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Submission + - A look at Internet connections in the past 9 years

Submitted by Nervous Nerd on Saturday July 11, 2009 @07:39AM

Nervous Nerd writes: It was 9 years ago this month that freewwweb, the largest and most popular free dial-up ISP shut down. What's happened since then? Anything truly innovative? Cheaper and far more widespread broadband? These days, if anything, we've taken a step back, with the introduction of caps in the form of Comcast's 250GB cap and Time Warner's wanting to introduce a 40GB cap. So, has anything innovative really happened with Internet connections within the last 9 years?

Submission + - Free one year TechNet Subscription (arstechnica.com)

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NervousNerd

on Wednesday June 03, 2009 @12:46AM

NervousNerd writes: "Ars Technica writes that users in the US, UK, and Canada can get a TechNet subscription for free (it usually goes for $399 to $599). Is this a technical error or is this something far more sinister?

TechNet Plus subscription is aimed at IT Professionals who want full-version Microsoft software, beta software, professional support incidents, managed newsgroup support, a technical information library, Microsoft eLearning courses, online concierge chat, the TechNet Magazine, and many other resources for evaluating, deploying, and maintaining Microsoft software. The subscription normally goes for $349 (download-only) or for $599 (download and DVD shipments). You want it free though, right?
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