Archive for April 10th, 2009
Apr
10
“Symantec Endpoint Protection 11.0.4 can be installed on Windows 7 Beta, either 32-bit or 64-bit,” Symantec revealed. “To install MR4 on Windows 7: copy the contents of the Symantec Endpoint Protection folder to your local hard drive or a network share. Run LUSETUP.EXE to install LiveUpdate. Restart the computer. Run SETUP.EXE to install Symantec
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Apr
10
The Bluetooth SIG has approved its 3.0 spec with a 21 April launch date. Bluetooth 3.0, which pairs the 3 Mbps low-power frequency hopping radio system of 2.1+EDR with high-speed transfers via 802.11 standards. The idea is that a properly integrated Bluetooth 3.0 system will have a bulk-transfer mode that two devices can swap into.
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Apr
10
SP2 for the 2007 Office System will be made available to Windows Server Update Services in April, classified as a service pack. Service Pack 2 includes some significant work, including: built-in ability to save as ODF & PDF formats, improvements to Outlook’s performance and calendar reliability, significant bug fixes for charts in core Office applications, the
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Apr
10
The Firefox Superbar is about to be kicked to the next level with the integration of Ubiquity. Right now all that is available from Mozilla is the Taskfox Prototype, an illustration of what Ubiquity blended into Firefox's fabric would look like to the end user.“The main thing we haven’t prototyped is the interaction of the awesome
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Apr
10
Reducing resource use through efficiency efforts is not just good for the environment, it saves money too. And it is this economic advantage which makes efficient data centers not just green, but truly sustainable. For a tour of a Google container data center check out the video below or watch the entire summit: part 1, part 2, and part 3, said Google Blog.
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Apr
10
Gmail has a new Labs feature that allows you to “insert images”, in rich formatting mode. Just turn on "Inserting images" from the Labs tab under Settings, and you'll see a new toolbar icon. Clicking the icon, will let you insert images in two ways: by uploading image files from your computer
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Apr
10
Laptop Hunters $1500 – Lisa and Jackson get a Sony VAIO with just $1500 to spend, Lisa and Jackson find their perfect laptop – a Sony VAIO FW with Blu-ray and a big screen. Atlast, atleast for the change, this time Sony wins out in the quest for speed.
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Apr
10
CTP3 of Microsoft project code named "Velocity" offers several enhancements and revised APIs. The enhancements include cache notifications feature, performance improvements, security enhancements, and new cluster management options. There have also been updates to the installation program. Please checkout Velocity CTP3 Help/Documentation for more details Microsoft Project Code Named “Velocity” CTP3 on the Microsoft
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Apr
10
If you are using Windows Essential Business Server 2008 Japanese version, you may notice garbled text when connecting to TS RemoteApp applications from the Management Server Administration Console. The root cause of this garbled text is that the RDP file was generated using UTF-8 encoding, not Unicode
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Apr
10
Caterpillar launched their new global dealer locator leveraging Microsoft’s Virtual Earth platform, that lets users search by address, dealer name or latitude/longitude pair. Within each search type, there is a number of attributes to choose from to filter your search down to the exact location and type of dealer you’re looking for. You can specify the
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Apr
10
Microsoft sponsored a new whitepaper from Roger Kay of Endpoint Technologies. His paper shows the “Apple Tax” is the combination of what people pay up front when purchasing a Mac and what people pay over the life of their computer – the hidden tax. Part
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Apr
10
Media Connect Configuration addin for Windows Home Server allows you to edit the settings for Microsoft’s media serving software, Media Connect, which comes bundled with Windows Home Server. The configuration software is available in-box on HP’s MediaSmart Server and can be downloaded from Microsoft. This add-in simply starts that configurator from within a Windows
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Apr
10
AMD Fusion Media Explorer Beta is a is a new 3D Immersive Social Media and Digital Media Browser, built and distributed by AMD. In addition to enabling unique multimedia and social media experiences, FME does a great job of showcasing the power of AMD CPUs and GPUs. This application demonstrates what our platforms are capable of
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Apr
10
Digg launches new “search” that’s much faster with more relevant results, advanced shortcuts allow people who are looking for stories with specific promotion characteristics to filter effectively. Add +p to your query for only promoted stories, +u for upcoming stories, and +b for buried. Searching for stories from a particular domain is much more effective. Taking
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Apr
10
Yahoo’s adding some new tools to Search BOSS, that will empower developers with more insight into their search results to build unique search experiences. The new tools include:
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