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  • From Gmail to Hotmail: An Update

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    Paul Thurrott
    27 Jan 2012 | 6:57 am
    By Paul ThurrottEarlier this month, I wrote about my decision to migrate my consolidated personal email accounts from Gmail to Hotmail, which I use along side Exchange-based solutions at work and with Office 365. Since then, I’ve gotten a lot of interesting feedback from readers and, perhaps not coincidentally, have seen some interesting moves from both Google and Microsoft in the web email space. But the big news, perhaps, is that this transition has gone a lot more smoothly than I’d imagined.

  • Report: Android Tablets Gaining on iPad

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    Paul Thurrott
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:01 am
    By Paul ThurrottA report by Strategy Analytics shows that sales growth of Android tablets outpaced that of the iPad in the fourth quarter of 2011, closing the gap between the two product lines. Apple’s iPad now controls 58 percent of the tablet market, compared to 39 percent market share for Android.

  • First look: Windows 8 breaks new ground

    Computerworld Windows News
    22 Jan 2012 | 11:32 pm
    Tests of the pre-beta code indicates that Windows 8 represents an aggressive effort by Microsoft to deliver a single OS that runs just about everywhere.

  • Apple CEO: Three Horses In Smartphone Race

    InformationWeek Windows News
    25 Jan 2012 | 10:30 am
    Tim Cook says Microsoft's Windows Phone can't be counted out, but that Apple ignores rivals and focuses on innovation.

  • Nokia Windows 8 tablet due in June 2012

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    16 Nov 2011 | 5:13 pm
    According to Paul Amsellem, head of Nokia France, mobile phone giant Nokia is planning to release its first tablet in June 2012. It will be powered by Windows 8 operating system which will be released next year as well. Nokia is planning to build its reputation in smartphone market with the help of Microsoft. Nokia has already released Lumina 710 and ultra-stylish Lumina 800 which are running Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) and also planning to release two new phones. Soon we are hoping to see the pictures and more information about Nokia Windows 8 tablet as it get released. [Source: LesEchos] Here…
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  • BAOC Countdown and WPAppItUp Wrap-Up

    Ben Lower
    27 Jan 2012 | 1:01 pm
    Big App on Campus: Two Weeks Left! Back in November, we announced a developer promotion for US students called “Big App on Campus.” There are exactly 18 days left to enter. Though we think it’s a no brainer, some of you have asked “Why should I enter?” Let’s recap: 1. For the experience of a lifetime -> 10 finalists, along with one of their friends, will win a trip to SxSW in March. If selected as a finalist, you and your friend will get to come hang out with The Gracious Few (featuring members of the bands LIVE and Candlebox) and attend a rocking concert. 2. $30k in prize…

  • Can a Windows Phone help fight malaria? These guys think so.

    Michael Stroh
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:45 am
    Some people write apps for fun. Others for cash. Then there’s Wilson To, a 25-year-old University of California grad student who’s developing an app to turn Windows Phone into a weapon against disease. His target: malaria, which kills thousands of young children in sub-Saharan Africa each year. Today Microsoft awarded To and three other student groups working on life-altering tech projects $75,000 to help them commercialize their work or take it to the next stage of development. The awards, announced this morning at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, are part of the inaugural…

  • Sync multiple Google calendars, search more Gmail

    Michael Stroh
    26 Jan 2012 | 11:38 pm
    If you plan your days using Google Calendar, you’ll be happy to know that the company’s Sync team has now made it possible to show appointments from multiple calendars on your Windows Phone 7.5 (thanks, fellas!). To add them, just go to m.google.com/sync on your phone. Once you’ve logged in, select your device and the calendars you want to sync (you can choose up to 25—if you’re really that organized). Tap Save and you’re done! Note that your new calendars won’t show up until your phone’s next sync with Google’s servers—every 30 minutes by default. To make them show up…

  • Turn over a new leaf and switch from Gmail to Hotmail in 3 easy steps

    Dharmesh Mehta
    26 Jan 2012 | 1:00 pm
    It’s nearing the end of January, and that’s a good time to think about those New Year’s resolutions. A year ago, you might have called us crazy, but a lot has changed in the last 12 months and as a result, there are now many reasons why you may want to consider leaving Gmail and giving Hotmail a try. As we’ve talked about on this blog, Hotmail’s come a long way and we definitely think it’s worth giving Hotmail another look. We’ve started to see some folks make the move from Gmail to Hotmail, and so we want to share with you how to do this. From what we’ve heard, some of the…

  • Must Have Games schedule announced today

    Tim McDowd
    25 Jan 2012 | 12:01 pm
    Here’s an early Valentine for game lovers. Today we’re unveiling the release schedule and pricing for the latest Must Have Games lineup, which we originally announced a few weeks ago at CES in Las Vegas. There will be a new game to grab each week starting with Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit ($4.99) on February 1. Here’s the rest of the lineup: BulletAsylum: February 8 ($2.99) Chickens Can’t Fly: February 15 ($2.99) Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Conviction: February 22 ($4.99) Toy Soldiers: Boot Camp: February 29 ($2.99) Curious what they look like in action? Just before leaving for CES,…
 
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  • What Does One Petabyte Of Storage (And $500K) Look Like?

    26 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    We're big fans of big technology, and with more than 1 PB of capacity, Aberdeen's Petarack is sure something to marvel at. We take a look inside and figure out what it takes to deploy 1 000 terabytes of space in an enterprise environment, reliably.

  • Amazon Kindle Touch Review And Fourth-Gen Screen Quality Update

    25 Jan 2012 | 11:10 pm
    Amazon Kindle Fire tablet received all of the glory. But the company also has a new e-book reader that features a touchscreen. How does the Kindle Touch stack up, and what's the real story on the display quality of Amazon's fourth-gen Kindles?

  • Install A Hard Drive Or SSD In Your Notebook's Optical Bay

    25 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    You want a performance-oriented SSD in your notebook, but you also need the capacity of a hard drive. Why not just remove your optical drive, drop your hard drive into its bay, and load up a brand new SSD with Windows and your apps?

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    25 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
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  • AMD's FX-8150 After Two Windows 7 Hotfixes And UEFI Updates

    24 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    Introducing a new processor architecture takes a colossal effort. AMD's modular Bulldozer design ran into its share of resistance at launch. Can a handful of software updates turn the company's flagship FX-8150 into the powerhouse AMD promised?
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  • From Gmail to Hotmail: An Update

    Paul Thurrott
    27 Jan 2012 | 6:57 am
    By Paul ThurrottEarlier this month, I wrote about my decision to migrate my consolidated personal email accounts from Gmail to Hotmail, which I use along side Exchange-based solutions at work and with Office 365. Since then, I’ve gotten a lot of interesting feedback from readers and, perhaps not coincidentally, have seen some interesting moves from both Google and Microsoft in the web email space. But the big news, perhaps, is that this transition has gone a lot more smoothly than I’d imagined.

  • Report: Android Tablets Gaining on iPad

    Paul Thurrott
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:01 am
    By Paul ThurrottA report by Strategy Analytics shows that sales growth of Android tablets outpaced that of the iPad in the fourth quarter of 2011, closing the gap between the two product lines. Apple’s iPad now controls 58 percent of the tablet market, compared to 39 percent market share for Android.

  • WinInfo Short Takes, January 27, 2012

    Paul Thurrott
    27 Jan 2012 | 3:59 am
    By Paul ThurrottAn often irreverent look at this week’s other news, including Microsoft’s $250 million payment to Nokia, Microsoft’s supposed plans for Xbox LIVE on iOS and Android, Apple’s ongoing human rights abuses in China, Samsung (and not Apple) was the number-one smartphone vendor in 2011, HP announces its plans for webOS, Netflix soars on better-than-expected results, AT&T sells far more iPhones than Verizon (but many were older models), and Motorola Mobility posts another loss.
 
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  • WP7 - Sync multiple Google calendars, search more Gmail

    Sumeeth Evans
    27 Jan 2012 | 3:47 pm
    If you plan your days using Google Calendar, you’ll be happy to know that the company’s Sync team has now made it possible to show appointments from multiple calendars on your Windows Phone 7.5 (thanks, fellas!). To add them, just go to m.google.com/sync on your phone. Once you’ve logged in, select your device and the calendars you want to sync (you can choose up to 25—if you’re really that organized). Tap Save and you’re done! Note that your new calendars won’t show up until your phone’s next sync with Google’s servers—every 30 minutes by default. To make them show up…

  • Security Compliance Manager 2.5 Beta

    Steven Bink
    25 Jan 2012 | 3:21 am
    The latest version the Microsoft Security Compliance Manager (SCM) tool—version 2.5—is now available for beta download and review! NEW baselines include: Exchange Server 2007 SP3 Security Baseline Exchange Server 2010 SP2 Security Baseline Updated client product baselines include: Windows 7 SP1 Security Compliance Baseline Windows Vista SP2 Security Compliance Baseline Windows XP SP3 Security Compliance Baseline Office 2010 SP1 Security Baseline Internet Explorer 8 Security Compliance Baseline SCM 2.5 enables you to quickly configure and manage your desktops and laptops, traditional data…

  • No Mix 2012

    Sumeeth Evans
    24 Jan 2012 | 2:19 pm
    At the beginning of each year, many of us assess how we (and our developer community) might want to invest our respective time and resources for the year ahead, and we’ve devoted some of that energy in the past few months toward thinking about the various developer conferences we host.As part of that reflection, we have decided to merge MIX, our spring web conference for developers and designers, into our next major developer conference, which we will host sometime in the coming year. I know a number of folks were wondering about MIX, given the time of year, so we wanted to make sure…

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2012 launch March 7th

    Sumeeth Evans
    24 Jan 2012 | 2:17 pm
    On March 7th, 2012 this online event will allow you to immerse yourself in the exciting New World of Data with SQL Server 2012. Engage not only Microsoft product teams, but with our partners and our most ground breaking customers. SQL Server 2012 is part of the broadest Data Platforms in technology today. Discover how it enables mission critical confidence, blazing fast performance, and stunning interactive data visualizations.Join us on March 7, 2012 and be a part of the SQL Server 2012 Virtual Launch Event. You will have access to over 30+ sessions to learn about the new capabilities of SQL…

  • Why the coming beta is likely to be labeled the 'consumer preview'

    Sumeeth Evans
    24 Jan 2012 | 2:16 pm
    Is Microsoft going to position the coming Windows 8 beta as a “consumer preview”? And if so, why?Microsoft officials have repeated recently that the Windows 8 beta release is on track for late February 2012. But one public relations official with the Windows team provided a slightly different message — and one that escaped notice by most of those who read her quote — during the Consumer Electronics Show.As reported by Pocket Lint, Windows Director of Consumer PR, Janelle Poole, stayed on message regarding Microsoft’s continued reluctance to talk about its…
 
 
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  • Windows 8 for ARM is stable, ready to be in hands of developers?

    Ron
    28 Jan 2012 | 5:51 am
    A new report is suggesting that Windows 8 for ARM is ready to be given to developers. Apparently, Windows 8 for ARM is stable on the ARM chip platform and is expected to be delivered to developers in February of this year. Could this be a part of the Consumer Preview we have heard about? read more

  • SEGA emulator for Windows Phone available soon, lets you revisit your childhood

    Ron
    28 Jan 2012 | 1:48 am
    Looking for a SEGA Game Gear and Master System emulator for your Windows Phone? A new emulator has been submitted to the Marketplace and will be available in the next few days as a free trial ($1.29 regular price) and has yet to have sound capabilities, but still fun nonetheless. read more

  • Firefox 12 to have New Tab Page and Home Tab, will be better than Chrome

    Ron
    28 Jan 2012 | 12:56 am
    Details on Mozilla's upcoming Firefox 12 was revealed today indicating that two new Chrome-like features will be making an entrance in the new version. We will finally get to see a New Tab Page and a Home Tab, which is similar to Chrome, but features a few unique additions. read more

  • Kelihos botnet suspect denies allegations, is "absolutely not guilty"

    Ron
    28 Jan 2012 | 12:02 am
    Recently, Microsoft named the man responsible for the operations of the Kelihos botnet, which was responsible for spam messages that promoted potentially dangerous counterfeit or unapproved pharmaceuticals. Today, that suspect responded to the allegations and claims innocence. read more

  • SeaMonkey for Windows 2.7 Beta 5 released

    Ron
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:40 pm
    SeamMonkey is an all-in-one Internet application suite. Web-browser, advanced e-mail and newsgroup client, IRC chat client, and HTML editing made simple -- all your Internet needs in one application. The SeaMonkey project is a community effort to deliver production-quality releases of code derived from the application formerly known as "Mozilla Application Suite".
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  • Bill Gates -- taxing the rich more will help close the budget deficit

    Preston Gralla
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:38 pm
    Since Bill Gates left Microsoft, he has become the world's premier philanthropist, but has largely stayed away from politics. But now, in an aside in an interview with the U.K. newspaper The Telegraph, he lightly weighs into U.S. politics, saying that increasing taxes on the rich would be a good way to close the budget deficit. read more

  • Microsoft paid Nokia $250 million in fourth quarter to adopt Windows Phone 7; billions more to follow

    Preston Gralla
    26 Jan 2012 | 8:33 am
    Nokia's fourth quarter earnings report last night contains a juicy tidbit: Microsoft paid Nokia $250 million in the quarter for "platform support payments" -- in other words, payment for Nokia to adopt Windows Phone 7. Billions more will follow. read more

  • Is Steve Ballmer a better leader for Microsoft than Bill Gates had been?

    Preston Gralla
    25 Jan 2012 | 5:15 pm
    The Business Insider today has a provocative article arguing that Steve Ballmer has made Microsoft a better company after the departure of Bill Gates. Is the article on-target or off-base? Is Steve Ballmer really a better leader than Bill Gates? read more

  • Will Windows 8 really matter?

    Preston Gralla
    24 Jan 2012 | 4:43 pm
    Microsoft is on track to deliver Windows 8 this year, likely some time in the last quarter. But there's a serious underlying question about the new Windows release: Will Windows 8 really matter? Will it change the way anyone works, plays, gets information, or interacts with others? How much will it matter to Microsoft's bottom line? read more

  • Windows Phone 7 will be fastest-growing smartphone OS in 2012, draw developers, says Ovum

    Preston Gralla
    23 Jan 2012 | 10:23 am
    2012 may prove to be a breakout year for Windows Phone 7: The analyst firm Ovum says it will be the fastest-growing smartphone OS in 2012 and will draw a surge of developer interest. It's the latest in a series of reports that say Windows Phone 7 will eventually become a success. read more
 
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  • The best way to get a digital copy of Windows 7 Inside Out, Deluxe Edition

    Ed Bott
    25 Jan 2012 | 10:14 am
    7 Tutorials reviews Windows 7 Inside Out, Deluxe Edition Windows 7 Inside Out, Deluxe Edition is an excellent reference and a genuine educational resource. It’s a huge book and has all kinds of information that the reader may not have known before (but can be put to good use immediately). If you buy only one Windows 7 reference book, this definitely should be the one. It’s a keeper! My co-authors and I are grateful for the many reviews we’ve received like this one. Just a reminder that this book, like all of my Microsoft Press titles, is available in digital editions without any…

  • One less Microsoft event to cover this year

    Ed Bott
    24 Jan 2012 | 12:53 pm
    Microsoft’s Tim O’Brien, General Manager of Developer & Platform Evangelism, confirms what most Microsoft-watchers already suspected: [W]e have decided to merge MIX, our spring web conference for developers and designers, into our next major developer conference, which we will host sometime in the coming year. I know a number of folks were wondering about MIX, given the time of year, so we wanted to make sure there’s no ambiguity, and be very clear… there will be no MIX 2012. O’Brien cites good reasons: developer confusion and "event fatigue" on the part of…

  • Which branch of the U.S. government understands technology best?

    Ed Bott
    24 Jan 2012 | 10:13 am
    I am greatly encouraged by the Supreme Court’s unanimous decision in U.S. v. Jones (PDF). In particular, these remarks by Justice Sotomayor seem to recognize that technology changes the very definition of privacy: [P]hysical intrusion is now unnecessary to many forms of surveillance. … With increasing regularity, the Government will be capable of duplicating the monitoring undertaken in this case by enlisting factory- or owner-installed vehicle tracking devices or GPS-enabled smartphones. More fundamentally, it may be necessary to reconsider the premise that an individual has no…

  • This guy needs an agent

    Ed Bott
    23 Jan 2012 | 5:31 pm
    Daniel Steinberg has been signing crummy contracts with traditional publishers for a long time, which apparently means he is no longer bothered by other crummy contracts he runs into: I’ve been told by a publisher that they want a second edition of one of my books. Their conditions on me are that I drop this series of ebooks I’m working on because it might compete with the title. When I said no they responded that that’s ok they’ll just get someone else to revise my book. My book. It’s not really mine. Even though the copyright is in my name, that turns out not to mean very much. So…

  • NBC gets into the interactive e-book business

    Ed Bott
    23 Jan 2012 | 4:48 pm
    Digital Book World: NBC News is launching a book publishing arm to capitalize on growth in e-reader and tablet adoption, the decreasing cost of e-book production and a backlog of over one million hours of video content. NBC Publishing, as the business unit will be called, will be part of NBC News, a division of media conglomerate NBCUniversal, and will be based in New York at NBC’s headquarters at 30 Rockefeller Plaza. “Over the last two years, we’ve been looking at the tablet market and e-reader market and watching it develop,” said Michael Fabiano, general manager of NBC Publishing.
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  • Creating Files through BlobBuilder

    ieblog
    27 Jan 2012 | 3:38 pm
    As Web sites transition more and more into Web applications, working with files in meaningful ways is becoming increasingly important. Starting with Platform Preview 2, IE10 includes support for the File API, enabling developers to read and slice files on the client. Platform Preview 4 adds support for BlobBuilder, a way for developers to create new files. IE10 also has two new methods that allow the user to save blobs to their computer, enabling great end-to-end experiences when working with client-resident data. Over on the IE Test Drive, we have a fun piano demo showing off BlobBuilder and…

  • Debugging IndexedDB Applications

    ieblog
    25 Jan 2012 | 6:51 pm
    IndexedDB is a W3C Working Draft that enables JavaScript developers to store, search, and retrieve data on the user's local client, even when Internet connectivity is disabled. This blog post describes IDBExplorer, a tool we use internally to debug IndexedDB applications. IDBExplorer lets you view database schemas, object store content, and index details. Exploring the tool with an example IndexedDB App To illustrate, I created an application that tracks my New Year’s resolutions using IndexedDB. It stores and accesses my resolutions locally (on the system browsing the Web page) and lets me…

  • This Week in Privacy

    ieblog
    24 Jan 2012 | 12:53 am
    In the last ten years Microsoft has invested heavily in user privacy. Just like security, privacy considerations are baked into every Microsoft product. It is almost a year since the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), an international community that develops open standards to ensure the long-term growth of the Web, accepted and published Microsoft’s member submission for an Internet Standard to help protect consumer privacy. Last September I described how the W3C had announced the creation of a Tracking Protection Working Group that would bring together a broad set of stakeholders from across…

  • IE10 Compat Inspector

    ieblog
    20 Jan 2012 | 2:34 pm
    Compat Inspector is now available for IE10. Use Compat Inspector to quickly identify if Internet Explorer platform changes affect your site. Whether you're preparing for IE10 or still updating for IE9, run Compat Inspector on any page experiencing problems. Then watch for messages explaining potential issues and steps you can take to resolve them. About Compat Inspector Compat Inspector is a JavaScript-based testing tool that analyzes your site while it runs. Compat Inspector reports patterns of interaction which cause issues in recent modes. This allows you to identify problems quickly…

  • Under the Covers: Let It Snow…

    ieblog
    18 Jan 2012 | 11:27 am
    With one of those rare Seattle snowstorms underway today, I feel this is a great time to publish this description of our Holiday 2011 Test Drive demo “Let It Snow.” —Editor When a browser effectively uses the underlying hardware, the possibilities are limitless. Over the holidays we released a demo that helps showcase the advantages of a fully hardware-accelerated, touch first browsing experience with Internet Explorer 10. This post takes a closer look at how the Let It Snow demo was created. The patterns in this demo are typical of the HTML5 experiences emerging across the Web today…
 
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  • Microsoft supports Imagine Cup 2011 student projects with $75,000 grants

    Long Zheng
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:24 am
    Even though winning the Imagine Cup 2008 worldwide finals was already a life changing experience for me, I only wish something like this had existed back then. No doubts it would have had a big effect on taking ideas to market. Today at the World Economic Forums in Davos, Microsoft announced the first ever four winning teams of the the Imagine Cup Grants program introduced just last year. The program “is one way Microsoft is helping to create tangible connections between young people and job, career and life opportunities that will help them succeed“. The student teams: Team…

  • Razorfish raises the bar for Microsoft-based connected retail experience

    Long Zheng
    24 Jan 2012 | 9:41 pm
    The last time I wrote about some of the cool work the creative agency Razorfish were doing on the Microsoft platform – specifically Surface, they were owned by Microsoft. Even though they’ve since been sold by Microsoft, it appears they still have a soft spot for Microsoft platforms. Yesterday, Razorfish announced a beta version of its Retail Experience Platform codenamed “5D” at the National Retail Federation (NRF) conference in New York. At the heart of its interactive retail experience is a synergy of Windows Embedded, Microsoft Surface, Microsoft Tag, Windows Phone…

  • “Cicada 3301″ cryptographic puzzle game played out on 4chan & reddit: best job hire in disguise?

    Long Zheng
    20 Jan 2012 | 9:32 am
    What does the Caesar Cipher, a picture of a duck, Mayan numbers, King Arthur, 2143909608, 845145127.com, GPS coordinates in Warsaw, Paris, Seattle, Seoul, Arizona, California, New Orleans, Miami, Hawaii and Sydney have in common? They’re all pieces of an online cryptographic puzzle game that began earlier this January. It all began with a seemingly generic image uploaded to the 4chan community boards with a simple message which reads Hello. We are looking for highly intelligent individuals. To find them, we have devised a test. There is a message hidden in this image. Find it, and it…

  • Skype hiring both C# and HTML5 devs for Windows 8 Metro app

    Long Zheng
    19 Jan 2012 | 8:01 am
    It looks like if you can’t make your mind up about building a Windows 8 Metro-style application using either C# or HTML5, Skype seems to think you should just hire to build for both and let them fight it out. In either case, Skype seems to be readying a Windows 8 app for launch day. The two Skype Jobs listings titled “Software Development Engineer – Skype for Windows Metro”(1)(2) are almost identical. They both start off teasing a fantastic opportunity. “The Consumer Engineering team at Skype is looking for passionate, team-oriented and self-motivated developers…

  • Channel9′s Visual Studio Achievements now available

    Long Zheng
    18 Jan 2012 | 10:05 am
    A couple of years ago I approached Rafael Rivera with an idea – bringing XBOX Live-style achievements to the Windows platform. There could be achievements for Windows itself – learning keyboard shortcuts like CTRL+SHIFT+ESC for task manager or even BSOD misfortunes. It would have also extended third-party applications to easily integrate achievements for all sorts of scenarios – Photoshop, browsers and Messenger. Regrettably we never pursued it due to lack of resources. More recently, a post on the developer blog “While True” raised a similar idea, “What if…
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  • MS12-004 - Critical : Vulnerabilities in Windows Media Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2636391) - Version: 1.2

    26 Jan 2012 | 6:00 pm
    Severity Rating: Critical Revision Note: V1.2 (January 27, 2012): Corrected the aggregate severity rating for the KB2631813 update package in the Affected Software table for all supported editions of Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, and Windows Server 2008. This is a bulletin change only. There were no changes to the security update files or detection logic. Customers should apply all update packages offered for the software installed on their systems. See the update FAQ for details. Summary: This security update resolves two privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft…

  • MS11-049 - Important : Vulnerability in the Microsoft XML Editor Could Allow Information Disclosure (2543893) - Version: 2.3

    23 Jan 2012 | 6:00 pm
    Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V2.3 (January 24, 2012): Added an entry to the update FAQ to announce a detection change for KB2251481, KB2251487, and KB2251489 to correct an installation issue. This is a detection change only. There were no changes to the security update files. Customers who have already successfully updated their systems do not need to take any action. Summary: This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft XML Editor. The vulnerability could allow information disclosure if a user opened a specially crafted Web Service Discovery…

  • MS11-025 - Important : Vulnerability in Microsoft Foundation Class (MFC) Library Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2500212) - Version: 4.2

    23 Jan 2012 | 6:00 pm
    Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V4.2 (January 24, 2012): Added an entry to the update FAQ to announce a detection change for KB2538242, KB2538243, KB2467173, KB2538218, KB2538241, and KB2542054 to correct an installation issue. This is a detection change only. There were no changes to the security update files. Customers who have already successfully updated their systems do not need to take any action. Summary: This security update resolves a publicly disclosed vulnerability in certain applications built using the Microsoft Foundation Class (MFC) Library. The vulnerability could…

  • MS12-006 - Important : Vulnerability in SSL/TLS Could Allow Information Disclosure (2643584) - Version: 1.1

    17 Jan 2012 | 6:00 pm
    Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.1 (January 18, 2012): Added MS10-085 as a bulletin replaced by the KB2585542 update for Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 7 for x64-based Systems, Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems, and Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems. This is an informational change only. There were no changes to the detection logic or the update files. Summary: This security update resolves a publicly disclosed vulnerability in SSL 3.0 and TLS 1.0. This vulnerability affects the protocol itself and is not specific to the Windows operating system.

  • MS11-100 - Critical : Vulnerabilities in .NET Framework Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2638420) - Version: 1.2

    16 Jan 2012 | 6:00 pm
    Severity Rating: Critical Revision Note: V1.2 (January 17, 2012): Added entry to the update FAQ to announce that the Security updates for the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 on Windows 8 Developer Preview and the Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 on Windows 8 Developer Preview are available from Microsoft Update and Windows Update. Summary: This security update resolves one publicly disclosed vulnerability and three privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft .NET Framework. The most severe of these vulnerabilities could allow elevation of privilege if an unauthenticated attacker sends a…
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  • Imagine Cup 2012 – Important Update

    Haseeb Shaukat
    28 Jan 2012 | 4:27 am
      Due to long winter vacations in many Universities across Pakistan. We have decided to extend the Imagine Cup Round 1 deadline till Friday 10th of February, 2012. ABOUT IMAGINE CUP: Microsoft Imagine Cup is the world’s premier student technology competition. It encourages students around the globe to imagine a better world in which people are empowered by technology. Last year, more than 2,000 students from Pakistan registered in this competition and team V3C from FAST - National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences, Islamabad and team The Pioneers from Lahore University of…

  • Welcome to DreamSpark

    Lee Stott
    28 Jan 2012 | 3:22 am
       We are excited with the launch of DreamSpark site and the opportunity for schools, colleges and universities to utilise the benefits of this amazing software offer. As we mentioned earlier this month, this will not impact any of the existing MSDN Academic Alliance (MSDNAA) services or IT Academy subscriptions. What is new is that all existing EES licensed schools, college and universities will receive a complementary copy of DreamSpark $99 campus wide license. So What has changed? •    MSDNAA and DreamSpark have been consolidated into a single program that…

  • 2 Great Use Cases for my Kindle

    Steve Caravajal
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:24 pm
    I love my Kindle, but still have a place in my heart for physical books. I continue to buy both ebooks and physical books. But my two uses for my Kindle that physical books just can’t compete with are reading multiple books at the same time, and reading while working out. I have both a 2nd gen Kindle and a Kindle Fire. I must say that I love the 2nd gen better for the value, but the Fire is growing on me. 1. Reading multiple books at the same time – Some would say this is a bad habit, and maybe so but I do it. I generally am reading 5-7 books at the same time. I’ve challenged myself to…

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    Microsoft Japan Academic Evangelism
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:25 pm
    イマジン カップのチャレンジ部門は、すべてオンラインで審査が行われる 2 つのステップで挑戦できる部門です。注目は以下の 3 部門です。Windows Phone Challenge: http://www.imaginecup.com/Competition/mycompetitionportal.aspx?competitionId=66 Kinect Fun Labs Challenge: http://www.imaginecup.com/Competition/mycompetitionportal.aspx?competitionId=68Windows Metro Style App Challenge: http://www.imaginecup.com/Competition/mycompetitionportal.aspx?competitionId=70: ここでは Windows Phone…

  • TechReady 14 Report … T-3 days and a going back to the future

    Willy-P. Schaub
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:16 pm
    The TechReady event is an internal Microsoft event, so I cannot cover any of the event content. However, I can try to capture the vibe and the activities by the ALM Rangers highlighting the bridging, collaboration and sheer passion that the Rangers community is pouring into this event. My agenda for the next three days is Windows Azure development and  trying to clarify the era of the  “cloud”.  Go to http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/develop/overview/ for a good starting point and a free trial of this exciting?!? technology. Pictures taken today … A peek into Charles…
 
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  • Yep, I didn’t have a backup plan

    Rafael
    22 Jan 2012 | 3:27 am
    Sometime Friday afternoon, A Small Orange suffered a SAN failure powering their Cloud Hosting platform, of which Within Windows was hosted on. While ASO is still working on the disks, it is extremely likely the data is unrecoverable and permamently lost. While there’s plenty of blame to go around, I’m ultimately responsible for not having a backup of my own blog. Shame on me. I went ahead and imported an older WordPress post backup, mixing newer post data I gleaned from friends and caches. All my text content is intact. Unfortunately, the majority of my image data is gone.

  • Windows 8 Secrets: PC and Device Requirements

    Rafael
    16 Jan 2012 | 10:51 am
    Last month, Microsoft released its hardware requirement documentation for Windows 8 logo certification. This documentation contains Microsoft’s guidelines for designing systems which successfully meet Windows performance, quality, and feature criteria, to assure the optimum Windows 8 computing experience. As you’ve probably noticed, the blogosphere is hung up on one of the Secure Boot on ARM requirements, thanks to a single misguided post about this issue, completely missing the far more interesting information peppered throughout the document. Here’s some of the more interesting…

  • A wild Start screen Personalization applet has appeared

    Rafael
    10 Jan 2012 | 10:47 pm
    Windows 8 Build 8175 – Start screen Personalization applet (© The Verge) Back in September, I dissected the new Start UI in Windows 8 and wrote that readers should expect a new personalization UI. Well, it’s official! The Verge, today, uploaded some photos of a newer Windows 8 build running at CES, with a shot of the new Personalize applet amongst them. As suspected, Microsoft is offering users the option of customizing the background color and image, with limited options. Before you balk at the idea of only having 9 colors and 8 parallax background images to choose from, think about…

  • ChevronWP7 Labs and the misinterpreted tweet

    Rafael
    2 Jan 2012 | 8:41 am
    I see my friends Alex Wilhelm and Tom Warren covered some comments I made on the ChevronWP7 stream, bless them for that. Specifically, I made two comments on the stream, after successfully selling 10,000 unlocks close to the start of the New Year: [1] ChevronWP7 Labs enters the New Year with 10,000 token sales under our belt. Hooah! ^RR [2] Our agreement with Microsoft was to sell no more than 10,000 tokens, hence “sold out”. We’re discussing if we want to up that number. ^RR The use of our and we were references to “the ChevronWP7 team”, i.e. Chris Walsh, Long Zheng, and…

  • Little Raymond: Quest Against Greed

    Rafael
    17 Dec 2011 | 9:11 am
    [Due to data loss, the original image here was lost.] This isn’t directly related to Windows however I try to promote ooShirts any chance I get. You may recall we ordered shirts through them for the ChevronWP7 Labs experiment. Well, while mailing out shirts this week, I discovered this cute 19-page choose-your-own-adventure book. I narrated the book to Long Zheng over Skype and he gave it (and the narration) 112 stars. Head over to ooShirts to read the digital copy.
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  • SQL Azure. Создание базы данных.

    isvrus
    28 Jan 2012 | 6:37 am
        SQLAzureManagementPortal Subscriptions - см. Рис.5 Create Database верхней панели меню, если в дереве иерархии встать на сервер (см. Рис.11 Manage Server, как на Рис.12 CreateDatabaseNewdatabase Metro     Рис.1   onpremiseSQLServer Показанные на рисунке коллации %_100% были введены в SQL Server 2008 (порядковый номер версии которого был 10.0), а для чего - см. статью Fernando Caro "Working with the New SQL…

  • Why Should I Learn PowerShell? Real World Example Saves the Day!

    The Scripting Guys
    28 Jan 2012 | 2:01 am
    Summary: Guest blogger, Tim Bolton, shares a real world story that brings home the need to learn Windows PowerShell. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here, and it’s time for the Weekend Scripter. Today we have a guest blogger, Tim Bolton. Tim Bolton has been involved in the IT Pro community for over 18 years. Tim received the Microsoft Certifications MCITP Enterprise Administrator on Windows Server 2008 and MCTS Microsoft Exchange Server 2010, Configuration. Tim is currently working as a Microsoft consultant and systems engineer at Software Solutions. Tim and his family have…

  • 5. Premier Auftakt am 29.2.2012 in Berlin unter dem Motto "Consumerization of IT"

    Susann Hüttner
    28 Jan 2012 | 1:56 am
    Die fünfte Premier Auftakt Veranstaltung in den Räumen von Microsoft in Berlin widmet sich in diesem Jahr dem Thema „Consumerization of IT“. Eingeladen sind die Hauptansprechpartner unserer Microsoft Premier Kunden. Nach der Begrüßung am Nachmittag gibt es zu den Themen Veränderungen bei der Entwicklung unter Windows 8, Sicherheit und Microsoft Services verschiedene Vorträge und Demonstrationen wie die Informationtechnologie (IT) unser Leben verändert . Anschließend besteht die Möglichkeit, über die…

  • Featured BizSpark Startup on Azure - PlaceChallenge

    BizSpark Online
    28 Jan 2012 | 1:44 am
    Interview with Marcin Borecki, founder and CEO of PlaceChallenge. Web site: http://placechallenge.com Tell us who you are and your role in the company: My name is Marcin Borecki and I am founder and CEO of PlaceChallenge startup. In first months of operation my role was creating infrastructure and software architecture of PlaceChallenge platform and first games. Starting in Jan 2012 all my tasks connected with software development were delegated to second co-founder Jakub Kądziela (current CTO) and thanks to that I can focus now on strategy planning and customer engagement. In the past…

  • Featured Startup on Azure - MapCite

    BizSpark Online
    28 Jan 2012 | 12:50 am
    Interview with Adam Stevens, Head of Client Account Management at MaoCite. Web site: www.MapCite.com Tell us who you are and your role in the company: Head of Client Account Management. What is your company’s mission? To deliver simple to use Location Intelligence solutions to the most demanding enterprise clients. We deliver Location Intelligence tools that embrace sophistication from simplification. In 140 characters or less, tell us what your company does: MapCite's innovative suite of web mapping tools enable our clients to visualise, gather and interrogate location based data…
 
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  • Windows Phone “Tango” will support 120 languages, C++ development support coming soon

    damaster
    28 Jan 2012 | 5:06 am
    According to WPSauce (via WMPU), Microsoft revealed some interesting information during a Windows Phone developers camp in India today. According to Karthik Ragubathy, who had been attending this event, the on-stage speaker had confirmed to the attendees that the next release of Windows Phone, codenamed “Tango”, will support 120 languages: Another revelation that came in when I asked about the local language support – one of the speakers said, and I quote: “Mango has support for 35 languages and Tango will have for 120 languages”. According to previous reports, “Tango” is…

  • Leveraging the power of Microsoft… for Pizza!

    Kip Kniskern
    27 Jan 2012 | 2:58 am
    We received a tip yesterday about a very fun website, Centives.net,  run by a group of economics students at Lehigh University, who blog about interesting tidbits from around the web in their Daily Bulletins, and produce some fun and interesting content of their own in the form of what they term Editorials (not the usual rantings and ravings you get around here, don’t worry). In their latest project, these students have focused their energies, and some Microsoft technologies, on a subject near and dear to most (if not all) college students anywhere.  Using the Office Excel Web…

  • Switching to Hotmail: what’s stopping you?

    Kip Kniskern
    26 Jan 2012 | 9:23 pm
    Today we reported on an effort by our pals over at Hotmail to make a little hay on some of Google’s recent negative publicity, by posting 3 simple steps on how to switch from Gmail to Hotmail.  Since then, in the comments here and on the Inside Windows Live blog post have pointed out a number of reasons why some users may not be quite ready to make the switch (back) to Hotmail, and we thought they were worth pointing out. IMAP/EAS Hotmail does not support IMAP, which Wikipedia calls “one of the two most prevalent Internet standard protocols for e-mail retrieval” (the other being…

  • A shot across the bow? Microsoft’s “3 easy steps” to switch from Gmail to Hotmail

    Kip Kniskern
    26 Jan 2012 | 2:29 pm
    This week, Google made it even more apparent that it’s either get on the Google+ bandwagon or get out of the way, announcing new privacy policies that make it far easier to share on Google+, but causing some strife among Google users. In light of that, a post on Inside Windows Live today, including a direct link to the new Google privacy policy, offers up a set of three simple steps to bail out of Gmail before the March 1 privacy “upgrade”: Create a Hotmail account. If you don’t already have one, you need to create a Hotmail account. The best way to do this is to get a new email…

  • Xbox rumors everywhere

    Kip Kniskern
    26 Jan 2012 | 11:42 am
    Seems like just about everyone (except Microsoft) is talking about some aspect of a new Xbox or Xbox experience lately, from Microsoft Points to powerful new processors to lots of speculation (and, we assume, a few wild guesses) about when we’ll see a new version, or new versions, of Microsoft’s gaming and entertainment console. First, InsideMobileApps.com, “according to a source with knowledge of the company’s decision”, reported that Microsoft is apparently set to phase out Microsoft Points by the end of the year.  Microsoft Points, used by Xbox Live, Windows Phone, Games for…
 
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  • Microsoft Security Bulletin Minor Revisions Issued: January 27, 2012

    28 Jan 2012 | 6:29 am
    The following bulletins have undergone a minor revision increment. Please see the appropriate bulletin for more details.

  • PrpT Control 1.03

    28 Jan 2012 | 2:14 am
    PrpT is a property list custom control with many additional features. This control can be used for many types of "option" and "property page" dialogs, could also be ideal for a "Visual Designer" where many object properties have to be customizable on-the-fly. PrpT is contained in an industry standard Win32 DLL which is around 50 kilobytes in size, ... (more)

  • Q: How can I find out if my clients are using NTLM for authentication ...

    27 Jan 2012 | 10:09 pm
    Thank you for recommending "Windows IT Pro is the leading independent community for IT professionals deploying Microsoft Windows server and client applications and technologies.". Your recommendation has been successfully processed.

  • End of Firefox Support for Windows 2000

    27 Jan 2012 | 6:10 pm
    For a number of years we've held off on updating our Windows toolchain to a newer version of Visual Studio, and in so doing preserved support for Windows 2000 and Windows XP RTM and SP1.

  • Microsoft Windows Phone 7 app fights malaria

    27 Jan 2012 | 3:05 pm
    Microsoft has awarded an Imagine Cup Grant to a team that developed a custom Windows Phone 7 and application that can diagnose malaria then upload the data to cloud servers that map the data to help track outbreaks.
 
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    Windows Experience Blog

  • Tech Tuesday Live Twitter Chat – Online Safety with IE and Monica Villa - #win7tech

    Kristina Libby
    23 Jan 2012 | 8:20 pm
    This week people around the world celebrate Data Privacy Day. Data Privacy Day, for those who don’t know, is an annual international celebration designed to promote awareness about privacy and education about best privacy practices for staying safe online. At Microsoft, we dedicate a whole week to discussing, understanding and sharing information about online safety. As such, we are going to focus on it during this week’s Tech Tuesday #win7tech chat from 12-1pm PT. We are lucky to be joined by: Internet Explorer (@IE): The official Twitter page for the Windows Internet Explorer team who…

  • Tech Tuesday Live Twitter Chat with Windows Phone - #win7tech

    Brandon LeBlanc
    16 Jan 2012 | 6:29 pm
    Windows Phone had a fantastic week last week at CES. 2 new 4G LTE-enabled Windows Phones were announced for AT&T: the HTC Titan II and Nokia Lumia 900. Ben Rudolph also had some fun with the #smokedbywindowsphone $100 Challenge from the Microsoft Booth. Ben (@benthepcguy) will be on hand during this week’s #win7tech chat to talk about Windows Phones, about the PC and to answer all the questions you have. I have the Samsung Focus S and I love it. One of my favorite features is how my Windows Phone will wirelessly sync with my Windows PC in my office at home when I plug it in to…

  • Windows 7 themes: In with the new

    Jennifer Shepherd
    13 Jan 2012 | 5:57 pm
    Happy New Year! Whether you celebrated it on January 1st (with fireworks!) or plan to do so on January 14th or January 23rd or another date, I wish you a wonderful 2012. It’s interesting that most of the world marks the turn of the year around this time. January 23rd brings the start of the Year of the Dragon, for which we’ve assembled a collection of magnificent ancient and modern renderings in stone, wood, and bronze. I don’t know if you remember this or not, but about twelve years ago the “Y2K bug” was getting a lot of press. Many people thought that technology worldwide would…

  • Amy Windsor: Parent’s Care About Tech #CES

    Kristina Libby
    13 Jan 2012 | 2:35 pm
    With the overwhelming number of technology options out there, it is hard to know what will make one’s life more efficient, more fun and less stressful. Being a parent of 3 active boys, Amy Windsor has little time for anything that doesn’t meet at least one of those criteria. So, when she jumped onto the CES floor this week as part of our Windows Champions program, she was doing it with one focus: what do parents actually need and use? To find out what she looked at on day one, check out this video. To see her coverage of her second day on the floor, please watch the below video. Amy…

  • Annie Wang of Her Campus Find the Best Student Tech at #CES

    Kristina Libby
    12 Jan 2012 | 8:01 pm
    Annie Wang, the Co-Founder, CTO and Creative Director of Her Campus spent the past two days in Vegas asking all the questions students need to know about technology. She went all over the trade show, up and down the Microsoft booth and lived with 14 other student trend focused bloggers from around Europe. You can find out what the 14 bloggers from Europe thought of CES by following the hashtag #CESHAUS and you can find what Annie did on day 1 here. To find out what her second day was like, watch this video. Annie Wang @ CES Curious about the products and services you saw in this video? Ask us…
 
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    Windows - RSS Feed

  • Microsoft's Business Software, Kinect Help Drive Quarter

    19 Jan 2012 | 4:59 pm
    Microsoft's quarter saw robust business software and entertainment-product sales, although Windows sales remain soft. - Microsofts results for its second quarter 2012 offered little in the realm of the unexpected: Xbox 360 and Kinect hands-free controllers continued to sell at a steady clip, as did business software, while Windows revenue dipped on softening PC sales. All told, quarterly revenue topped $20.89 bil...

  • Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer CES Keynote: Windows Most Important

    9 Jan 2012 | 11:37 pm
    Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer spent his possibly last Consumer Electronics Show keynote playing up Windows Phone and the upcoming Windows 8. - LAS VEGAS Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer took the stage here Jan. 9 for what could very well be his last keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). As predicted by many in the tech media, his talk focused primarily on Windows Phone, Microsoft's designs on living-room entertainment and ...

  • Microsoft in 2011: 10 Things the Software Giant Should Have Done

    21 Dec 2011 | 10:16 pm
    NEWS ANALYSIS: Microsoft had a rough 2011 when all things are taken into account. The software giant should have done several things to fix what has been a difficult 12 months. - Microsoft had a rather interesting 2011. On one hand, the company did a fine job of appealing to consumers with products like its Xbox 360, which continued to see skyrocketing sales. But on the other hand, it lost the tablet space to Google and Apple, and handset makers have largely balked at pr...

  • Windows 8 App Store, Xbox Revamp, HP Agreement Marked Microsoft Week

    11 Dec 2011 | 10:47 am
    Microsoft's week involved the unveiling of the Windows 8 app store, a revamp of the Xboxs Live Dashboard and a cloud agreement with Hewlett-Packard. - Microsofts week included a new partnership agreement with Hewlett-Packard and the unveiling of the long-anticipated app store for the upcoming Windows 8. Microsoft and HP plan on jointly offering private and public cloud solutions for businesses, under the terms of a newly announced four-year init...

  • Microsoft Riding Windows Embedded to Big Data Payoff

    14 Nov 2011 | 8:00 am
    In updating the road map for its Windows Embedded platform, Microsoft shows how it plans to tap into the Big Data opportunity created by a world of connected intelligent devices. - If information is power, then Microsoft is looking at its Windows Embedded group to play a key role in making the software giant a lot more powerful as the unit lays the foundation for a new world of intelligent systems. Microsoft is looking to be a major player in the new world of the Internet...
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  • BAOC Countdown and WPAppItUp Wrap-Up

    Ben Lower
    27 Jan 2012 | 1:01 pm
    Big App on Campus: Two Weeks Left! Back in November, we announced a developer promotion for US students called “Big App on Campus.” There are exactly 18 days left to enter. Though we think it’s a no brainer, some of you have asked “Why should I enter?” Let’s recap: 1. For the experience of a lifetime -> 10 finalists, along with one of their friends, will win a trip to SxSW in March. If selected as a finalist, you and your friend will get to come hang out with The Gracious Few (featuring members of the bands LIVE and Candlebox) and attend a rocking concert. 2. $30k in prize…

  • Can a Windows Phone help fight malaria? These guys think so.

    Michael Stroh
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:45 am
    Some people write apps for fun. Others for cash. Then there’s Wilson To, a 25-year-old University of California grad student who’s developing an app to turn Windows Phone into a weapon against disease. His target: malaria, which kills thousands of young children in sub-Saharan Africa each year. Today Microsoft awarded To and three other student groups working on life-altering tech projects $75,000 to help them commercialize their work or take it to the next stage of development. The awards, announced this morning at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, are part of the inaugural…

  • Sync multiple Google calendars, search more Gmail

    Michael Stroh
    26 Jan 2012 | 11:38 pm
    If you plan your days using Google Calendar, you’ll be happy to know that the company’s Sync team has now made it possible to show appointments from multiple calendars on your Windows Phone 7.5 (thanks, fellas!). To add them, just go to m.google.com/sync on your phone. Once you’ve logged in, select your device and the calendars you want to sync (you can choose up to 25—if you’re really that organized). Tap Save and you’re done! Note that your new calendars won’t show up until your phone’s next sync with Google’s servers—every 30 minutes by default. To make them show up…

  • Turn over a new leaf and switch from Gmail to Hotmail in 3 easy steps

    Dharmesh Mehta
    26 Jan 2012 | 1:00 pm
    It’s nearing the end of January, and that’s a good time to think about those New Year’s resolutions. A year ago, you might have called us crazy, but a lot has changed in the last 12 months and as a result, there are now many reasons why you may want to consider leaving Gmail and giving Hotmail a try. As we’ve talked about on this blog, Hotmail’s come a long way and we definitely think it’s worth giving Hotmail another look. We’ve started to see some folks make the move from Gmail to Hotmail, and so we want to share with you how to do this. From what we’ve heard, some of the…

  • Must Have Games schedule announced today

    Tim McDowd
    25 Jan 2012 | 12:01 pm
    Here’s an early Valentine for game lovers. Today we’re unveiling the release schedule and pricing for the latest Must Have Games lineup, which we originally announced a few weeks ago at CES in Las Vegas. There will be a new game to grab each week starting with Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit ($4.99) on February 1. Here’s the rest of the lineup: BulletAsylum: February 8 ($2.99) Chickens Can’t Fly: February 15 ($2.99) Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Conviction: February 22 ($4.99) Toy Soldiers: Boot Camp: February 29 ($2.99) Curious what they look like in action? Just before leaving for CES,…
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    Paul Thurrott's WinInfo News

  • WinInfo Short Takes, January 27, 2012

    Paul Thurrott
    27 Jan 2012 | 3:59 am
    By Paul ThurrottAn often irreverent look at this week’s other news, including Microsoft’s $250 million payment to Nokia, Microsoft’s supposed plans for Xbox LIVE on iOS and Android, Apple’s ongoing human rights abuses in China, Samsung (and not Apple) was the number-one smartphone vendor in 2011, HP announces its plans for webOS, Netflix soars on better-than-expected results, AT&T sells far more iPhones than Verizon (but many were older models), and Motorola Mobility posts another loss.

  • You Must Be Crazy: News from the Messaging World

    Paul Robichaux
    26 Jan 2012 | 5:09 am
    By Paul RobichauxStories from the Microsoft Exchange Server world about Research in Motion’s change in leadership, IBM’s messaging announcements at Lotusphere, and more make you wonder if the world’s gone crazy.

  • Nokia Sold "Well Over" 1 Million Windows Phones in 2 Months

    Paul Thurrott
    26 Jan 2012 | 2:38 am
    By Paul ThurrottNokia announced its financial results for the quarter ending December 31, 2011. And while the press will focus largely on the company’s continued attempts to turn things around, there was some good news to report as well.

  • Sourcefire Takes Visual Approach to Malware Protection with FireAMP

    Jeff James
    25 Jan 2012 | 4:15 am
    By Jeff JamesMalware authors are constantly exploring new ways to get past security safeguards, and keeping track of the what, when, and how of malware attacks can be problematic, especially for organizations required to operate under restrictive auditing, compliance, and governance requirements. Security vendor Sourcefire thinks they have a solution to that problem with their new FireAMP product, which was announced earlier this week.

  • Apple Blows the Doors Off in Spectacular Quarter

    Paul Thurrott
    24 Jan 2012 | 10:43 am
    By Paul ThurrottApple proved that it’s still the master of its domain, posting a net profit of $13 billion on record revenue of $46.3 billion for the most recent quarter, with an astonishing gross margin of almost 45 percent.
 
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    Digital Inspiration Technology Blog

  • Google Launches an AdSense Toolbar for Chrome

    Amit
    17 Jan 2012 | 3:12 pm
    Google today released a new extension for Google Chrome that will help you quickly access your AdSense earning reports without leaving the page you are currently reading. Google AdSense Publisher Toolbar for Chrome The extension, known as the AdSense Publisher Toolbar, offers a summary of your AdSense earnings for the current day, the previous day, the current month and the previous month. In addition to daily earnings data, it also show revenue data for top channels that you have created in your AdSense account. There’s an interesting “lifetime revenue” section in the report that shows…

  • This is the New YouTube Player with Storyboards

    Amit
    12 Jan 2012 | 3:36 pm
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RW2qPt1_Cf8 The next version of YouTube video player will have one very useful feature – you can hover your mouse to any point in the video, without actually moving the playhead, and the YouTube player will show you an image thumbnail of the video frame at the position. Thus you can easily get a visual gist of the whole video while the clip is still buffering. I recorded a screencast video and that should give you a better idea of this new feature. YouTube Storyboards YouTube, as you know, generates three thumbnail images to represent a video and these images…

  • Access Facebook on any Mobile Without the Internet

    Amit
    12 Jan 2012 | 4:27 am
    Do you have an old mobile phone, like the Nokia 1100, that has no browser and can do little more than make phone calls? Or are you stuck in some remote place where there’s no Internet or no other form of data (EGDE/GPRS/3G) connectivity is available? Not a problem. You can still use your Facebook account in India by dialing *325# (or *fbk#) from your mobile phone – this service requires no data plan or Internet and it will even work on phones of the Stone Age. Here’s a quick tour:          Use Facebook without the Data Plan Facebook India has…

  • The Best Apps for your Dropbox

    Amit
    11 Jan 2012 | 5:55 am
    Dropbox has made our digital lives so much easier. You put a file in your Dropbox folder and it becomes available on mobile phone, your tablet and on all your other computers. If you have shared a Dropbox folder with another person, say your mom, any files that you add to the shared folder instantaneously appear on her computer. So useful! The Best Web Apps for Dropbox Dropbox has 50 million users worldwide and, because of such immense popularity, an entire ecosystem of apps has been created around Dropbox that add new functionality and extend the service beyond the realms of online storage.

  • How to Close All Background iOS Apps at Once

    Amit
    6 Jan 2012 | 8:32 am
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGWQBjt95AY When you double-tap the home button of your iPad or iPhone, the dock will show a list of all the recently used apps and some of them could still be running in the background. You tap and hold your finger on the app icon until it begins to jiggle and you can then press the red “minus” sign (screenshot) to close one or more of these background apps. If a particular app is not running, this action will simply remove its listing from the multitasking bar. Close All Background Apps at Once If you would like to close all the background apps at once,…
 
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  • TWC9: SQL Server 2012, Windows Phone, Async, Azure, HTML5 and more

    Clint Rutkas, Dan Fernandez, Greg Duncan
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:59 pm
    This week on Channel 9, Dan and Clint discuss the week's top developer news, including:[0:30] SQL Server 2012 Virtual Launch Event, March 7th [1:17] Free Windows Phone Training (Peter Kuhn [aka Mister Goodcat]), http://www.goodcat-trainings.net [2:05] 8 Must-Have Tools for Windows Phone 7 Development (Doug Rathbone) [3:05] MetroSky - A Complete SkyDrive Sample for Windows Phone (Ilija Injac) [3:49] Hanselminutes on 9 - The Eddie Robotics Platform with Kinect (Scott Hanselman) [4:38] Advanced APM Consumption in Async Methods (Stephen Toub) [6:42] Getting…

  • Episode 68 - Throttling in SQL Azure with Scott Klein

    Steve Marx, Wade Wegner
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:20 pm
    Join Wade and Steve each week as they cover the Windows Azure platform. You can follow and interact with the show at @CloudCoverShow.In this episode, Wade and Steve are joined by Scott Klein, Technical Evangelist for SQL Azure, who explains how to understand, diagnose, and handle throttling in SQL Azure. He also demonstrates how to use the Transient Fault Handling Application Block.In the news:New Service Bus demo SendGrid and Windows Azure Windows Azure and Cloud9 IDE at Node Summit Import/export service for SQL Azure generally available Tip of the week: Dealing with "cannot create…

  • GoingNative 2012 Full Schedule (Sold Out, But Will Stream Live!)

    Charles
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:22 am
    We are sold out! But have no fear: The entire event will stream live and be available on demand shortly after the show ends.Here's the complete GoingNative 2012 Agenda: Concepts, variadic templates, STL11, static if, memory model, VC++11 and beyond, Clang, incredible keynotes by Bjarne Stroustrup and Herb Sutter, user-driven panels. It's a C++11 party at Microsoft headquarters. Day 1 – C++11 TodayRegistration Opens/Continental Breakfast 8:00-9:30AM[Keynote ] 9:30-11:00AM PST (1730 - 1900 UTC) -- Bjarne StroustrupC++11 Style11:15-12:15PM PST (1915 - 2015…

  • WHOIS: Danah Boyd, MSR Social Scientist

    Larry Larsen
    26 Jan 2012 | 3:19 pm
    Today we'll chat with Danah Boyd. Danah is a senior researcher at Microsoft Research in Cambridge, Mass., exploring social media. You can read more about Danah in this NY Times article posted this week.  How did you get into technology?As a child, I remember playing a few computer games and I had fun writing complex programs using LOGO, but it was my brother who was in love with computers.  I had limited interest in them.  Then, frustrated that my brother's computer was taking up the phone line by making weird sounds, I marched into his room and demanded to know what he…

  • Hot Apps: Z0MB1ES, ARMED!, Groupon, NewEgg, Lumia Music

    Laura Foy
    25 Jan 2012 | 4:42 pm
    Hot Apps will feature 5 of the hottest apps each week for the Windows Phone 7. In this episode Laura takes a look at:Z0MB1ES (on teh phone) ARMED! Groupon NewEgg Lumia Music Please leave suggestions for hot apps that should be featured in the comments section, thanks!
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  • TWC9: SQL Server 2012, Windows Phone, Async, Azure, HTML5 and more

    Clint Rutkas, Dan Fernandez, Greg Duncan
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:59 pm
    This week on Channel 9, Dan and Clint discuss the week's top developer news, including:[0:30] SQL Server 2012 Virtual Launch Event, March 7th [1:17] Free Windows Phone Training (Peter Kuhn [aka Mister Goodcat]), http://www.goodcat-trainings.net [2:05] 8 Must-Have Tools for Windows Phone 7 Development (Doug Rathbone) [3:05] MetroSky - A Complete SkyDrive Sample for Windows Phone (Ilija Injac) [3:49] Hanselminutes on 9 - The Eddie Robotics Platform with Kinect (Scott Hanselman) [4:38] Advanced APM Consumption in Async Methods (Stephen Toub) [6:42] Getting…

  • Episode 68 - Throttling in SQL Azure with Scott Klein

    Steve Marx, Wade Wegner
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:20 pm
    Join Wade and Steve each week as they cover the Windows Azure platform. You can follow and interact with the show at @CloudCoverShow.In this episode, Wade and Steve are joined by Scott Klein, Technical Evangelist for SQL Azure, who explains how to understand, diagnose, and handle throttling in SQL Azure. He also demonstrates how to use the Transient Fault Handling Application Block.In the news:New Service Bus demo SendGrid and Windows Azure Windows Azure and Cloud9 IDE at Node Summit Import/export service for SQL Azure generally available Tip of the week: Dealing with "cannot create…

  • GoingNative 2012 Full Schedule (Sold Out, But Will Stream Live!)

    Charles
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:22 am
    We are sold out! But have no fear: The entire event will stream live and be available on demand shortly after the show ends.Here's the complete GoingNative 2012 Agenda: Concepts, variadic templates, STL11, static if, memory model, VC++11 and beyond, Clang, incredible keynotes by Bjarne Stroustrup and Herb Sutter, user-driven panels. It's a C++11 party at Microsoft headquarters. Day 1 – C++11 TodayRegistration Opens/Continental Breakfast 8:00-9:30AM[Keynote ] 9:30-11:00AM PST (1730 - 1900 UTC) -- Bjarne StroustrupC++11 Style11:15-12:15PM PST (1915 - 2015…

  • WHOIS: Danah Boyd, MSR Social Scientist

    Larry Larsen
    26 Jan 2012 | 3:19 pm
    Today we'll chat with Danah Boyd. Danah is a senior researcher at Microsoft Research in Cambridge, Mass., exploring social media. You can read more about Danah in this NY Times article posted this week.  How did you get into technology?As a child, I remember playing a few computer games and I had fun writing complex programs using LOGO, but it was my brother who was in love with computers.  I had limited interest in them.  Then, frustrated that my brother's computer was taking up the phone line by making weird sounds, I marched into his room and demanded to know what he…

  • Hot Apps: Z0MB1ES, ARMED!, Groupon, NewEgg, Lumia Music

    Laura Foy
    25 Jan 2012 | 4:42 pm
    Hot Apps will feature 5 of the hottest apps each week for the Windows Phone 7. In this episode Laura takes a look at:Z0MB1ES (on teh phone) ARMED! Groupon NewEgg Lumia Music Please leave suggestions for hot apps that should be featured in the comments section, thanks!
 
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  • Closing thoughts on Apple's greedy, "crazy evil" iBooks license

    Ed Bott
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:08 pm
    This week’s discussion of Apple’s new license agreement for its iBooks Author program was what the State Department calls a “full and frank exchange of ideas.” If you missed the debate, here’s your chance to get a view from all sides.

  • With Apple's U.S. dominance, smartphone race heads overseas

    Ed Bott
    26 Jan 2012 | 8:00 pm
    Collectively, four recent earnings reports from very large companies paint a clear picture of the global smartphone market. Who’s in the lead? That depends on where you look. Who’s in second? That spot’s up for grabs, worldwide.

  • Major Symantec breach highlights risks of running old software

    Ed Bott
    25 Jan 2012 | 6:56 pm
    Symantec says it has fewer than 50,000 users of pcAnywhere, a remote-access program that has been around for decades. It now says, for safety’s sake, those users should pull the plug. Immediately.

  • Some standards are more open than others

    Ed Bott
    23 Jan 2012 | 6:20 pm
    Ace Apple-watcher John Gruber thinks Apple is perfectly within its rights to build a proprietary, incompatible version of the open EPUB digital book standard. It’s not their business to reduce the cross platform burdens of the publishing industry, he says. So why do they still belong to a standards body pledged to do just that?

  • How Apple is sabotaging an open standard for digital books

    Ed Bott
    22 Jan 2012 | 5:00 pm
    For nearly two years, Apple has wooed digital book publishers and authors with its unconditional support of the open EPUB standard. With last week’s introduction of iBooks 2.0, Apple has deliberately locked out that standard. Here’s why you should care.
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    Computing Tech

  • Active Directory Authoritative Restore

    26 Jan 2012 | 7:29 am
    When Active Directory has been modified and needs to be restored to a previous state, and this rollback needs to be replicated to all domain controllers in the domain and possibly the forest, an authoritative restore of Active Directory is required. An authoritative restore of Active Directory can include the entire Active Directory database, a single object, or a container, such as an organizational unit including all objects previously stored within the container. To perform an authoritative restore of Active Directory, perform the System State restore of a domain controller, but when you…

  • System State Recovery for Domain Controllers

    24 Jan 2012 | 7:26 am
    Performing a System State recovery for a domain controller is similar to the recovery of a member server, but a few more options are presented during the selection process and the domain controller needs to be booted into Directory Services Restore mode. Recovering the System State of a domain controller should only be performed if objects were deleted from Active Directory and need to be restored and the Active Directory Recycle Bin is not enabled, or if the Active Directory database on the particular domain controller is corrupt and the Active Directory Domain Services service will not…

  • Active Directory Recycle Bin Recovery

    22 Jan 2012 | 7:14 am
    If you need to recover a deleted Active Directory object and the Active Directory Recycle Bin was not enabled before the object was deleted, skip this section. Now if the Active Directory Recycle Bin feature was enabled before an Active Directory object was deleted, follow the proceeding steps to recover objects using the Active Directory Recycle Bin. Before completing the following steps, you should know a few important things: » Restoring a deleted object using the Recycle Bin requires that the object’s distinguished name or object GUID is known. » When restoring an object, the object…

  • Checking Out Other IaaS Companies

    18 Jan 2012 | 9:32 am
    We spend a good deal of time in this chapter describing Amazon’s EC2 because it’s the best known of the IaaS operations. However, it’s by no means the only one. Companies that have entered the IaaS market include Rackspace Cloud, GoGrid, MediaTemple, GridLayer, Flexiscale, and Joyent. All of these, like Amazon, offer a pay-per-use arrangement, with the prices, capabilities, and terms of usage varying. The services they provide are similar to EC2 as well in that they provide access to a resource pool and enable the configuration of virtual servers and the installation of platform…

  • Windows Server 2008 R2 System State Recovery

    18 Jan 2012 | 7:09 am
    When operating systems become corrupt or unstable or a role service needs to be rolled back to a previously backed-up state, the quickest and easiest way to perform this task is to restore the System State. The System State can be backed up independently but is also contained within a full server backup. To restore the System State on a Member Server from a previous backup, perform the following steps: 1. Log on to the Windows Server 2008 R2 system with an account with administrator privileges. 2. Click Start, click All Programs, click Administrative Tools, and select Windows Server Backup.
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    SolSie.com

  • Facebook Timeline is Coming To Your Profile Whether You Want or Not

    SolSie
    25 Jan 2012 | 11:09 pm
    Last year Facebook introduced a new format for user profile, called Timeline. The new format highlights user statuses, photos, etc.. in 2 column format, along with a photo cover on top of the page. Timeline comes with strong emphasis on chronological order of your life with ease of navigation by month or even year.. Until now, the giant social network lets users opt in to try Timeline format, but that opt-in period will be soon over. All Facebook members will be forced to use the new format. Users will receive a notification 7 days before the switch over takes place. Since the Timeline format…

  • Expand Your iPhone Photo Beyond Its Edges with AntiCrop App

    SolSie
    25 Jan 2012 | 8:56 pm
    A new photo editing technology just arrived with AntiCrop, an iOS app that offers the ability to expand the photos on your iOS devices. The app is using a technology similar to content-aware filling features you find in Adobe Photoshop Elements. Meaning if you take a photo in a middle of a field, you essentially can stretch the edges to make larger frame and the app will fill in the additional space with similar texture, color, etc..   The $.99 app lets you open an existing photo or new, you then optionally can pick an output size or leave to the original size; Cropping handles…

  • Reasons why Microsoft Overtook Yahoo In US Search Engine Traffic

    SolSie
    24 Jan 2012 | 11:48 pm
    It’s big news because this time its Microsoft and Yahoo in the US search engine traffic, where Microsoft has surpassed the US search engine market share of Yahoo. As per the figures released by the Comscore, Yahoo has been overtaken by Microsoft’s Bing search engine with a good 15.1 percent of US web search. On the other hand, Yahoo has experienced a 0.6 percent of the drop in the search market share and this change was noticeable between November and December of the year 2011. Microsoft has overtaken Yahoo in the US search Engine traffic and shall be looking forward to dominate with much…

  • Meet Evi The New Intelligent Artificial Voice Assistant for iOS and Android

    SolSie
    23 Jan 2012 | 11:14 pm
    While Siri is excellent for iPhone 4S and US users, many Android and older iPhone users are left in the cold. Meet Evi, the new Artificial Intelligent assistant app from True Knowledge, a company that provides computerized search & answer algorithm to many other online services. Similarly to Siri, Evi is using Nuance for speech engine. The app is available on both iPhone and Android. Evi can not yet set up a calendar appointment nor reminder but she can answer questions on cooking and calories, local information and shopping, time and measurement questions, as well as helping you to…

  • Happy Lunar New Year

    SolSie
    22 Jan 2012 | 12:31 pm
    The Lunar New Year occurs in the early months of our calendar year, typically January or February and this year falls on January 23rd. Asians are celebrating the start of the Year of the Dragon. In Asian tradition, each year is dedicated to a specific animal. The Dragon, Horse, Monkey, Rat, Boar, Cat, Dog, Rooster, Ox, Tiger, Snake, and Ram are the twelve animals that are part of this tradition. In 2012, the Dragon is welcomed back after the 2011 year of the Cat Each of these animals are thought to bestow their characteristics to the people born in their year. It has been known the Year of…
 
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  • Download Bing Australia Cute & Charming Screensaver

    Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire)
    28 Jan 2012 | 4:55 am
    If you like wildlife, you will certainly like the new Bing screensaver available today for download on Windows computers, namely the Bing Australia Cute & Charming pack. It is based on a series of high-resolution images that present animals in their natural habitats from all over Australia. Bing imagery has been used... (read more)

  • New Bing Maps v7 Modules Announced

    Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire)
    28 Jan 2012 | 4:12 am
    In September last year, Microsoft kicked off the Bing Maps v7 Module CodePlex Project, aimed specifically at creating one place where all developers could find and even share useful modules to enhance the capabilities of Bing Maps V7 API. Ten modules have been submitted to the project to date, but there are some other new modules in development. ... (read more)

  • Windows 8 Laptops to Pack Kinect Sensors

    Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire)
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:54 am
    Kinect has already been announced for Windows PCs, yet it appears that some vendors out there might be set to take it to a brand new level. Rumor has it that ASUS is considering the release of a Window 8-powered laptop that would also include the Kinect sensor inside. In fact, The Daily claims that they have already had the c... (read more)

  • Art of Touch US Grand Prize Winner Announced, Rose Saxena

    Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire)
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:14 am
    Microsoft’s Art of Touch project managed to attract hundreds of visitors to give design a try and come up with unique content, all available with a few simple mouse gestures. The project was launched back in October, and has become highly popular, considering the number of visitors. Not to mention that M... (read more)

  • New Video in Cloud Fundamentals Series: Benchmarking and Evaluation

    Softpedia News (Ionut Arghire)
    27 Jan 2012 | 8:38 am
    The latest installment of the Cloud Fundamentals Video Series – which has Laura Posey as guest - focuses on one of the most important topics related to cloud computing: benchmarking and evaluation. When it comes to choosing a specific product in this segment, companies need to assess the pros and cons for th... (read more)
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  • CEDIA UK pull the plug on this years Home Technology Event

    podcast@thedigitallifestyle.com (TDL)
    28 Jan 2012 | 5:02 am
      CEDIA UK have announced they are pulling the plug on this years Home Technology Event. The event was scheduled for the end of May but the organisers have caned the event due to ”a lack of industry support”   I haven’t ever been to the event but I am pretty sure Garry covered it for TDL a couple of times. As consumer technology replaces high end custom installer gear it’s no surprise to the show canceled, there is a “pro” day at this years Gadget Show Live so there are other opportunities there but it’s sad to see another uk event…

  • Penguin Browser – Media Browser app for Windows Phone

    podcast@thedigitallifestyle.com (TDL)
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:47 am
      If your a Media Browser user and have a Windows Phone then you should checkout Penguin Browser , with this app you can browse your movie collection, read the meta data including full album art and start film/TV shows in Media Browser. The app is in public beta, go to http://bit.ly/PenguinBrowser on a PC or phone, this will take you to the app on the MarketPlace. On the PC you need the latest version of Media Browser and setup the web service (details here) Its a great looking Windows Phone app, check out the video showing the features:  

  • New Windows Phone/Windows Media Center app coming: Media Center HD-EPG

    podcast@thedigitallifestyle.com (TDL)
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:01 am
    I love controlling my Media Center system from my phone and have tried quiet a few different apps over the years  but I don’t think I have used anything like the new one on the way which looks like it’s going to take remote apps to the next level. Media Center HD-EPG is a Windows Phone app that really looks fantastic, it enables watching of TV on the phone either locally or over the internet, remote control, media playback and it has a complete offline EPG which as far as I know is unique to this app. The developer has really worked really hard on creating a complete remote…

  • BBC News app for large Android Tablets released

    podcast@thedigitallifestyle.com (TDL)
    27 Jan 2012 | 6:38 am
    The BBC have announced the Android BBC News app is now available for large Android tablets like the Samsung Galaxy  Tab. The app has been available for a while for smaller devices and now the new version is optimized for the large display with the current smartphone version for the smaller 7.1 inch tablets.  The app has been developed inhouse by the BBC and they say they are working on widgets and adding live TV to the app.   I’m delighted to announce that BBC News app for Android is now available for large tablet devices. The app is available to download from the Android…

  • Logitech confirms Revue is sold out and new Harmony remotes coming soon

    podcast@thedigitallifestyle.com (TDL)
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:52 am
    During Logitech’s Q3 earnings calls there was some good news for fans of their Harmony remotes. Logitech said they were strengthen their line up of remotes in the coming months with a line-up refresh and new models. Logitech also said that they had cleared out the stock of their Google TV powered Revue set top boxes and is completely out of the Google TV game.   via engadget.com
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    Computer Techno

  • Certificate Services

    Computer Techno
    24 Jan 2012 | 9:36 pm
    When the Active Directory Certificate Services role and role servers are installed on a Windows Server 2008 R2 system, a Certification Authority is created. The Certification Authority or CA is used to manage and allocate certificates to users, servers, and workstations when files, folders, email, or network communication needs to be secured or encrypted. When the CA allocates a certificate to a machine or user, that information is recorded in the certificate database on the local drive of the CA. If this database is corrupted or deleted, all certificates allocated from this server become…

  • Active Directory Recycle Bin

    Computer Techno
    19 Jan 2012 | 9:33 pm
    Windows Server 2008 R2 includes a feature that can be enabled called the Active Directory Recycle Bin. When enabled, this feature can allow for a deleted Active Directory object to be restored without having to restore the System State of a domain controller and boot to Directory Services Restore mode to perform a selective authoritative restore of that object. Enabling the Active Directory Recycle Bin requires that all domain controllers are running Windows Server 2008 R2, the forest functional level must be set to Windows Server 2008 R2, and then functionality can be enabled manually. To…

  • Using the Directory Services Restore Mode Password

    Computer Techno
    16 Jan 2012 | 9:29 pm
    When a Windows Server 2008 R2 system is promoted to a domain controller, the Directory Services Restore mode (DSRM) password is created. This password is used only when booting into Directory Services Restore mode. Restore mode is used when the Active Directory database is in need of maintenance or needs to be restored from backup. Many administrators have found themselves without the ability to log on to Restore mode when necessary and have been forced to rebuild systems from scratch to restore the System State data. Many hours can be saved if this password is stored in a safe place, where…

  • Accidental Deletion Protection

    Computer Techno
    12 Jan 2012 | 9:25 pm
    A feature first released with the Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in and included in the Windows Server 2008 R2 edition is an option to protect an object from accidental deletion. Setting this option defines a Deny permission to object deletion, so the result is not new, just the simplicity in configuring it is new. To protect an object from accidental deletion, perform the following steps of configuring this option on the Administrator user account: 1. Log on to the Windows Server 2008 R2 domain controller system with an account with administrator privileges. 2.

  • LDIFDE and CSVDE Command-Line Tools

    Computer Techno
    8 Jan 2012 | 9:22 pm
    Ldifde.exe and csvde.exe are two command-line utilities that can be used to export and import Active Directory object information. For example, these tools can be used to export a list of all user accounts, groups, organizational units (OUs), and computer objects in an Active Directory domain. When a restore of a deleted object is required, or when an object’s attribute or property values are changed, having a text file export to reference the original location and distinguished name of the object, or the values of the object’s attributes, is very valuable. To restore a single object, or…
 
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  • Update Your Email Address for Email Newsletter Subscriptions [How To]

    Rich
    27 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am
    About three to five times a week, I get an email from site readers asking me to update their email address. I’m always happy to update their address for them but I never get round to showing how they can do it themselves.If you’re subscribed to one or more email newsletters and you change your email address, it can be a pain send an email to the owner of each newsletter asking them to make the switch.This guide will show you how to update your email address for most newsletters.Step 1. Unsubscribe Your Old Email AddressNote: All reputable newsletters offer an unsubscribe button.

  • [Updated] i3, i5, i7, Quad Core, Dual Core etc. What Does it all Mean?

    Rich
    26 Jan 2012 | 10:40 am
    Windows Forums member, Bert_H, asked the following question in our suggestion box:[I'd like] an explanation on i3, i5, i7 Operating Systems, and how they compare with Core 2 and Quad Core CPUs.Update: Manuel commented asking the following:It seems core2 duo CPUs have not been included and where they belong.  Are core 2 duo CPUs comparable with i3s or even i5s?  thanks.Scroll down or click here for the answer.If you’re in the market to buy a PC and you’re looking for the best value for money, you’ve likely asked yourself: “what’s the difference between Dual and…

  • Top Free Anti-malware Programs [2012 Edition]

    Rich
    25 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am
    Producing top-quality anti-virus software is no easy task; keeping your customers happy and your software up to date with the latest definitions is even more difficult. It’s not hard to understand why good companies like Norton, Symantec, McAfee etc. charge for their software. It’s excellent software and, if you’ve already paid for it, enjoy it. Just come back when your subscription is up and give one or all of these a try. Sometimes we try to save money and it ends up costing us more in the long run (cheap furniture, electronics, shoes etc.) Each one of these applications…

  • Mouse without Borders: Multiple PCs; One Keyboard and Mouse

    Rich
    24 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am
    Windows Guides’ RatingUser RatingCompatible withSystem 5 out of 5Note: There is a rating embedded within this post, please visit this post to rate it.PROS: A simple application that lets you control multiple PCs with one keyboard and mouse. The concept isn’t new but the execution is clean and simple and simple file drag and drop as well as seamless copy/paste make this a great tool.CONS: NoneVERDICT: This is even easier to use than Synergy and InputDirector. If you want a no-frills solution to a virtual KVM (minus the video switching), this application will almost certainly…

  • Maintain Your Hard Drive and File System with Windows Check Disk [How To]

    Rich
    23 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am
    If there’s a piece of equipment that works hard in your PC, it’s your hard disk drive (HDD.) HDDs operate at anywhere between 4200 and 15000 RPM (perhaps higher) while in use. In other words, these things spin anywhere between 70 and 250 times a second—sometimes for days on end! While the information in this guide mostly applies to both HDDs and Solid State Drives (SSD), SSDs have no moving parts so some of the information will not apply.With high speeds and enormous data transfers on a daily basis hard drive file systems, used to store and access all your data, are prone to…
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  • Service Manager 2012 Beta Part 4 – SCCM 2007 R3 Connector Configuration

    Peter De Tender
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:24 am
    Overview Microsoft has recently released the Beta version of System Center Service Manager 2012. In this series we’re focusing on all of the installation and configuration steps you’ll need to go through to successfully get your Service Manager 2012 up and running. In previous parts in this series we covered: Part 1: What SCSM 2012 has to offer and the system requirements you’ll need before you begin the installation  Part 2: The complete installation walk-through of the Service Management Server installation  Part 3: How to install and configure the Data Warehouse Server In today’s…

  • Diagnosing Windows Memory Problems

    Jeff Hicks
    26 Jan 2012 | 9:17 am
    Overview I can remember way back when how amazed I was to order a new desktop computer with 2MB of RAM. Even the days of ordering a server with 64MB of RAM seemed like sooooo much memory. And in case you missed it, those are values in megabytes. Naturally today’s systems are in another class altogether. And while I’d like to think the quality of memory manufacturing has also increased over the years, things can still go wrong. Failing or faulty memory doesn’t always manifest itself with a huge announcement. In the event that Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 detects such a problem, it…

  • 3 Steps To Secure Your Data In the Cloud

    Greg Stuart
    26 Jan 2012 | 8:45 am
    Introduction A new year always brings new promises, fresh starts and an opportunity to right what was wrong from the past year.  With 2011 in the rear view mirror we can make changes that will put us in a better place in 2012.  The resolution I'm talking about is finally securing your data in the Cloud.  It might sound like a daunting task, but believe me, it's easier than you think. FREE eBook: Microsoft SQL Server Code Name “Denali” Introducing a new free eBook in draft preview: Microsoft SQL Server Code Name "Denali". This is a special excerpt from the soon-to-be-released complete…

  • OSPF Redistribution Troubleshooting

    Sean Wilkins
    25 Jan 2012 | 10:48 am
    Overview Configuring OSPF redistribution in the first place can be very overwhelming, especially when attempting to perform two-way redistribution. There are many things to consider ensuring that the intended result will be achieved without injecting unwanted routes into either network. This article takes a look at OSPF redistribution, how it is done and some things to look out for when configuring it to ensure that any potential problems are limited. A Single Pane of Glass to Monitor Everything Cisco If you are a Cisco geek we have just the monitoring tool for you. Using over 670 built-in…

  • How To Change User Password With PowerShell

    Michael Simmons
    24 Jan 2012 | 1:10 am
    Overview I am going to show a couple of very easy ways to change or reset a user's local or domain account password using PowerShell.  You do not need any PowerShell modules.  Just built in PowerShell will be used to change the password. Diagnose Performance Issues In a Virtualized Infrastructure FREE TRIAL: SolarWinds Virtualization Manager Problem: Virtual machine degradation in a virtualized environment can occur in a few different ways, such as a sharp decline in application or server response times. The challenge is determining when the problems started and the cause. Solution: VM…
 
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  • Pokki Brings Awesome Web Apps, Games To The Desktop

    Mezanul
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:46 pm
    We’ve seen Mozilla Prism and Google Chrome’s application shortcuts, built to display and make websites (web apps) behave as native applications. But both had one disadvantage, you don’t feel any difference over using just the browser. Basically, both just displayed the same look which you would see when opening the website in the browser. You never get the feeling of using an actual native application. This is why SweetLabs came up with Pokki. Currently in beta, it aims to make you feel as if you’re actually using a desktop app when the next time you open your Gmail…

  • Google Chrome Latest Version Download Links [Stable Channel, Always Updated]

    Mezanul
    23 Jan 2012 | 3:03 pm
    Google Chrome Stable Channel updated to 16.0.912.77 for Windows, Mac, Linux and Chrome Frame. Important Note: Bookmark this page (Press CTRL + D) to always Get the latest update about Google Chrome Stable Channel for all platforms. According to the Google Chrome Releases blog, Chrome 16 has many improvements. These includes enhancements to Sync and the ability to create multiple profiles on a single instance of Chrome. With the enhancement of multiple profiles, Chrome users can now easily add new users, each user will have their own sync profiles. To add a new user, click on the Spanner…

  • Speccy Helps You Know Your Computer System Inside-Out [Windows]

    Mezanul
    5 Jan 2012 | 2:13 am
    You’ve just purchased a shiny new computer (or a notebook/netbook) for yourself. Now, you’re wondering if the system you’ve purchased is as specified by the sales person, or you just want to know what’s at the heart of this new system that’s booting up Windows in a few seconds flat? Speccy, a freeware application developed by Piriform, (the same developers, who developed the awesome app CCleaner) let’s you know about your system inside-out by displaying all system information related to all of your components. This article will take an in-depth look and…

  • Best Free VPN Services To Securely Browse Internet

    Mezanul
    30 Dec 2011 | 6:14 pm
    VPN (Virtual Private Network) uses a public network (usually the Internet) to create a secure reliable communication between remote sites or users. Primarily a VPN is used by large geographically diverse business organizations so that their employee or a remote site can securely connect with them using a VPN Tunnel. Other than the use of VPN services in organizations for secure connection, VPN services are now widely used to bypass Internet censorship. Using a VPN you can get access to location-restricted websites like Hulu, Pandora, Netflix, etc. Sometimes, VPN services are also…

  • Waiting for Official Firefox 64-Bit? Try Waterfox, A Faster Variant of Firefox

    Mezanul
    27 Dec 2011 | 8:42 pm
    With each new release of Firefox by Mozilla, we see better performance, stability and security. But, despite all these improvements, Firefox is still resolutely a 32-bit browser. Yes, Mozilla is still working on Firefox 64-bit, but for some reason, they haven’t officially released any 64-bit builds for Firefox. If you can’t wait, you can grab a nightly build of the 64-bit available for Windows and Linux from Mozilla servers. Many people will hesitate to use a nightly build for regular use. For those who wants stability and don’t want to try a risky nightly build, Waterfox…
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    AddictiveTips » Windows

  • Automate Redundant File, Application & Website Opening Tasks With WOSB

    Fawad
    28 Jan 2012 | 2:45 am
    Automating processes to run when your computer comes out of stand by can come in very handy if you are required to perform the same set of tasks with the same set of applications or webpages each day. WOSB (Wake Up From Stand-by Mode & Hibernation) is a portable application for Windows that lets you specify when to wake up your PC and assign a set of tasks to perform when it does. The application provides you with very detailed options related to computer wake up, running an application or opening a file or a webpage and what to do next. You can set the schedules for the defined set of…

  • Care4Teen: Parental Control Tool That Automatically Creates Screencasts Upon Detection Of Inappropriate Content

    Fawad
    28 Jan 2012 | 1:42 am
    There has always been a debate on whether the internet does more bad than good for the young users. On one hand, the free availability of everything allows kids to research and study articles and news, but on the other, the number of inappropriate websites increasing day by day can really corrupt those young minds. Protecting their children from these websites as they browse through the internet is the responsibility of parents, but to protect them, first they have to know if their curious kids are accessing any inappropriate content or not. Parental control applications are a great way to…

  • Flowkeeper: Assign Multiple Pomodoros To Tasks & View Work Productivity Report

    Usman
    28 Jan 2012 | 1:27 am
    Developed by Francesco Cirillo, Pomodoro is the widely used time management technique that helps users divide the total work into 25 minute intervals called pomodoros (Italian word for potatoes) to efficiently manage both amount of work to be done and total time. Not only does it help users manage time, it also makes it easy to breakdown the total amount of work into smaller tasks, so that they can be performed within 25 minute time interval. After working on tasks for 25 minutes, it alerts users to take a break for improving mental agility. Flowkeeper is a light-weight, unobtrusive Pomodoro…

  • DetoClip: Extract Source Code & Plain Text From Web Content In Clipboard

    Usman
    28 Jan 2012 | 1:11 am
    DetoClip is a multi-purpose clipboard manager for Windows that supports a wide range of file types, including TXT, RTF, HTML, BMP etc., allowing you to hold as many clipboard items in its stack as you want. The application is geared towards web developers who deal with dozens of code files, and copy code structures from one file to another. It provides switchable preview between plain text, formatted text and source code for text you copy from web pages, letting you quickly copy the HTML code of selected text to application development IDE. Unlike other clipboard managers, it allows you to…

  • Identify Colors Detected From Mouse Cursor With Colorblind Assistant

    Farshad
    28 Jan 2012 | 1:01 am
    People suffering from color blindness cannot always differentiate between different elements of applications and webpages that are in green or red shades, including both text and background color. Most applications, which are designed to reduce the color effects, cater for only some types of color blindness. This means that users end up having to manually adjust color intensity to suit their needs. We earlier covered an application known as Washer, which helped reduce this problem. This time we have another useful application for people suffering from color blindness, labelled Colorblind…
 
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  • 10 Search Engine alternatives to Google

    AnandK@TWC
    28 Jan 2012 | 1:38 am
    Google is the leader in the search space and definitely the most loved search engine today, but some policy changes they have been making in the last few months is not going down too well with many.... For more visit The Windows Club.

  • Weblock for Kids: A browser with parental control features

    HemantS@TWC
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:42 pm
    Earlier, we covered Qustodio, a free parental guidance and control program for Windows 7. The program helped parents to monitor their child’s online activities, their participation in social... For more visit The Windows Club.

  • Download Australia Imagery screen saver from Bing

    AnandK@TWC
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:13 pm
    Bing Australia has made available for download one fine screen saver for your Windows desktop. This screen saver contains stunning images of the animals of Australia, which have at some time been... For more visit The Windows Club.

  • 5 Best Free Download Managers for Windows 7

    LavishT@TWC
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:19 am
    Do you download a lot of things? Then I am sure that you must be aware of the Microsoft Download Manager. But if you are looking foe a free download manager with some advanced features, you might... For more visit The Windows Club.

  • Infographic: Windows Phone 2011 Retrospective

    AnandK@TWC
    26 Jan 2012 | 10:01 pm
    Microsoft has released an infographic about the highlights, developments and achievements of Windows Phone in the year 2011. This infographic has been posted on the Windows Phone Developers Blog. The... For more visit The Windows Club.
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  • New Drive-By Spam Infects Those Who Open Email -- No Attachment Needed

    27 Jan 2012 | 10:54 pm
    I’ve always told folks that even opening a spam e-mail can infect a machine. Here’s proof. New Drive-By Spam Infects Those Who Open Email -- No Attachment Needed  

  • I’m using Kaspersky again as my security suite

    27 Jan 2012 | 1:52 am
    As I mentioned ion my previous post, the latest AV suite reviews by AV-TEst have Kaspersky Internet Solution as the #1 with an almost perfect score. Many Vendors Improve in Latest AV-Test Report Up until now, I’ve been using ESET, mainly based on t...

  • Google to combine users' data across its services

    26 Jan 2012 | 10:26 pm
    I’m not sure I like this one. I’m not a privacy nut, but this is making it too easy for them (and the government) to monitor and examine my internet activity and use it for whatever propose they want. They talk the “We won’t use…” talk, but can we tr...

  • Symantec tells customers to disable PCAnywhere software

    26 Jan 2012 | 1:33 am
    In what is considered a monumentally unusual move, Symantec has recommended that users of PCAnywhere disable the software. You might have read about a hacker who got source code for some of Symantec’s premier applications. While Symantec says there ...

  • @#*! End Users say: The Video

    25 Jan 2012 | 10:24 pm
    Time for a humor break! Believe it or not, I’ve heard just about every one of these!!      :-) @#*! End Users say: The Video
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    7 Tutorials - Genuine Help for Windows 7

  • How To Report Malicious Websites in Internet Explorer

    Ciprian Adrian Rusen
    28 Jan 2012 | 4:42 am
    Another less known feature of Internet Explorer is that, not only it checks the websites you visit against a list of known malicious sites, but it also allows users to report malicious websites they encounter. In this tutorial, I will show how to report such websites and why it is good to report them.

  • The Best Tools to Check for Software Updates

    Ciprian Adrian Rusen
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:14 am
    During the early days of Windows, the operating system was the direct target of most malware creators and Microsoft has worked a lot on hardening the operating system, creating and delivering security patches to its users as timely as they possibly could. Today, Windows is a more secure operating system and the malware creators’ focus is now on finding and using vulnerabilities for popular Windows applications. Therefore, keeping your applications up-to-date has become very important for having a secure computing experience. But... how do you keep your applications up-to-date, without…

  • How to Disable or Enable the SmartScreen Filter in Internet Explorer or Windows 8

    Ciprian Adrian Rusen
    25 Jan 2012 | 5:02 am
    In a previous article named What is the SmartScreen Filter & How Does it Work?, we explained in detail this feature, how it works and why it is important to your security. However, if you decide that the SmartScreen Filter is rather annoying and you want to turn it off, here’s how this is done.

  • Reviewing Windows 7 Inside Out, Deluxe Edition

    Marte Brengle
    24 Jan 2012 | 4:25 am
    We reviewed the original edition of Windows 7 Inside Out back in 2010 and we considered it a great book for people who want to go in depth with their understanding of the Windows 7 operating system. The authors together with Microsoft Press, just launched a Deluxe Edition of the book. So I wondered: what makes this new edition worthy of being called Deluxe? I was very interested to find out.

  • Sharing the Winners of the Norton Internet Security 2012 Licenses

    Ciprian Adrian Rusen
    23 Jan 2012 | 6:20 am
    On January 6th, we celebrated our 2.5 years anniversay together with Symantec together with it. They decided to sponsor us with 5 one year licenses for Norton Internet Security 2012, each valid for up to 3 computers. Today it is time to announce the lucky winners. Read on to find out if you are one of them.
 
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  • Bill Gates -- taxing the rich more will help close the budget deficit

    Preston Gralla
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:38 pm
    Since Bill Gates left Microsoft, he has become the world's premier philanthropist, but has largely stayed away from politics. But now, in an aside in an interview with the U.K. newspaper The Telegraph, he lightly weighs into U.S. politics, saying that increasing taxes on the rich would be a good way to close the budget deficit. read more

  • Microsoft paid Nokia $250 million in fourth quarter to adopt Windows Phone 7; billions more to follow

    Preston Gralla
    26 Jan 2012 | 8:33 am
    Nokia's fourth quarter earnings report last night contains a juicy tidbit: Microsoft paid Nokia $250 million in the quarter for "platform support payments" -- in other words, payment for Nokia to adopt Windows Phone 7. Billions more will follow. read more

  • Is Steve Ballmer a better leader for Microsoft than Bill Gates had been?

    Preston Gralla
    25 Jan 2012 | 5:15 pm
    The Business Insider today has a provocative article arguing that Steve Ballmer has made Microsoft a better company after the departure of Bill Gates. Is the article on-target or off-base? Is Steve Ballmer really a better leader than Bill Gates? read more

  • Will Windows 8 really matter?

    Preston Gralla
    24 Jan 2012 | 4:43 pm
    Microsoft is on track to deliver Windows 8 this year, likely some time in the last quarter. But there's a serious underlying question about the new Windows release: Will Windows 8 really matter? Will it change the way anyone works, plays, gets information, or interacts with others? How much will it matter to Microsoft's bottom line? read more

  • Windows Phone 7 will be fastest-growing smartphone OS in 2012, draw developers, says Ovum

    Preston Gralla
    23 Jan 2012 | 10:23 am
    2012 may prove to be a breakout year for Windows Phone 7: The analyst firm Ovum says it will be the fastest-growing smartphone OS in 2012 and will draw a surge of developer interest. It's the latest in a series of reports that say Windows Phone 7 will eventually become a success. read more
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    Windows 8 Hacks

  • Windows 8 – Previewing the Windows Store

    admin
    2 Jan 2012 | 6:29 am
    Microsoft is bringing up its on-line store, Windows Store, alone with Windows 8. This is a quick video demonstrate a quick preview of it. Here is no comments yet by the time your rss reader get this, Do you want to be the first commentor? Hurry up

  • Nokia Windows 8 tablet due in June 2012

    admin
    16 Nov 2011 | 5:13 pm
    According to Paul Amsellem, head of Nokia France, mobile phone giant Nokia is planning to release its first tablet in June 2012. It will be powered by Windows 8 operating system which will be released next year as well. Nokia is planning to build its reputation in smartphone market with the help of Microsoft. Nokia has already released Lumina 710 and ultra-stylish Lumina 800 which are running Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) and also planning to release two new phones. Soon we are hoping to see the pictures and more information about Nokia Windows 8 tablet as it get released. [Source: LesEchos] Here…

  • How to Switch Back to Windows 8 Start Menu from Start Screen

    admin
    6 Oct 2011 | 5:56 pm
    Do you hate Windows 8 Start Screen? Or is it not the best way to start programs and application when you use the keyboard and mouse? Don’t worry you can simply switch back to usual Start Menu using a simple Windows 8 registry hack. This Windows 8 tutorial will be answering the following questions?  How to switch back to Windows 8 Start Menu instead of touch friendly Metro Start Screen? How to get ride of Start Screen? Optimize Windows 8 to use with mouse and keyboard? How to get the traditional Windows look in Window 8? Warning  Registry hacks may cause serious damages to the…

  • How to connect to Windows 8 computer with Remote Desktop

    admin
    29 Sep 2011 | 9:19 pm
    Turn on Remote Desktop in Windows 8  Go to Start Screen  Click/Touch Control Panel icon or go to search and search for the Control Panel  Click/Touch More Settings Click/Touch System and Security Click/Touch Allow remote access under System Select Allow connections from computers running any version of Remote Desktop(less secure) and specify a user if needed. Click Apply button. Note: You cannot connect remotely to a computer while the computer sleeps or hibernates.You may have to change the it from Power Options in Control Panel.   Connect to another computer from Windows 8 Remote…

  • Windows 8 Start Screen

    admin
    28 Sep 2011 | 7:36 pm
    If you watch the Windows Build Keynote and session videos or installed the Windows 8 Developer Preview, you might have noticed that Windows Start Menu is no longer available. It is replaced with the Start Page/Screen.  Even though we are used to start menu, start screen is quite easy to use and optimised in many ways, once you get used to it. This is basic Windows 8 tutorial that will show you the shortcuts, tips and instructions to get the most out of start screen. 1. How to add a new App/Settings/File  shortcut to start screen If you are in the Windows Desktop, Switch to Start Screen.
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