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Andy Wilson. Remember the guy I introduced you to at Microsoft Research? Funny, he was at the Maker Faire last weekend talking to everyone and showing off his latest thing. He builds demos for Bill Gates and he was the one who first showed me the PlayTable. Now called “Surface Computing.”

The rumors of a deal between eBay and StumbleUpon may soon become facts - the latest report indicates that the two companies are in “advanced talks.”  And this news comes straight to you from “people familiar with the matter.”

A deal between Google and Dell has finally come to fruition: some computer owners, after booting up for the first time, are being greeted by the phrase "Welcome to your new Dell PC - in partnership with Google."

It appears that the good people of Google may have a bit more fine-tuning to do on one of their newer products. Users have reported experiencing a few glitches as they tried to take advantage of Google Checkout. Long delays are also trying the patience of some.

Yahoo, AOL, and MSN all have taken steps to make more of the subscription-based world available to others.

Project work is all about things, right? It's about requirements and specifications. Selecting the technologies to use. Making sure the technical work fulfills the business needs and product definition. Project schedules and budgets and ship dates and installation plans. But is it possible that project work is also about people connecting and working with people?