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Andrew Lyle 
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Born and raised in Ontario, Canada, and is currently a college student taking Computer Information Technology Support to help further his career in Computers. Since he can remember, he have been surrounded by computers, from Commodore 64 and Atari.
Andrew has really got into using computers and teaching himself how to use it since he was 12. Andrew started learning on Window 95, and have been progressively using each newer version of Windows up to Vista. He began to teach himself web design when he was 16 in high school. Andrew is currently running a server where he develop projects, and test scripts that he creates for purposes that suite his and other peoples needs in and around neowin. Recently, Photoshop has been Andrew's main program of choice when it comes to web design. Setting the code aside and trying to work on the GUI of his web sites.
Andrew has had an obsession with technology, always needing the latest and greatest technology advancements out there. This shows in his home office which Andrew set up, and built himself, connecting household computers to his network for media purposes. Computers is his passion, and his hobby, and hopefully one day also my career.
Andrew is learning Japanese
Toronto, Ontario - Canada
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Microsoft gives away Tablet PCs to PDC attendees
On day two of PDC09, Windows and Windows Live Division President Steven Sinofsky took the stage and announced that all of the PDC09 attendees (full conference attendees only) will be receiving a free Acer Aspire 1420P Convertible Tablet PC.The free give away was to show Microsoft's gratitude towards all of... Read on »
Silverlight 4 beta now available
Microsoft have just announced Silverlight 4 beta today at PDC09, that is available for download today. Silverlight 4 promises to enhance the overall user experience, improving speed, performance and rendering for browsers.Silverlight 4 was demonstrated today with some practical applications that are able to take pictures and modify the image... Read on »
Inside a Windows Azure server container
With the up and coming release of the cloud computing, Windows Azure, the method used to house all the servers is to contain everything inside a shipping container like structure, which can be installed and running within a 24-hour period.Neowin got an inside look on how exactly these server shipping... Read on »
Windows 7 touch comes to life at PDC 2009
All week long, Neowin is live at PDC09 and we found some interesting demos of the future of multi-touch screens. We found an interesting new multi-touch screen that allows you to paint using a paint brush.The quick demo illustrates the possibilities of the new software and hardware combined for the... Read on »
The Pirate Bay tracker gone for good
Today marks the end of an era, the end of The Pirate Bay tracker. The website is still up and running, but the owners of The Pirate Bay have decided to turn off their tracker and will not be re-enabling the tracker, leaving the DHT enabled for now.With the end... Read on »
Microsoft to open source .NET Micro Framework
Microsoft announced today at PDC09 here in Los Angeles that they will be opening the .NET Micro Framework source code and also release the next version, 4.0. The release will be available under the Apache 2.0 license, something that is already being used inside the community.Developers will be able to... Read on »
Turn Windows 7 into a Wi-Fi hotspot
If you have ever wanted to turn your laptop into a Wi-Fi hotspot, a secret feature has been revealed in Windows 7 code that allows you to tether your cell phone or other wireless device to your laptop. The unfinished feature was hidden by default because of incompatibility with many... Read on »