Well at least that is what they hope. They have unveiled one of their top secret projects, now know as Surface, and from what it looks like in the site demo video's it is pretty cool. Basically Minority Report is being brought to a table top surface near you. The first place you’ll probably see Microsoft Surface is at one of its four inaugural retail partners, including T-Mobile USA, Starwood Hotels and Resorts, and Harrah’s Entertainment. AT T-Mobile, for example, you will be able to place any of their phones on Surface. Surface will sense the presence of each individual phone and then project each phone’s features in front of you for you to consider. If you want to add

Due to an unforeseen complication with the telephone company, the new dialup numbers we announced must unfortunately be changed again. If you are using one of those numbers, or the original dialup numbers, please change to using the appropriate number listed below: Black/Oates 573-623-1890 Lesterville: 573-487-1890 You can do this following the same procedure described in our earlier post and email, or by calling semo.net support at 573-686-9114 for assistance. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.

We expect the old Centerville and Annapolis numbers to be turned off sometime today. Please verify you are using the new number for your area before the change is made. You can find the new numbers and instructions for our software here.

Several people have contacted us about emails claiming to be from technical support, regarding expired virus definitions or suspicious activity. The emails also instruct you to run an attached "patch file". DO NOT open these files. This is a virus which spreads via email. There are several strains of this virus, making it difficult to catch and filter out. The experts at Postini are working to ensure that all the strains are caught. If you receive one of these emails, just delete it. We will never send you "patch" programs attached to email messages. If at any time you receive such an attachment claiming to be from semo.net support, you can be sure it is not legitimate. If you have

Google Voice Local Search is Google’s experimental service to make local-business search accessible over the phone. To try this service, just dial 1-800-GOOG-411 (1-800-466-4411) from any phone. Using this service, you can: search for a local business by name or category. You can say "Giovanni's Pizzeria" or just "pizza". get connected to the business, free of charge. get the details by SMS if you’re using a mobile phone. Just say "text message". And it's free. Google doesn’t charge you a thing for the call or for connecting you to the business. Regular phone charges may apply, based on your telephone service provider. Note: Google Voice Local Search is still in its experimental stage. It may not be available at all

In the past, to read a PDF file, you would need to go through a lengthy installation process and wait for an annoying splash window to disappear just to open a PDF document. Moreover, if you want to annotate a PDF document, you have to pay US$299 to buy certain PDF software. Now with Foxit Reader 2.0, you don't have to endure such pain any more. Foxit Reader is a small, fast program that allows you to read and annotate PDFs without needing a standard PDF reader. Download Foxit Reader from foxitsoftware.com