Archive for August 25th, 2010
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IBM X-Force Vulnerability Threats 1H2010 reports on security threats to enterprise computer networks "It found a 36% increase in security vulnerabilities, with Web apps being the main culprit. Web apps with security exploits accounted for 55% of all disclosed vulnerabilities. One of the biggest threats are hidden attacks using Javascript. There was a 52% rise in
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CSS Media Queries make it possible to apply style sheets only if certain properties are available on the display device. For e.g., you could have a stylesheet only display for screen devices with a maximum screen width of 480px (i.e. a mobile device) using following CSS Media Query, bolded below:
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Social TV guide Clicker, also called as "TV Guide for the internet," launched its iPhone app. Here's a list of the features: » Search Clicker's massive database of online programming » Check-in to your favorite TV shows, movies, and Web series » Follow your friends on Clicker and see what they're watching » Rate and discuss
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This past weekend, a team of Microsoft Employees - many from Windows - participated in the Red Bull Flugtag, a competition where teams from all over the world build human-powered flying machines, push them off a 30' high dock, and see who can fly the farthest. Microsoft team worked their collective butts off building an
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According to Bloomberg "Apple appears to be in the process of creating a process where iTunes customers may rent TV shows for 99 cents. In this regard, the company is talking with News Corp, CBS Corp. and Walt Disney Co. about allowing rentals of shows from their Fox channel. These rentals would be good for 48
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OffiSync, lets you collaboratively edit documents using Microsoft Office and Google Docs in tandem, and its plugin is the third most downloaded on entire Google Apps Marketplace. The company is launching some new features:First, OffiSync is switching its pricing model. Now OffiSync's integration with Google Docs will be free for all users — download free plugin,
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In this video below Jeff Wettlaufer, Dave Lippa, talk about the extensions delivered by the 1E "Nighwatchman" technology for System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R3: No Comments » - Posted by DG
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"Visual Studio LightSwitch is a new tool aimed at easily building data-driven applications, such as an inventory system or a basic customer relationship management system." In this video, Steve Anonsen and John Rivard, focusing on how LightSwitch is designed and what problems it actually solves as a consequence of the design. Most of the time
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Aug
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A new eye tracking study in Spanish by Mari-Carmen Marcos and Cristina Gonz No Comments » - Posted by DG
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Sara Ford is a Developer Evangelist based in Northern California. Sara was on tour presenting her 101 Visual Studio Tips in 55 Minutes. Here're the first five:Tip #1 How to not accidentally copy a blank line – TO – Text Editor – All Lang – Gen – Apply cut or copy commands to blank lines
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Aug
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SQL Azure Service Update 4 is now live with database copy, improved help system, and deployment of Microsoft Project Code-Named "Houston" to multiple data centers.Database copy allows you to make a real-time complete snapshot of your database into a different server in data center. This new copy feature is the first step in backup support for
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If you're one of those many who thinks that with Yahoo! Search transitioning certain back-end functions to Microsoft, Yahoo!'s are no longer a "search engine." Please read what's Shashi Seth saying:"People who assume that search is only about indexing, crawling and relevance of web documents are mistaken. First of all, there're hundreds of sources of
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In April, Google launched the Google Certification Program that replaces exisiting Google Advertising Professionals program. "We've run both programs side by side during a six month grace period which ends in October. To retain certified status and continue using the badge within your marketing collateral, you'll need to update old GAP program to GCP. In
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The new lab release of ACS shows some serious protocol muscle, covering more ground than anything else to date. ACS also does an excellent job in simplifying many scenarios that would traditionally require much more thinking & effort: as a result, it's very tempting to just think that any scenario falling in the Cartesian product of
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Google now made availble YouTube in four new languages: Croatian, Filipino, Serbian and Slovak. This brings the total of languages supported to 28. And by selecting automated captions on a video, you can experience that video in over 50 languages. "By the end of 2010, our goal is to offer YouTube experience in 40 languages, doubling
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Random From The YouTube in ‘Croatian, Filipino, Serbian and Slovak’ – Now supporting 28 languages
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Speculation has been growing in the media that Windows Server 2008, formerly codenamed "Longhorn," could be delayed past its release to manufacturing (RTM) date of - Aug20Microsoft, Sophos, Symantec and others forms ICSG group
A new alliance Industry Connections Security Group (ICSG) is created under the IEEE Standards Association and includes mostly security heavyweights and antivirus players. The - Apr07HP StorageWorks X510 Data Vault ‘Warranty extends to 3 Years’
HP extends the “StorageWorks X510” Data Vault’s warranty from one to three years. This brings the product in line - Mar11Microsoft debuts Web-to-PC clipboard
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. extended an olive branch to some of its harshest critics on Tuesday by proposing a way for Internet users - Jan31Google Mini Turns 2
Google Mini, a small business solution for search or blue box is now two years old! To commemorate the Google Mini's second birthday,