Archive for August 22nd, 2007
Aug
22
Messenger for Mac 6.0.3 makes it easy to take advantage of the full power of instant messaging, and it is a Universal application built to run on both PowerPC-based and Intel-based Macs. If you encountered a sign-in issue with Messenger for Mac 6.0, you should upgrade to Messenger for Mac 6.0.3.
By using Messenger for Mac, users
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Aug
22
Core Temp is a compact, no fuss, small footprint program to monitor CPU temperature. The uniqueness of it is that it shows the temperature of each individual core in a each processor in your system. You can see in real time how the CPU temperature varies when you load your CPU.
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Aug
22
Intel today officially debuted its long-awaited X7900 CPU. The Core 2 Duo Extreme dual-core processor was unveiled at the 2007 Games Convention in Germany and is Intel's highest performing notebook CPU to date.
The X7900 is clocked at 2.8GHz, contains 4MB of L2 cache and runs on an 800MHz FSB. Intel said the CPU also features mobile-specific
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Aug
22
The Doritos brand announced today that five finalists have been selected from more than 2,300 submissions to the Doritos “Unlock Xbox” challenge. This first-of-its kind opportunity invited fans in the United States to think of an Xbox Live Arcade game idea that brings to life the bold spirit of the Doritos brand.
The five finalists will now
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Aug
22
Microsoft Corp. is working on a "service in the sky" for unified communications, an executive said Tuesday at the VoiceCon conference in San Francisco. The company's current focus for the fast-growing trend of combining voice, video, text and other forms of communication is Office Communications Server 2007, which Microsoft said it will unveil Oct. 16 at
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Aug
22
We are looking for inspiring stories of ISVs making a difference – The Ingenuity Point contest
In speaking with a member of our ISV Team today, they informed me of a contest they are running for ISVs and
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Aug
22
Yahoo has made some changes to its index and crawler behavior with some updates to their ranking algorithm and crawler frequency.
Priyank Garg posts on the Yahoo Search Blog --"We’re reducing our crawling machines by a significant amount with this update, so you might have observed a significant reduction in crawl load from us along with
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Aug
22
On August 21, Microsoft took the wraps off Tafiti, a new experimental search app that mashed up Live Search with a Silverlight front-end. But who developed this sample app?
Marc Mercuri, Microsoft Architect Evangelist, is one of the names behind Tafiti. Mercuri seems to be good at developing interesting proof-of-concept apps. A couple
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Aug
22
Accoona, the AI powered search engine has not received much popularity. The engine touts a powerful AI based algorithm that uses techniques that go beyond keyword search to retrieve relevant results. With a Chinese company having majority stake in the engine, it has received certain negative publicity.
The WebProNews suggests that there are
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Aug
22
Microsoft code name of the day: Magellan
Best guess on what it is: A “scientist workbench” under development by Microsoft’s Life Sciences unit
Meaning/context of the code name: Microsoft has used the “Magellan” codename at least once before. Its Office 2003 Small Business Accounting program was codenamed “Magellan.”
Back story: From a recent Microsoft presentation on
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Aug
22
In the fundamentally fuzzy world of quantum mechanics, it can be difficult to keep clear memories, and that could be a problem for future quantum computers.
Now three physicists in Italy and the US have proposed a method for retrieving quantum information from memory that should make total quantum recall more reliable.
Quantum computers have the potential to
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Aug
22
5 issues relating to wireless authentication are fixed with this non-public! hotfix.
1. IEEE 802.1X authentication that is based on Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) switching may fail.
2. In a wireless profile, the information about the Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) method that is selected in a user interface may be incorrect.
3. A wireless profile that
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Aug
22
Brandon Aaron has written a new jQuery plugin Live Query. Live Query, previously called Behavior, utilizes the power of jQuery selectors by binding events or firing callbacks for matched elements auto-magically, even after the page has been loaded and the DOM updated.
For example you could use the following code to bind a click event to all
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Aug
22
With the release of the Google Earth 4.2 client the new Sky feature acts as a virtual telescope, as Google calls it, that provides a view of some of the most detailed images ever taken of the night sky. By clicking on the Sky button, you
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Aug
22
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Enter your shipping information in the form below and we will send you a couple stickers - one for your car, one for you laptop, etc. For showing your PowerShell support,
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