On July 11, 2006, Microsoft will officially stop offering support for the Windows 98 and Windows ME operating systems, as a part of the Microsoft Lifecycle Policy. On this date, semo.net will discontinue support for these operating systems as well. Microsoft is retiring support for these products because they are outdated and can expose customers to security risks. We recommend that customers who are still running Windows 98 or Windows Me upgrade to a newer, more secure Microsoft operating system, such as Windows XP, as soon as possible. Existing support can still be found in the Microsoft Product Solution Center.

Can the earth's orbit be changed to stop global warming? We don't really know, but here is a group of people willing to try. http://www.worldjumpday.org/

From ZDNet: Newcastle-based Jade Integration will launch one of the smallest thin-client computers available in the UK to date, the Jack PC, next month. Containing all the electronics needed to run as a low- to medium-power PC, the Jack PC, as its name suggests, will fit into a standard size wall socket. The entire PC sits on two layered circuitboards. It contains an AMD RISC processor to help reduce power consumption and heat output. Most people won't be able to use this at home just yet, though.  It's not a full-powered PC, but a "thin client" like the kind that many offices use to connect to a central server.  Still, it's a further step on the path toward computers that

Congress is now pushing a law that would end the free and open Internet as we know it. Telephone service providers are lobbying Congress hard to gut Network Neutrality, the Internet's First Amendment and the key to Internet freedom. Net Neutrality prevents from choosing which websites open most easily for you based on which site pays the telephone companies more. Many members of Congress take campaign contributions from these companies, and they don't think the public are paying attention to this issue. Let's show them we care. Please sign this petition today.

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After much consideration, we regret to announce that we have discontinued the Semo.net Lotto contest. We would like to thank all of our customers that have participated in the weekly event and to congratulate all of the previous winners!