Archive for the January, 2008
Jan
22
While perusing the Windows Server 2008 Launch site and, this article came in light across this list of things that make your IT estate the envy of your peers by using Vista on the desktop and Server 2008 in the back office. It kicked off by talking about how Vista and Server 2008 came from the same
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Jan
26
USB Disk Ejector can easily and safely remove any disk drive that plug into your USB. It is a portable application and once launch, it will detect all USB disk connect to your computer and you can remove them by double click it. It was originally designed to
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Jan
9
The fact is, you don't need all of the services that Windows starts automatically when it boots. Disabling the non-essential services frees up memory and processor cycles for more important tasks. The trick is knowing which of Windows' automatic services you can do without: disabling the wrong service can render your system unusable. If you're careful,
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Jan
9
SWsoft on Wednesday announced the release of a beta version of Parallels Server, the company's server virtualization software. It's billed as the first virtualization software turn can run Mac OS X Server "virtualized" on the Mac.Parallels Server is an enterprise product from the same company that brought the Mac world its first
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Jan
24
Digitimes runs a story about DRAM supplies getting short this year. He mentions Vista SP1 might be a trigger for more DRAM demand:
"Nanya's Pai said that in 2007 major PC OEMs had limited amounts to spend on DRAM because of rising panel and battery prices.
He expects the PC market to have a
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Jan
21
As a way to recognize the teams of talented developers who have together created over 112 games for Xbox LIVE Arcade, Microsoft will announce awards for the top XBLA games of 2007 later this year, with several award categories decided by the community. Fans of Xbox LIVE Arcade are invited to cast their votes
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Jan
7
Google Summer of Code Blog posted an article, wherein they’ve mentioned about Hacking on touchEarth an application developed by Pawel Solyga, that allows you to control Google Earth using two finger gestures on multi-touch table. touchEarth uses the Google Earth COM API to control
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Jan
16
This download contains the latest XML and ExBPA.chm files. Use this package to update your existing installation of the Exchange Best Practices Analyzer. NOTE: If Internet connectivity is available, the Exchange Best Practices Analyzer will attempt to automatically update itself from the Internet. Where updates are being applied automatically, there is no need to download the
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Jan
9
Windows Server 2008 shipping is getting close, if you have not done already, please download the latest build of Windows Server 2008 (see recent post of download instructions ) and test the applications which you have developed.
If your application does not work, there are lots of great resources that we have built to help you understand
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Jan
30
Firefox Add-ons Manager has finally got extended to feature complete integration with Mozilla Add-ons (AMO) site through a new page added to the Add-ons Manager.
The Get Add-ons page features a search box, a browse all add-ons link that takes you to Mozilla Add-ons, and a list of recommended extensions and themes by default.
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Jan
11
Last week, the news came about that Nvidia is preparing a new mainstream card known as the GeForce 9600 GT for a launch in mid-February. The card is expected to be the first member of the GeForce 9 series and to feature 64 stream processors, a half a gig of RAM, and a 256-bit memory bus.Today,
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Jan
31
Microsoft has rolled out an update to its CRM suite in eight of 25 languages that the software will eventually support. Dynamics CRM 4.0 is now available in Danish, English, Finnish, Dutch, French, German, simplified Chinese and Spanish, Microsoft announced Wednesday. The company begins a 12-week global tour this week to launch the suite,
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Jan
11
Continued criticism by industry insiders didn't stop vendors from OQO to Lenovo and LG from showing off ultramobile PC products with range of innovative features at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), held in Las Vegas this week.With many of the prototypes displayed due to hit the market later this year, UMPCs continue to
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Jan
15
Storm, which has grown into a large remotely controlled botnet since the initial worm appeared a year ago to infect victims' machines, is getting a graphic profile on a Web site set up to track it.
StormTracker on Secure Computing's TrustedSource.org research portal displays real-time information compiled through sensors maintained in
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Jan
22
IBM pretty much slammed the solid oak door on open sourcing os/2. “As stated in our response to your September 2005 letter we have considered the positioning of os/2 and open source several times in the past, and for a variety of business, technical, and legal reasons we have decided to not
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