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Active Desktop Calendar is a fully customizable PIM displayed as your Desktop wallpaper with a genuine direct click user interface. Create pleasant working atmosphere by changing calendar icons, fonts and colors. Runs in systray and features: notes, tasks, alarms, data export/import, and its own screen saver.
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23.12.2005 Update for Identity Integration Feature Pack 1a for Microsoft Windows Server Active Directory (KB884192)
Microsoft has released an update to Identity Integration Feature Pack 1a for Microsoft Windows Server Active Directory.
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21.3.2006 Windows automatically updating itself: Case closed?
It’s time for the latest — and possibly final — installment of the seemingly never-ending saga of “Why is my copy of Windows automatically updating and rebooting itself?“
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22.10.2007 Gates opens entertainment window
Though Bill Gates is in town to tout his hot new Xbox 360 to the hordes in attendance at the huge Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), his horizon extends to the Hollywood hills ? and beyond.
Video games are key, but the Microsoft chairman also has his hand in much of the behind-the-scenes wrangling over entertainment and the Internet.
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12.5.2006 Window Seizer 1.00 Beta
Windows Seizer and a standalone freeware utility which lists all the windows you have open on your PC.
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31.3.2007 Driver Magic - Automatically updates your computers drivers
Automatically updates your computers drivers quickly and easily.
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4.7.2007 Windows Update automatically changing user settings - again
After Patch Tuesday this week (October 9), some Windows Vista users noticed something strange: Windows Update had changed their Automatic Update settings and rebooted their machines automatically without their consent.
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12.10.2007 The mystery continues: Why are Windows machines automatically updating themselves?
A (slight) update on last week’s report that some Windows users are seeing their Vista PCs automatically update themselves and reboot. From Nate Clinton, a Microsoft Update Program Manager, via the Microsoft Update Product Team blog:
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15.10.2007 Resolve Vista SP2 Sound Problems Automatically
Microsoft is making it easy for users running Windows Vista Service Pack 2, but also SP1, to resolve sound problems affecting the operating system after the deployment of a service pack.
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15.6.2009 Napster hangs "for sale" sign in front window
Napster is evaluating the possibility of a sale by hiring of an investment bank. Citing "recent third party interest," the company has asked UBS Investment Bank to explore strategic partnerships or an outright sale of the company.
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20.9.2006 New Window Management System for Windows 7 Pre-Beta
The window management system is one piece of the Windows 7 graphical user interface which will evolve starting with the pre-Beta version of the operating system.
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3.10.2008 Windows Search 4.0 Pushed - Automatically to Vista SP1, but Not to XP SP3
Microsoft plans to debut serving Windows Search 4.0 automatically to Windows Vista Service Pack 1 by the end of July.
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18.7.2008 Windows Vista Build 5728 Availability Window Closing Soon
Nick White has posted this on the Vista team blog yesterday, thought I'd give everyone who is interested in testing the latest build of Vista a heads up on the limited availability.
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26.9.2006 Secunia round 3: Internet Explorer 7 Window Injection Vulnerability
A vulnerability has been discovered in Internet Explorer 7, which can be exploited by malicious people to spoof the content of websites.
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30.10.2006 Microsoft Office 2007 RTM'ed, Window Vista 99% RTM
On Monday Microsoft will announce that the 2007 Microsoft Office system products have been released to manufacturing (RTM).
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6.11.2006 Disable Aero Snap Auto Maximize and Arrange Window in Windows 7
Windows 7 includes a new feature called Aero Snap that intends to improve open windows management on the desktop. Aero Snap allows user to drag a window to the top of the screen to maximize the window automatically, or to the left or right side of the screen to resize the window to fill and take up half of the screen estate on the moved side automatically.
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19.5.2009 Hack to Activate and Switch Window in Windows 7 By Mouse Over Hover Without Click
When there are many windows open on desktop of Windows 7, normally users will click on another window in order activate the window into front or foreground and switch to the task or window.
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19.5.2009 Minimem - Automatically Lower, Optimize or Reduce the Memory Usage for Any Running Program at Interval
Nowadays modern computers comes with high memory, from 1GB to 4GB and some even up to 8GB!
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6.8.2008 Do not make Win 7 too Mac-like
Blogger Paul Thurrott has written a couple of interesting posts about the difference between “simple” and “easy” in the context of Windows 7.
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4.12.2008 Why Apple does not make a netbook
As netbooks continue their inexorable rise up the wish lists of gadget hounds, businesses and ordinary folk alike, the clamor for Apple to join the market continues to increase from all sides.
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5.3.2009 Is Google going to make Microsoft look good?
Why do we like Google? Is it because they are the “do no evil” company? Is it because they are not Microsoft? Is it because they make our lives easier through their search, email, and other services? The fact of the matter is that a lot of people from users, to developers, to workers, and to investors like Google. Heck, even I like google! (Look at the ads.)
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3.8.2006 Shutdown Genious 2.2.8 - Automatically Shutdown Computer
Automate your PC shutdown, power off, log off, lock work station, hibernate, stand by or screen save etc. It can be started without the user having to login to the machine.
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27.6.2008 Microsoft Blogs Make Room for Ads
Microsoft's MSN Spaces blogging features are set for a major upgrade to incorporate a revenue-sharing advertising option and a new partnership with Amazon.com, according to various sources.
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26.1.2006 How To Make a Custom Vista Disc AIO
odeeee report How To
Make a Custom Vista Disc All In One in our forum.
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26.1.2007 ReadyBoost in Windows Vista: Does it Make a Difference?
USB memory keys are compact little devices that can store and transfer anywhere from 128MB to 8GB of data, all it takes is a USB slot.
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27.8.2007 Users may need Vista to make most of Server 2008
Companies installing Windows Server 2008 may have to buy extra Microsoft software, such as Windows Vista, to use more advanced features, analyst firm Gartner has said.
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3.11.2007 Hollywood to make shows for Xbox 360
Microsoft, seeking to expand offerings on its Xbox 360 console, has reached an agreement with a company headed by Peter Safran, the veteran Hollywood producer and talent manager, to produce original shows for distribution on the system.
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31.3.2008 Last OS Standing: Make the Most of Windows Vista
Now that Windows XP is no longer being sold by Microsoft, PC users will be stuck with Windows Vista. Here's a roundup of PC World's best tips for making Vista easier to use.
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3.7.2008 Microsoft to eventually make Office a web application
Microsoft is leaping into hosted applications big time. InformationWeek reports that Microsoft plans to offer hosted implementations of SharePoint, CRM and ERP applications. But the best quote in that article was left till last. A "Microsoft insider" was asked which other products and services Microsoft would host and the reply was: "Everything. Hosted Office. Everything hosted."
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MS Vista to make official debut in Israel
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4.4.2006Microsoft Office Live Meeting Service Portal
The Live Meeting Service Portal makes it easier to deploy and manage Live Meeting. If your company has deployed Microsoft Active Directory directory
services, you can use the Live Meeting Service Portal to:
- Automatically create Live Meeting accounts for users once
they are authenticated on your corporate network.
- Allow authenticated Windows users to log in to Live Meeting without entering a
Live Meeting user ID and password.
- Permit users to change their Live Meeting passwords when authenticated by your Active
Directory service.
- Automatically synchronize a user's Live Meeting account settings with the user's Active Directory settings
each time the user logs in through the Portal.
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12.10.2007Application Specific Glass Colorization in Windows 7?
Microsoft might be introducing application specific glass renderings. The color of the glass frame around a window can be changed in Vista, but the
change is global to the system. The color of any particular window glass frame can not be set by choice. But, how about being able to change the
color/opacity level of a the glass frame of any application through defined events or commands? According to a Patent number 7418668:
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method for changing a color value and/or level of opacity value of a glass appearance window frame for an application window is described. The method
includes steps of determining a defined color value and a defined level of opacity value to apply to a glass appearance window frame and displaying
the glass appearance window frame in accordance with the defined color value and the defined level of opacity value. A command may be received to
apply the defined color value and the defined level of opacity value to the glass appearance window frame, thereby applying the defined color value
and level of opacity value to the glass appearance window frame. Color values and/or level of opacity values may be changed automatically, be
application specific, and/or be changed in response to receipt of an input from a user to change one or more portions of a default configuration.
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06.09.2008Active Virtual Desktop 2.01 released
Ever wished you had several
screens on your computer?
Active Virtual Desktop is a
virtual desktop manager which
will create up to 9 virtual
desktops allowing you to have
different programs running on
each of them. This virtual
desktop manager resides in
system tray area (near the
clock) adds virtual desktops
buttons here. That allows you
to switch from one virtual
desktop to another with a
single mouse click. You can
easily minimize, maximize,
close, move from one virtual
desktop to another and even
drop windows to the system
tray using the windows manager
window.
Customizable hotkeys helps
you conviently operate with
your virtual desktops and move
applications from one virtual
desktop to another. Active
Virtual Desktop allows you to
have own wallpaper for each
virtual desktop.
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11.11.2006New EU Mobile Roaming Rates Active
The European Union on Monday
put into effect new roaming
rates for mobile phone users,
which could save customers up
to 70 percent. However, the
new rates won't be
automatically applied to
customers until September;
before then, they are opt-in...
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30.07.2007Make Your PC Wake From Sleep Automatically
A lot of people these days are becoming more aware of the energy savings to be had by shutting down unused equipment when its not in use. And while
its no problem to shut off the TV and the end of the evening a lot of people have trouble doing the same for the PC. This is mainly because its nice
to have all your work on your computer right there where you left it when you return in the morning. Of course, this is what śsleepť mode is for “ you
can save energy without losing your place...
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09.07.2008Spyware installer hides in Messenger ad banner
The banner itself appears to
advertise and link to a
download called Free PC-Secure
(which is unfamiliar to us)
but the real problem is that
its appearance automatically
launches a Windows dialog box
telling you that "Your system
is not clean" and asking you
if "you want to download
System Doctor to improve it."
You know, the typical hoax
message that tries to download
a malicious ActiveX control
even though you click
"Cancel" in a fruitless
attempt to ignore it.
The conclusion here is
that a nasty spyware ad seems
to have infiltrated into
Microsoft's banner
advertising network because
one of their clients is making
use of some html code
trickery.
We advise
everyone to pay strict
attention when they receive
such a message window out of
the blue. Cancel any initiated
downloads and close the
pop-ups/browser instances it
launches. The animated banner
in the screenshot below
(showing two random frames) is
the cause of the unsolicited
Windows prompt. The bottom
image shows the deceitful
message on the page that is
automatically opened no matter
your choice in the dialog
window.
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17.02.2007Single Sign-On: A Developer’s Introduction To Active Directory Federation Services
Use Active Directory
Federation Services to allow
other organizations to use
your Web applications without
the need for you to grant
access to their users
individually...
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04.11.2006EC Commissioner proposes doubling terms of performers' copyright
"Oldies" music remains popular among many generations, which could present a window of opportunity for record companies in Europe to take
advantage of royalties terms expiring after 50 years. Today, the EC may be looking to shut that window...
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15.02.2008Microsoft Process Explorer 11.04
Process Explorer shows you information about which
handles and DLLs processes have opened or loaded.
The Process Explorer display consists of two sub-windows. The top window always
shows a list of the currently active processes, including the names of their owning accounts, whereas the information displayed in the bottom window
depends on the mode that Process Explorer is in: if it is in handle mode you'll see the handles that the process selected in the top window has
opened; if Process Explorer is in DLL mode you'll see the DLLs and memory-mapped files that the process has loaded. Process Explorer also has a
powerful search capability that will quickly show you which processes have particular handles opened or DLLs loaded.
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06.11.2007Microsoft, Novell to Bridge Active Directory, eDirectory
In the next phase of the two
companies' much-discussed
collaboration, Novell and
Microsoft announced they are
working together to develop a
method for using existing
protocols for bridging network
access between eDirectory and
Active Directory, with
complete details to come
sometime during the first half
of this year...
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12.02.2007Process Explorer v11.0 Available
Ever wondered which program has a particular file or directory open? Now you can find out. Process Explorer shows you information about which handles
and DLLs processes have opened or loaded.
The Process Explorer display consists of two sub-windows. The top window always shows a
list of the currently active processes, including the names of their owning accounts, whereas the information displayed in the bottom window depends
on the mode that Process Explorer is in: if it is in handle mode youll see the handles that the process selected in the top window has opened; if
Process Explorer is in DLL mode youll see the DLLs and memory-mapped files that the process has loaded. Process Explorer also has a powerful search
capability that will quickly show you which processes have particular handles opened or DLLs loaded.
Changelog:
Were
excited to announce the release of Process Explorer v11.0, which introduces major startup and UI performance improvements, new columns and process
details for Vista I/O priorities, memory priorities, and Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) DLL and executable attributes, an enhanced security
properties page that shows raw SID values, fully asynchronous thread symbol resolution, integration with UAC, and more!
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05.09.2007Software would automatically redact
Xerox Corp. said Monday it is designing software that automatically removes confidential information from documents.
When users
identify a phrase or other data to be removed, the software - called "Intelligent Redaction" - automatically redacts all references to it in a
document.
Information on a loan application, for example, could be redacted to bar access to information by some bank employees,
while top managers would be able to get at by using a code.
The protected information also would be automatically redacted in
other documents. The process ensures a consistent level of security, saves time and increases redaction accuracy, Xerox said.
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15.10.2007Three Replacements for Windows Active Desktop
MakeUseOf.com:
Active Desktop, a feature introduced with Internet Explorer 4.0, and
included in every Windows version since then until Windows Server 2003, allowed users to place websites on their desktop. While it enjoyed little
widespread use, and often was subject to criticism, the idea of placing websites on the desktop is still an appealing idea to some (provided you enjoy
widgets on the desktop).
In this post I’ll be exploring replacements for the now defunct Active Desktop feature -
Snippage,
AveDesktopSites, and
minibrowser.
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03.02.2009Microsoft touts groundbreaking 'clip-on' for Active Directory
Microsoft will pass out beta code Wednesday it hopes will define the next evolution of directories. It's a modular add-on that is built on a database
and designed to add querying capabilities and performance never before possible in a directory.
The code is so early-stage it
does not have an official name, although internally Microsoft calls it Next Generation Active Directory (NGAD). Microsoft introduced NGAD, which it
calls a directory federation technology, on the second day of its annual Professional Developers Conference going on this week.
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18.11.2009IBM Gives Accessibility Tech to Firefox
IBM on Monday announced that it was donating software to the Mozilla Foundation in order to make the next version of Firefox handicap accessible. The software would add the capabilities for Web pages to be automatically narrated or magnified, and allow navigation through keystrokes...
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15.08.2005blinkx Looks to Make Search
Automatic
blinkx on Tuesday introduced
Pico, a one-megabyte download
that would automatically
search for information based
on what is on the user's
screen. The company says the
product revolutionizes the
search process by continuously
analyzing screen content...
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07.03.2006Google mulls next moves on U.S. wireless networks
Google Inc confirmed on Thursday it had been an active bidder in recent U.S. auctions for licenses to create a national wireless network and that it
will weigh in as regulators set new rules.
In a statement, the Internet services leader said it planned to remain active in rule-making by
the U.S. Federal Communications Commission that will govern how Verizon Communications, the winning bidder for the "C Block" of nationwide wireless
spectrum, will operate its network.
"In ten of the bidding rounds we actually raised our own bid -- even though no one was bidding against
us -- to ensure aggressive bidding on the C Block," Google said. Active bidding ensured the rules designed to make these networks more open to
independent Web services will be implemented, it said.
The Silicon Valley company also said it will weigh in on new rules the FCC may set
as it re-auctions airwaves that are to be shared between public safety agencies and commercial service providers -- the "D Block" in the
auctions.
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04.04.2008Palo Alto integrates firewall with Active Directory
Palo Alto Networks is set to announce at Interop New York the ability to map
firewall rules to individual users via integration with Microsofts Active Directory.
Palo Alto is introducing a software agent
that directly taps Active Directory servers to gather data about users and user groups and pass it along to the firewall. The agent is deployed at the
server, and no client agents are required.
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22.10.2007Google Gets a Bit More Personal
Google on Friday moved to
combine two of its separate
personalization features in
order to make searching a bit
more friendly for its users.
When signed into the site,
Google will automatically
custom tailor search results
based on search history and
preferences selected for the
personalized homepage...
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03.02.2007Microsoft unveils Freeze Dry
for Windows Vista
Windows Vista will
include a new technology known
as Freeze Dry designed to
maintain application states
and unsaved documents even
when patches are automatically
applied and PCs are
rebooted.
Speaking at the Australian
Tech Ed conference on the Gold
Coast in Queensland this week,
senior product manager Amy
Stephan offered a preview of
the Freeze Dry
technology.
Many IT
managers plan to automatically
install patches and updates on
machines during periods when
they are inactive, such as
overnight or on weekends.
However, as some patches
require machines to reboot,
users who leave documents open
and unsaved run the risk of
losing that data if the
machine is automatically
updated. ..
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