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Microsoft lays off 5K employees; saves $1.5bn - Computerworld
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Microsoft lays off 5K employees saves $1.5bn Computerworld, MA - Jan 23, 2009 And the staff reductions I've been wanting since starting this blog back in 2004 are here, though within an economic context I certainly Do Not Want. ... Talk of the Town: Microsoft to Lay-Off 5000 Computer Shopper Linux Netbooks: A Tough Ticket? bMighty.com all 28 news articles More...
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Microsoft Songsmith Is Easy (if Painful to Hear) - New York Times
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Microsoft Songsmith Is Easy (if Painful to Hear) New York Times, United States - 8 minutes ago One example was described by the blog Gizmodo: “David Lee Roth + Microsoft Songsmith = Pure Horror.†When TechCrunch’s gadget blog first reported on the ... More...
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No Windows Vista Layoffs for Microsoft
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There was the initial 1,000 employees who got the email about their end employment at Microsoft the night before it hit the press. Despite Microsoft’s overall 8 billion USD in assets without debt status, they have to layoff around 5,000 employees in slow profit divisions to prepare themselves for the continued economic slumped. They however [...] More...
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Link Read: 012509
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Nasty Conficker Worm Lurking Windows 7, Vista SP1 and XP SP3 Machines (Softpedia)Job cuts call for Microsoft to rethink Windows client (Computerworld)Vista SP Slips, But IE 8 News is More Promising (InternetNews)Microsoft Bill For ‘Vista Capable’ Put At $8.52 Billion (CRN)The generation gap: Windows on multicore (InfoWorld)Share This More...
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Video on Speech Recognition
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This is a how to video of Windows Vista’s speech recognition. It is easy to follow and straightforward. Share This More...
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Microsoft extends Windows 7 beta download deadline - Computerworld
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Microsoft extends Windows 7 beta download deadline Computerworld, MA - 10 minutes ago ... install and run Windows 7 for up to 120 days without a key by using the same "slmgr -rearm" command that gained notoriety after Windows Vista's debut. ... More...
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Microsoft announced Friday night that computer enthusiasts will have a while longer to get their hands on the beta version of Windows 7. In a blog posting, Microsoft said that the test version of the operating system will be available for download through February 10. Previously, Microsoft had said that the OS would only be open through late this month. Those who start the download process before February 10 will have until February 12 to finish the task The deadline applies to the general public, while members of Microsoft's TechNet and MSDN developer programs will continue to have access to the code, LeBlanc said.
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WIndows Mobile brightens gloom, trouncing iPhone - WindowsForDevices
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EfluxMedia News WIndows Mobile brightens gloom, trouncing iPhone WindowsForDevices, CA - 20 hours ago Such has also been suggested by some anonymous posters on Mini-Microsoft, a popular blog for alleged former, current, and just-laid-off Microsoft employees. ... First Windows Mobile 6.5-running phones due in Q3 of 2009 Inquirer.net all 49 news articles More...
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TechSpot Weekend tech reading: Google's semantic search & Windows 7 Beta ... TechSpot - 4 minutes ago Windows 7 Team Blog. Microsoft Bill For 'Vista Capable' Put At $8.52 Billion Demand for PC components may have fallen off a cliff in recent weeks, ... More...
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Vista SP Slips, But IE 8 ... - InternetNews.com
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Vista SP Slips, But IE 8 ... InternetNews.com - 10 minutes ago However, hint of an impending RC release came from an inadvertent blog post by Frank Olivier, UX and Compatibility program manager at Microsoft. ... More...
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Windows 7 beta to be available through Feb. 10 - CNET News
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Boston Globe Windows 7 beta to be available through Feb. 10 CNET News, CA - 36 minutes ago Microsoft announced Friday night that computer enthusiasts will have a while longer to get their hands on the beta version of Windows 7. In a blog posting, ... Microsoft tweaks deployment tools for Windows 7 ZDNet Blogs How Does Windows 7 Rate You? Microsoft Watch RE[5]: Comment by Kroc Newmobilecomputing.com VNUNet.com - IT PRO all 311 news articles More...
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Common Issues in Assessing Browser Performance
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I’m Christian Stockwell, a Program Manager on the IE team focused on browser performance. Measuring the overall performance of websites and web browsers is important for users comparing the performance characteristics of competitive browsers, developers optimizing their websites for download times and responsiveness, browser vendors monitoring the performance implications of code changes, and everyone else who is generally interested in understanding website performance. I thought it would be interesting to follow up on my previous posts on performance with a discussion around some of the issues impacting browser performance testing and the techniques that you can…
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Brief Round Up of Reaction to Windows 7 Beta - The Moderate Voice
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Brief Round Up of Reaction to Windows 7 Beta The Moderate Voice - 9 minutes ago His print column on Windows 7. Endgadget has benchmarks galore, “it looks like XP is still the outright speed champ on current hardware.†Here’s 7 v Vista ... More...
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Vista SP Slips, But IE 8 News is More Promising - InternetNews.com
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Vista SP Slips, But IE 8 News is More Promising InternetNews.com - 7 minutes ago However, hint of an impending RC release came from an inadvertent blog post by Frank Olivier, UX and Compatibility program manager at Microsoft. ... More...
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Talk of the Town: Microsoft to Lay-Off 5000 - Computer Shopper
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Talk of the Town: Microsoft to Lay-Off 5000 Computer Shopper, NY - 7 hours ago Don't worry, if you love your Windows and want to see Microsoft get better soon, many models come with an option for XP or even Vista if you beef up the ... Linux Netbooks: A Tough Ticket? bMighty.com all 36 news articles More...
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Addressing the State of the White House Technology - WebProNews
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Addressing the State of the White House Technology WebProNews, KY - 7 hours ago That must mean Windows XP. If you haven't noticed, most people still prefer XP over Microsoft's clunky, buggy, annoying new Vista. ... More...
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Microsoft to deliver IE8 release candidate on Monday - TechSpot
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Microsoft to deliver IE8 release candidate on Monday TechSpot - 5 minutes ago Windows 7 beta users will have to wait a bit longer, though, as the RC1 build will initially be offered to Windows XP and Windows Vista operating systems ... More...
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Microsoft Releases Web Platform Installer - Web Host Industry Review
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Microsoft Releases Web Platform Installer Web Host Industry Review - 28 minutes ago Web PI can also be run on a variety of Windows operating systems including Vista RTM, Vista SP1, XP, and Server 2003 and 2008. It also includes support for ... More...
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Microsoft to Deliver First IE8 Release Candidate Monday - PC World
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Microsoft to Deliver First IE8 Release Candidate Monday PC World - 9 minutes ago ... and a post on Microsoft's IE8 blog on Wednesday said the company was "about to release" IE8 Release Candidate 1 (RC1) for Windows XP and Vista. ... More...
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WinInfo Short Takes: Week of January 26, 2009 - Windows IT Pro
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WinInfo Short Takes: Week of January 26, 2009 Windows IT Pro, CO - 4 minutes ago In other words, if you're looking for the most recent version of the browser, you're going to have to test it on Windows XP or Vista. ... More...
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Life AM (After Microsoft) - CNET News
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Life AM (After Microsoft) CNET News, CA - 5 minutes ago Microsoft's problems may well result from its dogmatic insistence that Vista isn't rubbish, as Gartner suggests, but that will be small consolation to the ... More...
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UAC on - no recent files anymore
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If I switch UAC on, the recent file list that I used to access in any "save as.." window (top left corner icon) to conveniently locate a previous folder shows up empty. Has it reset, will it fill up again?
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Windows 7 Offers 21 New Hotkey Combos - InformationWeek
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Windows 7 Offers 21 New Hotkey Combos InformationWeek, NY - 13 minutes ago By Paul McDougall Microsoft has built its new Windows 7 operating system with an eye toward simplicity and efficiency. Gone, among other things, are Vista's ... More...
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Running at elevated privileges via Remote Desktop Connection
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I am logged in to another system using Remote Desktop Connection. The remote account is an admin account, and I have supplied the username and password. When I do a disk defrag, using Windows Explorer / Properties / Tools / Defragment Now... the dialog box stays forever, and cannot be closed (on a local disk the UAC prompt appears). I assume that the UAC prompt has appeared on the remote system (unattended). How can I reslove this?
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Windows 7 has 21 new hotkeys - domain-B
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Windows 7 has 21 new hotkeys domain-B, India - 5 minutes ago Though it could take a while to learn and get used to, Microsoft's Windows 7, the successor to the hugely unpopular Windows Vista will have numerous ... More...