-7-launch-party-host-confirmations/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/22/microsoft-handing-out-windows-7-launch-party-host-confirmations/#comments "Congratulations."

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Microsoft handing out Windows 7 Launch Party host confirmations originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 22 Sep 2009 09:53:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>house partieshouse partyHousePartiesHousePartymicrosoftwindows 7windows 7 house partywindows 7 launch partyWindows7Windows7HousePartyWindows7LaunchPartyTue, 22 Sep 2009 09:53:00 EST<![CDATA[Get Windows 7 Ultimate for free... by throwing a party]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/02/get-windows-7-ultimate-for-free-by-throwing-a-party/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/02/get-windows-7-ultimate-for-free-by-throwing-a-party/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/02/get-windows-7-ultimate-for-free-by-throwing-a-party/#comments
Dying to throw a party where everyone goes home alone? Microsoft's got you covered. Redmond's looking for Windows 7 fans to throw launch parties from October 22-29, and if you're chosen, you'll get a free "Signature Edition" of Windows 7 Ultimate, free party favors, and a chance to win a PC valued at $750. Sure, you'll have to suck up your pride and invite your friends to a party with a theme like "setting up with ease" or "family friendly fun," but if you're willing to throw a party where everyone is apparently supposed to sit around a laptop and then go out and buy something, well, we're guessing you don't have too much pride to begin with.

[Thanks, Kevin]

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Get Windows 7 Ultimate for free... by throwing a party originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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