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Dr. Hermann Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling Auslese 2005

Dr. Hermann Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling Auslese 2005

Bachelder Bourgogne Chardonnay 2010

Bachelder Bourgogne Chardonnay 2010

Muga Reserva 2009

Muga Reserva 2009

Domaine Saint Gayan Gigondas 2009

Domaine Saint Gayan Gigondas 2009

Spinifex Bête Noir Shiraz 2010

Spinifex Bête Noir Shiraz 2010

Microsoft to kill Messenger on March 15

SkypeMicrosoft will be killing off its Windows Live Messenger chat service on March 15, transitioning its more than 100 million users to Skype.

The company announced its plans to discontinue Messenger in November, but Microsoft sent a firm timetable to its users through e-mail on Tuesday. Microsoft (MSFT, Fortune 500) is directing customers to sign in to Skype with their Windows Live login information, noting that their contact lists will automatically show up in the Skype software…….(read the whole story)

Fall Colour

Picture-taking quality of cell phones is rapidly improving. I took three pictures using my phone when I came across this scenery at a park near where I live. Using photo-stitching software produces this panoramic view.

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Free way to back-up your Android device

Whoever said nothing in this world is free hasn’t spent a lot of time at Google Play, the online store with more than 600,000 apps for Android devices — many of which can be downloaded at no cost or close to it.

Now, Toronto’s Clickfree – a company best-known for its external hard drives that back-up your computer’s important files – has launched a free app called Clickfree Automatic Backup . As the name suggests, it can make a secure back-up of your Android smartphone or tablet, just in case something happens to your portable device. And no PC is required. …………(read the whole story)