Archive for June 17th, 2008
Jun
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You can now use Google service directly to find out information, The unified help center is available at http://www.google.com/support, which lets you search across all the help information provided by Google. Behind the scenes, Google uses a custom search engine that includes 218 URL patterns. Google automatically creates an iGoogle gadget for the custom search engine so you can search directly from iGoogle.
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Jun
17
HP announced that HP MediaSmart Connect, a digital receiver that brings digital media from around the home or the Internet to any HDTV, is HP MediaSmart Connect can be pre-ordered from Amazon.com, BestBuy.com, CircuitCity.com and Newegg.com. HP MediaSmart Connect includes an HDMI cable, a learning remote control that can control four additional
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Jun
17
Mozilla's Deb Richardson put together the Field Guide to Firefox 3.0, the ultimate presentation of the new features that will delight users. The new features cover the full range from huge and game-changing to ones so subtle you may not notice them until you realize that using Firefox is just somehow easier and better. The
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Jun
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A two-day conference was hosted in Washington by Google.org and the Brookings Institution to showcase plug-in electric vehicles and examine how the government can support their widespread adoption. The conference was attended by Members of Congress, auto and utility executives, and technology experts spoke to a packed house about the potential of plug-ins to reduce oil dependence, lower
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Jun
17
Firefox 3 has a race condition that affects the way that <object is invoked, loaded and detected. What this means is that the forthcoming Firefox 3 release will break some Silverlight 1.0 installation experiences on web sites that used the original Silverlight 1.0 SDK Silverlight.js detection file.The Silverlight 2 SDK has an updated
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Jun
17
At the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival, Microsoft announced plans to open a Search Technology Center (STC) in Europe in its fiscal year 2009. The new center will be designed to help accelerate Microsoft’s investments in Live Search and disrupt the search and advertising marketplace to the benefit of both the consumer and the advertiser, in line
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Jun
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The System Center Operations Manager 2007 SDK documentation includes information for developers that explains how to programmatically automate and extend Operations Manager 2007 features. The documentation also contains code examples that demonstrate how to write applications that access and modify Operations Manager data. For the most recent version of the documentation, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=108753.
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Jun
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Steven VanRoekel the director of Windows Server Solutions has a Podcast. He talks with Joe Wilcox about the challenges midsize businesses face, and how Essential Business Server builds directly from our customers feedback. A great Podcast and definitely worth the 30 minutes to listen to.
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Jun
17
Earlier this month, Google introduced “Gmail Labs” for testing out experimental Gmail features before they're ready for prime time. To use Gmail Labs feature* visit the Labs tab under Settings, and select “Enable” next to each one you want to turn on. When you're finished picking features, click “Save changes” to apply the new settings.
Here're
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Jun
17
Windows 7 Milestone 1 features Reduced Functionality Mode, same as Windows Vista RTM. With Vista Service Pack 1 , Microsoft scraped the anti-piracy mitigation from the operating system, by going back to the Windows XP state, when dealing with piracy, unactivated or expired copies of the platform.
In contrast, copies of Windows 7 M1 move to reduced functionality mode immediately
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Jun
17
A recent report from Evans Data shows fewer than one in 10 software developers writing applications for Windows Vista this year. Eight percent. This is perhaps made even worse by the corresponding data that shows 49 percent of developers writing applications for Windows XP.
Such appreciation for history is not likely to warm the cockles of
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Jun
17
Adobe announced the availability of AIR 1.1, which was in alpha version until now. The major focus of this release is localization, both of the AIR installation UI as well as support for localizing AIR applications.
It also contains a new certificate migration feature, which allows you to transition from using a self-sign
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Jun
17
Microsoft announced that the Infrastructure Planning and Design (IPD) Beta has been updated! We have added the System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008, System Center Operations Manager 2007, and Microsoft Internet Information Services 7.0 guides to our beta. Beta members can download the content now. If you aren’t currently an IPD beta member, follow
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Jun
17
Back in April, Google LatLong Blog mentioned about contour lines on a topographic map or contour lines to Terrain Maps with some practical examples. “Now, at a glance you can see the height of the world's peaks, or plan your next camping trip. Contour lines can
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Jun
17
Microsoft and Nortel on Monday introduced a fully hosted unified-communications and collaboration service for carriers, the first entirely hosted carrier-grade offering to come out of an alliance struck between the companies two years ago.
At the NXTcomm08 conference in Las Vegas, Microsoft and Nortel unveiled a suite based on Nortel Communications Server 2000, an IP multimedia
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Random From The Microsoft and Nortel unveiled “IP multimedia softswitch” and “HMC 4.5″
- Jun10MyCollectibles: To be launched by eBay and Kaboodle
On Monday 12th June — eBay and Kaboodle will jointly announce a new service called “MyCollectibles”, and will be integrated with the core offerings of both companies. The service is currently live and is available at ebay.com/mycollectibles and mycollectibles.kaboodle.com. - Jan1810 CSS Tips from a Professional CSS Front-End Architect
When newbies get started with CSS/XHTML based web design, most of their work is focused on just getting the page to look like the Photoshop - Sep23Google Documents List API Deprecates SWF Exports of Presentations
Google Apps Developers blog announced the deprecation of SWF export functionality for presentations from the Google Documents List API. "We are taking this action due - Apr29AudioMicro and Microsoft Partners to Supply Office 2010 with Royalty Free Music and Sound Effects
AudioMicro has struck a deal with Microsoft to provide music and sound effect files to Microsoft Office 2010 users - Nov25NoMute for iPad Jailbreak App Brings Orientation Lock Back to iPad
NoMute, a jailbreak application, switches the controversial mute switch from iPad 4.2 into its former and more useful orientation lock.