Archive for June 24th, 2009


Jun 24

Become a Gmail Ninja – Gmal Tips & Tricks

To help users make the most of Gmail, Google’ve combined the best of the tips into a guide entitled "Become a Gmail Ninja." The tips are categorized into ninja belts (white, green, black and master ) based on how much mail you get each day. For a handy reference that you can
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Jun 24

Gateway 11.6-inch LT3100 Netbook Launched

Gateway launched its first "full keyboard netbook" the 11.6" LT3100 series, one of these in-between devices. Now that Gateway is owned by Taiwanese PC maker Acer, one has to wonder what makes this product different from, say, the Acer Aspire One 11.6" which was announced just two months ago. Gateway went with the single core
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Jun 24

BBC apps on Bing Maps

BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) has been quite the busy bees publishing some innovative applications on Bing Maps. Check out this list of applications: Save Our Sounds, Cannes 2009 Map, G20 Summit Map, Olympic and Paralympic Heroes Parade, Wimbledon 2009, Berkshire Floods, British and Irish Lions
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Jun 24

.yu domain’s ends on September 30

If you own a .yu domain! Then you might have heard the news: as of September 30, all .yu domains will stop working, regardless of their renewal date. This means that any content you're hosting on a .yu domain will no longer be online. For those of you who would still like to have your
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Jun 24

Windows HPC now powers World’s 15th most powerful supercomputer

In the 33rd TOP500 of Supercomputers, the Shanghai China Supercomputer Center - Magic Cube - Dawning 5000A (QC Opteron 1.9 Ghz, Infiniband, running Windows HPC 2008) occupies the 15th spot. Microsoft revealed that the ego cluster of the Dawning 5000A comprised 1950 blades. According to Microsoft, each blade sports no less than 16 cores,
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Jun 24

Virtual Keyboard API for Google AJAX Released

To address the issue of inability to input text in native language, Google has released a “Virtual Keyboard API” into the Google AJAX Language API, supporting: Arabic, Hindi, Polish, Russian, and Thai. With this API, developers can help their users to input text, regardless if they’ve the native keyboard
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Jun 24

Update Services component in SBS 2008

SBS 2008 includes the Update Services component to provide the administrator with a simple interface for managing software updates from the SBS Console. Those who are familiar with Update Services from SBS 2003 R2 will find that the SBS 2008 implementation is quite similar. It is essentially a wrapper for the native WSUS 3.0 interface meant
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Jun 24

Microsoft Security Essentials Beta Live Now!

Microsoft has now opened its free real-time consumer antimalware solution “Microsoft Security Essentials Beta” for testing, designed to fight viruses, spyware, rootkits, and trojans. Microsoft notes that a beta of MSE will be available in English and Brazilian Portuguese for public download at microsoft.com/security_essentials on June 23, 2009 for the first 75,000 users. This is a target
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Jun 24

Microsoft, ECS, and ISTE to sponsor Global Education Competitiveness Summit

As the United States endures a decades-long achievement gap for minority and low-income students and finds itself slipping in international benchmarks measuring student proficiency in math and science, the Education Commission of the States (ECS), the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) and Microsoft with the support of Cisco Systems Inc., have joined to support states
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Jun 24

DAEMON Tools Lite for NetBooks

DAEMON Tools Lite is optimized for Netbooks, suuports Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 RC, and allows to run virtual discs or so called “images” just as if the original disc was inserted. DAEMON Tools Lite can make images or use existing ones that were grabbed by other programs. It can mount variety of disc image types:*.b5t, *.b6t,
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Jun 24

Windows 7 RC downloads ends August 15th; Environment friendly Windows 7 Packaging

The RC download program of Windows 7 closing on August 15. After that, you won’t be able to get the download, but you can still install the RC and get a key if you need one. If you’re using the Windows 7 Release Candidate, go to http://input.microsoft.com and tell what you think. Download: Windows 7 RC Finally, Microsoft officially
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Jun 24

MED-V Planning, Deployment and Operations Guide

This document includes the user guide shipped with the MED-V version 1 software. MED-V uses Microsoft Virtual PC to provide an enterprise solution for desktop virtualization. With MED-V, you can easily create, deliver and manage corporate Virtual PC images on any Windows-based desktop. MED-V is an integral component of the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack, a dynamic
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Jun 24

Christian Bale “most desired celebrity” MSN Survey

A new MSN survey finds that Christian Bale is the object of desire for more than 50 percent of female respondents. Regardless of his fiery on-set tirade while filming “Terminator Salvation,” bad boy Bale easily beat out Robert Pattinson, today’s hottest vampire, and Chris Pine, aka Captain Kirk, as the celebrity with whom women would most
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Jun 24

Microsoft pushes Windows Home Server to SMBs

Many small businesses and home offices using Windows Home Server as a great way to backup and protect their valuable files. To capitalise this opportunity by broadening WHS’ target customer to include small offices, Microsoft has a new section on the company’s website outlines the benefits, with video case studies from a variety of businesses, including MVP Kevin Royalty. More
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Jun 24

The Role of IT in Economic Downturn: Video

In today’s economy, organizations are spending money wisely.  Investment in virtualization, mobility, and security is up and the Harris Poll survey supports this notion.  As the economy improves, IT investment will lead us to more prosperous times. For more information about the survey, visit.
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