1. Giving Thanks For FOSS 19 hours ago   permalink

Linuxtoday.com

"There are many things I can say I'm thankful for in the FOSS world. The first would be Linux, a free operating system with no strings attached. Sure, it's got its quirks, but what OS doesn't? And despite any shortcomings it may have, it gives me a freedom to choose, to do things my way, to go places no corporately funded OS would ...

2. Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 5.0 CTP 22 minutes ago   permalink

Slovenski TechNet Blog / TechNet Blogs

MAP je zbirka brezplačnih orodij in nasvetov, ki vam pomagajo pri pregledu in optimizaciji IT infrastrukture ter odločitvah pri planiranju implementacij pravih Microsoft tehnologij, ki jih potrebujete. Na voljo je The Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 5.0 Community Technical Preview (CTP) z nekaj novostmi in dodatnih ...

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Steven Bink / Bink.nu Microsoft Commerce Server 2009 R CTP   —  Microsoft Commerce Server 2009 code name "R2" - November 2009 CTP is a pre-release build of the next version of Commerce Server. Please note that this pre-release build is not feature complete. Download details November 2009 CTP Send via e-mail | Submit to Digg | Add to Live Favorites

Steven Bink / Bink.nu EBay Teams Up With Microsoft to Offer Daily Deals   —  Windows Internet Explorer 8 offers features to enhance the online holiday shopping experience. Microsoft Corp. and eBay Inc. today announced they are partnering to offer eBay Daily Deals through a new Internet Explorer 8 Web Slice for the holidays. With most holiday shoppers looking to save money, Microsoft and eBay will present online Daily ...

Vladislav Savov / Engadget Xbox 360 Elegant Edition shows Microsoft how it's done   —  You know, we've pretty much all been enamored with the Zune HD's industrial design , but one unintended consequence for Microsoft was that it made its console look even more childish and toylike. It was inevitable, then, that a group of industrious Swedes would take up arms against this injustice and right the world with their Elegant Edition mod. Groklaw A Comes Exhibit: "Undoc APIs document" - Update: And Another   —  I'm deep into trying to list all 158 exhibits to Novell's response to Microsoft's cross motion for summary judgment in the WordPerfect antitrust litigation . We are also trying to go through all the exhibits from the Comes v. Microsoft antitrust litigation, because Microsoft and Novell were having trouble finding relevant materials in discovery, ... Sreekanth Manga / Sun Bloggers Using Simple Framwork to Serialize Java Objects to XML and Deserialize from XML to Java   —  Today I came across 2 different Java frameworks: First one is Play and the other is Simple . I skimmed through the documentation for Play for a few minutes and then I had to go to my lunch and then I completely forgot about that until I decided to write this blog.Will have to give a try this later.Actually while looking at the Play documentation ...

3. Apple documents iTunes LP and iTunes Extras for developers 26 minutes ago   permalink

Joachim Bean / The Unofficial Apple (TUAW)

Filed under: iTS , iTunes , Developer After seeing the intent by developers and artists to create iTunes LP and iTunes Extras for their music, Apple has opened up the availability to develop these features to third parties. However, automatic submission for iTunes LP and iTunes Extras is not expected until early 2010; in the meantime, it's still ...

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Www.ubergizmo.com Apple goes to court again   —  Apple is again going to court, this time suing a third-party MacBook power adapter manufacturer who supposedly violated patented designs, while in a separate trial has also appealed to move its ongoing defense against clone iPod maker Luxpro to a California court. The former involves a suit against Media Solutions Holdings, where both ... Chris Carera / Neowin.net :    Apple sues to halt sale of third party power adapters

Podcast / Between the Lines News to know: Thanksgiving tech support; Apple; Silverlight; Facebook; Black Friday   —  Thanksgiving tech support, Facebook, Microsoft, Apple's non-smoking warranty, Dell and Black Friday deals are the headliners today.

Mel Martin / The Unofficial Apple (TUAW) Magellan has worthy contender in the GPS sweepstakes   —  Filed under: iPhone , iPod touch , App Review Just in time for the holidays! I was excited when Magellan announced a new iPhone GPS software product, and was eager to get it downloaded to test. I spent two days driving around (well, not the whole 2 days) and generally had a positive experience. Magellan has been around the GPS business for a ... Erica Sadun / The Unofficial Apple (TUAW) Holiday Gift Guide: The Perfect iPhone Ringtone   —  Filed under: Humor , Holidays Looking to get something for that new, special 3G or 3GS owner that doesn't cost a lot of money? Or even a little something for yourself? (After all, those monthly bills to AT&T are pretty harsh, so a bargain treat is welcome, right?) How about an awesome ringtonable-song? "This is my Ringtone" from Parry Gripp [ Groklaw Apple Files Motion to Dismiss Psystar's Florida Case; Alternatively to Transfer Case to California   —  Apple has filed a motion to dismiss Psystar's litigation in Florida, or in the alternative to transfer it to the Northern District of California, where its so-far successful litigation against Psystar is taking place and consolidate it there. It requests a 30-minute hearing on its motion. You'll recall that Apple told the California court that it ... News.cnet.com Apple acquires Next, Jobs   —  In a stunning move, Apple Computer (AAPL) said tonight that it will purchase Next Software in a $400 million deal that will bring former Apple CEO Steve Jobs back to the company he cofounded. Michael Arrington / TechCrunch :    What If Steve Jobs Hadn’t Returned To Apple In 1997?

4. DirectAccess for Windows Server 2008 R2 - Design and Deployment Guides - LE document à avoir 30 minutes ago   permalink

Stanislas-quastana / TechNet Blogs

C’est Benoit Sautière (cf. son blog ) qui m’a envoyé l’URL vers ce document qui devient LA référence des documents en terme de DirectAccess : “DirectAccess for Windows Server 2008 R2 – Design and Deployment Guides” 165 pages de documentation technique pour tout savoir sur DirectAccess Le sommaire est allé ...

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Jamesone / TechNet Blogs How to deploy Windows: Windows deployment services.   —  I saw something recently – it must have been in the discussion about Google’s bootable browser new “operating system” which talked about it taking hours to install Windows. I didn’t know whether to get cross or to laugh. Kicking around on youtube is a video I made of putting Windows 7 on a Netbook from a USB key (The technical quality ...

Spapp / MSDN WinRM 2.0, PowerShell 2.0 et BITS 4.0 pour les anciennes versions de Windows   —  L’information date déjà d’un mois, mais j’avais oublié de noter la disponibilité des composants d’administration disponibles nativement dans Windows 7 et Windows Server 2008 R2 pour Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003 et Windows Server 2008. L’article kb968929 permet de trouver le fichier qui convient au système recherch�

Edge.technet.com Windows Server 2008 R2 : New Power Management Features   —  Windows Server 2008 R2 (i.e. "Windows 7 Server") introduced significant advancements in Server Power Management capabilities. You may never win a Nobel prize for building an application that plays well with Server Power Management policies nor by configuring a power-optimized data-center, but you'll gain lots of respect for returning real green ... Steven Bink / Bink.nu :    Windows Server 2008 R2 : New Power Management Features

5. Bildschirmaufzeichnungen mit dem Windows Media Encoder anfertigen 43 minutes ago   permalink

Edublog / MSDN

Mit dem Windows Media Encoder erhalten Sie ein kostenfreies Tool zum Aufzeichnen von Bildschirminhalten. Dabei spielt es keine Rolle, ob Sie Bilder von einer Live Quelle (zum Beispiel Webcam) aufnehmen oder den Bildschirm ihres Computers ab filmen wollen. Erstellen Sie von nun an auf sehr einfache Weise ihre eigenen Trainingsvideos oder ...

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John.mullinax / MSDN An SSD Odyssey, Part 1: The Quest for Extreme Windows 7 Speed   —  If you’re like me, you always want your computer to be faster. Speed is something you can never get enough of. If you’re not yet familiar with Solid State Drives (aka SSDs) yet, you probably will be at some point. This technology is beginning to move into the mainstream. Unlike traditional hard drives, an SSD has no moving parts. This means ...

Robert Folkesson / MSDN Missa inte Windows Azure Developer Challenge   —  Windows Azure Developer Challenge är en tävling för utvecklare med målsättning att bygga lösningar på Windows Azure. Startdatum [har redan varit] och sista dag den 13:e januari kl 12.00*. Tävlingen är personlig och öppen endast för svenska medborgare. Du kan anmäla hur många bidrag du vill. Bidragen bedöms av en jury från svenska ...

6. Error Synching BCS External list to Outlook or WorkSpace 2 hours ago   permalink

Tajeshwar / MSDN

"The server must be running MOSS2010 to synchronize external list with SharePoint workspace" I have faced this issue both in Escrow and Beta builds so thought to share it with others to make it easier. If you get the error message or having issues while synching your external list to client tools like WorkSpace or Outlook, then you might need ...

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Cajunmcse / Geekswithblogs.net Redirection for Outlook Web Access with IIS 7 for Internal and External URLs   —  Http to Https redirection is commonly a preferred configuration for Outlook Web Access for most organizations.  The challenges presented in IIS7 are that the built-in redirection feature only allows relative redirection without a full URL entered.  To perform Http to Https, the full URL is required.   This becomes an issue when organizations ...

Groklaw Comes Exhibit 2151 - Gates: "I have decided we should not publish these extensions."   —  Here's another relevant exhibit, Exhibit 2151 [PDF] from the collection of exhibits in the Comes v. Microsoft case, an email from Bill Gates, the subject was "Shell plans - iShellBrowser", dated October 3, 1994, to Bill Bass, Bob Muglia et al. In connection with iShellBrowswer, Gates writes: I have decided that we should not publish these ...

7. Feedback 26 minutes ago   permalink

Connect.microsoft.com

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8. Video: High Performance Data Management Panel Discussion 26 minutes ago   permalink

Rich Brueckner / Sun Bloggers

This panel discussion on High Performance Data Management was recorded by Deirdre Straughan at the Sun HPC Consortium 2009 in Portland. End users: James Pepin – Chief Technology Officer Clemson University Stephen Monk – Sandia National Laboratory Sun Microsystems: Harriet Coverston – Distinguished Engineer, Sun Microsystems, Inc. Peter Bojanic – ...

9. Malá tipovací soutěž – bez cen :) 56 minutes ago   permalink

KFL / TechNet Blogs

V úterý jsme uspořádali menší akci pro naše externí autory, kteří se podílejí na tvorbě obsahu pro MSTV , popř. píší články na Technet Blog či Technet Flash . Natáčeli jsme s nimi rozhovory, resp. osobní video medailonky. Ty budou v rámci předvánočního shonu vycházet na MSTV a dají vám šanci daného autora trochu v�

10. The IT Blog Awards 2009 winners 56 minutes ago   permalink

Www.computerweekly.com

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11. Device spells doom for superbugs 1 hour ago   permalink

News.bbc.co.uk

Researchers have demonstrated a prototype device that can rid hands, feet, or even underarms of bacteria, including the hospital superbug MRSA. The device works by creating something called a plasma, which produces a cocktail of chemicals in air that kill bacteria but are harmless to skin.

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12. Last week, last year 1 hour ago   permalink

Jon-fancey / Pluralsight Blogs

I spent last week at PDC, and last weekend at our annual retreat in Palm Springs. Both were awesome for different reasons. The former, because everyone was finally given access to bits people have been waiting for, for some time, such as SharePoint 2010. And then there was the free laptop. I’m already planning to double the memory in it and ...

13. Installing public beta of SharePoint 2010 1 hour ago   permalink

Jon-fancey / Pluralsight Blogs

Ok, here's what I did on my flight home from LAX/PDC. Because I didn't have a network connection at 30,000 ft I downloaded everything I thought I might need ahead of time, guided by the following link, which was posted a couple of weeks before PDC: .

14. BizSpark – nowy proces rejestracji 1 hour ago   permalink

Michalz / MSDN

Zgodnie z zapowiedziami w pierwszą rocznicę istnienia programu zmodyfikowano nieznacznie proces rejestracji nowych użytkowników, co przekłada się również na konieczność aktualizacji profili obecnych beneficjentów. Próba zalogowania się do portalu wymagać będzie wprowadzenia kilku nowych danych. Formularz odnowienia konta wygląda ...

15. 마이크로소프트 웹 플랫폼 - 마이크로소프트 웹 플랫폼은 무엇인가? 3 hours ago   permalink

Daewoo.kim / MSDN

안녕하세요. IISKOREA 팀블로그 의 김대우 입니다. 이번에 이야기 드리고 싶은 화두는 “웹을 위한 최선의 플랫폼” 두번째 이야기인 마이크로소프트 웹 플랫폼에 대한 단상 입니다. 마이크로소프트 웹 플랫폼 - (1) 다시 쓰는 웹 플랫폼 마이크로소프트 웹 플랫폼 - (2)

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16. JavaFX - ComboBox 1 hour ago   permalink

Rakesh Menon / Sun Bloggers

Its more almost 6 months since I implemented a sample ComboBox using Control and Skin interface. There is lot of interest for proper implementation of this control. This post is still among my top posts. So thought of enhancing the implementation a bit so as to make it work on real mobile! For Applet mode, click on above image For standalone ...

17. GlassFish v3 リリース間近ですね。 4 hours ago   permalink

Yosshi / Sun Bloggers

GlassFish v3 のリリースも間近となりました。 今日、GlassFish v3 のアップデートツールを 確認した所、日本語管理画面用のモジュールが 追加されてましたので早速、更新して試してみました。 GlassFish v3 を既に試して頂いた方はご存知かと 思いますが、結局 GlassFish v3 の管理画面は GlassFish v2 ベースの画面構成となっています。 以前、こんな案もありました。 GlasFish v2.x から GlassFish v3 になる事で、 アーキテクチャは大幅に変更されるのですが、管理画面は GlassFish v2 とさほど変わりがないので、今まで、 GlassFish v2 を使ってくださっていた管理者に ...

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Yuji Okamoto / Sun Bloggers ゴドーを待ちながら、JavaEE6へのマイグレーション、など11月21日からハイライト   —  11月21日 付. 私たちのコミュニティーで関心の高いニュースを紹介します。 これらは、EUのためのOracle/SUN買収のレビューの新日程、v3 fcsが近づきつつあること、新しいOpenESBとOpenDSのリリース、 Devoxx ホワイトボード、新しい顧客と日本でのイベントなどです。 ゴドーを待ちながら HSのために ゴドーを待ちながら を読みましたが、こうなるとは思いません……。 E.U. Takes More Time to Review Oracle-Sun Deal GlassFish v3への道 とても迫ってきています。 #devoxx でJavaEE 6やGFv3まわりの噂が色々出てきています。いくつかのリンクを紹介すると アプリケーションをJavaEE 6 ...

18. Lenovo's Snapdragon smartbook gets Android, pictured properly 2 hours ago   permalink

Vladislav Savov / Engadget

That's right, sailor, Qualcomm has been dishing some more info on the future of smartbooks, and we now know that the Lenovo number we noticed being teased earlier this month will be driven by a vanilla copy of Google's Android OS . Other data of import includes a purported battery life of more than eight hours and always-on connectivity through ...

19. Optimal Workloads for the cloud 2 hours ago   permalink

Stevecla01 / MSDN

This is one of my favourite slides from the PDC last week – it comes from the session titled Windows Azure Platform Business Model “ Transforming to a services business “ by my friend Dianne O’Brien. When talking to customers, colleagues and journalists I often talk about these models and Dianne’s slide will help me leave people with a ...

20. Top Templates: Christmas Present Shopping List 2 hours ago   permalink

OfficeOnline / MSDN

Today's template is a Christmas Present Checklist for OneNote 2003 by Jo-Anne Handley. Jo-Anne hasn’t submitted any other templates to our site, but there are plenty of other Gift Shopping Lists to choose, for different applications. You can download this template now , or get more free templates or free clip art & photos from Office.com. ...