Archive for September 21st, 2009

Sep 21

H.G. Wells 143rd b’day behind Google’s doodle logo mystery

Google posted the third-dooldle part of [unexplained phenomenon] 3 series of doodles, and revealed the mystery. Google on Sep 5th posted first doodle with the abduction of second 'o' and a coded tweet from its alien captors: 1.12.12 25.15.21.18 15 1.18.5 2.5.12.15.14.7 20.15 21.19, which translates into "All your O are belong to us" (a nod to the
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Sep 21

TwonkyBeam: Beam media from IE browser to a network media player

If you liked, Windows 7’s “Play To” feature, which allows you to select a music, video or video file in Windows Explorer and send it to a networked device elsewhere in your home. Then wait for the forthcoming, TwonkyBeam – a free software that lets you stream media directly from your browser
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Sep 21

IronPython and IronRuby on .NET – Video

Microsoft is developing IronPython and IronRuby, .NET implementations of the popular open-source programming languages Python and Ruby. To learn more about IronPython visit the IronPython project on Codeplex or Harry’s blog.
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Sep 21

Microsoft Exchange in District of Columbia government

A  D.C. government employee informed that while employees were assigned Google accounts, including Gmail addresses, they still use their Exchange accounts for emails. And D.C. employees use Google Apps for tasks such as collaborating on documents but not for sending emails, reports. “Already, Microsoft offers federal, state and local government agencies several cloud computing solutions, including
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Sep 21

Google Docs ‘soon to be crawlable’

Google said that "in about two weeks, we’ll be launching a change for published Google Docs. The change’ll allow published docs that’re linked to from a public Web site to be crawled and indexed, which means they can appear in search results you see on Google.com and other search engines. This only applies to docs which you
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Sep 21

Microsoft Security Essentials Final edition in coming weeks – Beta 1.0.1500.0 Released

Microsoft Security Essentials team notifies that the final version of Microsoft Security Essentials will be made available in the coming weeks. “The final version of Microsoft Security Essentials will be released to the public in the coming weeks. If you are running the older version of the beta (1.0.1407.0), we encourage you to upgrade to a
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Sep 21

Revamp Google Search via RedesignGoogle contest

WebMynd launched a new contest called “RedesignGoogle” that invites designers from around the world to give Google search a makeover by installing user-submitted designs from an online gallery. A stripped-down version of the WebMynd add-on applies your installed stylesheet whenever you’re on a Google search results page. (You can enable WebMynd’s other features
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Sep 21

Web Deployment Tool Release Candidate 1

The Web Deployment Tool simplifies the migration, management and deployment of IIS Web servers, Web applications and Web sites. Administrators can use command-line scripting with the Web Deployment Tool to synchronize IIS 6.0 and IIS 7.0 servers or to migrate an IIS 6.0 server to IIS 7.0. The Web Deployment Tool also enables administrators and delegated
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Sep 21

Most high-tech software companies started by student in a dorm room, Microsoft

Microsoft launches a new career campaign, where company executives share their vision for the future of technology jobs, and how IT pros and students can start preparing now. “Most high-tech software companies’ve been started by a student in a dorm room somewhere (emphasis added), so you can’t necessarily separate the concepts of
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Sep 21

Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor Beta Released

Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor scans your PC's system, programs and devices to check if it's able to run Windows 7. After a few minutes, the report will let you know if your PC meets the system requirements, if there are any known compatibility issues with your programs and devices, and will also provide guidance on your
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Sep 21

WebGL in Firefox 3.7 Minfield nightly builds

WebGL is essentially a way of accessing OpenGL from within the browser, through the HTML5 canvas tag. Following, Google Chrome and other WebKit-based browsers with improved 3D graphics handling capabilities, Firefox Minfield 3.7 builds include support for WebGL. You download from Mozilla FTP, and to enable WebGL support, head to about:config, search for "webgl", and change the webgl.enabled_for_all_sites value from
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Sep 21

Facebook Beacon comes to an end

Beacon, Facebook’s ill-fated advertising program that was launched with splashy Madison Avenue fanfare nearly two years ago meets an end. The social network has settled a year-old class action lawsuit that targeted the social network's alleged failure to provide adequate information and privacy controls to users with regard to Beacon, which shared information about users' information on third-party partner
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