Archive for April 19th, 2009


Apr 19

How to Windows XP to Windows 7 Migration – Video

One of the most sought after complaints people have with Windows 7 is the lack of an easy migration process from Windows XP. Microsoft provides a direct upgrade path only from Windows Vista. However, Windows XP to Windows 7 upgrades are indeed possible, but customers will have to use an alternative path, Microsoft Deployment Tool 2010 tool that offers components such as
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Apr 19

Ferroelectric materials allow Instant On Computers

Researchers have added ferroelectric capability to material used in common computer transistors. The result could mean no more waiting for the operating system to come online or to access memory slowly from the hard drive. Ferroelectric materials provide low-power, high-efficiency electronic memory. Smart cards use the technology to instantly reveal and update stored information when waved
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Apr 19

Personalize Windows Mobile 6.5 with new themes and Titanium plugins

Windows Mobile 6.5 RTM is still a month away, but the WM modding community keep releasing customizations. Until now, “themes” were only a simple color scheme with a background picture. In WM6.5, themes can be much more varied with greater control over the fine details of the UI, not just colors. Besides look and feel, 6.5 also allows developers to tap into the new panel-based home screen
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Apr 19

TunerFreeMCE Media Center plugin added Twitter support

TunerFreeMCE Media Center plug-in has a new version 2.8 that brings Twitter integration - when you link your twitter account to TunerFreeMCE, your status will be updated when you watch a programme, so your followers will be able to see what you are watching. Here are the other new features: added a preference for click speeds; Parsed
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Apr 19

IPL Cricket tournament coverage via Silverlight

The Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament started this Saturday with the Mumbai Indians taking on the Chennai Super Kings. IPL is available online with updated latest news, video coverage using Microsoft’s Silverlight. The site will broadcast live matches and also provide over 500 hours of live and on-demand video content. Real time ball-by-ball commentary, scoreboard updates, match
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Apr 19

Download PS3 Media Server for WHS addin

The PS3 Media Server for WHS addin allows you to access your PS3 Media Server through the Window Home Server Console. This will allow you configure the media streaming settings and restart the server if you have any issues without logging on via remote desktop. PS3 Media Server is a DLNA compliant uPnP Media Server for the
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Apr 19

The hide and seek of Microsoft’s Wiindows 7 Release Candidate & Beta page

It seems Microsoft is playing some hide and seek game for Windows 7, as the fresh reports and screenshots, starts appearing on the net “a page has been posted on Microsoft's partner portal which says “MSDN and Technet” subscribers, can download the Windows 7 RC. Clicking through to the downloads page still only displays the Windows 7 Beta downloads.”
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Apr 19

Google testing “image-oriented Captcha method”

Google has released research results about a new test to foil computers pretending to be humans by requiring them to orient an image so it's upright. The test is the latest variation on a screening technique called a Captcha (completely automated public Turing test to tell computers and humans apart). The idea is that people can
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Apr 19

Windows Live Mobile for Hotmail, Messenger and Home gets Wave 3 updates

Final version of Windows Live Hotmail for mobile is released, alongwith the new updates for Home mobile and Messenger for mobile; finally including the new Wave 3 Mobile look for Messenger Mobile!
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