Archive for June 13th, 2009
Jun
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The Smart Address bar performance in the Internet Explorer 8 (download) has got several under the hood changes with the net result of improved performance by 50% on average, and over 98% in some scenarios. Most of these changes don’t affect the actual behavior of the address bar, but first, when you
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Jun
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Watch this video after the jump.
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Jun
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This post is a quick technique used to show how to slap the DFS Management snap-in around when it acts foolishly. The snap-in is writen for optimal performance by caching new expensive data from LDAP. This optimization prevents the management tool from over utilizing the network with unnecessary queries. The snap-in recognizes when information is new and remembers it.
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Jun
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The Remote Desktop Services team have made several posts, definitely a great reading!
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Jun
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Acer, Asustek Computer, Gigabyte Technology, Micro-Star International (MSI), and Shuttle, plan to provide a coupon for a free Windows 7 upgrade to anyone who buys a new desktop or laptop PC loaded with Vista Home Premium, Vista Ultimate or Vista Business between June 26 and the time Windows 7 launches globally on Oct. 22 under Windows
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Jun
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Microsoft announced following two changes in Bing’s Smart Motion Preview and SafeSearch update process: First, explicit images and video content will now be coming from a separate domain “explicit.bing.net,” invisible to end customer, but allows filtering of content by domain, regardless of SafeSearch settings. This makes it much easier for filtering software to block unwanted content if SafeSearch has been turned off.
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Jun
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The VMMCA is a diagnostic tool you can use to evaluate important configuration settings for computers that either are serving or might serve VMM roles or other VMM functions. The VMMCA scans the hardware and software configurations of the computers you specify, evaluates them against a set of predefined rules, and then provides you with error
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Jun
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This DVD5 ISO image file contains the security updates for Windows released on Windows Update on June 9th, 2009. The the ISO brings to the table MS09-018, MS09-020, MS09-022, MS09-023, MS09-025, MS09-026, and MS09-027. Put together, the updates included in the ISO image are set up to patch no less than 15 vulnerabilities in supported Windows operating systems,
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Jun
13
If you use multiple email services, you can set your Gmail account, so all mail ends up in your inbox. And you can send mail from any of the other addresses you own right from Gmail as well. There’re two steps: 1. Set up mail forwarding or fetching: Log into your non-Gmail account and set up auto-forwarding to Gmail address. If your non-Gmail account
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Jun
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If you use AdWords reports in the Google Analytics Traffic Sources section; the video below helps you instantly compare - in every single one of your reports - the performance of AdWords traffic against the performance of all site traffic? Also you could compare a specific subset of AdWords traffic to AdWords traffic as a whole and compare
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Jun
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The Commission is now formulating a remedy that would include the creation of a ballot screen containing a selection of browsers for users to choose from when they install Windows on their new computers. Microsoft, however, is trying to derail the process by offering a version of Windows 7 without a browser (IE), said Jon von
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Jun
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Microsoft has responded to the reports that they’ve sent memo to computer manufacturers and retailers about plans for Windows 7 in Europe. Here’s an excerpt from Dave Heiner’s post:
Windows 7 will be offered in Europe in all of the versions that will be available here in the United States, both 32- and 64-bit, with an
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Jun
13
The Windows 7 RC Training Kit for Developers includes 10 presentations and 8 Hands-On-Labs (HOL), covering most of the Windows 7 light-up features as well as application compatibility topics. Note that the HOL gives you the opportunity to get firsthand experience in programming key Windows 7 Light-Up features, such as the Taskbar, Libraries, Multi-Touch, Sensors and Location,
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Jun
13
Flickr allows users to sign up for the Flickr Twitter Beta program, that allows them to link their Flickr and Twitter accounts (using Oauth) to send out a Tweet whenever they upload a new photo via email. To set up, visit this link, authorize your account, click "Head over to Twitter now" link, click "Allow" link. You'll be redirected back to Flickr. Open your address book on
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Jun
13
Wolfram|Alpha iPhone and iPod mobile version of search engine is launched. When you visit www.wolframalpha.com on your iPhone or iPod, you should see an mobile friendly home page that lets you compute queries, watch the Wolfram|Alpha overview video, view gallery of examples, and more. No Comments » - Posted by DG
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