Windows Desktop Search 3.01
Windows Desktop Search (WDS) 3.01 is a minor update to Windows Desktop Search 3.0 that adds: support for indexing UNC files, additional support for enterprise deployment, and stability improvements.
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20.2.2007 Hackman Suite Pro v9.01
Thanks to odeeee for this download. Hackman Suite is a multi-module all purpose debugging tool. It includes a hex editor, a disassembler, a template editor, a hex calculator and other everyday useful tools to assist programmers and code testers with the most common tasks.
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14.6.2007Powerset Debuts With Search of Wikipedia
Powerset is undoubtedly among the most ballyhooed startups in Silicon Valley. The
companys mission is as improbable as it is daring: just like
like Google did a decade ago, Powerset wants to come up with a better way to search.
On Monday, the company will make its public
debut, opening up to the masses its search engine, which
uses
natural language to organize and search documents. But Powerset wont be searching the entire Web, at least not initially. In its debut, it will
be confined to Wikipedia.
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12.05.2008VBA and Office 14
There's been some discussion on this
thread on Slashdot, (
updated) which started
from this article in The Register UK.
To be clear,
Microsoft is not replacing VBA with VSTA or VSTO in Office for Windows . (though VSTA and VSTO are still important developer tools for
Office 14)
VBA is here to stay, as was announced some time back by Steven Sinofsky.
The
Excel and
Access Blogs both have posts covering this from the
Office perspective.
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19.01.2008Eric Ligman: Im giving away up to $150,000, and getting your share is as easy as 1-2-3!
Eric Ligman: You know the sayings, Put your money where your mouth is, and time is money. Well, Im offering up $150,000 to the Microsoft Partner
and Reseller reps out there for some of your time. Since the beginning of January, I have been giving you information about the new
Open Value Subscription Program and sharing the successes our
counterparts in other subsidiaries have been seeing in helping SMB customers take advantage of technology in ways they have never been able to before
through this exciting new offer. In addition, I have been sharing how the Microsoft Partners and resellers in these subsidiaries have been seeing
great success with this program in growing their services and software businesses as well. Now it is your turn.
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10.03.2008Viacom and Time Warner Cable reach agreement, for now
Time Warner Cable and Viacom have, for the moment, settled a dispute that could have resulted in 19 Viacom channels, including MTV and Nickelodeon,
being taken off Time Warner Cable's network. All 19 channels were due to go dark at 12:01 on January 1, 2009, but a quick, if not rushed agreement
was made. The dispute was created due to Viacom requesting a change in carriage fees from Time Warner Cable. Viacom wanted an increase of 25 cents a
month, per subscriber, working out to be $2.76 per year. This would have resulted in an extra $39 million being paid to Viacom, something that
Time Warner Cable disputed, as they already pay Viacom $300 million annually.
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01.01.2009Updates: ProcessExplorer v11.01, ZoomIt v1.6
ProcessExplorer v11.01: Fixes a bug in
file save and idle thread display.
ZoomIt v1.60: Zoomit now makes it easier than ever to highlight screen elements in your presentations by enabling you to draw
rectangles and circles.
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12.09.2007Lenovo, Dell and TDK layoff thousands, bum out thousands more
No longer content to sit on the sideline while companies like
Logitech and
Creative get all the press, Lenovo,
Dell and TDK are all "restructuring." And you know what
that means. Lenovo: cutting 11 percent of its work force. Dell: cutting 1,900 jobs,
closing its plant in Limerick. TDK: cutting 8,000 jobs and closing four plants.
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09.01.2009Microsoft charges customers for free services
Thousands of customers are paying almost $120 USD per year to Microsoft for an Internet subscription service that includes e-mail, security, and other
features.
But Microsoft gives away almost identical services absolutely free in Windows Live and the Windows operating system
itself, while neglecting to inform those who pay through the nose.
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03.01.2008Default interactive desktop heap size increased on 32-bit Vista SP1
Microsoft Critical Problem Resolution Team: This is going to be a short blog post, but considering the amount of feedback weve received on the our two
previous desktop heap posts, I think this is worth
blogging about. 32-bit Vista SP1 and 32-bit Windows Server 2008 both have a new value for the default size of interactive desktop heaps. Previously,
this heap size was 3 MB by default, but on Vista SP1 and Server 2008 the default interactive heap size is 12 MB. Weve heard
your comments about the problems associated with the heap size, and this new default size
should go a long way towards avoiding interactive desktop heap depletion.
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20.03.2008Facebook vanity URL gold rush, coming soon
If you have a Facebook account and are tired of having to tell all your friends and strangers you meet on the street to visit you at
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=847O63782 or whatever, things are about to change. At 12:01 am Eastern Standard Time this coming Saturday, 13
June (5:01 am in the UK), you will be able to sign up for something a bit more manageable, say, http://www.facebook.com/joetheplumber. As detailed on
the Facebook blog, "Your new Facebook URL is like your personal destination, or home, on the Web.
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10.06.2009iPhone Trojan Sign of Things to Come?
Just days after
the first scareware for OSX, researchers are
pondering the problems of
an iPhone exploit that could lead to larger
issues. The Trojan pulls legitimate apps off the phone if you try to remove it, but it only infects iPhones that have 'been modified or opened
through a security hole in the system.' Though this worm is more of an annoyance than anything else, it could be a proof of concept for a more
serious attack.
The fear is hackers may be experimenting and gathering research that will increase the dangers of a more malicious attack
in the near future. It is clear at least one writer -- the author of this piece at Web Worker Daily -- thinks that the iPhone should be
left on the dresser in the morning.
She offers several reasons that the device isn't a good corporate tool.
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17.01.2008Microsoft's ISO win may worsen its antitrust woes
Microsoft may have
won a year-long
quest to make its OOXML (Office Open XML) document format an ISO-recognized international standard, but claims of foul play in the voting
process may come back to haunt the software giant when the European Commission concludes
its latest antitrust investigation
of Microsoft's business practices.
When
the Commission, Europe's top antitrust
authority, opened a probe into Microsoft's business practices in January, it said part of the investigation would examine whether OOXML, as the
format is known, is "sufficiently interoperable with
competitors' products."
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02.04.2008A new year and a new beginning for the iPhone
To this date, the iPhone has only been offered by mobile service giant AT&T (In the U.S.). That has been the biggest down-side to many people
interested in purchasing the device. In most rural areas, AT&T simply doesn't offer 3G speeds which defeats the main emphasis of the iPhone.
Whilst we were all out spending the last few moments of 2008 with our friends and family, a hacker group calling themselves the "iPhone Dev Team"
was hard at work finalizing a program that finally "unlocks" the iPhone. Wait, it's already been done hasn't it? Negative, there is
tremendous difference when it comes to "unlocking" a mobile device and "jailbreaking" a device.
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02.01.2009Messenger Plus! Live 4.01
Here is the first official
update since Messenger Plus!
4.00 was released 3 weeks ago.
Version 4.01 fixes problems
that were preventing some
users to get Messenger Plus!
to work. Due to popular
demand, the Quick
Icons feature is also back in
the game .
The new panel
displays faster and better
than before, customization is
also much more understandable
now. Some things have been
fixed in the scripting engine
and Messenger Plus! is now
100% compatible with Yahoo
Messenger contacts (for those
of you who are beta testing
this new feature of Windows
Live Messenger).
For a full list of changes,
check out the
change
log.
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18.07.2006Mozilla says Firefox flaw could lead to data leak
Mozilla is working to fix a browser flaw that could give attackers unauthorized access to data on a victim's machine.
The
problem is similar to other
data leakage flaws found in the open-source browser, according to researcher Gerry Eisenhaur,
who first
reported the problem on Saturday.
Eisenhaur has posted sample code that reads the contents of a Mozilla Thunderbird preferences file, but he believes that attackers
could get access to more information with variations on his attack. "It's possible to load any JavaScript file on a
victim's
machine," he wrote in his blog posting. "This looks very interesting and may have bigger potential, but for now,
it's just
another information disclosure
."
winbeta.org - 23.01.2008
2009: Linux and the desktop
Choosing a desktop platform usually involves the choice between Windows or Macintosh. There are a few factors which people consider when they are
choosing a desktop platform. In no particular order, people want application compatibility, stability, security, performance, and ease of use. When
we look at desktop market share, we can see the following (as of statistics reported in October of 2008): Windows boasts the lead with 91% market
share, down 5% from March of 2003. Mac holds 6% market share, an increase of 4% from March, 2003. Finally, Linux has doubled its market share since
2003 with a current 4%.
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neowin.net - 02.01.2009
Chinese Court Jails 11 in Microsoft Piracy Ring
A court in southern China convicted 11 people on Wednesday of violating national copyright laws and participating in a sophisticated counterfeiting
ring that for years manufactured and distributed pirated Microsoft software throughout the world.
The men were sentenced by a
court in the city of Shenzhen to between one-and-a-half to six-and-a-half years in prison, according to court papers released late Wednesday.
winbeta.org - 31.12.2008
ATI R680 is 1000X Faster Than a Cray-1 Supercomputer
We just got a nice look at the R680, the upcoming enthusiast graphics card from ATI that is, apparently, as fast as 1000 Cray-1s. We're not
allowed to say exactly how fast that is, but maybe you want to hazard a guess. The details are all hush-hush but assume that what people have already
written is more or less true, and this bad boy will be hitting store shelves pretty soon. Here are two more pictures for your
jealousy enjoyment:
neowin.net - 09.01.2008
Shift 0.6 Preview and Review of the week
Shift Linux Pre 06 KDE4 Release | Review of the Week: V-Moda Vibe
Earbuds by Netrack
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neowin.net - 14.01.2008
Has your Office eXPired?
From the Windows Vista Team
Blog, Nick
White writes:
The other day I was
wandering through Building 27
here on the MS campus and
found that Michael
Howard has a great
little poster hanging on
his office door. I thought
you folks might be
interested.
neowin.net - 04.01.2007
Create Your Own Reddit
Reddit has announced a brand new feature that they are currently testing out in
closed beta - the ability for users to make their own Reddits. Reddit has long had the "other reddits" featuring ones specializing in programming, science, politics, etc, but by allowing users to
create their own they are essentially turning Reddit into a platform - nice move.
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