Archive for May 23rd, 2008
May
23
Mike Swanson is at it again. You've seen Mike on Channel 9 before and you've probably used his SWF to XAML converter that he wrote a while back. His latest side project promises to be quite useful for conference owners who have the complex task of planning sessions for big technical events like PDC or TechED.
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May
23
“The Microsoft Security Cooperation Program provides a structured way for governments and education institutions to collaborate with Microsoft on security initiatives in key areas including computer incident response, attack mitigation, and citizen outreach,” Microsoft notes on the official SCP website.
The Security Cooperation Program acts as an infrastructure for the Redmond company to deliver information in
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May
23
“This update resolves some compatibility issues and reliability issues in Windows Vista. By applying this update, you can achieve better reliability and hardware compatibility in various scenarios,” reads Microsoft's description of KB938194 which is offered in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions for the respective editions of Windows Vista Service Pack 1.
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May
23
If you would like an autographed hard copy version (only 500 were made) of the "Mommy, Why is there a Server in the House?" book, then you need to head over to the HomeServerHacks web site. http://www.homeserverhacks.com/2008/05/mommy-why-is-there-server-in-house.html
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May
23
On June 1, 2008 there will be two new Daylight Saving Time changes that go into effect. Pakistan and Morocco plan to introduce Daylight Saving time. The governments of the two nations recently announced the change as part of their energy savings plans. Although the changes go into effect on the same day in both countries,
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May
23
Last week, in a memo to employees, Microsoft President Kevin Johnson outlined plans for Microsoft’s continued push into the online services business:
We have been executing against the core strategy I first presented at our Financial Analyst Meeting in July 2007 to go after the growing opportunity in online services and advertising. Four pillars have
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May
23
PowerShell could always script almost everything in .NET, but, prior to the recent CTP2 you could not script Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) in PowerShell.
Now you can script everything that WPF can do within PowerShell.
This means you can write pretty sleek looking UIs in nice little PowerShell scripts.
There are a lot of things you can do with
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May
23
Prior to SP3, the 802.1x service for XP is the Wireless Zero Configuration Service. This service handles the 802.1x needs for both wired and wireless connections. This has been problematic since not everyone uses wired 802.1x. Also, because the wired 802.1x engine listens passively for EAP Identity traffic, we are not fully compliant with the IEEE
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May
23
Microsoft created five Windows Optimized Desktop Scenarios that outline solutions for different types of customers. It's important to realize that no "one size" desktop fits every user's needs. These scenarios highlight how you can use OS, application and user state virtualization to deliver very flexible yet manageable environments for your users:
Mobile
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May
23
The Windows Live SkyDrive Team has released an update bringing the following new features for our enjoyment:
Users can now leave comments on files.
New Recent Comments page for comments left recently on files shared in Windows Live SkyDrive.
Users now have the ability to leave descriptions on files (captions for photos).
Ability to manage favorite websites
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May
23
Windows Server 2008 x64 Hyper-V RC1 Update - KB950049 This is the Hyper-V RC1 package for Windows Server 2008 x64. This package must be installed on Hyper-V server’s (physical machines). It includes the Hyper-V Server components for Full and Core installs, the Hyper-V Integration Components for Server 2008 x64 (see note below for RC1
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May
23
The Microsoft Assessment and Planning Solution Accelerator (MAP) is a tool that helps make it easy for you to assess your current IT infrastructure to migrate to Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, and Microsoft virtualization technologies. The tool performs three key functions: hardware inventory, compatibility analysis, and readiness assessment reporting that include upgrade candidates, specific hardware
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May
23
At the Advance08 advertisers summit at Microsoft in Redmond, as part of the keynote with Bill Gates and Satya Nadella, Satya showed off Farecast, a recent acquistion that is now integrated into Live Search, and I pointed the little Sanyo toward the stage:
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May
23
Michelle Foley posted about the List of Applications That Can Be Virtualized but we keep getting a lot of questions on this so I thought it might be time for another go-round. The information in that post is still valid today and if you're not familiar with it stop and read it now:
there are
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May
23
CinemaNow's library of over 3,400 hundred feature-length movies are now available online via Windows Media Center. This also applies to those of you running Windows Vista Ultimate or Home Premium since you get Media Center with those SKU's.
CinemaNow offers a variety of services now available through Windows Media Center:
· Download-to-own: Hollywood movies, popular
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Random From The CinemaNow Library available via Windows Media Center
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