Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation

Lynne Truss

	Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation
	Published: 12 April, 2004
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Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation

New Microsoft photo site spends first day offline (AP)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_photosynth_down"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080821/i/r2521860420.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=KBIt68lqafVAv35aGDlaIQ--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="Actor and comedian Jerry Seinfeld comments on the induction of the "puffy shirt" into the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington in this November 18, 2004 file photo. Seinfeld will be one of the key celebrity pitchmen in Microsoft Corp's $300 million advertising campaign aimed at changing its image, the Wall Street Journal said on August 21, 2008, citing people close to the situation. Seinfeld, known for his eponymous television sit-com, will appear in ads with Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates and will receive about $10 million for the work, the report said. REUTERS/Shaun Heasley/Files (UNITED STATES)" border="0" /></a>AP - Microsoft Corp.'s new digital photo sharing site spent most of its first day offline as its servers strained to handle a flood of traffic.

Microsoft Taps Multimap CEO to Steer Commercial-search Unit (PC World)

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Microsoft enlists Seinfeld for ad campaign: source (Reuters)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080821/tc_nm/microsoft_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080821/2008_08_21t023531_450x363_us_microsoft.jpg?x=130&y=104&q=85&sig=hATGXTRLYQ_qiSAipBiaHw--" align="left" height="104" width="130" alt="Jerry Seinfeld poses at the premiere of 'Bee Movie' in London December 6, 2007. (Anthony Harvey/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Comedian Jerry Seinfeld will star in a $300 million marketing campaign for Microsoft Corp aimed at burnishing the image of its computer operating system, a person familiar with the effort said on Thursday.

Microsoft picks Jerry Seinfeld to promote Windows (AP)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_seinfeld"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080821/2008_08_21t023531_450x363_us_microsoft.jpg?x=130&y=104&q=85&sig=hATGXTRLYQ_qiSAipBiaHw--" align="left" height="104" width="130" alt="Jerry Seinfeld poses at the premiere of 'Bee Movie' in London December 6, 2007. (Anthony Harvey/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - Comedian Jerry Seinfeld will appear in Microsoft Corp.'s next Windows advertising campaign.

Microsoft Picks Seinfeld To Push Vista Against Mac Ads (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor - In a move to compete with Apple's attention-getting "Mac vs PC" ads that spotlight Apple's so-called coolness factor, Microsoft is looking to comedian Jerry Seinfeld to pep up its advertising.

Microsoft site makes digital photos into panoramas (AP)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080821/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_photosynth"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080821/capt.09d7ba4b58e942138cd147f5b6694d2d.microsoft_photosynth_nybz189a.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=Pwg923ukEMdPq8VdcEhv7w--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="In this screen shot provided by Microsoft, Photosynth, Microsoft's new online tool for presenting a collection of related digital photos, is shown. Users can upload their pictures and sit back while the software matches pixels and arranges the image. Viewers can 'walk' around the collection in an experience that melds online photo gallery and video player. (AP Photo/Microsoft)" border="0" /></a>AP - Digital cameras have liberated awe-struck travelers and proud parents from worrying about the price of film processing. But showing off those megapixels of memories is still reminiscent of tedious living room slideshows — and perhaps now worse, because instead of one blurry photo of the Eiffel Tower or the high school musical, there might be 50.

Embarcadero to upgrade Windows RAD tools (InfoWorld)

InfoWorld - Embarcadero Technologies next week plans to unveil next-generation CodeGear rapid application development (RAD) tools for Windows, featuring support for Microsoft's Silverlight technology for media and rich Internet applications

Microsoft Eases Server-Virtualization Restrictions (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor - Microsoft has elected to jettison certain licensing restrictions that previously discouraged its customers from moving the software giant's server applications within a server farm at will.

Microsoft Details Strategy To Grab Google's Market (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor - Microsoft laid out its "catch Google" strategy at the Search Engines Strategies Conference and Expo in San Jose Tuesday. Appearing as the second keynote, Satya Nadella, senior vice president for search and advertising, vowed that additional investment and new deep-search techniques will allow the company to gain share over market behemoth Google.

Microsoft, Novell expand alliance with $100M deal (AP)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_novell"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080821/i/r2521860420.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=KBIt68lqafVAv35aGDlaIQ--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="Actor and comedian Jerry Seinfeld comments on the induction of the "puffy shirt" into the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington in this November 18, 2004 file photo. Seinfeld will be one of the key celebrity pitchmen in Microsoft Corp's $300 million advertising campaign aimed at changing its image, the Wall Street Journal said on August 21, 2008, citing people close to the situation. Seinfeld, known for his eponymous television sit-com, will appear in ads with Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates and will receive about $10 million for the work, the report said. REUTERS/Shaun Heasley/Files (UNITED STATES)" border="0" /></a>AP - Microsoft Corp., expanding on an alliance with Novell Inc., has agreed to buy as much as $100 million more for subscription certificates for Novell's Linux products, Novell said Wednesday.

Microsoft to pay Novell $100 million more for Linux support (Reuters)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080820/tc_nm/microsoft_novell_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080821/i/r2521860420.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=KBIt68lqafVAv35aGDlaIQ--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="Actor and comedian Jerry Seinfeld comments on the induction of the "puffy shirt" into the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington in this November 18, 2004 file photo. Seinfeld will be one of the key celebrity pitchmen in Microsoft Corp's $300 million advertising campaign aimed at changing its image, the Wall Street Journal said on August 21, 2008, citing people close to the situation. Seinfeld, known for his eponymous television sit-com, will appear in ads with Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates and will receive about $10 million for the work, the report said. REUTERS/Shaun Heasley/Files (UNITED STATES)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp plans to pay software maker Novell Inc up to $100 million in additional subscription fees due to strong demand for Novell's open-source Linux software that partners with Microsoft's proprietary Windows software.

Microsoft, Novell expand controversial interop pact (InfoWorld)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20080820/tc_infoworld/109635"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080821/i/r2521860420.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=KBIt68lqafVAv35aGDlaIQ--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="Actor and comedian Jerry Seinfeld comments on the induction of the "puffy shirt" into the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington in this November 18, 2004 file photo. Seinfeld will be one of the key celebrity pitchmen in Microsoft Corp's $300 million advertising campaign aimed at changing its image, the Wall Street Journal said on August 21, 2008, citing people close to the situation. Seinfeld, known for his eponymous television sit-com, will appear in ads with Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates and will receive about $10 million for the work, the report said. REUTERS/Shaun Heasley/Files (UNITED STATES)" border="0" /></a>InfoWorld - Microsoft on Wednesday is expanding its agreement to supply Linux support certificates from Novell, which originally was part of a controversial arrangement set in late 2006.

Microsoft pursues search improvements, sans Yahoo (InfoWorld)

InfoWorld - While the company only has a 10 percent share of the search market with its Live Search technology, Microsoft has big plans to enhance its platform regardless of what happens with its now-dormant proposal to buy Yahoo.

New data: 1 in 3 business PCs drop Vista for Windows XP (InfoWorld)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20080818/tc_infoworld/109364"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080821/i/r2521860420.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=KBIt68lqafVAv35aGDlaIQ--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="Actor and comedian Jerry Seinfeld comments on the induction of the "puffy shirt" into the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington in this November 18, 2004 file photo. Seinfeld will be one of the key celebrity pitchmen in Microsoft Corp's $300 million advertising campaign aimed at changing its image, the Wall Street Journal said on August 21, 2008, citing people close to the situation. Seinfeld, known for his eponymous television sit-com, will appear in ads with Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates and will receive about $10 million for the work, the report said. REUTERS/Shaun Heasley/Files (UNITED STATES)" border="0" /></a>InfoWorld - When Microsoft stopped selling new licenses to Windows XP on June 30, it gave users and PC makers a "downgrade" loophole so that those who wanted XP could still get it, even though they still had to buy a Vista license.

Xbox 360 beats PS3 in Japan (Reuters)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/microsoft/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080818/tc_nm/microsoft_sony_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080818/2008_08_18t012511_450x300_us_microsoft_sony.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=62LE0E20nPcrOOfb1fJJsQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Attendees play '99 Knights' at the XBox 360 booth at the 2006 Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles May 10, 2006. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Microsoft Corp's Xbox 360 beat Sony Corp's (6758.T) PlayStation 3 in Japan weekly sales for the first time two weeks ago, riding robust demand for a recent Xbox 360 title produced by Namco Bandai Holdings (7832.T), a magazine publisher said.

Microsoft Opens Windows 7 Blog for Discussions (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor - Microsoft has launched a new blog page for discussions with customers and partners about the next Windows operating system. "We strongly believe that success for Windows 7 includes an open and honest, and two-way, discussion," said Windows 7 development engineers Jon DeVaan and Steven Sinofsky.

Kill Bits for Aurigma, HP Support in Microsoft Patches (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor - For all talk the about the mammoth Patch Tuesday this week, there was little discussion surrounding a new set of ActiveX kill bits Microsoft also released. The update includes kill bits for third-party software applications Aurigma Image Uploader and HP Instant Support.

Microsoft file format approved as ISO standard (AP)

AP - The format used by Microsoft Corp.'s Office 2007 programs to save documents will become an international standard after appeals against the move failed to gather sufficient support, the International Organization for Standardization said Friday.

Xbox to sell Warner Music videos for $1.99 (AP)

AP - Gamers with a hankering to watch music videos will have more choices after Warner Music Group Corp. announced Thursday it is adding its library of videos to Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 game console.

Yahoo spends $36M on advisers in Microsoft dance (AP)

AP - Yahoo Inc. shelled out $36 million in the first half of 2008 to the outside advisers that helped the company navigate stormy buyout talks with Microsoft Corp. and the ensuing proxy threat from activist investor Carl Icahn.

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