Archive for August 15th, 2007
Aug
15
Be default, the properties on a cmd.exe window allow you to select either Raster Fonts or Lucida Console. You can add other monospace fonts to the list via the registry.
In regedit, navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Console\TrueTypeFont
Notice that Lucida Console is already under this key with a name of "0".
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Aug
15
When Microsoft announced its decision to drop the price of the Xbox 360 in the US last week, Australian gamers only had one question on their minds: when would the same thing happen down under? The answer, it seems, is today. From August 15, the 20GB-enabled Xbox 360 Pro system will retail for A$579.95 ($486),
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Aug
15
HashTab is a Windows shell extension which adds a tab called "File Hashes" to the Windows Explorer file properties. The tab contains the MD5, SHA1 and CRC-32 file hashes. These are common hashes that are used to verify the integrity and authenticity of files.
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Aug
15
The Microsoft Update Catalog is a searchable catalog of all security updates, drivers and service packs that are available through Windows Update (WU) and Microsoft Update (MU). You can also use the Microsoft Update Catalog to obtain and deploy hotfixes. You can use the Microsoft Update Catalog to distribute these updates through a corporate network using
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Aug
15
The PowerPoint slides from last week’s Microsoft TechEd Australia 2007 conference keynote presentation has now been officially published on CommNet for public download and viewing. The PowerPoint file comes at a whopping 29.8MB with high-resolution images spanning over 107 slides.
This is the Full-Monty - everything from
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Aug
15
Software incompatibility, the need for hardware upgrades, and comfort with existing versions of Microsoft Windows are all causing businesses that once planned to roll out Windows Vista as fast as consumers to put off their deployments, according to Forrester Research Inc.
According to a report published last week and publicly released on Tuesday, Forrester says "most" of
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Aug
15
Frost Innovation released today a new [Major] Release of Gaia Ajax Widgets. For this release, the complete library has been mostly refactored to make reading the internals and extending the library far easier. In addition they now have the complete default (MS) toolbox Ajaxified! Still probably the most important
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Aug
15
Microsoft Corp. quietly beefed up a key defensive feature of 64-bit Windows Vista yesterday to better protect the operating system against hacks that have plagued it for weeks.
The update to Vista's Kernel Patch Protection, a.k.a. PatchGuard, was issued through Windows Update as a high-priority download, but not as a patch per se. Microsoft, in fact, denied
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Aug
15
How to Combat Malware Using Windows PE
The Malware Removal Starter Kit provides tested guidance to help IT Generalists combat malware attacks against small- and medium-sized organizations. Using the Windows Pre-installation Environment (Windows PE) in combination with free anti-malware scanning programs, the kit provides a low-cost, effective strategy that you can use to vanquish malware attacks.
Every day,
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Aug
15
New HDMI Xbox 360s are still Zephyr, not Falcon
When it was discovered that standard Xbox 360 Premium packages were coming equipped with HDMI output, the first question on many gamers’ minds is if this new box was indeed the quiet introduction to the much awaited and anticipated shrink to
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Aug
15
When it comes to a videogame franchise that gets the most repeat business, it’s hard to tackle the dominance of EA Sports’ Madden NFL games.
For football fans, Madden is the game to get every early fall. This year, the Madden NFL 08 release is extra special for those on warring sides of the console superiority debate.
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Aug
15
Over the past few months Dell has been gearing up to replace perhaps thousands of motherboards in XPS 700 and 710 systems for free; finally the program has been kicked off. All customers who opt to participate will receive an XPS 720 Hardware kit by mail along with the option of an on-site service installation. If you own an XPS 700 you also have the option to upgrade your CPU to a Quad Processor for a 25% discount. Act fast! All upgrade requests must be submitted no later than midnight CST, October 13, 2007.
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Aug
15
Tossing their hat into a quickly expanding ring, Facebook has launched a powerful portal designed specifically for the iPhone (http://iphone.facebook.com). Offering quick access to key Facebook areas and tools, the entire UI is built to mimic the increasingly popular iPod/iPhone 'slide right' approach whenever you drill down into portions of the site.
While it seems very
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Aug
15
Ever since the dawn of the Windows operating system, Microsoft has used Splash Screens as a means of distracting us while the operating system is loading. In addition to their entertainment value, the Windows splash screens typically provide us with some sort of feedback on the progress of the sometimes lengthy startup process.
In this gallery, you’ll
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Aug
15
Microsoft has recently upgraded Windows Live Hotmail from 2GB of storage to 5GB. Gmail is officially the major webmail service still left with the least amount of free storage. Here's a comparison between the top 4 mail services (*the green text reflects the storage for premium accounts that typically cost $20 a year).
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Random From The Gmail “The Top Web Mail Service With Less Storage”
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