Adding fonts to cmd.exe
Be default, the properties on a cmd.exe window allow you to select either Raster Fonts or Lucida Console. You can add other monospace fonts to the list via the registry.
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15.8.2007 Read in Microsoft Reader 1.1.3
Overview
With the Word 2000/XP/2003 Add-in: Read in Microsoft Reader (RMR) 1.1.3, you can use Microsoft Word 2000, Microsoft Word XP, or Microsoft Word 2003 to create your own Microsoft Reader eBooks.
Microsoft Reader makes on-screen reading more like reading a printed book, while adding active reading capabilities, instant access to content, and storage of a personal library. You can use this add-in to convert new or existing Word documents, letting you benefit from the features and convenience of Microsoft Reader.
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17.2.2006 17 Microsoft blogs you must read
Handy list of fantastic blogs from Microsoft employees.
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26.9.2007 Change and Speed Up the Read and Write Speed for DVD Writers - MediaCodeSpeedEdit
Before continue reading todays article, Id like to warn you that this is for advanced users and if you dont know what youre doing, you CAN damage your DVD drive and will void your warranty.
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8.8.2008 How to REALLY erase a hard drive
You may already know that deleting a file does nothing of the sort. But did you know that your disk drive has a built-in system for the secure erasure of data? No? Then read on.
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4.5.2007 How to REALLY erase a hard drive
You may already know that deleting a file does nothing of the sort. But did you know that your disk drive has a built-in system for the secure erasure of data? No? Then read on.
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18.6.2007 How to REALLY erase a hard drive 2
A new version of HDerase.exe has been released Go direct to
UCSD’s Center for Magnetic Recording Research website to download version 3.2.
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19.6.2007 Mobile Vista will need hybrid hard drives
Microsoft has confirmed that its mobile version of Vista it will need a hybrid hard drive to run, when it hits the shops.
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15.6.2006 Hard drive price war coming
According to reports, we may witness a price war in the hard drive business industry. At least this is what Seagate Technology CEO Bill Watkins said on Wednesday. Seagate is currently the world's largest hard drive manufacturer and competes with such companies as Western Digital, Hitachi, Samsung and Toshiba.
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13.8.2006 Seagate Confirms 1TB Hard Drive
Seagate has confirmed to the folks over at DailyTech, that they plan to launch a 1TB (Terabyte) hard drive sometime in the first half of 2007.
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5.1.2007 Hard disk test 'surprises' Google
The impact of heavy use and high temperatures on hard disk drive failure may be overstated, says a report by three Google engineers.
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19.2.2007 Mobile Hard Drives Hit 500GB
New Hitachi drive represents a giant leap forward in notebook storage.
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3.1.2008 More hard dates on Vista, Office 12, and AntiSpyware
Here's the latest on Windows Vista, Office 12 Beta, and Antispyware Beta 2:
Windows Vista
Rumors are abound that the RTM date has officially been set for ..
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Windows Vista Testing: The School of Hard Knocks
Some time this month, if Microsoft sticks to schedule, the company will deliver its latest test build of Windows Vista to hundreds of thousands of testers. Seems like a perfect time to contemplate how well Microsoft's Vista beta/Community Technology Preview (CTP) program is going.
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4.4.2006 Hitachi Ships 1TB Hard Disk Drive
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST) has started to ship its 1TB hard disk drives (HDDs) introduced early this year commercially. But the hard drive that represents a milestone in desktop data storage costs a little less than two times higher compared to slightly less capacious one, which makes it not very affordable.
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6.4.2007 Free Hard Drive Virtualization for Windows - SteadyState 2.5
Whether you manage computers in a school computer lab or an Internet cafe, a library, or even in your home, Windows SteadyState helps make it easy for you to keep your computers running the way you want them to, no matter who uses them.
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13.6.2008 Hitachi aiming for 5TB hard drive by 2010
Solid-state disks may be eating into the territory of traditional hard drives, particularly in laptops, but that doesn't mean spinning platters are on their last legs particularly not at Hitachi.
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3.7.2008 Free Gadget: Hard Drive Diagnosis Software
Is there any funny sound generated when your hard drive is in operation? Here I am introducing a free application that can be used to diagnose your hard drive problem.
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27.7.2008 How to install Windows 7 on a virtual hard disk - VHD
If You want to test Windows 7, without impacting your current installation of Windows XP or Vista on your desktop? A possible solution is: Boot from VHD.
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19.6.2009 Steve Ballmer Vista gave Microsoft some hard lessons
Steve Ballmer, the chief executive of Microsoft, has his hands full. The next version of the Windows operating system, Vista, is about to arrive, years late and clouded by doubts that it might violate antitrust rules in Europe.
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17.10.2006 Windows Live Onecare beta ate my hard disk
A BRIT who downloaded Microsoft's Windows Live OneCare beta is claiming it ate his hard disk. The beta expired and he couldn't buy a licence.
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4.12.2006 Microsoft eases hard drive capacity restriction for netbooks
Microsoft has officially eased the restriction of the standard specification for netbooks using the Windows XP operation system by increasing the allowable hard drive capacity from 80GB to 160GB, according to sources in the channel.
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3.9.2008 Western Digital launches world's first 2TB Hard Drive
Western Digital haven't officially launched their brand-new WD20EADS 2TB Western Digital Caviar Green HDD, however it is already available for purchase at Australia's Mwave online store.
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27.1.2009 Microsoft Addresses Xbox 360 100 GB Hard Drive Rumor
Following yesterday's report on a supposed 100 GB Hard Drive for the Xbox 360 being announced at the Korean X06, we contacted Microsoft to confirm the existence of such accessory.
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22.10.2006 Download Hard Drive Powerwash to Remove Unused Clutter Files in Windows System
Previously we mentioned about BitFinder that can scan for duplicated files to conserve your hard disk space, but if you are looking for some freeware that can do more than that, then this tiny utility may fit your need.
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29.9.2009 How can I install Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 to a virtual hard disk (VHD) file?
Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 add the ability for an OS to be installed onto a virtual hard disk (VHD) file to boot physical hardware. To do this, perform the following steps.
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17.2.2009Apple Renews Microsoft Font License
At TypeCon2007 Thursday, Apple
renewed its font licensing
agreement with Microsoft,
which gives users of Mac OS X
access to the core fonts in
Windows. The deal covers
popular document and Web
fonts, including Times New
Roman, Arial and Verdana...
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02.08.2007Microsoft and Apple Extend Font Licensing Agreement
At TypeCon2007 today,
Microsoft Corp. and Apple
announced they have renewed
their font licensing
agreement, giving Apple users
ongoing use of the latest
versions of Microsoft Windows
core fonts.
Under the agreement, Apple
and Microsoft are extending
the seamless Web and software
experience Apple users have
enjoyed for years when using
and viewing popular Microsoft
fonts such as Times New Roman,
Arial and Verdana. Apple
customers, developers and Web
designers can safely specify
fonts knowing that their
documents, presentations and
Web pages will appear as they
are meant to be seen on screen
and in print.
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02.08.2007Fix Windows Vista Fonts
This just in from Chris
Pirillo on Windows Vista
inconsistency's, this time
it's the fonts:
I’ve been labeled a
nitipicker for seeing skipped
details that few others seem
to see on the surface of an
application’s user
interface. Guilty as charged!
Download
this simple
registry patch, but please
read the entire post before
applying it?
I’m not happy that
Microsoft has added yet
another shell font to the mix
with Windows Vista: Segoe UI.
On its own, Segoe UI is an
awesome font - but when
it’s slapped up against
Tahoma, MS Sans Serif,
Microsoft Sans Serif, and/or
Arial - it’s no longer a
clean user experience. In
fact, Vista is downright messy
when it comes to shell fonts -
with some aliased faces
reaching back to the days of
Windows 3.11!
These
blatant font oversights were
shoved onto the backburner for
the sake of (a) 100% backwards
compatibility and (b) time.
However, that didn’t
stop me from diving into
REGEDIT and setting things
straight. The good news? I
believe I’ve figured out
how to make everything inside
of Windows Vista stick to
Segoe UI. It’s a subtle,
yet radical,
transformation.
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27.09.2006Adobe Delivers Font Folio 11
Adobe Systems Incorporated today announced
Adobe Font Folio 11 software, the
industrys most comprehensive type solution for print, the Web, digital video and electronic documents. With more than 2,300 fonts from the Adobe Type
Library in OpenType® format Font Folio 11 provides enhanced linguistic support, advanced typographic features, and true cross-platform compatibility,
providing access to thousands of font options for designers, printers and advertisers in search of original and classic typefaces.
Natively supported across Mac OS X, Microsoft® Windows Vista®, and Windows XP and based on the recent revision and update of the Adobe Type
Library, Font Folio 11 includes 176 new fonts from world-renowned foundries and cutting-edge designers. The package also includes award-winning Adobe
Originals typefaces one-of-a-kind designs and classic revivals created by expert type designers at Adobe.
With Font Folio 11,
we have taken our world-class standard library of OpenType fonts and added exciting new typefaces, including Arno Pro and Garamond Premier Pro, said
Don Walker, senior director, Print and Classic Publishing Solutions at Adobe. We've also further refined our implementation of OpenType, continuing
our 25-year tradition of making the world's highest-quality digital fonts.
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05.09.2007Advances in typography and text rendering in Windows 7
Steven Sinofsky: Even with the pictures and videos so commonplace on PCs, many of us spend most of our time looking at and interacting with text. Yet
few of us stop to think about the depth of technology required to render text well and that this is an area that continues to benefit from improved
technology in displays, graphics cards, as well as the APIs available to developers. In Windows 7, The support for text and fonts in GDI continues to
provide the foundation for compatibility and application support. Building on the foundation of the modern DirectX graphics infrastructure, Windows 7
enhances the text output available to developers with DirectWrite. This is a new API subsystem and one that over time you will see adopted more
broadly by applications from Microsoft, independent software developers, and within Windows itself. This post will also talk about improvements to
ClearType and the Fonts, both available as part of the improvements to the GDI-based text APIs.
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13.02.2009Western Digital announces 1TB 2.5" Hard-drive
Earlier today, Western Digital announced two additions to their hard-drive range, including a 1 terabyte (1024 Gigabytes) 2.5" Laptop Hard-disk drive
and a 750 GB 2.5" Laptop Hard-disk drive. Western digital was able to expand mobile hard disk space to 1 TB and 750 GB by "A slight increase in
overall drive height has driven storage capacity for 2.5-inch form factor drives upwards to a realm once thought to be impossible. " The hard disks
are also claimed to be "whisper silent", and to run very quietly, even during heavy operations.
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28.07.2009Hitachi GST announces first 7,200RPM 2TB hard drive
Its fun to think that ten years ago the biggest hard drive available was 73 gigabytes. However with the constant and near unstoppable push to solid
state drives, hard disk manufacturers must continue to press on. Fast forward to today and Hitachi Global Storage Technologies becomes just the first
vendor to announce a 2TB 7,200RPM desktop hard drive. Hitachi is not the first hard drive manufacturer to reach 2TB, Western Digital did that earlier
this year, but the first 2TB drives were limited to a read/write of 5,400RPM. Seagate hit 5,900 RPM earlier this year as well, but again these new
drives will have a distinct speed advantage.
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07.08.2009Windows 3.1 Add Fonts Dialog
Still in Vista
Well, so far so good with
Windows Vista Build 5472.
It's still working extremely
fast for me, and the new theme
is really nice on my
eyes.
Everything seems very
stable, and this is (dare I
say it) faster then XP
fast...
But,
some things never change. One
of those things is the "Add
Fonts" dialog, straight from
Windows 3.1. This dialog has
been in Windows 3.1, Windows
95, Windows 98, Windows ME,
Windows 2000, and Windows XP.
I think it's time for an
update, but aparently this is
not on any list at Microsoft
:).
Screenshot courtesy of
Bink.nu
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18.07.2006MS Issues Two Fixes for Patch
Tuesday
Microsoft issued two more
critical patches as part of
its regular Patch Tuesday
security update, including a
fix for a vulnerability when
viewing embedded Web fonts and
a flaw in the decoding of TNEF
messages. The company included
its WMF fix with the monthly
security updates...
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11.01.2006Seagate confronts an overflow of bricked hard drives
Faced with a firmware bug fix that is making many of its hard disk drives even harder -- to read, that is -- Seagate is offering a firmware upgrade
and free data recovery services if users still cannot read their data...
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21.01.2009The Hard Drive Factor
While often overlooked, the
hard drive plays an important
role in the system's overall
capacity and performance which
can be vital in ensuring a
smooth-running, glitch-free
experience. If data bogs down
at the hard drive, you won't
have a chance in Zanzibar to
experience the full power of
your system, no matter how
much processing power you're
packing.
Hard
drives can differ in capacity
and performance. Over the last
several years, advancements in
technology have pushed the
envelope in these two these
areas and an understanding of
each will help you chose the
best hard drive for your
needs.
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24.04.2007Seagate Barracuda hard drives plagued by failures
Numerous complaints are being reported from customers who own the 1.5TB Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 hard drive at the Seagate's online support
forum. The hard drive seems to just freeze during data transfers. Kabatek, Brown and Kellner LLP, a consumer law firm, is considering a lawsuit
against Seagate because of the high failure rates of the Barracuda 7100.11. Seagate, the world's largest Hard drive maker released the 3.5-inch
internal drive, Barracuda 7200.11 in July 2008. The hard drive offers 1.5TB of capacity on four platters and uses a SATA 3GB/sec interface, delivering
a sustained data rate of up to 120MB/sec.
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18.01.2009Hard Drives: Under the Hood
On November 8th, Western Digital held an editors day event that included surprisingly in-depth details about the inner workings of hard drives. In his
article, "Hard Drives: Under the Hood," Loyd Case over at ExtremeTech provides us with a good primer on this often overlooked, yet
essential, piece of technology. Loyd describes the nanotechnology behind the hard drive, what a disassembled hard drive looks like (and how the parts
work together), and finally the "heart and soul" of the hard drive: the head stack.
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09.11.2007100GB Hard Drive for Xbox Coming
Microsoft announced in Korea
Thursday that it plans to
deliver a 100-gigabyte hard
drive add-on for the Xbox 360.
The current premium version of
the console comes with a 20GB
hard drive. The news came at
the company's X06 conference,
but no specific timetable was
set...
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19.10.2006Lockheed Martin forgets to clean hard drives, sold on eBay
When you're a government contractor you had better keep your ducks in line. It goes without saying that if you're storing sensitive data that
you dispose of the hard drives properly at the end of their life (EOL). BT's Security Research Center has found that Lockheed Martin is
notoriously bad about not removing the data from hard drives that it disposes of at their EOL.
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08.05.2009Hitachi Shrinks Hard Drives, Boosts Capacity
Microdrive miniature hard drive will be available in an 8GB version...
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02.09.2005Hitachi to form hard drive company with Toshiba, Fujitsu?
Japanese conglomerate, Hitachi, may be in talks with Toshiba and Fujitsu on forming a new company dedicated to hard drives and storage systems. The
new company would combine the limping hard drive divisions of Hitachi and Toshiba as well as some of the storage systems technology from Fujitsu. Each
would own a third. The three-way deal is being proposed as an alternative to a private equity buyout. Hitachi has been in discussions with equity firm
Silver Lake and others about spinning off its money-losing hard drive group, according to sources and news reports. Those talks, however, have not
gone smoothly, sources familiar with the discussions said.
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14.01.2008Western Digital launches world's first 2TB Hard Drive
Western Digital haven't official launched their brand-new WD20EADS 2TB Western Digital Caviar Green HDD, however it is already available for
purchase at Australia's Mwave online store. Priced at AU$377.80 (US$250) Western Digital will be the first ever hard drive maker to
provide users with a 2TB hard disk drive. Image Courtesy: Engadget So far, Seagate's Barracuda 7200.12 packs 500GB per platter, and has the
highest areal density of 329 Gigabits per square inch. Western Digital might have reached this areal density with the release of its 2TB hard drive.
Further product specifications are not known yet.
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27.01.2009Video Camera Sports Hard Drive
Toshiba's GigaShot V10
records for four hours with
help of 4GB hard drive...
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05.10.2005Seagate firmware update bricks 500GB HDDs
Just days since Seagate released a firmware update for a range of hard drives, which were hit by firmware bugs, Tom's Hardware reports that things
don't look much brighter for hard drive giant Seagate. This time the problem is with the SD1A firmware update, for the 500GB hard drives in the
7200.11 series, which many unhappy customers have said completely bricks the hard drive. The problem lies in the firmware update, which causes the
drive to freeze up. As far as un-bricking the devices goes, there has been little success. Some have claimed that downgrading the firmware has fixed
the problems, for the moment.
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