Archive for January 31st, 2009


Jan 31

The power of DirectX 11

Microsoft will be trying to time the release of their next DirectX revision with the release of compatible graphics hardware. As with last time, DirectX 11 will also be released with Windows 7. With the Windows 7 Beta already under way, we expect the OS to be done some time this year. Along with
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Jan 31

Optimize Your AdWords ROI with Google Analytics

Google Ad Planner’s new traffic estimation model should help reduce some of the confusion that often surrounds tracking the number of unique visitors to your site.
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Jan 31

Microsoft App-V Survey – Help in improving next release

The App-V team would like to get your input to help us plan for our next App-V release! Please include your contact information if you wish to be contacted and included in further discussions to help us shape the App-V product!
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Jan 31

Windows Server 2003 SP2: 48MB of PagedPool? What happened?

This post discuss an issue revolves around the amount of maximum PagedPool memory available on the server following the Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 install and the subsequent reboot.  In the cases we’ve seen, the systems have been generating the infamous Event ID 333. As you can see, the error messages clearly point to some sort of
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Jan 31

Adding Annotations becomes easier in YouTube

Last year, Annotations feature was added to YouTube, Google is now making it easier for users to add annotations, you can simple simply log in and annotate your videos. In addition, you can also easily add links to other videos, search results, video response pages, etc. YouTube pages in your annotations. The annotations editor is still intact as seperate, in case you want more control.
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Jan 31

Pre-order Netgear MCAB1001 Coax-Ethernet Kit

Netgear’s MCAB1001Coax-Ethernet kit turns your existing coaxial cable outlets into high-speed Ethernet network connections, making them perfect for hooking up your HDTV, Blu-ray Disc player, DVR, or your favorite gaming console to your home network and the Internet. The MoCA integrates seamlessly with your existing HDTV setup and supports high-bandwidth
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Jan 31

Microsoft Live Labs “Infinite Canvas” Project

Infinite Canvas currently in Alpha stage is designed to take comic books into the Web 2.0 universe by breaking the limits associated with page real estate space,  Infinite Canvas is live and offering a consistent selection of content for set up to permit users to experience comic books on an infinite canvas. Infinite Canvas, is a new way
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Jan 31

SBS 2008: Why my computer status not shows online in console?

You may have noticed that some of your computer accounts are not showing “online” in the SBS Console. The purpose of this post is to shed some light on why you may see this and how this information is obtained by the server. Status information for your machines is displayed under the Network > Computers sub-tab
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Jan 31

Manually refresh feeds in Google Reader

If your using Google Reader, and for some reason, the Feed subscriptions aren't updae /indexed by Google Reader, just click on "Refresh" button. That button usually checks if there are new posts cached by Google Reader, but when you open an individual subscription the button forces an
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Jan 31

Google brings OpenID and OAuth in new Hybrid Protocol

Google announced some enhancements to recently launched OpenID endpoint. The new feature makes it even easier for developers wishing to implement OpenID with the OAuth, can now utilize a “Hybrid Protocol” that combines the OpenID federated login together with OAuth access authorization. Websites can now ask Google to sign-in a user using their Google
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Jan 31

Exchange Server: Moving mailboxes? Make sure your Deleted Mailbox Retention is not set to “0″

This post discuss a specific issue that may occur during mailbox moves in complex environments with multiple Active Directory Sites and multiple Exchange servers. There are several other settings which must be in place in order for this issue to present itself. First, here are the settings which need to be in place: 1. On both the
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Jan 31

IE8 RC1 trails browser benchmarks

Using the popular Sunspider JavaScript benchmark suite – which cycles through a range of common JavaScript operations, including 3D rendering and AES encryption – the pair ran five next generation web browsers through their paces: Opera 10 Alpha, Internet Explorer 8 Release Candidate 1, Firefox 3.1 Beta 1, Chrome 2.0.158.0,
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Jan 31

Check if your being abused of “open redirect URLs” – Google Webmaster Tips

Google Webmaster blog has published an article that will help webmaster keeping their site clean from spammers using open redirect URLs on their domain. Below are some legitimate techniques that spammers uses to redirect URLs:
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Jan 31

Microsoft insist Windows 7 UAC security flaw is “by design”

About the UAC security flaw in Windows 7 (download link), a Microsoft spokesperson claims this is “not a vulnerability”, and is intended behavior and again indicates will not be changed. Here’s an email excerpt:
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Jan 31

Microsoft preps Best of Halo Xbox 360 edition

Microsoft plans to launch the Best of Halo pack alongside Halo Wars on February 27th across most of Europe but will unusually omit Germany and the UK; the reasons are unknown, though censorship rules may affect the German release. The new Xbox 360 Best of Halo edition will include a stock 60GB Pro console but also a copy of Halo Wars
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