Archive for the February, 2010
Feb
24
Google Picasa 3.6 for Windows is now available in 38 languages, so people around the world can add name tags to their photos, create collaborative albums, and geotag their photos using Google Maps. Also, “you can now easily upload your photos to Panoramio. Photos you upload will be shared with the Panoramio
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Feb
26
Brjann Brekkan, of Identity and Access Management (IAM) solution describes the capabilities and business drivers behind the solution. Beginning at [6:08], he gives us a screencast demo of parts of the solution. The demo includes automated AD group management and access through Forefront Identity Manager (FIM), FIM password reset, and managing group membership via Outlook:
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Feb
11
Listen is a Google Labs product, that brings podcasts and web audio to your Android-powered device. It lets you search, subscribe, download and stream. By subscribing to programs and search terms it will create a personalized audio-magazine loaded with fresh shows and news stories whenever you listen. In this release Listen is indexing thousands of popular
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Feb
14
An amphibious creature has caught sneaking in the FCC which has been identified to be strikingly similar to a device that’s hot in the minds of everyone following Windows Mobile 7 and the Zune, the rumored Project Pink “Turtle” phone. Using CSI-caliber pixel forensics, details from FCC filing diagram match feature-for-feature to the renders
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Feb
23
There are some very cool things that get created to help customers improve there skills and become better equipped in understanding App-V. The Virtual Labs include: Learning App-V Basics includes preparation, streaming and launch of virtual applicationsLearning App-V Intermediate Skills includes Application update, Dynamic Suite Composition and MeteringLearning to Configure App-V for Standalone
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Feb
10
Yahoo! Search is now live on Maktoob, the leading online Arabic-language community. This first launch from the Yahoo!-Maktoob partnership combines Yahoo!’s popular product and services with Maktoob’s compelling local content, bringing users the best of both sites. “We announced the acquisition of Maktoob in August, 2009, with plans to launch Arabic versions of Yahoo! Mail, Messenger,
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Feb
18
Google appears to be getting a tad paranoid about its own privacy policies, as the sent out e-mail to some Latitude users, warning them that the service might be giving away their location – which’s kind of the whole point of the app – and asking them to check their settings.Hi,To protect your
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Feb
9
Google unveiled a simplified and streamlined video page for best possible watching experience to you. To check out this new look all you have to do is opt-in. Click on this link to try it out (anyone can opt-in, but for now page elements are only in English). To revert back to the old
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Feb
26
If you have been looking for VHD performance data the paper below should give you a lot of what you have been looking to find. The paper compares VHD performance on Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2. It uses the new Native VHD implementation for R2 and loopback VHD 2008. There are some Virtual
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Feb
6
During the initial SBS integrated setup, Exchange is installed and activated for you through an automated task. If Exchange ever needs to be repaired using the steps from the SBS 2008 technet repair guide, a reactivation of the product may be required. Upon launching Exchange 2007 Management Console, you’ll be presented with following warning:
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Feb
22
All WordPressers are aware of plugins that’re available for backup, that lets you backup to your own server or to let you email, but ‘none of them’ offer ‘true online backup’. To overcome this issue, a new plugin ‘Online Backup for WordPress’ is released that offers you a secured place to “ensure that something as simple
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Feb
9
This post helps you about where to find the usage info used for Windows Azure billing: To find your usage info, go to: https://mocp.microsoftonline.com (From the Developer Portal, you can click on the "Billing" link in the upper right hand corner. Choose your country / region and hit continue. Then click “Sign in now” or
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Feb
11
What’re the different Open License Programs, what’re the differences, and who’re they for? Please note, Microsoft Open Licensing Programs are designed for companies with between 2 – 250 PCs (with the exception of the Open License Volume Program which spans up to 750 PCs), so if your organization is larger than 250 PCs, you should also
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Feb
8
Unified Communications at Microsoft supports over 40,000 users. Multiple communications tools such as e-mail, Instant Messaging, voice mail, voice, and presence are delivered in a unified experience which is available anywhere. Because multiple and disparate communication systems have been consolidated and in sourced onto a single solution, the ability to manage and measure the environment is
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Feb
8
In this video, Senior Technical Product Manager Jeff Wettlaufer demonstrates the new OS deployment capability addition in System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R3, called ‘Pre Staged Media’. No Comments » - Posted by DG
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