Archive for the December, 2008
Dec
6
Microsoft has redesigned the Counterfeit Software Gallery to shield customers from the risks associated with pirated copies of its software. The gallery is set up to permit customers to familiarize themselves with examples of pirated software replicas of the genuine products from the Redmond company, in order to avoid purchasing bootlegged copies.
“High-grade counterfeit
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Dec
9
Microsoft submitted its response to the Article 29 Working Party’s Opinion on search privacy and announced its support of the Working Party’s call for an industry standard for search data anonymisation timeframes and methods. Microsoft’s John Vassallo and Peter Cullen sat down with PressCentre to explain the importance of search anonymisation for consumer privacy and why an industry standard is needed.
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Dec
24
Microsoft Windows platform developers and Ruby application builders both should gain functionality improvements with efforts afoot at Microsoft and the OMG (Object Management Group). With the planned Visual Studio 2010 software development platform, Microsoft is emphasizing "code-focused development" investments and features, said S. "Soma" Somaseger, senior vice president of the Microsoft Developer Division, in a
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Dec
10
DIRECTV has suspended the development of the HDPC-20 tuner project that was designed to integrate DIRECTV service into Windows Media Center after assessing the impact of missing the August 2008 release of Windows Media Center update and considering timing of the next release.
Both DIRECTV and Microsoft understand the desirability of offering consumers an all encompassing DIRECTV
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Dec
18
For the second year running, Apple Inc.'s computers are the most reliable and its support the most dependable of all computer makers selling in the U.S., a national chain of computer service shops said today.
Apple's Macs beat machines sold and supported by Panasonic Corp., Lenovo Group Ltd., Toshiba Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co., according to Rescuecom Corp.'s
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Dec
2
Microsoft Detours 2.1 is now available as a free download. According to the company, as long as the solution is deployed exclusively on 32-bit platforms, and into research, non-commercial, and non-production environments, Detours is up for grabs under a no-fee, click-through license. The download is aimed at developers that feel the full pain of not being able
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Dec
9
Google Web Security for Enterprise, protects organizations of all sizes against web malware attacks and enables the safe, productive use of the web, without incurring hardware, upfront capital, or IT management costs.
As employees increase their use of the web to be more productive at work, you want to be sure that your network is protected
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Dec
1
Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 was released a few months back, it’s now integrated into the System Builder software. This is now available for self-builders to purchase, and is 30% cheaper than it was before.The new English edition number is CCQ-0006
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Dec
12
If you have purchased software from the precursor to the newly launched Microsoft Online store a.k.a Windows Marketplace — you need to move any software stored in your Digital Locker out of it before August of next year. Microsoft has sent a note on December 11 to registered Marketplace customers alerting them of its plans
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Dec
7
Microsoft seeking new OEM search deals with various PC makers like Lenovo, and Linspire, as a way to grow more quickly its lagging search market share. The software giant has now signed a deal with Dell, in which Dell will be shipping new PCs with the Live Search toolbar preinstalled, according to sources familiar with the
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Dec
6
2.7 is finally live on WordPress.com based blogs. Actually, 2.7 has been running on wordpress.com for awhile, just not the exciting new admin UI, which is now released with immediately available to everyone on WordPress.com. So take a few minutes to explore around, there are a ton of new features for you. Try rearranging your dashboard, or your
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Dec
7
Just because Google wants you to put your digital life in the cloud doesn't mean you can't have your own copy of your own messages and attachments. There’re lots of ways to get your entire Gmail dump onto your desktop. We're currently into Gmail Backup, which is graphical for Windows and command line for Linux and
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Dec
17
The consumer advocacy magazine reportedly rated four Windows Mobile phones and one RIM phone well ahead of Apple's iPhone 3G and T-Mobile G1. According to Consumer Reports's highest rated phone is a Windows Mobile device, the Samsung Blackjack II, followed by T-Mobile Wing, Motorola Q9C, and T-Mobile
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Dec
10
Microsoft released December 2008 security bulletin. The "critical" bulletins affect Windows GDI, Word, Excel, Internet Explorer and Windows Search. The "important" updates affect SharePoint and Windows Media Components.Microsoft is including within each bulletin an "exploitability index" to help system administrators prioritize the patches. All Microsoft security patches for both Windows and Office software
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Dec
22
What the twittersphere is calling Snowmageddon has blanketed the Pacific NW in snow and ice. A lot of people have been creating winter / snow synths. Here are just a few of them from the last few days. (Click the images and links below to explore the synths).
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Random From The Synthing Winter Wonderland
- Mar23Facebook meets the Cloud! Facebook Azure Toolkit at CodePlex
Facebook Azure Ttoolkit provides the ability to rapidly develop Facebook applications leverage Windows Azure to profit from all benefits of the cloud with a solid - Jul15What is Windows Azure? – Hand-drawn Video for Dummies
Marx-man, drew a hand-drawn video called “What is Windows Azure?” - Jan26Microsoft JavaScript Memory Leak Detector Beta
Paolo Severini, Microsoft GPDE team in Dublin, Europe has build a “JavaScript Memory Leak Detector”, a debugging tool to detect memory leaks in JavaScript - Jan05CES: Steve Ballmer ‘Microsoft Sold Over 8 Million Kinect in 60 Days’
Microsoft has sold over 8 million Xbox 360 Kinect units worldwide in just 60 days. Speaking at the CES in Las Vegas, Microsoft CEO Steve - Nov25Holidays Deal: Sony Offer Five Day Special $200 Off on Google TV Powered Sony Internet TVs and Blu-ray Players
Sony announced the holidays deals by reducing the price of their Google TV powered Sony Internet TVs -- for a limited time only.