Archive for February 14th, 2009
Feb
14
We’ve seen a significant uptake in utility companies adopting Microsoft Virtual Earth for their applications & data visualization. Here’re few some:
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Feb
14
So, you’re running a Windows Home Server, what if you need a quick answer to some of your queries? No worry! Terry has launched a new Windows Home Server FAQ section to tackle the most common questions asked by new and experienced WHS users. The FAQs have been compiled based on common posts, and cover a wide range of topics.
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Feb
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If your using an iPhone, you can now use it to track websites /blogs in your Google Analytics account. There’re three primary applications that bring Google Analytics to the iPhone and iPod Touch:
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Feb
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Chronicling always been part of our lives, but the technology today, offers many different ways of recording our thoughts and feelings, which makes the task far easier. Ten years ago, Gordon Bell, a principal researcher at Microsoft, set out to chronicle his life by recording everything that happened to him under a project called MyLifeBits. Visit him in
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Feb
14
One of the most highly anticipated new features in Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V is live migration. This document describes the live migration feature of Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V in detail, including how live migration moves running VMs and requirements for implementing live migration,
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Feb
14
Microsoft has restructured its Zune digital music player business which has struggled to find its groove since the device debuted nearly three year ago. The company has split the hardware and the software teams behind the Zune and says it will work to extend some features of the Zune player to other hardware devices such as PCs, TVs and mobile phones.
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Feb
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Mike Swanson has exported his PC-absed Adobe Illustrator to XAML Export plugin to Mac OS X. If you’d like to help test, download Mac version 0.18 and copy the XAMLExport.aip file to your Illustrator plug-in folder. Like the most recent PC version, you’ll find "XAML for Silverlight (*.XAML)" and "XAML for WPF (*.XAML)" as
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Feb
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MySpace launched a new image search feature; integrated into its search engine. The feature indexes around 3 billion of photos, and allows users to quickly search through photos shared by their friends and the MySpace community. The addition reflects MySpace’s apparently increasing focus on its search engine, which also includes the site’s video and music content along with a Google powered
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Feb
14
A new official website for the Queen is launched, titled “The official website of the British Monarchy,” that provide information on the history of the Monarchy, today's royal family and the Royal Art and Residences. The site paid particular attention to the meta keywords tags:
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Feb
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People have been waiting for the paid Android apps market for months and it’s finally launched; the Android Market will initially accept priced applications; only from US and UK developers via publisher’s website. The end user will get priced apps, starting mid next week in the US.
Developers in Germany, Austria, Netherlands, France, and Spain will also be added
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Feb
14
Google have created My Map to let you mark the most romantic places in your life. You can add photos and videos to illustrate your love story.
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Feb
14
The videos embedded below provide an overview of the key features and benefits of Windows Home Server. The demonstration is as relevant today as when the product was first launched.
There are a number of great user-created videos of Windows Home Server demonstrations. Ian Dixon walks us through setting up an HP MediaSmart Server with a
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Feb
14
Emma Alvarado, a Los Angeles consumer has sued Microsoft because she was charged a $59.25 downgrade fee in order to have Windows Vista operating system removed from her new Lenovo laptop and Windows XP installed instead. She's seeking class action status for her complaint.
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Feb
14
Ever wondered what goes on with your machine account password process in Active Directory? Here is a brief set of question and answers:
How often does the machine password account change in AD (is it different for various Windows operating systems)? Answer: The machine account password change is initiated by the computer every 30 days by default
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Feb
14
Google added two new features to the post editor on Blogger (BlogSpot.com) in draft: First is, Autosave; that automatically save your draft posts when you pause in your typing. Secondly, Automatic date and time; your posts will now be timestamped with the date and time that they’re published, not the date and time when you first opened the post editor (as has been the case).
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Random From The Google adds Autosave and Automatic Date and Time to Blogger
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