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Microsoft aims to 'Elevate America'
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Microsoft is announcing on Sunday a job training effort aimed at giving technical skills to as many as 2 million Americans over the next three years.
Elevate America posts - Microsoft - CNET News
A bit off topic, but interesting
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Dilithium Computers/Engineering (Myself) Star date 42.739285.5432.9
- OS
- Win7 Ultimate x64 on Desktop / Win7 Ultimate x86 on laptop / Win7 x86 Starter on Netbook
- CPU
- AMD Phenom 965 X4 3.4Ghz cpu Black Edition
- Motherboard
- Gigabyte 790XT
- Memory
- 12 Gb DDR3
- Graphics Card(s)
- Nvidea Gforce GTX 470
- Sound Card
- Onboard Realtek hi-fi
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Lg 3D led 23"
- Screen Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Hard Drives
- Loads maxstore sata 1 & 2/ loads of partitions + 1Tb Hitachi sata 2. 256Gb Crucial ssd.
- PSU
- OCZ 700W GameXstream
- Case
- Artec 10000
- Cooling
- On board + many case fans
- Keyboard
- Logitech wireless K350
- Mouse
- Inferno gaming mouse
- Internet Speed
- Talk talk. 10Mb
- Other Info
- My PC was hand built with matchsticks. xbox 360 controller. Printers,fax.........
and here I thought MS was a big user of immigrant tech visas....
HB1 or whatever they are called.
the tech industry outsources its production and customer service, AND hires immigrants to replace Americans in jobs IN the USA.
talk about disrespecting one's customers.
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- build it myself
- OS
- windows 7 64bit
- CPU
- intel i7 920
- Motherboard
- gigabyte ex58 ds4
- Memory
- 6gb ddr3
- Graphics Card(s)
- ge force 9400
- Sound Card
- onboard hd
- Monitor(s) Displays
- samsung 215tw
- Screen Resolution
- 1680 x 1050
- Hard Drives
- wd caviar black 1 TB/620GB wd caviar blue
- PSU
- enermax 625 w modu82
- Case
- antec 182
- Cooling
- cooler master v8, 3 case fans
- Keyboard
- cheapo ps/2
- Mouse
- cheapo usb
- Internet Speed
- 5 MB
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HB1 or whatever they are called.
the tech industry outsources its production and customer service, AND hires immigrants to replace Americans in jobs IN the USA.
talk about disrespecting one's customers.
I second that!
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Custom
- OS
- XP Pro, Windows 7 Ultimate 64 & 32 Build 7022
- CPU
- 6600 2.40 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo
- Motherboard
- Nvidia nForce 650i Ultra
- Memory
- 4096 GB DDR2
- Graphics Card(s)
- 512 MB Nvidia GeForce 8400 GS PCI E
- Hard Drives
- 2 x 250 GB Western Digital SATA
1 x 500 GB Western Digital SATA
1 x 250 GB Western Digital SATA USB
1 x 80 GB Western Digital IDE
- PSU
- 600 Watt
- Case
- Custom
- Cooling
- Zalman
- Keyboard
- Logitech Wireless Keyboard
- Mouse
- Logitech MX 700 Wireless Optical Mouse
- Internet Speed
- Fios
- Other Info
- Also a Dell Inspiron E1505 1.6 Core Duo with 2GB DDR2, 320GB HDD running dual boot Windows 7 32 build 7057 & XP Pro 32 SP3.
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The website seems a little confusing. A little more clarity as I would like to participate.
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Dell XPS 400 / HP ProBook 4510s
- OS
- Windows 7 Build 7277
- CPU
- Intel Pentium D @ 2.8/Intel Centrino @ 2.10GHz
- Motherboard
- Dell DXP051
- Memory
- 2GB DDR2
- Graphics Card(s)
- GeForce 7300 LE / Intel Integrated Graphics 4 Series
- Sound Card
- Realtek AC'97
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 17" CRT (for now) / 15.6" LCD / 65" DLP Mitsubishi
- Screen Resolution
- 1280 x 768 / 1920 x 1080i
- Hard Drives
- 250GB WD IDE
160GB WD SATA
320GB Samsung SATA
500GB WD Caviar Green SATA
250GB WD SATA in HP ProBook
- Case
- Dell XPS 400
- Cooling
- 2 fans (1 case, 1 CPU)
- Keyboard
- Dell Slim Standard Keyboard / Full Keypad w/ number pad
- Mouse
- Dell 3-Button Mouse / Logitech Wireless Mouse
- Internet Speed
- 29mbps Down; 3.0mbps Up
