Archive for August 21st, 2008
Aug
21
So why would you want a Blue Screen of Death? We used it to test the capabilities of a remote recovery and management tool, details of which will be published soon. This process will lock up your whole machine in classic Blue Screen of Death mode. After using this powerful method, the only way to get
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Aug
21
The new WHS Home Automation addin WL3 from HAI for Windows Home Server allows you to access and monitor your HAI home automation system from any web browser-enabled device, be it a computer on your network or on the go with your friendly smartphone of choice. You can then control the lights anywhere in your house,
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Aug
21
At WWDC, noted author and cross platform development expert Kevin Hoffman presented a comparison of Apple's iPhone development tools with those available for Microsoft's Windows Mobile. Until now, his comments remained unpublished, but an attendee's notes on the subject provide some interesting insider observations.
Hoffman has written a series of books on Microsoft's .NET development frameworks and
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Aug
21
Intel has made progress in a technology that could lead to the wireless recharging of gadgets and the end of the power-cord spaghetti behind electronic devices. The Intel team describes its system as a “wireless resonant energy link,” and is experimenting with antennas less than two feet in diameter to remotely light a 60-watt light bulb.
On
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Aug
21
Earthgamz has created a cool great mashup that let you check out the placemarks for athletes' hometowns and training cities, which also link to their official profiles and schedules of their events. Focus your browsing by country and sport with the popup menus. This is a really cool Earth API application, but if you want to get even more immersed
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Aug
21
This topic provides the Microsoft support policies for running currently supported versions of Microsoft Exchange Server in production in a hardware virtualization environment. This topic also provides recommendations for running Exchange Server in production in a hardware virtualization environment.
Hardware virtualization software enables you to run multiple, separate operating systems concurrently on a single physical machine. Microsoft
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Aug
21
AMD quietly prepared its own competitor to Intel's Atom. The CPU, likely named the “Sempron BGA,” looks set to debut in October on a 3.5-inch SBC (single board computer) from Taiwanese manufacturer iBase.
For several months now, the blogosphere has been alive with reports of an AMD processor, reportedly code-named “Bobcat” and also
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Aug
21
Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer must be tired of seeing the “I’m a Mac, I’m a PC” ads from Apple that portray PC as a fat, middle aged, balding person. They’ve brought out a big gun to combat this pop culture phenomenon of an ad though: his name is Jerry Seinfeld.
Microsoft really are serious about finally
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Aug
21
Microsoft Live Labs announced the worldwide availability of Photosynth where users can create their own Photosynth collections - or “Synths” - for free. Previously, Photosynth was only available as a Technology Preview without the ability to create your own Synths.
To start using Photosynth yourself, just head on over to the new
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Aug
21
Intel has invented a way to double the air flow generated by fans used to cool ultra-thin notebook computers. Demonstrating a prototype of the technology in public for the first time at its developer forum taking place this week in San Francisco, Intel says the upshot will be cooler computers - and they're not referring to
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Aug
21
Right now, you can check out what your Xbox Live friends are up to from your phone, but you can't actually manage your friends list from any of the mobile Live apps (and Xbox Live Anywhere has gone MIA again). But the developer of one of the better ones, 1337pwn, says that Microsoft has made a
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Aug
21
WHSDbDump creates human readable text from Windows Home Server backup database files. It’s currently able to decode all database files, and Alex advises that this is more of an informational learning tool than an actual utility.
WHSDbCheck performs comprehensive checks on the Windows Home Server backup database looking for consistency problems.
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Aug
21
Intel plans to launch its six-core Xeon server processor next month, with the extra cores and a larger cache giving the chip a performance advantage over the company's existing quad-core chips. Code-named Dunnington, the six-core Xeon processor is designed for servers that have four or more processors. Manufactured using a 45-nanometer production process, the chip should
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Aug
21
Yahoo! Site Explorer provides web masters with better visibility into how Yahoo! index their websites and what data is used in their search service. In addition to providing site information, Yahoo! provides functions such as submitting feeds, deleting URLs, reporting spam or Dynamic URL Rewriting.
Yahoo! launched a new look and feel for Site Explorer that
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Aug
21
AMD has released Catalyst 8.8 drivers. You can pick them up from http://game.amd.com. These new drivers bring with them a couple of new features.One of these new features is Hybrid Graphics support for Windows XP users. To make use of this feature users will need an AMD 780G/780D integrated graphics motherboard and
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