Archive for January 4th, 2008
Jan
4
Starting in February, we will be closing in on the first year anniversary of Virtual PC 2007. Almost a year ago, following the consumer release of Windows Vista, Microsoft made available its virtualization offering, engineered with the latest Windows client in mind. Essentially, Virtual PC 2007 is available as a free download that will permit
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Jan
4
Kaxaml is a lightweight XAML editor that gives you a "split view" so you can see both your XAML and your rendered content (kind of like XamlPad but without the gigabyte of SDK). Kaxaml is a hobby and was created to be shared, so it's free! Feel free to download and try it out. If you
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Jan
4
Network security firm Sophos recently published a study on what it terms WiFi "piggybacking," or logging on to someone's open 802.11b/g/n network without their knowledge or permission. According to the company's study, which was carried out on behalf of The Times, 54 percent of the respondents have gone WiFi freeloading, or as Sophos put
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Jan
4
Running Windows Vista? Then you're going to want these two updates, neither of which is on Windows Update at the moment:
December 2007 Windows Vista Application Compatibility UpdateThe December 2007 Windows Vista Application Compatibility Update is a package of software updates that address common application compatibility issues in Windows Vista. This update is cumulative,
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Jan
4
Imation today unveiled its CES lineup and announced its intention to launch into the rapidly expanding solid-state drive business. Signing an agreement with Mtron, Imation says it has co-developed a new line of flash-based hard drives it says will be the world's fastest of its type. The SSD MOBI 3000 reads at
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Jan
4
Two months ago, Good OS, a startup Linux distributor, exploded on the scene with gOS 1.0, an Ubuntu-based desktop Linux with dedicated links to Google applications. Now, the company has announced that it will release the next version, gOS 2.0, Rocket, at CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas on Jan. 7.Good
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Jan
4
Windows Live Writer is a desktop application that makes it easy to publish content to your blog. I've been using Windows Live Writer for a long time to write my blog entries for the various websites I author. The software is intuitive and powerful, but, every now and then, I found something that it couldn't
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Jan
4
If you have taken a Microsoft beta exam and made comments on the questions at the end, you may be wondering where they go. Does anyone read these? Do they make a difference or do we discard them without a though?
Rest assured that each and every comment is read and taken into consideration.
Our rationale for beta
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Jan
4
HP will be making a number of announcements, at CES next week, of about their MediaSmart suite of products, which includes the HP MediaSmart Server. Here’s what you can look forward to:
7 Months Free McAfee Virus ProtectionA partnership with McAfee will see their Total Protection for Small Business suite made available for free for a 7 month period,
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Jan
4
Embedded software specialist Bsquare has taken over an Adobe Flash technology consulting and distribution business from NEC Corporation of America. As a result of the transaction, Bsquare will license Adobe's Flash Lite software to OEMs building mobile and embedded Windows devices worldwide, it says.
Bsquare says its acquisition
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Jan
4
HP announced the HP Media Vault mv2100 and Media Vault Pro mv5100, a Linux-based NAS device, that resembles to a mini MediaSmart Server. As with the EX470 & 475 you get HP Photo Webshare and iTunes Server on board, as well as a Marvell processor and PacketVideo for media streaming.
The devices can
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Jan
4
Windows Server 2008 has gone into the final test stages: Escrow. If all goes well it is expected the RTM build bits to be delivered on January 16th. After that all the teams working on Windows have to "sign off" the build (till Jan 23rd)
The week after that there will be "media verification" whatever that may
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Jan
4
Xtra Windows Stability was designed to enhance Windows stability and to minimize loss of your work on Windows crash. This is done by forcing Windows to run its subsystems as separate processes.
These subsystems are: Desktop, Explorer (Folders) and Internet Explorer. Using these enhancements can slightly increase memory usage while running several folders or Internet Explorer
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Jan
4
Here are 8 AdSense-related resolutions you might want to try:
Turn my custom channels into ad placements, complete with descriptive details to attract placement-targeting advertisers.
Regularly check my sites for compliance with the AdSense program policies.
Keep my address and tax info up to date so that my payments are accurate and timely. (And sign
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Jan
4
The Security & Compliance Solution Accelerator team has put together some guidance and a solution to quickly deploy an extranet solution based on WSS or SharePoint Server 2007.The setup and configuration guidance is based on forms authentication with ADAM for external accounts to be deployed with WSS or MOSS 2007. The beta bits include
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Random From The Microsoft Extranet Collaboration Toolkit Beta
- Dec20Windows 7 Beta download link showcased on homepage
Tom Warren is reporting that Microsoft’s Windows 7 homepage has been updated with a download link for the beta release. - Oct09Microsoft intro “Product Key Card and Click-to-Run” to try & buy Office 2010
Microsoft is working with major PC manufacturers and retail partners to make it simpler than ever to try and buy - Dec12Microsoft Zune facing short supply?
Who would have thought that? Market research firm iSuppli today said that Microsoft in fact is not meeting market - Jan08Windows 7 Devices Demo: CES 2010
Microsoft's Gary Schare demos some of the new hardware for Windows 7 at CES including network media devices and touch-enabled monitors that’ll allow you to - Oct25Windows Vista SP2 Beta – Releasing Oct ’29 for TAP customers
You might’ve heard about the upcoming beta of Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2), the Windows Vista SP2 beta will be available to a small group