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Can Microsoft's 'Harmonica' create P2P harmony across all devices?

Ever since Microsoft decided in June 2006 to ax the standalone version of its WinFS uber file system, the company has been noticeably silent about its data synchronization plans. But that doesnt mean the company has given up on its ambitious strategy to synchronize data across...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Java development tools, Peer to peer (P2P), Operating systems, P2P, HARMONICA, WinFS, Microsoft Corp., SyncToy PowerToy

Blog posts 2006-12-18

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SyncToy (exe)

The easy to use, customizable application helps you copy, move, rename, and delete files between folders and computers. There are files from all kinds of sources that we want to store and manage. Files are created by our digital cameras, e-mail, cell phones, portable media players, camcorders, PDAs, and laptops....

Tags: File, Computer, Files, Productivity, PDAs, Media Players, Notebooks, Digital Music, Storage, Digital Media, Handhelds, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Notebooks & Tablets

Software downloads 2008-09-18

Microsoft's biggest lemon - Windows Home Server

I'm really surprised that Windows Vista gets as much bad press as it does when Microsoft has an operating system that's worse.  Much worse.  I am of course talking about Windows Home Server. Windows Home Server is bad in a way that you just don't want your...

Tags: Operating System, Conclusion, Microsoft Windows Home Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, File Servers, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-03-11

My 10 favorite Windows programs of all time

My 10 favorite Windows programs of all timeHow does Windows Photo Gallerycompare to iPhoto. I tried Photo Story, and it is ok, I do not take a lot of pictures, nor do a lot, so this is first time I heard of Windows Photo.My mom uses iPhoto for about fifty...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Office, Web browsers, Google Notebook, Microsoft Windows, favorite Windows program, Microsoft Office OneNote 2003, Windows Program, FeedDemon

Discussion threads 2008-03-03

Windows Vista (In)capable

Windows Vista IncapableOn 915 graphics.I have a Dell D620 (Not even Vista basic recommended but possible, this via Dell's site) running PCLinuxOS, it flies, including with Beryl turned on.There is no reason why I, and others with even more modest video capabilities can run Beryl smoothly, with 100x for Wow...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Vista Capable Sticker, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-03-02

What's the real story on the Windows Home Server data corruption bug?

What's the real story on the Windows Home Server data corruption bug?That's OK Ed.....it's not like WHS is even a BIG market anyhow.apology accecpted nt:(Home users combing MS KB's?I can't really see most home users combing MS KB articles, can you? Most are lucky to...

Tags: Linux, Corporate communications, Operating systems, real story, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Home Server, Windows Home, server, Ubuntu, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2007-12-27

What's the real story on the Windows Home Server data corruption bug?

In the software industry, data-damaging bugs are every product manager's nightmare. When a reproducible bug in this category is identified, sirens go off, vacations get canceled, engineers lose sleep, and product managers pop Maalox until it's fixed. That's the context behind the alarmingly terse Knowledge Base article 946676, published last week. The entire article...

Tags: Article, Microsoft Windows Home Server, Server, Bug, File, KB, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware, Ed Bott

Blog posts 2007-12-27

Office 2007 SP1 installed, world continues as normal

Office 2007 SP1 installed, world continues as normalIts already downloadingAutomatic Updates is downloading the Office SP1 as i write this. Funny, it should not as per the post.Microsoft Update claims 619MB file sizeSo I downloaded from the Office 2007 SP1 download page. 220MB file size.HarryReboot? For an Office service...

Tags: Automatic Update, Microsoft Office, Office 2007 SP1, Microsoft Office 2007

Discussion threads 2007-12-12

Leopard to debut to excellent reviews

Leopard to debut to excellent reviewsTime Machine and BackupFrom what I've read so far, when you set up Time Machine, it simply asks you to identify which external drive you which to use. Thats it. So I plan on just buying a 500G external FW 800. When that gets full...

Tags: Backups, backup, Leopard, excellent review, Time Machine

Discussion threads 2007-10-25

OneNote 2003 SP1 Add-in: Send to OneNote from Internet Explorer PowerToy (exe)

Use the Send to OneNote from Internet Explorer PowerToy to send the contents of a Web page from Microsoft Internet Explorer to a new page in Microsoft Office OneNote 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) with the click of a button. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

Tags: Microsoft Office OneNote 2003, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software

Software downloads 2007-10-10

OneNote 2003 SP1 Add-in: Send to OneNote from Outlook PowerToy (exe)

Use the Send to OneNote from Outlook PowerToy to send e-mail messages to a Microsoft Office OneNote 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) page from Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 with the click of a button. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

Tags: Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Office OneNote 2003, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software

Software downloads 2007-10-10

Share OneNote notebooks online

OneNote has long had the ability to create shared notebooks but a newly released OneNote powertoy from Microsoft developer Dave Tse allows you to export a OneNote notebook as an interactive website. Even better, the project has been deposited at CodePlex for community input and enhancement. The exported notebook is,...

Tags: Utilities and Add-Ins, Uncategorized, Software, Microsoft Office, Microsoft

Blog posts 2007-07-07

New OneNote Powertoy adds search and replace

Daniel Escarpa has just released a new Powertoy for OneNote that adds a basic search-and-replace feature to the application. I've long wished for this ability in OneNote. The add-in currently supports text only (no support for searching against pre-recognized text which makes sense in a certain way since what would...

Tags: Microsoft, Microsoft Office, Software, Tablet PCs, Uncategorized, Utilities and Add-Ins, Windows

Blog posts 2007-06-23

What would you like to see in Vista Power Toys?

What would you like to see in Vista Power Toys?Good idea, butYou shouldn't have to respond to a UAC dialog box to set up a Remote Desktop connection. I have a half-dozen RD shortcuts here and they all open right up with no prompting.UAC Exclusion ListI have apps that have...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, UAC, RoboCopy GUI, Vista Power Toys, desktop manager

Discussion threads 2007-03-19

Cancel or Allow? Good poke at Vista UAC

Cancel or Allow? Good poke at Vista UACBritish Apple AdsThe new series of Apple ads for the UK market are also worth a watch. http://www.apple.com/uk/getamac/ads/Ya think that's funnyIt's even funnier if you've played Doom. UAC is Union Aerospace Corporation, a huge greedy multinational conglomerate that owns the demon-infested research bases...

Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, Apple Macintosh, Vista UAC, UAC, Apple Inc., advertisement

Discussion threads 2007-02-06

Microsoft's 'Scout' search app goes underground

Microsoft's 'Scout' search app goes undergroundThat does stinkAfter having beta tested Office 2007, one of the nagging issues I had was trying to find my way around to various commands.I understand that MS wants everyone to get used to the new menu system, but a helping hand wouldn't hurt.I am...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, PowerToy

Discussion threads 2007-02-02

Alt-Tab Replacement (exe)

Alt-Tab Replacement is a free PowerToy created by Microsoft that adds a live preview of the open windows to the Alt-Tab screen. The screen shot above shows what the Alt-Tab screen looks like once the Alt-Tab Replacement PowerToy has been installed.

Tags: Screen, Microsoft Corp., Alt-Tab Replacement, Construction

Software downloads 2007-01-25

RAW Image Thumbnailer and Viewer (aspx)

Often likened to a digital negative, a RAW image is the native image format for a growing number of quality digital cameras. Because of the camera-specific nature of RAW files, they are not supported natively within Microsoft Windows. As a result, photographers shooting RAW have not been able to take...

Tags: Digital Camera, Microsoft Corp., Camera, RAW, Digital Cameras, Microsoft Windows, Digital Photography, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2007-01-23

Phone, video hub expected at Macworld

Phone, video hub expected at MacworldI'd hate to be on the Apple treadmill!!They "might" announce iPhone, something that MS customers have had for years with Windows Mobile Smartphones.They "might" release iTV, something that MS customers have had for years with Windows Media Center + XBox.They "might" show you Leopard with...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Operating systems, TVs, video, Apple Inc., phone, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Apple Macintosh, window

Discussion threads 2007-01-08

Office 2007 slips... again - so what?

Office 2007 slips... again - so what?Am I the only person that expects better?I agree that this isn't a suprise. Microsoft is world known for their shipping delays.[b]I don't mind the delays.[/b]That is if the software actually works and works exactly as it should.However, I get the feeling that...

Tags: forecasting, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., software, Microsoft Office 2007

Discussion threads 2006-07-05