Archive for May 1st, 2009
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Now you can experience the power of Google Search in Gmail; just turn this feature on from the Labs tab under Settings, you'll see a new search box on the left side of your inbox: — Type your search, and a window appears at the bottom with the first few
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May
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eWEEK Labs' early tests of Windows 7 RC 1 (download) show that the operating system installs and runs quickly and efficiently; is highly polished for this stage of development; already supports a wide array of hardware; and is obviously rich with security, connectivity and usability features when compared with either Windows Vista or XP.
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May
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Microsoft took the covers off a new website named “WebSphereLovesWindows.com,” that purports to prove that users can knock down hardware costs by as much as two-thirds by simply adopting less-expensive Intel servers and, of course, Microsoft software. "Given the current economy, we're looking for places our customers can save," Steven Martin of Microsoft said. The site's main aim
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May
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AutoCollage is an application for automatically creating collages from your images. Pick a folder, press a button, and in mere moments AutoCollage presents you with a unique memento to print or to e-mail to your family and friends.
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May
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To no one's surprise, browser compatibility on mobile devices is even worse than it is on the desktop. Or as PPK puts it on his opening slide "Hell is other browsers". Check out his slides or the video below.
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May
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Google Apps Directory Sync is the latest improvement to Google Apps brought over from Google's Postini security and archiving services, and lets businesses and schools with an LDAP user directory system like Microsoft Active Directory or Lotus Domino transition more quickly and smoothly to Google Apps. Instead of manually maintaining a separate user account directory
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May
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It’s the most secure distribution version of Windows XP ever produced by Microsoft: More than 600 settings are locked down tight, and critical security patches can be installed in an average of 72 hours instead of 57 days. The only problem is, you have to join the Air Force to get it. The Air Force persuaded Microsoft
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May
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Wetpaint plans to create more than two dozen "fansites" in conjunction with MSN Entertainment as part of a deal announced. Seattle-based Wetpaint, which operates a wiki-based Web site publishing platform, offers social media tools that allow readers to contribute photos, stories and other content. The companies didn't mention what types of entertainment sites they plan to
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May
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Panda Cloud Antivirus debuted into Beta on April 28, 2009, and is currently available for download. The security solution is designed as a combination of a thin-client agent and server architecture working in tandem. Panda claims that moving away from traditional signature-based exclusively on-premise products into the Cloud is a step that deliver 50% less impact
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May
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The new AdWords interface has been expanded to an even larger number of advertisers, and is now available to most active AdWords accounts in these languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Hebrew, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese. If your account has been added to the beta test, you'll be directed to the new interface
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May
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You can now choose between 70 themes when you create a surveys and questionnaires in Google Docs to make it look more attractive. Some of the templates already use basic colors schemes (like Blue, Espresso, or Rose) and others are fancier designs (like Picnic, Zen Spring, and Dusk). To select; when you're
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May
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You may run into an issue where the console just randomly crashes, or it crashes and generates either a 0000C800 or 0000C81D error code. There are a couple different causes and workarounds for something like this but the first thing to check for is asymmetrical package icons and either remove them or modify them to be
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May
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Acer has confirmed that Windows 7 (download) will be available pre-loaded on their new all-in-one Z5600 PC from the 23 October 2009, not by the end of January 2010 as Microsoft has been previously suggesting. "23rd October is the date the Windows 7 will be available. There is a 30 day upgrade time
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May
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Windows 7 as of now RC1 power-management technologies provide platform and processor efficiencies that reduce power consumption, helping lower energy costs. Windows 7 also provides diagnostic tools that enable IT pros to better manage and troubleshoot power management on client computers and to extend the time that users can work on their computers. This
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May
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If you creates Google Maps, following these tips will make you most out of walking directions; just follow the instructions here, then, check out the following tips to walk smarter:
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