June 2006 - Posts
You know the problem when you get a new PC. You have to remember all the stuff you installed and the tweaks you make. This was one I liked and I found again. Check out this KB: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315420&sd=tech
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Come on guys we don’t want a VHS vs Betamax fight again! Source: http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/06/27/toshiba_open_to_bluray_hddvd_merger/ Toshiba has once again said it's open to the development of a single, unified next-generation optical disc
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Source: http://www.good.com/corporateNew/int_about_342.html SANTA CLARA, Calif.—June 26, 2006— Technology, Inc., the trusted standard for enterprise mobile computing software and service, today unveiled Good™ Mobile Messaging for IBM
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Source: http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/060626/20060626005207.html?.v=1 SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 26, 2006--Network Appliance, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTAP - News ) today unveiled a new network storage solution, the StoreVault S500, aimed at the small and
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Damm .. how much are the phone companies making? Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/5117656.stm Mobile phone users in the UK sent a record 3.3 billion text messages in May, figures show. The Big Brother TV show, the FA Cup and Champions League
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How cool is this? Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/5107294.stm Channel 4 has announced plans to "simulcast" programmes on the TV and broadband internet. The channel will show streamed live versions of programmes on its website at the same
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Humm, I have just run WindowsUpdate on my Tosh M400 with Windows XP and I get offered this as an “Optional” update! Not played with it yet, but it could be interesting Source: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/914440 Network Diagnostic Tool
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Hit the fridge at work today and found a can of this So I needed to check it out. Good old Wikipedia came up a nice hit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coca-Cola_Zero It’s like the diet coke you can get in Europe now. It has the taste of full fat coke,
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Source: http://www.dataviz.com/news/press/pressreleases/Detail.html?id=153&product = Milford, CT, June 21, 2006 - DataViz, Inc., leading provider of Office compatibility solutions for over 22 years, today announced that RoadSync, its Exchange ActiveSync
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How cool is this! Source: http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/06/20/moto_usb_power_pack/ Motorola has reinvented the add-on extension battery as a USB device. At the Singapore-hosted CommunicAsia 2006 event this week, it unveiled the Portable Power P970
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This make a good read! Source: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/topics/complianceandpolicies/compliance/rcguide/default.mspx?mfr=true IT professionals who must ensure regulatory compliance for the IT systems of the organizations in which they
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At last .. Lets hope the BBC sorts itself out soon too! It IS the future! Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/5097572.stm ITV programmes will be available to watch on the internet and on mobile phones for up to a month after they have been
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This makes an interesting read. Not too sure I agree with everything. BTW I call Out of Office messages OOF whereas Simon uses OOTO. Time to moan! <RANT> #1, in my opinion if people are stupid enough to put any personal details in an OOF they deserve
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Well spotted Rui! Source: http://msmvps.com/blogs/ehlo/archive/2006/06/16/101664.aspx Microsoft published recently new documents about PowerShell (ex-Monad) and Outlook Voice Access
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Wow, how cool is this Source: http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/06/15/sony_unveils_worlds_smallest_projector/ We're still a while away from a pocket projector, but Sony's new pint sized offering isn't far off the mark. At 410cc it fits easily in the palm
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Interesting. Proof that customer pressure works! Source: http://www.eon-uk.com/pressRelease.aspx?id=946&month=0&year=0&p=1 Powergen, part of E.ON, has today (Thursday 15 June) announced that it is to withdraw all inbound call handling from
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Humm could be interesting Source: http://www.htc.com.tw/news/press060615.html HTC, the world's leading provider of Windows Mobile® devices, today launched the world's first tri-band 3G Windows Mobile Pocket PC [TyTN] and 3G smartphone [MTeoR] under
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Check this out! Source: http://www.atechflash.com/products-icarta.html Stereo Dock for iPod® with Bath Tissue Holder Now you can Enhance your Experience in any room with your favorite music from your iPod. Features: 4 Integrated high performance moisture-free
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This is a damm good idea! Source: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/06/14/uk_homes_energy/ From June next year, all homes in England and Wales must be given an energy efficiency rating before they can be sold. The government says the move, which is in
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Oh dear! They made some cracking Media Centre PCs! Source: http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2006/06/13/elonex_throws_in_towel/ Elonex Plc (UK) has gone into administration after weeks of speculation that the PC builder was having serious credit problems.
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AKA ranger! Source: http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2006/jun06/06-13Certification.mspx BOSTON, June 13, 2006 – As announced last year, Microsoft Learning has developed a new generation of senior-level certifications to address the evolving
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Bart sent me this .. be warned! Source: http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=32550 AN INQUIRER READER attending a conference in Japan was sat just feet away from a laptop computer that suddenly exploded into flames, in what could have been a deadly accident
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I have been asked this a few times recently and Greg found this link: http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/evaluation/bettertogether/BT_ISAFP1.mspx Better Together: Using ISA Server 2004 with Exchange Server 2003 Attacks against IT networks are on the rise
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Somebody recently asked me the difference so I researched a bit and come up with this: There are three major components of a public folder in Microsoft® Exchange Server, and each one gives you some important functionality that you might need: Public
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Source: http://www.dataviz.com/news/press/pressreleases/Detail.html?id=151&product=&redirect=rs_winmobile Microsoft Tech·Ed 2006, Booth #546, Boston, MA, June 12, 2006 - DataViz, Inc., today announced that RoadSync, its Exchange ActiveSync
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Source: http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2006/jun06/06-15CorpNewsPR.mspx REDMOND, Wash. — June 15, 2006 — Microsoft Corp. today announced that effective July 2008 Bill Gates, chairman, will transition out of a day-to-day role in the
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How cool is this! Source: http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/security/8212/?cpg=cj This small GPS gadget can easily be placed in a car, boat, land speeder, or just about any moving object and will record its own time, date, location, speed, direction and
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It’s up and ready for you to dowload … BTW it might take a long time! Source: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/default.mspx and http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/preview.mspx 32bit vista is only 3.5gb
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Just stumbled over this .. looks interesting Source: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=c5133f35-8e10-4477-b31c-bfd1dc09ab1e&displaylang=en The Exchange Server 2003 Operations Guide provide guidelines for IT professionals to
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A couple of updated tools. Handle v3.2 This Handle update includes an option for not prompting on handle closes and also reports the sharing flags configured for open files. AccessChk v2.0 AccessChk now has an option to dump security descriptors and also
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About time Source: http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2006/jun06/06-06AntigenPR.mspx REDMOND, Wash. — June 6, 2006 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the release of Microsoft ® Antigen e-mail security products — including Antigen
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I see that we have some updated tool here: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/exchange/downloads/2003/tools.mspx The Microsoft Exchange Server Quota Message Service looks interesting! Microsoft Exchange Server MAPI Editor http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=55FDFFD7-1878-4637-9808-1E21ABB3AE37&displaylang=en
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I missed this one, but it’s good. Source: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=b1218d8c-e8b3-48fb-9208-6f75707870c2&displaylang=en Microsoft Exchange Server Intelligent Message Filter v2 helps companies reduce the amount
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Okay so the world cup is coming and I found this (well Paul pointed me to it) up on the bCentral site. It’s an exe that will put all the fixtures into your outlook calendar and also tell you what TV channel that are on … cool http://www.bcentral.co.uk/worldcup/default.msp
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Yup, 2 today … feels like forever, but today my Blog have completed it’s second year. So whats coming then? Well to start with I’m in the process of using PlateSpin to port my physical server to a virtual one, and then I plan to migrate
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So the morale of the story … make sure you hard disk is totally & utterly clean before selling! Source: http://www.theregister.com/2006/05/31/ebay_laptop_site/ Police are investigating a disgruntled eBayer who took online revenge after paying
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kewl! Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/5034912.stm A congestion-beating project that could lead to some of the UK's 9,000 miles (14,500km) of disused railway being paved with rubber, has been launched. The flexible highways are made of
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Humm, Movielink is only available in the US, but CinemaNow seems to be okay. If they are cheap enough the should stop the piracy … well thats the theory anyway! Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/5033204.stm Disney is to start selling
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Hummm Source: http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2006/may06/05-30WLDforMacPR.mspx REDMOND, Wash. May 30, 2006 Microsoft Corp. today announced the availability of the Wireless Laser Desktop for Mac, its first Mac-specific desktop complete with a
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