Archive for October 2nd, 2009
Oct
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Microsoft’s cloud computing infrastructure takes another big step forward with the grand opening of Chicago data center. At more than 700,000 square feet. Combined with the grand opening of Dublin, Ireland, data centers to expand our capacity and network throughout EMEA, the opening in Chicago demonstrates how Microsoft is expanding capacity around the world to support its
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Oct
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Google Webmaster’ve simplified the process of verifying ownership of your sites; Now, the improved meta tag verification method, which’s unrelated to your email address. Once you verify with a new meta tag, you'll never become unverified by changing your email address, as opposed to earlier. Also, revamped file verification process eliminate the checks for non-existent URLs. Now, you just need to download the
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Oct
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At GDGT, New York, RealNetworks is offering a sneak preview of its new Rhapsody music app for Android devices, a move just three weeks after the company won approval for its iPhone application. The iPhone app is free to install, but requires a $14.99-a-month subscription to Rhapsody To Go. Bill Hankes said the app is off to
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Oct
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Ben Bernstein and Stephen Bowie tell us what the value is for Unified Access Gateway (UAG) with Direct Access (DA). After this, a whiteboard of UAG + DA architecture, including explaining how it works with multiple UAG servers.
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Oct
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This post quick highlights Visio 2010 feature improvements;
“menus and toolbars” are replaced by the Office Fluent UI, which makes frequently used commands easier to find.
Visio 2010 also includes many enhancements to the diagram creation experience. One such enhancement is the Quick Shapes Mini Toolbar, which allows you to hover over a shape and
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Oct
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Microsoft Pinpoint allows users to search a name of a known partner, or any element of the technology or solution you’re interested in. If you’re a Microsoft Partner, and would like to know how to put yourself even more in the shop window, and how to make your business rank
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Oct
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In Windows XP, some services may attempt to display user interface dialogs or communicate with user applications, which’s a normal funtion. But in Windows 7, your service may experiences one or more of the following symptoms. The service:
Is running, but cannot do what its supposed to do, and just eats CPU cycles and memory
Is running, but other
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Oct
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Winchester Ballistics Calculator powered by Microsoft Silverlight is a most advanced ballistics calculator to provide ballistics information for shooters and hunters. The Winchester Ballistics Calculator allows users to choose their type of ammunition and compare up to five different bullet types with easy to read and high-tech ballistic charts and graphs. Enter specific
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Oct
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Windows 7 Application Compatibility Part 2: Virtualization live stream is now available; you’ll get powerful insight into how presentation virtualization, desktop virtualization and application virtualization can reduce testing times, expedite deployment, and ultimately help you streamline PC management. Also covered are the latest desktop virtualization technologies from Microsoft including Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V), Microsoft
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Oct
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In addition to Windows 7 Logo program, Microsoft unveiled a new “Windows Compatibility Center” website for Windows 7, with thousands of products being populated based on confirmed statements of support from partners. “If you’re a customer, you can be confident that we’re working with our partners to ensure you find compatibility status, downloads, and helpful
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Oct
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YouTube announced that many new college and university partners’ve joined the YouTube EDU, includes universities from UK, France, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Russia, and Israel. Cambridge University, Open University, Bocconi University and Open University of Catalonia are among the 45 new additions, opened to a global audience of students, teachers, alumni, and self-learners. Meanwhile, the number of colleges
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Oct
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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi [Wiki] was born in the town of Porbander, Gujarat, India on 2 October 1869. To celebrate 140th birthday, Google’s displaying a special logo that links you to a Google search result for [gandhi]:
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Oct
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Xobni plugin adds a social layer to Outlook inbox by integrating profile information about email contacts into an Outlook sidebar. This includes data pulled from LinkedIn, Facebook, Hoover’s, Skype, and Yahoo! Mail. Now, the latest version, lets you add Twitter and make you able to see the most recent tweets from the person who’s email you’re reading. The
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Oct
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To celebrate National Cyber Security Awareness Month 2009; Google joins National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA). Google'll be sharing tips tailored to users of Google products and services throughout Oct. In this regard, Google launched a new Google Cyber Security Awareness YouTube Channel for you to watch a variety of online safety videos created
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Oct
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Google Spreadsheets added two functions: First let you auto-translate the contents of a cell. The following sample containing text in the first field, two letter language code in second field, final field has language code, the text to be translated into: =GoogleTranslate("Hola, ¿c No Comments » - Posted by DG
Random From The Google Spreadsheets adds Translation functions
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