Archive for July 26th, 2007
Jul
26
With more than 200 million downloads and counting, Google Earth is known around the world. Less well-known is our Google Earth Enterprise which companies, organizations and government agencies use to view their global data and imagery. Experts and amateurs alike use it for everything from designing new buildings
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Jul
26
From credit card debt and school loans to rising gas prices and adjustable mortgages, there are plenty of reasons why consumers in the developed world can't afford a laptop. Not to mention the fact that underfunded schools and underprivileged kids also exist in the developed parts of the world.
Enter the Medison Celebrity laptop. It's a
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Jul
26
Well, the shoe is most certainly on the other foot now. Earlier this month, comic book nerds looked on in agony as video game nerds gallivanted about, enjoying all the delicious news they could drink being pumped out of Santa Monica. Now, it's video game nerds who have to press their noses up against the
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Jul
26
The DFS Namespaces team is excited to announce upcoming support for domain-based namespaces that exceed the previous size recommendation of 5,000 folders with targets in a namespace. Starting in Windows Server 2008, you will be able to use the DFS Management snap-in to create a new domain-based namespace in one of the following modes:
Windows 2000 Server
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Jul
26
Rearming Windows Vista is a genuine and legal process to prolong the Initial Grace period of the operating system. Windows Vista has five different license
graces: Licensed, Initial Grace (OOB), Non-Genuine Grace, Out-of-Tolerance Grace, and Unlicensed. The license graces are the status of the operating system in relation to the licensing, activation and validation processes. The
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Jul
26
The Windows installed base will hit the 1 billion mark by the end of Microsoft’s fiscal 2008 (which ends on June 30), according to Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO.
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Jul
26
Can you recover Windows Vista after the platform has been compromised, without dropping a single cent? Well – according to Microsoft – you can. And this scenario also extends to Windows XP SP2. All you need is the Malware Removal Starter Kit. At the basis of the solution designed to enable you to recover your Vista
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Jul
26
Microsoft Corp. had sold 60 million Windows Vista licenses as of the end of June, including 20 million copies sold since mid-May, the company said on Thursday.
The world's largest software maker disclosed the new sales figures on Vista, the latest version of its dominant Windows operating system released on January 30, at its annual meeting with
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Jul
26
Just in case the 64-bit editions of Windows Vista are not the thing for you, the free 120 days version of Windows XP Professional x64 is still available for download. This trial software allows you to evaluate the product for 120 days. Register to order a CD or to download the trial software. The Windows XP
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Jul
26
As mentioned in a previous blog post, one of the main highlights of Windows Server 2008 is Componentization. Replacing the old "Add/Remove Windows Components" is the new Server Manager, which manages installation and removal of Roles and Features (the new way components are grouped). I just installed a few virtual machines with the new June CTP,
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Jul
26
The gaming design gods over at id Software have been a bit vocal lately, with John Carmack publicly stating his lack of belief in dedicated PPU systems and the following response from Ageia being just one of the debates which id Software has entered into.
Now, it's Tim Willits' turn.
Willits, who is a lead designer for id
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Jul
26
Less than a year from his previously announced departure from the company he co-founded, the Bill Gates today outlined his vision and opportunities for Microsoft.
According to Gates, there are currently six trends, which will be determining Microsoft and its product strategy for the years to come. In a rather unusual way, he mentioned the dramatic changes
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Jul
26
Microsoft Office Access 2007 provides a rich platform for developing database management solutions with easy-to-use customization tools. If no end-user customization is required (including report modifications), you can choose to distribute those Access 2007 solutions so that they run without requiring a full installation of Access 2007. To do so, you must package and distribute your
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Jul
26
The European Union is making more radio spectrum available for accessing Internet services over mobile phones, saying the use of lower frequencies would cut operators' costs and let them reach customers over a wider area.
The European Commission suggested allowing 3G services, also called UMTS, to access the 900 megahertz and 1800 MHz bands currently dedicated solely
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Jul
26
In Windows Vista, users can effortlessly manage the programs that the operating system uses by default. Not happy with what Vista's built-in components have to offer? Then you can simply change the platform’s default applications to the third-party programs you prefer. Vista features the Default Programs feature tucked away under Control Panel in the Start Menu.
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Random From The Windows Vista: Fine Tune And Change Default Programs
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A new "MOT" -- the Zero Moment of Truth (ZMOT), which occurs after the consumer sees an ad for a product but before a purchase - Feb27New Assessment and Deployment Tool for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista SP1!
February 27 is a big day. Windows Server 2008 will be officially launching in Los Angeles with Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO, kicking off - Dec07Microsoft Launched Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003
Claude Lorenson, group product manager for Microsoft storage On Technet blog —”There’s no question that managing the ever-growing “data - Jun12The Interactive Robot Drummer
Gil Weinberg and Scott Driscoll at Georgia Tech’s — created, “Haile” an interactive robot drummer — “listens and responds to a human drummer, improvising new rhythms”. Video after the jump. - Mar26RogueRemover FREE 1.14
RogueRemover is a utility that can remove various rogue antispyware, antivirus and hard drive cleaning utilities. Rogue applications are applications that rather than remove spyware,