More on ad based MS Works online
Microsoft Corp. said on Thursday it may offer a free, advertising-supported version of its basic word processing and spreadsheet software, in an apparent bid to fend off a nascent challenge from Google Inc. in the business software market.
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22.9.2006 Java works on Vista
Vista hopefuls who have been told that Java will not work on their machines after they install the new super soaraway operating system have been mis-informed, according to Sun.
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10.10.2006 Internet Explorer 8 In The Works
It seems Microsoft is putting IE8 development into gear. Participants of the Windows Server "Longhorn" beta program on Microsoft Connect have just received an email notifying them that a new survey for Internet Explorer 8 has been published on the program site.
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29.1.2007 Microsoft Update now works with IE7
When
Internet Explorer 7 Beta released to testers it left testers with a broken Windows Update that wouldn't load properly, disabling the ability to update Windows with critical patches that have been released since the end of July. This seems to of been fixed and on my PC it even redirects to Microsoft Update before my chosen homepage is loaded.
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Windows XP SP4 in the works!
Even though Windows XP Service Pack 3 has a long way to go before being released to the public, word is out that Microsoft has Service Pack 4 in the works. SP3, set to be released in mid-2007, will be a massive update for XP, and many people have said it may be the last for the OS because of Vista.
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14.6.2006 Who wants to know how Windows Live Messenger actually works?
Oh its really rather simple once you look at it from all the right angles! Heres a nice little visual representation of the Messenger Relay system of which sends and receives all your messages
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28.12.2006 Windows Genuine Advantage works
IT may have cost Microsoft millions of sales, but Redmond claims that Windows Genuine Advantage has forced punters to buy legitimate copies of its software.
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26.11.2007 Office 12 for Mobile Devices in the Works
The countdown toward the release of Office 12 Beta 1 is on. Code is expected to begin shipping to technical beta testers any day now. But which versions of Office will Microsoft make available in the first round? That's less clear. microsoft -
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Microsoft Works on Comcast E-Mail Problem
Microsoft said Friday that some people who use its Hotmail and MSN e-mail services are not receiving e-mail sent from Comcast accounts and other Internet service providers.
Brooke Richardson, a group product manager with Microsoft's MSN online division, said the problem appears to be due to an increase in e-mail volumes, which it is attributed in part to the Sober Internet worm.
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5.12.2005 Vista Home Basic on 512MB? Hey, it works!
Everyone knows Windows Vista is a resource hog. Everyone says it doesnt even get out of first gear without a gigabyte of RAM, and it takes 2 GB before it stops stuttering and stammering with each mouse click.
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12.5.2007 How Much Memory Does Vista Need?
With Windows Vista coming soon to a retail channel near you, one of the important questions to ask is, "How much memory does it really need?" There are the official minimum requirements of 512 MB, but we all know that minimum requirements don't translate to a great experience.
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23.1.2007 Vista Out of Memory errors
You just cant seem to throw enough memory at Vista. There have been a number of issues that Vista users have reported relating to copying and moving data, especially large numbers of files.
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17.10.2007 Mythbusting Windows Vista - Memory Management
Windows Vista is well on it's way and everyday more and more information is released. A lot of this information is misunderstood, regurgitated and out of the ashes many a myth has risen on Vista. I'd like to welcome a special guest author, Ned Gnitchel, who will be presenting a number of articles over the next little while debunking some of these myths. Ned works for a large software company and is a specialist in OS Internals, Directory Services and Collaboration.
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13.3.2006 Resolve Windows Vista Out of Memory Errors
Windows Vista "out of memory" errors are intimately connected with the way the operating system manages virtual address space.
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29.8.2007 Windows Vista Memory Tweak Guide
With every release of a new operating system come new demands and Windows Vista is by large no exception to this rule.
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23.10.2007 Windows 7 Non-Uniform Memory Access Architectures
Windows 7 will be able to take advantage not only of faster CPUs, but of multiple processors on a single chip. The 64-bit edition of the operating system in particular will be able to support over 64 Logical Processors per machine.
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28.12.2008 Minimem - Optimizing Windows Memory Usage
Running too many applications can cause computer performance to slow down or even crashed.
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24.8.2009 Release Unused Memory with VC RamCleaner
One of the main factors that causes computer performance slowness could be due to memory leak whereby memory is not being released properly after it was used.
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13.10.2009 Kernel Memory Space Analyzer Version 8.1 and guide
Microsoft Support Professionals Toolkit for Windows. The Kernel Memory Space Analyzer is a tool to help expert debugging engineers analyze Windows crash dump files.
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31.8.2006 Samsung develops new graphics memory speed limit
Samsung is getting ready to produce extremely fast memory chips to be used on future graphics cards.
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25.2.2007 Xbox Gets Bigger Live Games, Memory Card
Microsoft plans to allow Xbox Live Arcade games to use more space, announcing it had increased the official size limit from 50 to 150 megabytes. In addition, the company also announced a larger memory card with a capacity of 512MB.
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5.3.2007 Intel moves closer to flash memory replacement
Intel has been tinkering with a concept of a phase change memory device chip for nearly 30 years.
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18.4.2007 eBoostr - Boost Windows XP with Flash Memory
MDO Ltd. announces the release of eBoostr, a complete replacement for Microsoft ReadyBoost technology for Windows XP. Upgrade the performance of your PC without upgrading its components. Get ReadyBoost-like technology in Windows XP.
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14.11.2007 Vista SP1 Installed System Memory RAM
One of the aspects that Service Pack 1 changes for Windows Vista is the way that the operating system reports the amount of installed system memory.
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13.6.2008 Free Microsoft Windows Memory Diagnostic Utility
Windows Memory Diagnostic is a free utility available for download from Microsoft designed to sniff out flaws in a machine's RAM modules.
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28.8.2008 How To Remove and Disable Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool
Windows 7 and Windows Vista comes with a memory diagnostic utility named as Windows Memory Diagnostic. Windows Memory Diagnostic is an utility that capable of scan, check and diagnose computers memory subsystem including physical RAM modules or sticks.
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5.10.2009 Microsoft announces 512MB Xbox 360 Memory Unit
t's about time Microsoft announced that 512MB Memory Unit, which will land at $49 and at the outset come preloaded with Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved (huzzah!).
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5.3.2007 Memory Prices Set to Hit the Bottom in the 2H '07
After tumbling for more than four consecutive months, prices on dynamic random access memory (DRAM) may sustain rapid decrease in the coming months, causing memory chip makers to continue losing money.
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26.4.2007 Windows 7 RTM chkdsk memory issue isnt a showstopper
Windows 7 RTM contains what appears to be a memory leak bug that occurs when the chkdsk /R command is initiated on a non-system volume.
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8.8.2009 Adapt the Windows 7 Hibernation File to the Memory Contents Loaded
Microsoft informed that in certain scenarios, Windows 7 computers going into hibernation could present a stop error to the end user.
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8.9.2009MS-ManiC: Microsoft steps up its multicore work
Microsoft officials have been talking up, as of late, the need for some fundamental changes in software design and development to accommodate the
shift to many cores on client systems. There are several Microsoft Research projects focusing on various aspects of the many-core challenge. The
newest and seemingly most far-reaching of these is MS-ManiC.
According to a new page on the Microsoft Research site, the
MS-ManiC (Memory Systems for Many Cores) projectis focused on
designing scalable memory system architectures for future many-core processors. The memory system is not only one of the major performance bottlenecks
in chip multiprocessors, but its design can lead to serious energy inefficiency, unpredictability, and security holes. Our goal is to design a
scalable and balanced memory system using a holistic hardware/software approach. We are interested in designing high-performance, energy-efficient,
and secure memory system that at the same time provides quality of service to applications utilizing it.
Sounds ambitious. What form would such a
memory system take and when might it move from research to a product group? No word. In fact, theres very little information (yet) on the MS-ManiC
site, other than a link to a newly published whitepaper, Memory Performance Attacks: Denial of Memory Service in Multi-Core Systems, (which is part
of the proceedings of the 16th USENIX Security Symposium from August 2007).
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23.08.2007Ramsans 2 TB rack of flash memory
Need a few terabytes of really
fast storage? Texas Memory
Systems will be able to solve
that need in a few months with
their upcoming RAMSAN-500 box
that can hold up to 2 TB of
Flash memory along with a
maximum of 64 GB of DDR2
memory.
The flash memory is the
primary storage for the 4U
high rack-mountable box while
the DDR2 acts as a very fast
data buffer. The back of the
500 can have multiple
Fibrechannel or Infiniband
outputs.
At the Siggraph convention
in San Diego California, Texas
Memory Systems Executive Vice
President Woody Hutsell told
us that the device is
primarily used for read
intensive data bases and video
editing (hence the presence at
Siggraph). Big movie
companies could story their
source video footage on the
RAMSAN-500 and then have teams
of editors edit the footage
simultaneously thanks to read
latencies of just 0.15 ms and
a 0.5 ms write time.
Hutsell told us
that the RAMSAN-500 will be
available sometime in the
fourth quarter. The company
will still sell its 400 model
which uses all DDR memory.
Hutsell added that huge drop
in flash memory prices in the
past years have made the 500
series much more affordable
than other DDR-only storage
boxes. This will probably be
$200,000 per terabyte on the
high side, he said.
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10.08.2007Sun's ODF plugin for MS Office now available
The Sun ODF Plug-in is an
extension to Microsoft Office
that allows it to read and
write ISO standard ODF files.
It supports Office 2000, XP,
and 2003, and works on Windows
XP and Vista. It adds to MS
Office the ability to read and
write ODF text, spreadsheet,
and presentation files (.odt,
.ods, and .odp) - the ISO
standard editions of MS Word,
Excel, and PowerPoint files.
Furthermore, ODF text
files (.odt) can be made the
default format for MS-Word
thanks to this plug-in (and
double-clicking on an ODF text
file on the desktop would
automatically open it in
MS-Word).
Addressing
the accessibility concerns of
existing MS-Office users was
one of the key reasons behind
Sun's development of the ODF
plug-in, and I have been one
of several folks involved in
testing the accessibility of
this plug-in (along with
several beta testers whose
employees with disabilities
were likewise doing
accessibility testing).
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04.07.2007Intel and Nvidia Skirmish Over Enthusiast Memory
This week, memory module manufacturer Corsair announced a new set of high-performance DDR3 modules that fit Intel's Extreme Memory specification.
These modules have additional overclocking profiles built into the SPD (serial presence detect) ROM on the memory module, which allows simple and
reliable overclocking of memory. Intel Extreme Memory is intended for the upcoming release of high-end desktop motherboards using Intel's X38
chipset.
Intel Extreme Memory is similar in concept to SLI Ready Memory (aka "Extended Performance Profiles, or EPP) developed
by Nvidia and, coincidentally, Corsair. However, the way the Intel Extreme profiles are burned into SPD differs from the way Nvidia has specified EPP.
The next generation of EPP, dubbed EPP 2.0, is in the works, but will also differ from Intel Extreme Memory. EPP 2.0 will add
DDR3 support for unannounced Nvidia chipsets.
When asked if this might increase buyer confusion, Corsair Vice President of
Marketing Jack Peterson noted that the company planned an educational campaign, using price breaks and bundling to steer users to the right memory and
motherboard combination. Peterson also suggested that the company was investigating a utility that would allow users to re-burn EPP profiles into
Intel Extreme Memory and vice versa, but no final decision has been made.
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20.09.2007Microsoft Loads Apps into
Works Suite
Microsoft on Thursday
announced a new release of its
Works Suite, which doesn't
include any new core features,
but instead bundles a number
of consumer-oriented software
titles. Microsoft Works is
intended to offer a low-cost
alternative to Office, while
focusing more on home
environments...
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28.10.2005Microsoft mouse to combine wireless, memory
Microsoft is preparing the Mobile Memory Mouse 8000, a laptop mouse which combines several important features. Above all is 1GB of internal memory,
allowing owners to treat the 8000 as a USB flash drive. The mouse also offers not one but two wireless options: Bluetooth or 2.4GHz, the latter
through the same USB port that allows file transfer. A switch flips between the two. The USB connector further offers magnetic charging through a
direct connection.
The sensor is a high-resolution laser, and added controls on the mouse include a tiltwheel and two side
buttons, assigned by default to "Magnifier" and "Back." Being a Microsoft mouse, the 8000 is immediately compatible with Windows Vista's Flip3D
interface. It should be released in October for $159.
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12.09.2007Memory Usage of Chrome, Firefox 3.5, et al.
This experiment graphs the
memory usage of Chrome and Firefox 3.5 (along with Safari and Opera)
over a series of 150 Web page loads using an automated script. Firefox 3.5 shows the lowest memory usage in all categories, including average memory
usage, maximum memory usage, and final memory usage. Chrome uses over 1 GB of memory due to its process architecture. Safari 4 and Opera show memory
usage degradation over time, while Chrome and Firefox 3.5 are more reliable in freeing memory to the OS.
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21.06.2009Lexar to put Wi-Fi on a memory card
The memory chip manufacturer will use technology from Eye-Fi to add network connectivity for users of its own memory cards...
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11.01.2008Sparkle produces the first 80 nanometre Nvidia card
MANY businesses in Europe will
be closed from Monday till
probably January the 3rd 2007.
That hasn't stopped Sparkle
from announcing its Calibre
P768 card based on Geforce
7600 GT 80nm chip. I guess
Nvidia had to do it in 2006 as
it promised to its investors
it was supposed to shift from
90 nanometre to 80 a while
ago.
The new 80
nanometre parts will end up
clocked at 650MHz - 90MHz
faster than the previous 7600
GT clock. The chip behind it
is G73 but we don't know what
Nvidia calls the new 80
nanometre ones. The memory on
Sparkle card works at 1600MHz
and Nvidia hasn't changed the
chip memory support as it
still works with 128 bit
memory only. The card comes
with 256MB memory and has
twelve rendering pipelines. It
supports PCIe 16X interface.
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22.12.2006MS Releases Web Based
Communicator
Microsoft on Tuesday announced
it had released to
manufacturing Office
Communicator Web Access, an
AJAX based version of its new
instant messaging client for
businesses. Because it is
built with open standards,
Communicator Web Access works
with IE6, Firefox, Netscape
7.2 and even Apple's Safari...
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13.12.2005New Qimonda GDDR5 Memory Promises 3x Performance of GDDR3
In advance of its likely acceptance by JEDEC as an international standard for memory implementations, Qimonda said today it is now sampling the first
Graphics Double Data Rate 5 memory in 512 Mb modules...
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01.11.2007Inside the Improved Firefox 3 Memory Manager
Mozilla software engineer Stuart Parmenter explains the new and improved inner workings of the Firefox 3 memory manager and what was involved in the
quest of decreasing the browser's memory load. Not simply all about fixing memory leaks, it involved solving memory fragmentation issues as well,
as Windows and most other operating system allocates memory in blocks and may not "see" small enough fragments of memory as usable in practice.
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12.03.2008The Ultimate Intel Core i7 Memory Performance Guide
Today we are going to look at how various memory frequencies, timings, and configurations influence the memory bandwidth and the real-world
performance of Core i7 processors. This is particularly important to not only help you get the most out of your Core i7 CPU, but to potentially save
you a lot of money. After all, it is possible to configure a Core i7 processor with triple-channel memory operating at 1066, 1333 and 1600MHz, or
even faster. But what are the benefits of using more aggressively clocked memory? With the new Core i7 platform, DDR3 should finally get its chance
to shine. As noted before, the Core i7 features an on-die memory controller with support for triple-channel DDR3 memory.
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10.12.2008Intel Nehalem to play nice with enthusiast memory
Intel's switch to an integrated memory controller with the upcoming Nehalem core will offer enthusiasts to finally take advantage of fast memory
devices which are constrained by the front side bus (FSB ) today. The memory controller bandwidth is catching up with performance memory, which
means that we should see dramatically improved memory performance once the new CPU arrives.
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15.05.2008FlashMate hybrid hard drive works without Windows
New FlashMate hybrid hard drive technology has been introduced that allows data to be read, even when the computer is switched off.
This enables notebook users to access content on the hard disk drive, without having to power on the computer, in order for example to listen to
MP3 files, view digital pictures, access email, etc.
The technology has been developed by SST (Silicon Storage Technology), a
flash memory technology business, and Insyde Software, a provider of UEFI-based firmware, BIOS, and engineering services.
FlashMate combines hardware, firmware and software in a system application subsystem that manages a notebook computer's hard drive. It is based
on SST's expertise in NAND flash controllers and memory subsystem design with Insyde Software's expertise in PC BIOS, system software and power
management.
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11.10.2007IBM quietly takes a stake in Spansion's racetrack memory
After quietly taking an equity stake in two-year-old startup flash memory manufacturer Spansion, IBM now plans to augment its own still emerging,
futuristic "racetrack" memory with flash memory dubbed MirrorBit...
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30.04.2008IBM Announces Memory Chip Advancement
A new semiconductor alloy
jointly developed by IBM and
its partners will spur the
development of faster and
smaller memory chips. The
companies say the advancements
would lead to smaller chips
than currently possible with
flash memory...
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12.12.2006Sony, SanDisk Develop Smaller
Memory Stick
Sony on Thursday announced
that it had developed a new
version of its proprietary
memory card format called
Memory Stick Micro. About a
quarter of the size of its
predecessor, Micro is designed
for use in compact mobile
phones. The product is
expected to ship in the first
half of 2006...
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30.09.2005How Google Earth Really Works
Don't miss
this article if youre at
all curious about how Google
Earth works on a technical
level how data measured in
terabytes and terapixels get
sent over a relatively
straitened Internet connection
and processed by a relatively
limited home computer.
The article is by by Avi
Bar Zeev, one of the early
developers of the program
(when it was still Keyhole
Viewer):
After
reading an article called
"How Google Earth Works" on
the generally great site
HowStuffWorks.com, it became
apparent that the article was
more of a "how cool it is"
and "heres how to use it"
than a "how Google Earth
works."
So
I thought there might be some
interest, and despite some
valid intellectual property
concerns, here we are, with
"part one" of explaining how
at least part of Google Earth
works.
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Long-life Flash memory offers 100 million rewrites
Japanese scientists have developed a new form of Flash memory that could alleviate all our fears about just how long our Flash memory will last. These
new memory chips, called ferroelectric Nand Flash (FNF), can be written up to 100 million times, compared to todays Flash memory that is thought to be
limited to around 500,000 rewrites.
FNF has additional benefits as well. Current Flash memory is only now being produced at 30
nanometres, but FNF will work at 10 nanometres. It also uses significantly less power with todays Flash memory requiring 20 volts for rewriting, FNF
needs just 6 volts.
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