Archive for June 18th, 2009
Jun
18
Google released a new set of iGoogle themes focus on nature, including: Ocean Blue, Birds of Prey, Travels to the Edge, and Deserts.
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Jun
18
Microsoft extended the list of port blocking from 8 to 10 with Internet Explorer 8. “Internet Explorer (actually, WinINET, the network stack beneath IE) prohibits use of certain ports for HTTP(S) connections. The intent of this blocking is to prevent Cross Service/Protocol Request Forgery attacks. IE8's current port-block list contains: 19 (chargen), 21
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Jun
18
Google is redoing the search page, a new Explore Google Search page. And the new help page is being featured right from the Google home page (screenshot below). The page frames many of Google’s features in an easier-to-read format, like the AdSense homepage:
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Jun
18
At long last, Apple's much anticipated version 3.0 of the OS for iPhone and iPod Touch is launched in the US, bringing with it just about every feature the phone should have had from the start - and a whole lot more. The latest 3.0 firmware adds hundreds of new features including: landscape keyboard, MMS, Shake to undo, Internet Tethering, full
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Jun
18
Microsoft’s search engine is also involved in their efforts to keep users safe. One aspect of this effort is the Malware Filter of the Bing, designed to block websites that serve malicious code to unsuspecting victims, by masquerading malware as a range of genuine software. “In response to this growing threat, Bing has invested in ways to identify and filter sites that download
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Jun
18
If you’re in US, UK and using iPhone, this walkthrough will help you enable tethering on an iPhone – no jailbreaking needed, and all you need really is a MobileConfig file. In UK O2 charge you for £15 min per month! Note: Of course, even though the O2 iPhone contract claims to offer unlimited data download, there is still the fair
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Jun
18
The National Rail Enquiries Outlook addin enables UK train journey planning from within Microsoft Outlook using your existing calendar appointments and creates new appointments with your travel itinerary. The tool allow you to right click on an appointment and search for train times. You get a results set back that includes the earlier and later trains along with
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Jun
18
Well starting this autumn you can reach out to your friends on other social networks to share the fun you’re having online with Xbox 360, as Facebook and Twitter join Xbox LIVE. With the Messenger service already onboard you’ll soon be fully connected to friends near or
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Jun
18
Until now, If you've submitted a reconsideration request via Google Webmaster Tools, you've probably wondered what happens once Google receives it, as there was no notification. Now, after your request has been processed, Google will confirm this by sending a message to your Message Center in Webmaster Tools. Sometime after you receive a reconsideration request confirmation
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Jun
18
In addition to font faces, Google now allows of changing font size of the text in your AdSense ad units. You can select from small, medium, and large font sizes for ad units on pages in Latin-character languages. The font size you choose will be applied to the body
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Jun
18
The new Yahoo! Toolbar for Internet Explorer, and now for Firefox beta can get helpful suggestions in the search box in the Yahoo! Toolbar and jump right to search results on sites like Flickr, Wikipedia, and more. You can also preview sites and customize the toolbar with cool apps.
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Jun
18
Microsoft and Adobe have partnered with the clear goal of protecting & delivering a higher level of security to customers. This collaborative relationship enables faster implementations of security protection through the lifecycle processes both companies offer (Microsoft’s Security Development Lifecycle - SDL, Adobe’s Secure Product LifeCycle - SPLC), and allows us to share best practices learned over the
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Jun
18
If questions: What’re Microsoft's plans for private cloud computing? Microsoft's direction for optimizing the datacenter and desktop environments? Is there a connection between virtualization and cloud computing? What is Microsoft doing with security and identity for on-premises and cloud-based services? burning you, then join a teleconference with Bob Kelly on Tuesday, June 23rd from 10:30am - 11:00am (PDT). Bob will
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Jun
18
The number of case studies around Microsoft Virtualisation in the UK has been ramping up considerably as of late, and is only set to grow further as we progress into FY10 and edge closer to Hyper-V R2 (download). Here’s some of the most recent additions to the catalog below:
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Jun
18
Michael Silver of Gartner criticized Microsoft's plans to limit sales of PCs with Windows XP for only six months after Windows 7 (download) debuts. Just hours later, Microsoft said it would extend the aged operating system's lifespan in the post-Windows 7 world to as late as April 2011, and confirmed a new policy:
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