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Microsoft will start selling its Office programs to consumers on a subscription basis starting in mid-July. According to the news, it’s a a bid to reach “thrifty PC buyers” who would otherwise pass on the software. Bryson Gordon, a group product manager for the Office group, said in an interview that the agreement with Circuit [...]

The problem with tech ads are just like the others, they have to very clever and really creative in order to catch some attention. Here are some really cool technology related advertisement from notable companies like Sony, Apple, Samsung, Microsoft, etc that dont suck. Quite impressive collection of creative advertisements I must also applaud the [...]

Gates will remain chairman, coming in one day a week to work on projects with Craig Mundie and Ray Ozzie, who inherit his software strategy responsibilities. I dont ever see Bill stepping 100 percent away from Microsoft, said Scott Di Valerio, a former vice president who resigned in October. Hes part of the core of [...]

Organized by local advocacy group FOSS Sri Lanka, the FOSS-ed for Windows conference will cover various topics relating to FOSS applications for the Microsoft platform. These patches are older than the last patch. We hope that by learning about freely available alternatives out there we can help to stop software piracy in the country, Ratnam [...]

Those of the user community. The relationship between the open source community and software vendors has always been tricky. Uncompromising supporters of free software avoid using proprietary software especially on the operating-system front and many community members view market leader Microsoft as an evil-doer. In contrast to this, the most widespread ree system, [...]

In fact, if you wrote a digicast works with organisations, it would run only about quality of production. In two minutes , there’s watch video clips to build characters or staff on a new procedure. Expert=Robin_Porter or source microsoft simpler.. Massive opportunities right, how about some quick and same technology using the ingredients you sell? [...]

Navic offers sophisticated campaign management tools that use data to optimize the delivery and placement of targeted interactive television media. Microsoft said the acquisition would allow Microsoft to be able to facilitate enhanced digital advertising across online and (notably) offline environments. Navic Networks will fall under Microsofts Advertiser and Publisher Solutions (APS) Group, which includes [...]

Code named Project Hydrazine , the announcement was made at the JavaOne conference by Sun CTO Robert Brewin. Brewin believes, much like the hydrazine that fuels the space shuttle into orbit, this new project will help to power users applications to astronomical levels. Cloud-computing was first introduced in 2007. Large companies like Microsoft, Amazon, Yahoo, [...]

Software serial port monitor Rs232 sniffer with protocol analyzer and packet data logger. The field that feeds us. Watch the video wallpaper in two effects The clear image superimposing a backdrop of the video giving a mesmerizing effect. Download this must have free animated wallpaper to catch the mood of Thanksgiving on your desktop. [...]

My renderings were close but no cigar as they would say. This is true Apple design at its best. The feature list and tech specs listed below. Surf the web and download email over fast 3G cellular networks. Learn more
iPhone in Enterprise - Push email, calendar, and contacts with Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync. Find your location [...]

In a statement, Mr Ravi Venkatesan, Chairman of Microsoft India, said, I am sorry to announce that Ms Neelam Dhawan will be leaving Microsoft to join HP India as its Managing Director. Ms Dhawan joined Microsoft India in March 2005, and was responsible for the business strategy of the company. Commenting on the move, she [...]

The .NET Framework includes the common language runtime and class libraries. The Microsoft .NET Framework version 2.0 redistributable package installs the .NET Framework runtime and associated files required to run applications developed to target the .NET Framework 2.0. You must also be running Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 or later for all installations of the .NET [...]

And no matter how hard Microsoft has tried, the company has been unable ot make a dent in Google’s dominance of the search engine market. If you use Live Search Cashback page to search for products, When you buy qualifiying items, Microsoft will throw a little bit of money into a cashback account for you. [...]

Nintendo needs to drop the “wholesome act”, and start putting out quality games (Gears of war type) instead of “gimmicks” that use the Wiimote, or some other odd way of playing games. Saying “nintendo should have been able to deal with this sooner” shows ignorance to a good business model. Save for the design flaw [...]

Then he threw three eggs at Ballmer, but none hit him. Ballmer, much more lucky than Gates, was able to dodge the eggs that were tossed by the Hungarian kid. I guess they dont play much baseball in Hungary. The eggs managed to hit other targets behind a large podium where one egg smashed against [...]

I clicked on one page and was requested to allow Microsoft Silverlight and to accept its usage terms. Any opinions on Silverlight? The Microsoft site makes it sound all right and a good product, but I would expect that from their viewpoint. It’s fine. We just used it for a webcast we put together. It’s [...]

OCS 2007 doesn’t store voice messages and faxes in Exchange Server mailboxes by default, but it does have other capabilities similar to those in Exchange Server’s Unified Messaging (UM) role. Users are able to make and receive phone calls, communicate through videoconferences and share applications and whiteboards. The Microsoft Office Communicator interface (Figure 1) is [...]

“This is taking data that’s very complex, gathered over many years from many telescopes, and making it accessible,” said Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft, at a speech in Jakarta, Indonesia. The star-gazing software appears to be similar to Google Sky, which Google launched in August 2007. Microsoft could not immediately provide further details about Worldwide [...]

Nintendo on Monday put its latest shot across the bow of Microsoft and Sony when it officially launched WiiWare, its new online repository of downloadable games. Nintendo said it would add new games to WiiWare each Monday. In February, Nintendo said in an interview with CNET News.com sister site, GameSpot.com, that there were as many [...]

Until earlier this year, Raikes was president of Microsoft’s business software division, responsible for such things as the Office software suite, Microsoft’s server software and applications that help businesses track customers and business processes. In the past decade, the Gates Foundation has given away more than $16 billion, mostly in global health, global development and [...]

Thanks for visiting - Damien. Dedicated to Biffo. Some of these are fantastic. Ryanair being very dodgy. Faces from around the world. Pick a country, perv on the facepics of those from that country using Google images. Great great article. New ideas are not unique it seems. Microsoft wanna buy Facebook? Facebook should just take [...]

While Yahoo had twice rejected the offer, which was originally valued at $44.6 billion, Yahoo’s leadership thought it unlikely that Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer would walk away. They were wrong. On Monday, Yahoo President Sue Decker, in a rare interview, discussed how the Sunnyvale Internet giant will move forward in the wake of three [...]

After announcing that they were dropping there bid for Yahoo, the question becomes what will happen to Yahoo, Microsoft, Google and most importantly how will this all effect domainers. For domainers the problem will come if Yahoo attempts to make the 2 week traffic test it recently completed with Google permanent. As we discussed in [...]

The potential marriage of yahoo and microsoft is over. Check forbidden the aftermath coverage here, here and here. It would have been a mega-merger years ago but would still be huge even today. I touched on it a year ago on CN. Both AOL and Yahoo are consumer-facing Internet companies. Microsoft is not and to [...]

The surprise Saturday announcement came after a week of tense negotiations and about three months after Microsoft informed Yahoo that it intended to buy it, the better to compete with internet ad behemoth Google. “Despite our best efforts, including raising our bid by roughly $5
billion, Yahoo! Do not make
sense for us, and it is in [...]

Have all your devicesPCs, and soon Macs and mobile phonesworking together to give you anywhere access to the information you care about. A clear example of a “cloud service”, Microsoft believes in “cloud computing”. Live Mesh synchronizes and shares data across multiple machines currently that means Windows PCs, but look for Windows Mobile as [...]

The Jolie-Pitt brood arrived with two nannies and three security guards in tow, on Monday evening, via private jet, and were transported to the breathtaking seaside villa of billionaire Paul Allen.? The home is nestled between Nice and Monaco. The co-founder of Microsoft owns Villa Maryland and has made the property available to the Hollywood [...]

Other readers have wondered about the implications of the device for civil liberties and Windows security. A reader from Snohomish County writes, “a little usb device cannot break encrypted info (passwords) — unless microsoft has built a back door into its computers — it seems. Nearly every American home has been infiltrated with a device [...]

If TTWO sells 6 million games in the first week, that will translate into about $360 million in retail sales. When should we expect to see sales numbers? Microsoft released Halo numbers for the first week 9 days after the game came out; if TTWO uses the same schedule we shouldsee results around May 8. [...]

However, be warned, if you are going to download from the official website, Microsoft will check your Windows XP License if it is genuine or not. So if you have an illegal copy of Windows XP, you better buy a license now. The company recommends installing SP2 first as well, though that is not required. [...]

A lot of users have already downloaded the service pack from various unofficial locations like download portals and the Bittorrent P2P network. Many users however were very cautious and decided to wait until the service pack would be available through official Microsoft channels. Tomorrow users can download the service pack by using Windows Update. Downloads [...]

But never discount Google. All indications are that they are willing to do almost anything to prevent Yahoo from going to Microsoft. I still would not be shocked in the least bit to see Google pull off some kind of elaborate 3rd party plan to save Yahoo in the 25th hour. If they cannot, how [...]

On the surface, Mesh is a lot like competing file sync services such as Dropbox, SugarSync (which we covered in January), and even Microsoft’s own FolderShare product. Mesh is a combination of web based services that sync files and information across a cloud environment, and client software that allows individual devices to sync with the [...]

I asked the hotel’s Kaplan, “So, by saying you’re a Microsoft hotel, are you telling Apple lovers to stay away?” Enter “cache 08″ in the promo code box and you’ll be on your way to technological bliss with a cheaper credit card receipt! I have been hearing about The Hotel Sax all over the web [...]

Midwest earthquake. Google alone came through with news results on a
general search. Not bad — news search results right at the top. Nice explanation, but no news results despite
Microsoft’s upgrade of news searching this week. Earlier this week, I
heard
on Twitter from GrammarGirl that there might have been an earthquake near Reno. Getting specific also gave [...]

Microsoft might want to sign up the bouncers we encountered on yahoos jerry yang, who just doesnt know how to leave gracefully. What to do? Thoroughly cooked, if youre in new york, eject yourself from your couch and come meet us in the east village. Dec 7, 2007 Jackie Bruno Miss Massachusetts USA 2008 [...]

Apple seems to keep releasing new ads during the American Idol shows on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. You can watch this new ad by going to the Get a Mac page on Apple’s website and clicking “Office Stress.” Thanks to everyone who sent this in! Catachip said… I’m glad they directly address the issue of Microsoft [...]

Hackers have come up with at least one way to “unbrick” iPhones disabled by a firmware update Apple Inc. Issued two weeks ago, developers of both paid and free unlock software said Thursday. Of course, like most phones, you will need to sign a 2-year contract to get the new device. If you’re thinking about [...]

One of those process may be wlloginproxy.exe which is one of the process which is not useful to any user. What is Wlloginproxy.exe? The process WLLoginProxy.exe belongs to the software Microsoft Windows Live Login Helper or WLLoginProxy.exe by Microsoft Corporation (www.microsoft.com). Why it is running ? When ever a user download windows live installer for [...]

Which products and vendors keep solution providers raking in steady sales streams? How did it all go so wrong? By reconstructing the timeline of events in a marketing campaign that landed Microsoft in court, ChannelWeb gives you a startling inside look at a legacy of bad decisions and worse implementation. 08, 2008 Cisco on Tuesday [...]

The touchscreen Samsung 3G is the latest, and appears to be the most fromidable Free Sprint Ringtones On the hardware front, Samsungs 3G Instinct is set for release in mid-June. Its an iPhone-like device compatible with the Sprint network. Microsoft sees no reason to boost its bid at this time, the barricade thoroughfare journal [...]

The touchscreen Samsung 3G is the latest, and appears to be the most fromidable Free Sprint Ringtones On the hardware front, Samsungs 3G Instinct is set for release in mid-June. Its an iPhone-like device compatible with the Sprint network. Microsoft sees no reason to boost its bid at this time, the barricade thoroughfare journal [...]

The touchscreen Samsung 3G is the latest, and appears to be the most fromidable Free Sprint Ringtones On the hardware front, Samsungs 3G Instinct is set for release in mid-June. Its an iPhone-like device compatible with the Sprint network. Microsoft sees no reason to boost its bid at this time, the barricade thoroughfare journal [...]

The touchscreen Samsung 3G is the latest, and appears to be the most fromidable Free Sprint Ringtones On the hardware front, Samsungs 3G Instinct is set for release in mid-June. Its an iPhone-like device compatible with the Sprint network. Microsoft sees no reason to boost its bid at this time, the barricade thoroughfare journal [...]

Install the Blue Screen of Death Screensaver Make your co-worker think their PC crashed when they get back from lunch. The BSOD (”Blue Screen of Death”) screensaver is a free download from Microsoft (ironically.) For other operating system “support,” check out the Linux BSOD ’saver with support for Apple, Windows, and Linux crash screens. Hide [...]

Install the Blue Screen of Death Screensaver Make your co-worker think their PC crashed when they get back from lunch. The BSOD (”Blue Screen of Death”) screensaver is a free download from Microsoft (ironically.) For other operating system “support,” check out the Linux BSOD ’saver with support for Apple, Windows, and Linux crash screens. Hide [...]

Install the Blue Screen of Death Screensaver Make your co-worker think their PC crashed when they get back from lunch. The BSOD (”Blue Screen of Death”) screensaver is a free download from Microsoft (ironically.) For other operating system “support,” check out the Linux BSOD ’saver with support for Apple, Windows, and Linux crash screens. Hide [...]

Install the Blue Screen of Death Screensaver Make your co-worker think their PC crashed when they get back from lunch. The BSOD (”Blue Screen of Death”) screensaver is a free download from Microsoft (ironically.) For other operating system “support,” check out the Linux BSOD ’saver with support for Apple, Windows, and Linux crash screens. Hide [...]

Install the Blue Screen of Death Screensaver Make your co-worker think their PC crashed when they get back from lunch. The BSOD (”Blue Screen of Death”) screensaver is a free download from Microsoft (ironically.) For other operating system “support,” check out the Linux BSOD ’saver with support for Apple, Windows, and Linux crash screens. Hide [...]

Install the Blue Screen of Death Screensaver Make your co-worker think their PC crashed when they get back from lunch. The BSOD (”Blue Screen of Death”) screensaver is a free download from Microsoft (ironically.) For other operating system “support,” check out the Linux BSOD ’saver with support for Apple, Windows, and Linux crash screens. Hide [...]