Archive for June 22nd, 2010
Jun
22
As we all know, right now cloud computing holds center stage in IT industry. A very important part of the discussion is "security". While benefits of cloud become clearer, it seems almost every day a new press article or analyst report indicating that cloud security and privacy are top concern for customers. Just one e.g.: A
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Jun
22
A Microsoft research called "LiteGreen," a system to save desktop energy by virtualizing the user's desktop computing environment as a virtual machine and then migrating it between the user's physical desktop machine and a VM server, depending on whether desktop computing environment is being actively used or is idle: "To reduce energy wastage by idle desktop
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Jun
22
An estimated 20,000 people, including "pagans and New Agers" from around the world, greeted the sunrise at Stonehenge this morning to celebrate the summer solstice, the AP reports. The sun rose at 4:52 am, marking the start of the longest day in the northern hemisphere. Some revelers uploaded their footage to YouTube:
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Jun
22
Three years after acquiring GrandCentral, Google finally open up "Google Voice" to the public in US, without an invitation."We're proud of the progress we've made with Google Voice over the last few years, and we're still just scratching the surface of what's possible when you combine your regular phone service with latest web technology. It's
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Jun
22
Five years ago, Microsoft established "IP Ventures program" to open up internally developed technologies to entrepreneurs and new businesses. The program takes an unusual approach, treating IP assets as currency to invest in emerging companies — facilitating their product and business development while getting new technologies into the hands of consumers. In addition to handing off
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Jun
22
Google Maps for Android v4.3 added a couple new features to help you quickly choose the right place to grab dinner, catch the next train, and find friends to add in Latitude. Version 4.3 is available in all countries and languages where Maps is currently available.Now, you can see a snapshot of what people are saying
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Jun
22
Microsoft's revealed the details on its new Xbox Live family subscription plan. Starting Nov 2010, the Redmond company will offer "Gold Family Pack," enabling up to four users to have Xbox Live Gold subscriptions, for $99.99 a year. Also debuting "Family Center," a new menu accessible from the dashboard for customizing account settings. Full press release
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Jun
22
Google Maps Labs added a mapplet feature "distance measurement tool," which when enabled, you'll notice a small ruler at the bottom of the map. Clicking on the ruler, you'll be able to use the distance measurement tool by clicking on the map and tracing the path you want to measure.If
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Jun
22
Microsoft Store in US for limited time offering an HP Pavilion DM4 with Windows 7 Home Premium and an Xbox 360 Arcade for less than the price of the PC (you save $200) —the $200 savings means that the PC + Xbox Arcade is $794. The PC alone is $849."dm4 specs are impressive for a sub-$1000
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Jun
22
WordPress, the most popular blogging platforms can now run on SQL Server and SQL Azure, using a new patch from OmniTI. If you're interested in making the switch or starting from scratch, there're new resource available, which contains all sorts of info about using WordPress along with Microsoft technologies. The site offers
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Jun
22
You try to start a computer running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. However, the operating system stops responding at the "Please wait" screen that appears before you'e requested to press Ctrl+ALT+DEL. Therefore, you cannot log on to the computer. "This issue occurs because an auto-start service remains in the pending mode for too long
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Jun
22
Valery Mizonov has published a paper on SQLCAT, that discusses his subclassing of the ADO.NET classes like SqlConnection to handle the retry scenarios associated with SQL Azure."One of the important considerations is the way how client connections are to be handled. SQL Azure brings in some unique behavioral attributes which can manifest
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Jun
22
Bing begin rolling out of summer update, which's packed with handful of new features:First, Bing user interface is refreshed, with built-in new decision-making tools in areas like autos and finance.Quick Tabs moved from left pane to directly below the search box. Sitting at top of Bing pages, highlight best query relevant search results available on Bing.
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Jun
22
TP-LINK 150Mbps Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router TD-W8950ND is a high performance modem router that provides a full rate of ADSL2+ standard with the superb reliability and a cost-effective solution for home and small business. It is a 3-in-1 device that combines the function of a high-speed DSL modem, a 4-Port 10/100Mbps NAT router and a wireless
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Jun
22
As you may already know during VMM installation you can use an existing database or specify a remote database. Remote empty database scenario is very important for many customers who've all SQL servers in their environment managed by database admins and all database creation requests go through and performed by DBAs.
"As you may imagine in these
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