Archive for February 25th, 2010


Feb 25

CSS based ‘Custom checkbox and radio buttons’

Ryan "the CSS Ninja" come up with a pretty good way of using CSS to create custom radio and checkbox inputs without JavaScript, that are accessible, keyboard controlled, don’t use any hacks and degrade nicely in non supporting browsers.
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Feb 25

SCVMM 2008: Hotfix for ‘Refresh Host Cluster’ job taking long time to complete

Here's an issue tend to see every once in a while with SCVMM 2008 and it concerns the Refresh Host Cluster job taking a longer than 10 minutes to complete. How much longer? Well, that depends. To some it could appear to hang or lock up even though technically it's not hung, while for others it
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Feb 25

System Center Client Management Bootcamp for Microsoft Partners UK

The Client Management Bootcamp is a 4-day technical Instructor Led Training designed to enable System Center, Windows Client, MDOP, and Desktop Deployment SI partners to deliver successful POCs based on top customer scenarios around client management. The course coverage includes Optimized Desktop architecture, deploying and managing Windows 7 and Office 2010 in the enterprise. Module
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Feb 25

Hotfix for Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 PCs stop responding on 1394 device

“A computer running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 stops responding in following situations: After you disable and then enable 1394 host controller; After you uninstall and then install 1394 host controller; When you perform a clean install of Windows 7 or R2, and then restart computer a second time; After you wake computer from
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Feb 25

Using pre-4.6 MSI packages with App-V 4.6 client

App-V 4.6 client has been tested extensively with pre-4.6 sequenced packages. If you’ve 4.5 RTM packages which use MSI for deployment, then they’ll have to be updated (4.5 CU1 and SP1 MSIs aren’t affected by this). There’re three ways to update 4.5 RTM packages:Use MSI transform that’s placed on Microsoft Download Center Use App-V 4.5
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Feb 25

Microsoft Online Services: Steven Cloherty talks about ‘Risk Management’ – Video

In this executive video, Steven Cloherty of Microsoft Online Services. He and his teams make sure that Microsoft services are safe and recoverable, customers’ data are safe, and that their privacy is protected.
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Feb 25

Microsoft WPC 2010 Awards Announced

This year, Microsoft have expanded the WPC 2010 Awards to include showcase even more partner solutions and have introduced a new, Microsoft Country Partner of the Year award. WPC 2010 Awards winners will be chosen from those nominations submitted to us and nomination process open now until April 2, 2010. Here’re just a few of the
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Feb 25

Upload and map large geographic data using Google Fusion Tables

Google launched a new feature to let you ‘upload and map large amounts of geographic data’. You can also now hide and show different data depending on your own criteria. “Google Fusion Tables is a place in the cloud for your data tables. In addition to filtering, aggregating, mapping points, lines, or polygons, and exporting to
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Feb 25

‘Photos of nearby places and Nearby places’ added to 3D buildings in Google Earth

3D buildings in Google Earth just got better at conveying information about the place itself. Currently, you can click on model that was created by 3D modelers using tools like Google SketchUp and Google Building Maker to open a balloon. “Google now added two new sections to those balloons: ‘Photos of nearby places and Nearby places’.
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Feb 25

Google indexing Facebook updates – Tips to add Google Analytics on Facebook Pages

Google’s real-time search results is now showing updates from Facebook fan pages. “It’s the first time the search giant has indexed content from the world’s largest social network in its real-time results,” revealed. If you’ve a Facebook page, and you’re looking to integrate your analytical data and tracking across your site, blog and now
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Feb 25

office 2010 ’5 shortcuts and tricks’ for users around the world

Here’re 5 shortcuts and tricks of Office 2010, that all users around the world will find useful.intl.cpl to open Regional and Language Options – normal way to open Regional and Language Options is to open Control Panel, then open Regional and Language Options. A faster way to do this’s to type intl.cpl in Run window (Press
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Feb 25

10 Basics of Linux to manage VMware ESX through Service Console -Webcast

This video explains 10 basics of Linux that apply to manage Vmware ESX through the Service Console:[Source]
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Feb 25

Waledac ‘largest spambot’ takedown executed by Microsoft

overview of how nefarious botnet programs work by hijacking thousands of computers, usually without their owners’ knowledge.Botnets - networks of compromised computers controlled by hackers known as “bot-herders” - have become a serious problem in cyberspace.
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Feb 25

BIEB: Microsoft IT speaks out on Today’s IT trends

BIEB stands for Microsoft’s Because It’s Everybody’s Business campaign. But it’s more than an ad campaign, it’s also a slick Web resource with loads of value-add IT Pro content. Here’s a quick update on some of latest additions: “You can check Tony Scott’s article here, his views on unified
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Feb 25

Gmail Labs ‘graduates six and retires five’ features

Gmail Labs started out with 13 features and quickly grew to 60, with even more on the way. Google announced of graduating six more features and retiring five: Graduating: Search Autocomplete and Go To Label: Start typing in Gmail search box, and Gmail suggests terms that might help you find what you're looking for — from
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