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InfoWorld - Google has promised to give content makers control over*advertisements overlaid on video clips*they post to its YouTube video sharing Web site. Link To Original Article
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Reuters - Matsu****a Electric Industrial Co (6752.T) said on Friday that Nokia's (NOK1V.HE) replacement of mobile phone batteries made by the Japanese electronics maker is likely to cost it 10-20 billion yen ($86-$172 million). Link To Original Article
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InfoWorld - Via Technologies has developed a processor that consumes a maximum of 1 watt of power and is intended for use in mobile devices and embedded applications. Link To Original Article
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InfoWorld - IBM's Rational Software unit is considering putting parts of its*Jazz collaboration framework*into open source, according to an executive of the company. Link To Original Article
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The unfortunate thing about writing all your thoughts down in a blog is that it makes it very clear just how wrong I can be sometimes. My "code" is online, for everyone to see, analyze, and critique. And critique you do. :-) A case in point is my fulminations earlier today on XenSource and its alleged abandonment of the Xen project. John Vigeant, a friend from my Novell days and XenSource's director of Business Development, kindly swatted me in an email for errors in my post. Witness my sackcloth and ashes (with John's permission - he must have some perverse pleasure in seeing me don this hairshirt :-): ... Link To Original Article
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TechWeb - The Cognos-IBM Risk Adjusted Profitability Blueprint provides a performance-management framework for building multi-dimensional, product-level profitability plans and forecasts aligned with risk-management strategies. Link To Original Article
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Wow. Double wow. I haven't seen Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols this worked up since, well, ever. He could almost be writing for The Register with the way he smacks around Microsoft for its top-25 (most active, mind you) open-source projects on CodePlex. It makes for very fun reading. It doesn't, however, accurately portray the projects--there are some that actually sound useful and interesting--but I don't want a little (just a little, mind you) accuracy get in the way of a good ol' cage match between Microsoft and SJVN. My favorite (and probably most apt) comment: ... Link To Original Article
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[/url]AFP - Dubai's new state-backed aviation group, Dubai Aerospace Enterprise, said Friday it was interested in buying factories put up for sale by European plane maker Airbus. Link To Original Article
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As Mary Jo Foley reports, Microsoft has pulled down its "Get the [wrong] Facts" website and replaced it with a "Compare" website. Consider this the kinder, gentler version of getting the "facts." Unless, of course, you're Red Hat. The site doesn't talk about Novell or other Linux distributions. But it spares no criticism of Red Hat, the one vendor that hasn't bowed down to savor its toejam. ... Link To Original Article
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[/url]AP - Sony Corp. took another step to lure new customers for its high-end PlayStation3, saying it would sell a device to let users record live television that can be stored on the game console or transferred to the PlayStation Portable for later viewing. Link To Original Article
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CNET Channel has announced that it is partnering with Microsoft to help consumers purchase Windows-supported products with ease and little hesitation. Just what I wanted from my unbiased, neutral news broker. CNET Channel's high-quality, accurate and consistent product content helps over 2,100 high-technology manufacturers and channel businesses in 35 national markets drive their online businesses and increase sales effectiveness. As an aggregator of best-of-breed content and e-commerce services, CNET Channel will now deliver 'Certified for Windows Vista' and 'Works with Windows Vista' logo information ... Link To Original Article
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Against the OEM's wishes, the Accelerator 917V features a quad-core CPU. (Credit: Xtreme Notebooks) After last week's post about Xtreme Notebooks squeezing a quad-core processor inside a laptop, another small laptop vendor, ProStar Computer, contacted me to say such a feat is impossible. In his email, the ProStar ... Link To Original Article
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Searching Dupes file finder for 2 different file sets (!!!)
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All the duplicate file finder tools I have seen so far allow only to find dupes within the same directory tree or even partition. What I need is a dupes file finder which finds only those dupes which have a twin/copy in one file set (e.g. the recursive directory tree D:\newfiles\*.*) and the other twin/copy in another, different recursive directory tree (e.g. D:\proj\*.*). Dupes within the same directory are of no interest. Does someone know such a "special" dupe file finder ? Frank
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Searching Dupes file finder for 2 different file sets (!!!)
by Guest Frank Callone- 0 replies
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All the duplicate file finder tools I have seen so far allow only to find dupes within the same directory tree or even partition. What I need is a dupes file finder which finds only those dupes which have a twin/copy in one file set (e.g. the recursive directory tree D:\newfiles\*.*) and the other twin/copy in another, different recursive directory tree (e.g. D:\proj\*.*). Dupes within the same directory are of no interest. Does someone know such a "special" dupe file finder ? Frank
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Searching Dupes file finder for 2 different file sets (!!!)
by Guest Frank Callone- 0 replies
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All the duplicate file finder tools I have seen so far allow only to find dupes within the same directory tree or even partition. What I need is a dupes file finder which finds only those dupes which have a twin/copy in one file set (e.g. the recursive directory tree D:\newfiles\*.*) and the other twin/copy in another, different recursive directory tree (e.g. D:\proj\*.*). Dupes within the same directory are of no interest. Does someone know such a "special" dupe file finder ? Frank
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Installing FTP service without Windows Component Wizard
by Guest brunoleveille@hotmail.com- 0 replies
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Hi all, I would like to know how I could install the FTP service and have it work without using the Windows Component Wizard. I did come close, I had the FTP service to show and I was able to run ftp in console but I couldn't start the FTP service. Anyone know some kind of guide or maybe (but I would be surprise) a installer to install the FTP service. Thanks,
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Installing FTP service without Windows Component Wizard
by Guest brunoleveille@hotmail.com- 0 replies
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Hi all, I would like to know how I could install the FTP service and have it work without using the Windows Component Wizard. I did come close, I had the FTP service to show and I was able to run ftp in console but I couldn't start the FTP service. Anyone know some kind of guide or maybe (but I would be surprise) a installer to install the FTP service. Thanks,
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User profiles being changed on the fly on bootup
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I'm using Vista, but, a lot of the employees in my department are still using XP. Sometimes a user will log in and they'll notice that they've lost their desktop icons, and, they've lost all their IE favorites. If I look into their Documents and Settings folder, I'll see a new profile created. Originally their profile was named with their username plus a dot, then the name of the domain. For example: "pb4072.intdom." That's my profile folder name. Now, sometimes, a user logs in and suddenly, they have a new profile. So, in the example I gave above, instead of "pb4072.intdom," it's just "pb4072" as the name of the profile. This is incredible, and frustrating. I hav…
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User profiles being changed on the fly on bootup
by Guest PeterBBailey- 0 replies
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I'm using Vista, but, a lot of the employees in my department are still using XP. Sometimes a user will log in and they'll notice that they've lost their desktop icons, and, they've lost all their IE favorites. If I look into their Documents and Settings folder, I'll see a new profile created. Originally their profile was named with their username plus a dot, then the name of the domain. For example: "pb4072.intdom." That's my profile folder name. Now, sometimes, a user logs in and suddenly, they have a new profile. So, in the example I gave above, instead of "pb4072.intdom," it's just "pb4072" as the name of the profile. This is incredible, and frustratin…
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lsass.exe error + Support article kb/883268 help
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I've been plagued by an "System Error: lsass.exe : Object Name Not Found" message that causes my computer (WinXP Home Edition SP2) to restart in an endless loop (3 times in 2 weeks!) and the only solution is to format the drive and reinstall. I have just done that but am paranoid the machine will recieve the error on the next restart. Heres the backstory: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroups/reader.mspx?dg=microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support&tid=49ee0155-3c50-4d67-93aa-b737346dbedd&cat=en-us-ms-winxp&lang=en&cr=US&sloc=en-us&m=1&p=1 A user suggested this article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883268 …
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lsass.exe error + Support article kb/883268 help
by Guest Jess- 0 replies
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I've been plagued by an "System Error: lsass.exe : Object Name Not Found" message that causes my computer (WinXP Home Edition SP2) to restart in an endless loop (3 times in 2 weeks!) and the only solution is to format the drive and reinstall. I have just done that but am paranoid the machine will recieve the error on the next restart. Heres the backstory: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroups/reader.mspx?dg=microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support&tid=49ee0155-3c50-4d67-93aa-b737346dbedd&cat=en-us-ms-winxp&lang=en&cr=US&sloc=en-us&m=1&p=1 A user suggested this article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/88326…
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windows vista and problem 81000378
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I have just got a new laptop and it has windows vista on it! i have downloaded msn messenger from the website and it is the latest one! i try signing in and it comes up with the error message of 81000378 and says that my contact list is not ready, try again later. on my normal computer my msn works! i have tried everything - changing date and time, firewall settings, even doing this search for cmd and lots of other things like that! im not sure what it is! but i no msn is not having difficulties because it works on the other pc. can anyone help? ooo by the way im really new to this site but i think i got it right, so sorry if i have put it in the wrong …
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What is this? Flash drive seems wireless device
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Hi my uncle has Kingston flash drive works OK but i don't the reason that it is shown as wireless USB flash drive and icon has changed. I just have home network through a workgroup. Can i run more than one flash drive at the same time without being forced by this stupid XP behaviour, in their article it's explained as a genius invention that makes wi-fi connection but i do NOT have wi- fi. So how can i turn my flash drive back to normal? Thanks.
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Why can't i run card reader+flash drive at the same time?
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Here is a strange problem: First i've thought that it was because of Win2k's crappy drivers, then upgraded to XP SP2 Pro but the same problem, if i connect flash drive with my SD card reader (USB), the flash drive will not be recognized any longer. But if i run it alone or other USB devices like USB gamepad or 2 USB flash drive, it works OK. I also tried different ports with no help, the other USB devices or this USB devices works well with another system when connected together. I've checked system info with no conflict, only there are some IRQ sharings which haven't been problem since i plug card reader with flash drive at the same time. What should i do?…
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Stop XP from resize windows when "screen" is locked/unlocked?
by Guest Ola S from Sweden- 0 replies
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I open some applications in XP and move the application windows as I like them and some parts of the windows are outside the screen. If the screen is locked/unlocked (password required to have access to the computer again after the screensaver has been activated) the windows with some parts outside the screen is automatically resized so all parts of these window are within the screen. In my case I have two screens and resize/locate an application over both of the screens. But every time the screen is locked/unlocked the application window will resized and fit only to one of the screens. So I have to resize it again. And as I have requirement from the company t…