Archive for November 12th, 2008
Nov
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Weather Central launched a new beta community site called “ReportStorms.com” that let’s you report storms in your area. The site, built with Microsoft Virtual Earth and
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SMB (Server Message Block) is the main protocol used in Windows for file sharing and it has been significantly improved from Windows Server 2003/Windows XP to Windows Server 2008/Windows Vista. During my TechEd 2008 ITForum presentation on “Windows Server 2008 – File and Storage Solutions”, I covered some details on SMB2 and showed a demo of
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Nov
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You've read the early reviews with comments like Windows 7 is a big improvement over Vista and Windows 7 is wicked fast. Sounds great doesn't it? On closer inspection though Windows 7 M3 (Milestone 3) is being revealed as being just a "slightly tweaked version of Vista."
Application tests underlined Windows 7's more than skin-deep
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Nov
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In second part of Understanding How to Read a Userenv Log (Part 1), most of the time when we need to enable Userenv logging is due to a delay of getting to the desktop after entering our credentials. Normally the user will be stuck at “Applying Personal Settings” is most often the scenario we see. The
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Nov
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Symbian was the only major operating system to lose share over the last year in a smartphone market that grew 28 percent, says a Canalys study. Other findings include big gains for Apple and RIM, and a 42.9 percent increase in sales of Windows Mobile smartphones.
Total smartphone shipments hit a new high of 39.9 million units
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Nov
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Google launched new Google Search results pages for iPhone in the U.S., now when you go to google.com on your iPhone and do a search, you'll see search results that are better optimized for your iPhone and iPod touch firmware version 2.x. Results are formatted to be neatly displayed
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Nov
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"We believe we can get below 1% idle CPU utilisation with Windows 7." What technical tricks is Microsoft using to try and get the next release of Windows to those levels?
Early reviews of the Windows 7 M3 release have generally agreed on one point: the speed is surprisingly good. It turns out Windows
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Nov
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Prices of PC components are falling weekly, and $350 will buy you a lot more horsepower today that it would a few months ago. Let’s look at what sort of all-purpose barebones PC system you can put together for around $350 - we want a system that’ll be tough enough to handle Windows Vista and Windows 7 yet not cost the earth. Here’re the specs:
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Nov
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The Microsoft VHD format is the common virtualization file format for Virtual PC, Virtual Server 2005 and Hyper-V that provides a uniform product support system, and provides more seamless manageability, security, reliability and cost-efficiency for customers.
This Virtual Hard Drive (VHD) release is available in English only and is for evaluation and testing purposes. Evaluating Windows
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Nov
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Here’s how to host a blog on your Windows Home Server with free Express Edition of Graffiti. Graffiti CMS is a ASP.Net script developed by Telligent. Several editions are available for a price, however Telligent provides an Express Edition with the following limitations:
The Express Edition provides all you need to setup a blog served from your
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Nov
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Google has added “voice and video chat” right inside Gmail for PCs and Macs. All you have to do is download and install the voice and video plugin for easy-to-use, seamless experience, with high-quality audio and video, which’s designed using Internet standards such as XMPP, RTP, and H.264, which means that third-party applications and networks can choose
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Nov
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Microsoft is moving closer to an agreement with Verizon Wireless to become the default search provider on the wireless carrier's cell phones, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the discussions. Under the terms being considered, Microsoft would share with Verizon revenue from ads shown in response to cell phone Web searches, with guaranteed payments
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Nov
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Pure Digital launched its its new $230 Flip Mino HD. The new Mino HD weighs 3.3 ounces; Pure Digital says it’s the “world’s smallest HD camcorder.” That means you can expect it to be smaller that its chief competitor, the Kodak Zi6. The Zi6 is cheaper, though ($180), and sports
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Nov
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Immediately after Microsoft unveiled Windows 7 pre-Beta Build 6801 at the PDC in las Vegas, the bits were leaked and made available for download from various sources, including the top worldwide torrent websites. Now, multiple product keys for Windows 7 pre-Beta Build 6801 have been leaked, and are up for grabs on the net. According
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Nov
12
Ori Amiga of PDC keynote fame posted “how he created his Mesh Mobile” with complete shopping list. The MeshMobile took about a month of hardware/software design… and about 3 weeks of fabrication and installation. In a nutshell, it’s a miniPC platform, running Vista as the base OS, Live
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Random From The Ori Amiga introduces MeshMobile; Live Mesh desktop wallpapers
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Microsoft SQL Server Sustained Engineering team just posted an update release of SQL Server 2008 R2 Cumulative Update 10. "Cumulative Update 10 contains a roll-up - Jul19Worm transcodes ASF media files to infect PCs
Kaspersky Labs has discovered malware that inserts links to malicious Web pages within ASF media files, posing a danger to Windows users who download music