Archive for February 17th, 2009
Feb
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TunerFree MCE is a fabulous plugin for Media Center that bring all of the live TV and catch up programs from the UK's main TV providers and now US online video content, directly in the Media Center interface, including: BBC iPlayer (BBC 1, 2, 3 & 4, CBBC and CBeebies); ITV
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Feb
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If you are using Outlook 2007 with an SBS 2008 server you may notice the following error message when you try to enable Out of Office. “Your Out of Office settings cannot be displayed, because the server is currently unavailable. Try again later.”
The Out of Office feature will work correctly in Outlook Web Access and in
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Feb
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Microsoft and Personal S.A. announced the recent launch of SIMessenger to Personal’s customer base of 14.5 million people. SIMessenger provides innovative and easy-to-use access to the Windows Live Messenger service for mobile phones, allowing Personal’s customers to receive and send instant messages, add entries to their contact list and change their status. The launch allows Personal to make
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Feb
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Richard Brundritt and Robert McGovern from Infusion Development just got their “Developing a Mobile Application Using Virtual Earth Web Services” technical article published on MSDN and it’s available for your reading and plagiarizing pleasure
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Feb
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Live Services Jumpstart 2009 virtual event site is a level 300-400 technical training on Live Services delivered in several in-depth technical sessions, hands-on labs and informal Q&A. Microsoft’s top engineers and web development experts recently led our partners, developers, top-site customers and field through this deep-dive in over 11 locations world-wide. Through this virtual event site, you
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Feb
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The HTC Magic (or G2) is a new Google Android-powered phone, exclusive to Vodafone in Europe, will feature HSPA, WiFi and GPS connectivity along with a 3.2 megapixel camera — sans flash — and of course come with a healthy dose of that sweet, sweet Cupcake that so many of you
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Feb
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A new service called “TrapCall,”allows cellphone users to unmask the Caller ID on blocked incoming calls, obtaining the phone number, and in some cases the name and address, of the no-longer-anonymous caller.
The service offered by New Jersey's TelTech systems, the company behind the controversial SpoofCard Caller ID spoofing service, is basically a free unmasking service, and includes the
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Feb
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Like many of CyberPower’s products, the CyberPower Windows Home Server 100 appears to use the same kind of off-the-shelf parts that one might buy and use in a DIY rig. Priced at $399, the CyberPower Windows Home Server 100 offers the following specs: Case:
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Feb
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If you have a PLAYSTATION 3, Xbox 360, or HP MediaSmart TV, PlayOn lets you watch Netflix, Hulu, CBS, YouTube, CNN, ESPN and more on your TV. Also, un up coming update will add support for Nintendo Wii in early 2009.
PlayOn Media Server is software
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Feb
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Yahoo! has announced that the the first phase of their home page test is about done now, with insights from US, UK, France and India. In addition to new “My Apps” section, Yahoo! is currently testing about 25 new apps; new additions include: apps from eBay, Forbes.com, Wired.com and more top brands. Thet’ve also beefed
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Feb
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If you would like a little help with leveraging the power of WMI but do not know how to write a script or are scripting challenged. There is a tool called Scriptomatic 2.0, which is an HTA (HTML Application) that can write rudimentary WMI scripts. Scriptomatic 2.0 allows you to work with all WMI Namespaces, and not
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Feb
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LG Electronics and Microsoft announced an expanded alliance to dramatically increase the number of LG phones running Windows. As part of the agreement, LG will make Windows its primary operating system for its smartphones and will increase both the number of Windows phones in its portfolio and the total volume of Windows phones it distributes. This will create
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Feb
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“Why is the Active Directory database on DC A different in size than that on DC B?”. The fact is that AD is stored essentially on one monolithic file, the NTDS.DIT. Each domain controller in a domain and forest contains its own copy of that database that is continually updated with changes from its peers. That updating process is termed AD replication.
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Feb
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Samsung delivered a new innovative solar powered “Blue Earth” full-touch screen phone. Under the slogan: “The Blue Earth Dream: Eco-living with SAMSUNG mobile”, it’s designed to symbolize a flat and well rounded shiny pebble, Blue Earth is the first solar powered full-touch screen phone. By charging with the solar panel located on the back
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Feb
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NVIDIA has worked closely with Google and the Open Handset Alliance to unleash Android, a complete, open mobile phone software stack, with the Tegra series of ‘computer-on-a-chip’ processors. By supporting Android, manufacturers and operators can now easily use a Tegra processor to build mobile phones with advanced user experiences that leverage web and Internet content and provide
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