Archive for December 1st, 2009
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“SQL Server 2008 R2 will be generally available by May 6, 2010,” according to the benchmark whitepaper and an accompanying blog post by Jamie. “The TPC-E publication was 2,012 tpsE with a price performance of $958.23 USD/tpsE. The configuration will be available by May, 6, 2010. The TPC-H publication was 102,778 QphH@3000GB
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Google Gears has been pushing web applications to use them local data and run offline. As Google prepares to release its first beta version of Chrome for the Mac (a developer preview has been available for months), Google is letting the sun set on its Gears project. "We are excited that much of the technology in
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When you try to upgrade from Windows Vista to Windows 7, the upgrade fails and your computer rolls back to Windows Vista. This problem may occur for one of the following reasons: A memory issue on the computer; A hard disk issue on the computer; Certain third-party drivers are installed on the computer. “A rollback may
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Enrique Saggese, Microsoft Senior Consultant, presents an overview of Active Directory Rights Management Services. In this video he discusses the basics of how AD RMS works.
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Microsoft Services Risk and Health Assessment Program for Windows Desktop (WDRAP) is a proactive, Premier Offering to assess the health, performance, and efficiency of Windows Vista and Windows XP-based desktop and portable computers. WDRAP performs over 500 in-depth tests against a group of your desktop and portable computers and your IT operational procedures. WDRAP collects required
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Microsoft disputes reports that its November security patches’re causing Windows machines to seize up and display a “black screen” – “We’ve conducted a comprehensive review of November Security Updates release of “Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool, and non-security updates” and investigation has shown that none of these updates make any changes to
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Jim posted a "how to" / Walkthrough on adding an HTTPS endpoint and setting up the certificate on Windows Azure. “To illustrate how to add an HTTPS endpoint to a Cloud Service, I’ll start with thumbnail sample from Windows Azure SDK – web role in that sample only has an http endpoint and I’ll walkthrough steps
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The NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command), to track Santa for 2009 is live now. In addition to taking phone calls, NORAD shows Santa's location online. There you can view a collection of video snippets from Santa's journey last year, play holiday games (a new one released each day), receive updates from Santa's Village,
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Simon Davies posted of running open source Ruby on Rails framework on Windows Azure, by using a combination of new features in November Windows Azure SDK. “One of these features enables Worker Roles to receive network traffic from both external and internal endpoints using HTTP, HTTPS and TCP. This new feature enables
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Microsoft released two updated guides to further assist organizations in selecting the right virtualization technologies for their business needs: • Infrastructure Planning and Design Guide for Selecting the Right Virtualization Technology • Infrastructure Planning and Design Guide for Windows Server 2008 R2 Remote Desktop Services.
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Many components are involved in the transport of messages through the Exchange Server 2010 mail flow pipeline. The Hub Transport server role diagram can help you understand the role each component plays in the processing of messages that enter the Exchange 2010 mail flow pipeline. Exchange administrators can use this information to help diagnose mail flow
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LG and AT&T launched “LG eXpo” a new Windows Mobile 6.5 smartphone with a built-in projector for displaying PowerPoint slideshows on the go. The DLP pico projector can display other media too, like photos or videos. Although pico projectors aren’t exactly new, we’ve yet to see them incorporated into all that many devices, save
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Dec
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Windows 7 is capable of certain levels of self-repair; One of new capabilities is its ability to recover from serious failures that can impact OS's ability to boot. How does Windows 7 handle these errors? Can you boot Windows 7 into Safe Mode or to an earlier functional state when something really bad happens?
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How can you ensure that Exchange, right through to Outlook, is performing effectively, and is healthy? The same could be asked for SharePoint, SQL, Active Directory, Terminal Services, and more, not to mention the countless non-Microsoft platforms and technologies that something like System Center Operations Manager can effectively monitor and report upon. “Service Level Dashboard (
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Google launched an international “Google Model Your Town Competition”. Every town that participates has a chance to be included in Google Earth's 3D Buildings layer where millions of people can see it. Winning town will win money for its schools, a Google-sponsored party for its modelers and plenty more. You can use free tools
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Random From The Google Model Your Town Competition for Google Earth 3D Launched
- May16Diamond Covered Mercedes SL
Someone spotted this diamond (fake) covered Mercedes Benz SL55 at an auto show overseas. It looks shiny to say the least. More pics after the jump. - May19Microsoft’s Acquisitions and Investments – InfoGraphic
Microsoft has come along way since the days of Windows 1.0 and even Windows 95. Over the years, Microsoft has made some important investments including: - Aug10SharePoint Foundation (SPF) 2010, SharePoint Server (SPS) 2010 and Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) 3.0 – Software & Technical Libraries
Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 is a free low-cost entry-level Web-based collaboration solution for small organizations or departments, and is the underlying infrastructure for SharePoint Server - Apr28Google Precision Image Search
New York Times has an article “A Google Prototype for a Precision Image Search” that covers - Sep12Windows Live Photo Gallery: “Create panoramic view by combining multiple photos”
The Windows Live Photo Gallery allows you to “edit, share photos and videos”. You can import your pictures from your digital camera, and the Windows Live Photo