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Bing Rewards and 100GB of OneDrive Storage

Thanks to David Nickason, my MVP buddy from New York, who informed me of a way to get 100GB of OneDrive storage. Microsoft s offering Bing Rewards, to earn credits when you search on Bing or MSN.

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As part of this promotion, you can get 100GB of OneDrive storage for free for two years! Please note that this offer is only available until February 28, 2015.

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What are you waiting for? Go to Bing Reward and request your storage!

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Paradise Montana Style with Bing

Just a quick diversion from the I.T. issues of the day. I use the Bing Desktop on my workstation, and I am blown away by the gorgeous daily photos I get to enjoy.

Today, the background image on my desktop is an autumn scene taken from Paradise Valley in Montana.

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All I can say is “Wow”, which is short for “With Out Words”!

To install the free Bing Desktop on your Windows 7 desk, go to http://www.bing.com/explore/desktop

Bing Desktop Review: I Love It!

OK, I admit – it’s alright to change your opinion about something once in awhile.

Back in June, 2012 I asked some friends by email if any of them had installed the new Bing Desktop app? Microsoft had released the Bing Desktop app an optional download through Windows Update/Microsoft Update (WU/MU).

I had read one very negative article (from Digital Trends) that reviewed the new Bing Desktop app. The title of the post was: “Bing Desktop for Windows: So lame that it’s practically spamware”.

Well, I’m not just going to take one person’s word for it. So, I installed the Bing Desktop onto my trusty (and crusty) 6 year old workstation. And guess what? I love it!!

I love the desktop photo of the day. Each day is so different, from various places from around the world — North Carolina fall colors, artic fox cub, or a view from Tuscany, Italy.

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I also like the easy way to browse, without having to first open up a browser window. I have the Bing App situated as an automatic drop down from the top of my screen. Or I simply press Windows+H top open up the Bing bar.

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Give it a try!