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October 30
"For those of you experimenting with Windows 7, here’s an update you’ll need to apply to get Mesh working on your new OS. Just create a REG file with the following information in it, and run it on your Windows 7 machine."
- Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
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- [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Moe.MoeHost]
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Microsoft's Visual Round Trip Analyzer tool helps web developers and testers visualize the download of their page, identify best practices and changes that improve web performance. The network Round-Trip between the client and server(s) is the single biggest impact to web page performance – much greater than server response time. VRTA examines the communications protocol, identifying the causes of excessive round-trips, and recommending solutions. Performance engineers, testers, developers, operations personnel should use VRTA to conduct their web performance analysis.
VRTA sits on top of NetMon 3.2 which is also released publically for free. VRTA abstracts the use of Netmon so the user does not need to know the details of Netmon but can simply click to start/stop the capture. VRTA has three primary features 1) a main chart which displays http traffic in 3 dimensions, 2) an All Files view that shows critical measurements for each file loading, and 3) an Analysis report that indicates which file transfers are exceptions to best practice rules.
More information - MSDN Resource: 12 Steps To Faster Web Pages With Visual Round Trip Analyzer
October 29
Secunia's Personal Software Inspector (PSI) is the vulnerability scanner for your personal computer. It is the FREE security tool designed with the sole purpose of helping you secure your computer from software vulnerabilities.
Software vulnerabilities affect all applications installed on your computer, from the Operating System down to your email client, office application, instant messaging, and so on.
To help you secure your computer from software vulnerabilities, we kindly offer you to download the FREE Secunia PSI today, it will scan your computer for installed software and determine if any applications lack security updates.
Version 0.9.0.5 (Release Candidate 4 - RC4)
- New user interface concept - The user interface has been split into two, a "Simple" and an "Advanced" mode
- Improved Easy-to-Patch functionality - The Easy-to-Patch has been improved significantly
- Criticality indication for all programs - The Secunia Advisory criticality rating is now listed for each insecure program found
- Generally more focus on the security threats each program expose your PC to
- Secunia Profile recovery - It is possible to recover your Secunia Profile and register the same Secunia Profile on multiple PCs
- General code optimisation
- Bug fixes - Fixes for various minor bugs reported by users
BLAKE: Many, many security problems are not Microsoft related, but are due to 3rd party applications - please try this program!
WINDOWS 7 COMPATIBILITY TESTS:
Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor scans your PC's system, programs and devices to check if it's able to run Windows 7. The report will let you know if your PC meets the system requirements, if there are any known compatibility issues with your programs and devices, and will also provide guidance on your upgrade options to Windows 7.
NOTE: Before you run the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor, plug in any USB devices or other devices such as printers, external hard drives, or scanners that are regularly used with the PC you're evaluating.
SecurAble, by Steve Gibson, quickly tells if your computer supports Window 7 64 bit, as well as "Hardware Virtualization" which is required for Windows XP Mode. (OEM Tests: AMD & Intel)
INSTALLATION & SETUP RESOURCES:
Release Notes focuses on the most critical issues, such as those that are likely to affect a majority of users and may cause data loss, installation failure, and security issues.
Things to Know is a collection of less-serious issues that are likely to affect a smaller number of users and have milder consequences if they are not avoided. At this time, all issues are reported in Release Notes; this document is essentially a placeholder.
Windows 7 Upgrade Paths outlines supported and unsupported upgrade paths for editions of the Windows 7 operating system.
For Consumers & Home Businesses:
Windows Easy Transfer takes the hassle out of migrating important files, e-mail, pictures, and settings from your old PC to your new one.
Download Windows Easy Transfer for:
For Small & Medium Businesses:
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GImageX 3rd-party graphical version of the ImageX command-line tool from the Windows Automated Installation Kit. (From MSDN)
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Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2010 - Deploy Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 with the newly released Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010. MDT is the recommended process and toolset for automating desktop and server deployment. MDT provides you with the following benefits:
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Unified tools and processes required for desktop and server deployment in a common deployment console and collection of guidance.
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Reduced deployment time and standardized desktop and server images, along with improved security and ongoing configuration management.
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Fully automated Zero Touch Installation deployments by leveraging System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Service Pack 2 Release Candidate and Windows deployment tools. For those without a System Center Configuration Manager 2007 infrastructure, MDT leverages Windows deployment tools for Lite Touch Installation deployments.
Additional Deployment Tools:
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Desktop Deployment Planning Services is a Software Assurance Packaged Services Benefit that offers pre-deployment planning designed to help guide customers through deployment and business value planning stages of Desktop implementation.
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Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit an agentless toolkit that finds computers on a network, performing a detailed inventory of the computers using Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI), the Remote Registry Service, or the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).
IBM Hardware Pack, helps to assess your current IT infrastructure and determine the right resources for your IT needs. The tool provides guidance on consolidating workloads with Microsoft virtualization technologies on IBM System x and BladeCenter servers.
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Security Compliance Management Toolkit Series provides IT professionals with an end-to-end solution to help them plan, deploy, and monitor security baselines of Windows operating systems and 2007 Microsoft Office applications.
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Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool allows you to create a copy of your Windows 7 ISO file to USB flash drive or DVD. To create a bootable USB flash drive or DVD, download the ISO file and then run the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download tool. Once this is done, you can install Windows 7 directly from the USB flash drive or DVD. ( Alt Solution)
SOFTWARE:
Utilities
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AdblockIE is an ad blocker for Internet Explorer 8; inspired by Firefox's Adblock and Noscript. AdblockIE blocks offsite JavaScript and filters images, Flash, and frames. (From TechNet)
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Autoruns - See what programs are configured to startup automatically when your system boots and you login. Autoruns also shows you the full list of Registry and file locations where applications can configure auto-start settings. (From TechNet)
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BitLocker To Go Reader provides users read-only access to BitLocker-protected FAT-formatted drives on computers running Windows XP or Windows Vista.
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CoreInfo is a Windows 7 64-bit command-line utility that shows you the mapping between logical processors and the physical processor, NUMA node, and socket on which they reside, as well as the cache’s assigned to each logical processor.
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Desktop Time Tracker keeps track of time spent on your projects. It runs from your system tray and makes it easy to punch in-n-out and view total time spent.
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Disk2vhd simplifies the migration of physical systems into virtual machines (p2v). Run Disk2vhd on the system you want to migrate and specify the volumes for which you want data included, and Disk2vhd creates a consistent point-in-time volume snapshot followed by an export of the selected volumes into one or more VHDs that you can add to a new or existing Hyper-V or Virtual PC virtual machine.
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Explore as Administrator PowerToy overcomes the limitations of Windows Explorer inability to throw up a UAC prompt when creating a folder within or copying a file into a protected folder such a Program Files or Windows.
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GmailNotifier is a small CodePlex application, with full Windows 7 integration, that notifies you when receiving emails from your Google Gmail account.
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InkSeine offers searching for files directly from ink without transcribing queries to a search box or a separate search application. With InkSeine, you can circle a handwritten phrase within your notes to create a query. The query persists in place as an icon that gets saved in perpetuity, just like any other part of your notes.
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Insomnia (with source code) keeps your computer from temporarily going to sleep. (From MSDN)
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IPsecPing command-line IPsec endpoint testing and debugging tool. It uses the winsock secure socket extensions, and supports IPv4, IPv6, IKEv1, and AuthIP.
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LogParser - Parses many types of textual content, it's a mature tool with well upgraded functionality.
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LUA Buglight identifies admin-permissions issues "LUA bugs" (Least-privilege User Account) in desktop applications.
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NetMon 3.3 - Network Monitoring utility to capture and observe network traffic patterns and problems. (Support: TechNet & KB294818)
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Simple Search - searchs within frames and comments for raw ASCII like strings using a direct case-insensitive search or regular expressions.
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Top Users - shows you the heavy talkers in a trace.
NetWiz (Network Monitor Wizard) assists in using NMCAP through a wizard interface. A step by step GUI leverages the powerful command line interface of Network Monitor 3 in order to capture traffic on a Windows system.
TCP Analyzer ( x64 version) analyzes network traces of TCP connections providing various performance statistics and visualizations for the captured TCP connection.
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OffVis displays an OLESS-based binary files in two ways. It shows a hex view of the raw file contents on the left side of the window and the tree of objects built up from parsing those raw file contents on the right side of the window. (From TechNet)
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Patch Registration Cleanup Tool - On a computer that has a Windows Installer based product installed, you may receive an error while installing an update for the product and the installation of the update may fail. Installation errors caused due to incorrect patch registration may be corrected using this tool.
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PowerShell Pack contains 10 modules to help supercharge your Windows PowerShell scripting. The PowerShellPack lets you write user interfaces in PowerShell script, manage RSS feeds, schedule operating system tasks, and much more.
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pptPlex - gives you the power to zoom in and out of slide sections and move directly between slides that are not sequential in your PowerPoint presentation (updated for multi-touch enabled devices).
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ProcDump is a command-line utility whose primary purpose is monitoring an application for CPU spikes and generating crash dumps during a spike that an administrator or developer can use to determine the cause of the spike. ProcDump also includes hung window monitoring (using the same definition of a window hang that Windows and Task Manager use) and unhandled exception monitoring.
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Process Monitor is an advanced monitoring tool for Windows that shows real-time file system, Registry and process/thread activity.
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PsLoglist - command-line event log display utility that accepts wildcard matching for event sources.
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Remote Server Administration Tools enables IT administrators to manage roles and features that are installed on computers that are running Windows Server 2003 / 2008, from a remote computer.
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SyncToy synchronizes files and folders between locations. Typical uses include sharing files, such as photos, with other computers and creating backup copies of files and folders.
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Synergy lets you easily share a single mouse and keyboard between multiple computers with different operating systems, each with its own display, without special hardware. (From MSDN)
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Taskbar Meters - three apps live on the Windows 7's task bar: CPU Utilization, Memory, & Disk IO (along with quick access to Windows 7's Task Manager & Resource Monitor)
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TweetCraft is an in-game Twitter client for World of Warcraft allowing you to send/receive Tweets in-game, upload in-game screenshots and AutoTweet achievements.
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Ultimate Windows Tweaker is a utility for tweaking and optimizing Windows 7. With judicious tweaking, it promises to make your system faster, more stable, and more secure. (From TechNet)
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VHD Tool - create & modify the VHD properties and size.
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Virtual Router turns a computer into a Wifi Hotspot using Windows 7's Wireless Hosted Network (Virtual Wifi) technology
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Windows Access Panel minimizes the trouble in accessing the buried settings & "hidden" system utilities within the Control Panel. (Recommended: TechNet)
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Windows Live ID Sign-in Assistant 6.5 (Beta) installs the Windows Live ID online provider making it possible to link a Windows Live ID to a Windows 7 user account (helping enable Windows 7 applications to deliver great features like sharing documents, pictures, music, and video).
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WinHlp32.exe is required to display 32-bit Help files that have the ".hlp" file name extension.
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SEARCH ADD-INS:
Microsoft Office 2010 (Beta) Filter Packs is a single point-of-distribution for Office IFilters. IFilters are components that allow search services to index content of specific file types, letting you search for content in those files.
The Filter Pack includes:
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Legacy Office Filter (97-2003; .doc, .ppt, .xls)
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Metro Office Filter (2007; .docx, .pptx, .xlsx)
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Zip Filter
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OneNote filter
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Visio Filter
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Publisher Filter
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Open Document Format Filter
MultiMedia & Imaging Tools
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Icon Maker tool for creating 32-bit color icon files from one or more image files. All sizes from 16x16 to 256x256 PNG icons are supported.
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Movie Maker restores missing Windows 7 features (i.e. capture external video, advanced editing features)
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MP4 Explorer extracts all the information, metadata and data from MP4 / MPEG-4 iso video files.
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Rooler allows you to make measurements of everything visible on your screen. (From MSDN)
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ScreenRecorder - easy-to-use screen-to-video capture program, developed on top of Windows Media Encoder, that captures a computer's activites to a small video file. Share the file so people can watch the video just as if they are sitting next to you while showing them what's happening on your computer's screen.
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ZoomIt - screen zoom and annotation tool for technical presentations that include application demonstrations. ZoomIt runs unobtrusively in the tray and activates with customizable hotkeys to zoom in on an area of the screen, move around while zoomed, and draw on the zoomed image. ( Windows 7 Compatible)
AntiVirus & Anti-SpyWare Software (Free)
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avast! Home Edition is a full-featured antivirus package designed exclusively for non-commercial & home use only.
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AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 9.0 - Basic antivirus and antispyware protection for Windows available to download for free. Limited features, no support, for private and non-commercial use only.
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BitDefender Free Edition uses the same ICSA Labs certified scanning engines found in other BitDefender products, allowing you to enjoy basic virus protection for no cost at all.
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Microsoft Security Essentials provides high-quality protection against viruses and spyware, including Trojans, worms and other malicious software.
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XBox 360 Controller & Wireless Gaming Receiver - 32-bit & 64-bit
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AuthenTec Fingerprint Readers
u-blox USB GPS Location-Aware Windows 7 Drivers
DESKTOP WALLPAPERS, THEMES & FONTS:
BGInfo automatically displays relevant information about a Windows computer on the desktop's background, such as the computer name, IP address, service pack version, and more.
MOUSE POINTERS:
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Left-Handed Mouse Pointers point to the right, instead of the left, which may feel more natural for left-handed users. The pointers are available in three sizes--standard, large, and extra-large.
LANGUAGE TOOLS & RESOURCES:
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Maren allows you to type Arabic in Roman characters (Romanized Arabic, Arabizi, Arabish or Franco-Arabic) and have it converted on the fly to Arabic script.
FOR DEVELOPERS:
Windows 7 Training Kit For Developers includes presentations, hands-on labs, and demos. This content is based on Windows 7 RTM and it is designed to help you learn how to build applications that are compatible with and shine on Windows 7 by utilizing key Windows 7 features such as:
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LEGAL STUFF:
October 25
With so many Microsoft resources, it seemed fitting at this time of year to hand-out some of Microsoft's free Halloween Treats! (^_^)
FREE HALLOWEEN MOBILE SOFTWARE: This Halloween, treat your phone to a little eye candy with these special Owners Circle seasonal wallpapers, and a dose of scary screams and spine-tingling tunes.
FREE HALLOWEEN MICROSOFT OFFICE SOFTWARE: Sure Microsoft has lots of Halloween Clip Art & Spooky Sounds for Microsoft Office -- but Microsoft doesn't stop there!
POWERPOINT & PUBLISHER:
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WORD & AVERY LABELS:
THE BEST FREE MICROSOFT HALLOWEEN SOFTWARE: My Favorite Microsoft Halloween Software?
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Halloween Prank involving "dripping animated blood down a victim's screen!"
Microsoft has updated their webcam & headset Windows Vista Internet Communications Software Drivers. (Thanks Pierre)
- Windows Live Call Button: Starting a video conversation is easy—just press this button, select an Online Contact, and share life in real time.
- Photo Swap: Share and swap photos in real time with your friends and family using Windows Live Messenger—right in the video call window!
- LifeCam Dashboard: Add special effects and control your webcam—all from the Windows Live Messenger window.
- One-touch Blogging: Upload photos to your blog on Windows Live Spaces with any of your photos at the simple click of your mouse.
- High Definition Video: Communication has never been more intimate—high-quality video reveals your friends and family in a whole new light.
- High Definition Photos: Capture high-quality still images, even in low light, and preserve those priceless moments.
- Automatic Face-Tracking Software: Move around without disappearing from the screen—advanced software keeps your face front and center.
- 3X Digital Zoom: The zoom delivers realistic, up-close-and-personal video, so you can see the contours of every smile.
- Pan and Tilt: The pan and tilt functionality make it a snap to capture the big picture, however you want to see it.
- Flexible Six-Foot Cable: The long, flexible cable gives you more room to move.
- Hi-Speed USB: The new USB 2 enables much higher connection speeds, so you can experience life in real-time.
- Wide-Angle Lens: The 71-degree field of view ensures no one gets left out of the picture.
- Universal Attachment Base: It's a snap to attach the LifeCam to any monitor.
- Built-in Microphone: Speak freely—the built-in unidirectional microphone automatically picks up your voice with remarkable clarity.
- Video Effects: Surprise your friends with cool video effects, accessible right from the Windows Live Messenger Window.
- Up To 30 Frames Per Second: LifeCams capture life at 30 frames per second, which means the video images you see are smooth and seamless.
- Digital USB: Digital USB ensures reliability and superior clarity.
- Leatherette Ear Pads: Listen for hours in total comfort.
- In-line volume controls: Easily adjust volume to find the perfect sound level.
- Rechargeable: Say goodbye to battery hassles.
- Eight Hours of Talk Time: The advanced battery delivers up to eight hours of talk time on a single recharge.
- Digital Speakers: Advanced speakers deliver crystal-clear audio.
- Padded Ear Cup and Adjustable Earband: Comfortable earpiece and adjustable earbands for a custom fit.
YAHOO! "We have discontinued stand-alone releases of the Yahoo! Messenger for Vista application in order to focus on delivering one Windows experience that is optimized for all Windows users."
BLAKE: It’s disappointing that Yahoo would halt the development of this nice looking application built by Frog. However, if Yahoo is developing an Adobe AIR or Microsoft Silverlight Application than this makes sense! October 22
Microsoft's Image Composite Editor is an advanced panoramic image stitcher. The application takes a set of overlapping photographs of a scene shot from a single camera location and creates a high-resolution panorama incorporating all the source images at full resolution. The stitched panorama can be saved in a wide variety of formats, from common formats like JPEG and TIFF to multi-resolution tiled formats like Silverlight's Deep Zoom and HD View (also newly upgraded).
What's new in verison 1.1r1?
- Fixed a bug that could cause the program to crash the second time it was run if there were non-English characters in the file paths of source our exported panoramas. (The "Options.xml" bug.)
- Fixed a bug that allows more TIFF files to be properly opened
- Changed autocrop to recognize 360 panos and provide a better crop rectangle in those cases
- Removed Automatic from the Projection menu
- Proper output of Silverlight 2 RTM Deep Zoom
- Fixed a bug that could cause one input image to be dropped from a panorama seemingly at random
- Added integration with the next version of Windows Live Photo Gallery
The "Get Started Tab for Excel " add-in addes commands giving you easy access to free content on Office Online, such as training courses, video demos, and other Office Online content designed to help you learn Excel 2007 quickly. An Office Online interactive command mapping tool, also available on the Get Started tab, shows you where to find Excel 2003 buttons and commands in Excel 2007. Office Online Community discussions are also available directly from Excel with this add-in.
October 18
Welcome to the future of radio!
Play.it is the next generation radio tool from CBS Radio, developed and created by a dedicated team of radio lovers with the intention of offering one of the largest digital music libraries in the world to anyone with an internet connection. With access to over 350 music, news, sports and talk stations, this unique one-of-a-kind listening platform incorporates stations covering the widest possible range of formats and genres.
Play.it marks the first time a visual tool has ever been used to allow listeners to create a customized radio station. With just a few clicks and drags of your mouse, you can custom-design the radio station of your dreams – and share it online with all of your friends!
And it doesn’t stop there. Hear a song you like? Then buy it. Got a favorite station? Share it with a friend. Got a lot of favorite stations? Save them for instant access the next time you log on.
October 14
FAQ PDF: Adobe Flash Player 10 builds on the capabilities of the world’s most pervasive application runtime with new support for custom filters and effects, native 3D transformation and animation, advanced audio processing, and GPU hardware acceleration.
NOTE: Uncheck the "Free Google Toolbar (Optional)" box to avoid installing unnecessary software from Google. October 13
Here’s my obligatory blog posting mentioning that Microsoft’s next version after Windows Vista will simply be called “Windows 7” October 11
Microsoft's Israeli blogger, Basil Goldman, has relased his Windows Hosts File Manager to easily make configuration changes to the HOSTS file (add, delete, & edit).
October 09
Norton's User Account Control Tool has been designed to replace the Vista UAC, to simultaneously make your system more secure while significantly improving user-friendliness.
By default, any application launched by an administrator is running with a filtered, standard user access token. When the administrator attempts to perform a task, the UAC prompts the user to approve the action. This can lead to poor user experiences because the prompts can be slow to display, and appear frequently and without warning. What’s more, because the UAC may give a false sense of security since other processes can still access the desktop, it actually raises security concerns.
The net effect is that many users find the UAC security clearance and prompting process annoying, especially those who are a computer’s only user and have all the latest Norton Internet Security software installed and updated.
The User Account Control tool will collect user input as well as information on applications causing prompts. The data will be processed to improve the comprehensiveness and robustness of the white list, which will be updatable while running the tool online. October 07
Microsoft MSDN Blogger, John Guin, has released his Calendar/Planner Powertoy for OneNote. (Does John ever sleep?)
Mono 2.0 has been released! The Mono Project aims to make developers productive and happy: Mono 2.0 is our gift to the world. Sponsored by Novell, the Mono open source project has an active and enthusiastic contributing community and is positioned to become the leading choice for development of Linux applications.
Mono 2.0 is a major milestone in the Mono project, and it supports the following features:
- ADO.NET 2.0 API for accessing databases.
- ASP.NET 2.0 API for developing Web-based applications.
- Windows.Forms 2.0 API to create desktop applications.
- System.XML 2.0: An API to manipulate XML documents.
- System.Core: Provides support for the Language Integrated Query (LINQ).
- System.Xml.Linq: Provides a LINQ provider for XML.
- System.Drawing 2.0 API: A portable graphics rendering API.
October 06
Microsoft HealthVault Connection Center Beta (2.1) is a desktop utility used with your HealthVault account to add data to your Health Records from health and fitness devices such as heart-rate monitors and blood pressure monitors. Data from your medical device is imported into your computer and then uploaded to HealthVault, for you and your physician.
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Guided setup to find and install compatible devices
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Improved support to prevent upload of duplicate data
LifeScan - (Johnson & Johnson) OneTouch Diabetes Management Meters and Programs.
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OneTouch Ultra
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Microlife - using a USB cable, connect your Microlife device to your PC and automatically download your readings.
Omron medical equipment for the prevention or treatment of hypertension, respiratory problems, obesity and diabetes.
Polar allows information captured during exercise sessions on a Polar Product to be passed, via infrared, to the HealthVault platform.
HealthVault Developers:
October 02
Microsoft employees seem to love Sudoku; they continue to create a number of projects for their beloved game. Microsoft's latest is from MSDN's Charlie Ellis, who wrote "Building a Basic, Understandable Sudoku Solver Using Excel Iterative Calculation" available as two articles (Part 1 & Part 2).
Other Microsoft Sudoku Projects:
Microsoft Sudoku: Optimizing UMPC Applications for Touch and Ink - This article closely examines Stephen Toub's Tablet PC-based implementation of Sudoku. It is the same implementation in the Touch Pack, a software package that comes preinstalled on ultra-mobile PCs (UMPCs). The article details the algorithmic aspects of implementing a Sudoku game, in addition to the specific details that help you implement other applications designed for Tablet PC and UMPC. (Requires: Tablet PC SDK v 1.7) - Support MSDN Document
Microsoft Sudoku Resources:
Microsoft Bloggers
October 01
Arlindo's Technet blog first mentioned the Windows Server 2008 Core Configurator which was/is hosted on Microsoft's MS Israel Community -- well it's been moved, and can now be found on Microsoft's "official" Codeplex website.
Server Core Configurator -- is a collection of scripts which help provision and configure a Base Windows 2008 Server Core installation; enabling you to do all those 'little jobs" via a GUI, quickly and easily!
- Product Licensing
- Networking Features
- DCPromo Tool
- ISCSI Settings
- Server Roles and Features
- User and Group Permissions
- Share Creation and Deletion
- Firewall Settings
- Display Settings
- Add & Remove Drivers
- Screensaver Settings
- Windows Updates (Including WSUS)
- and so much more . . .
Process Monitor 2.0 is an advanced monitoring tool for Windows that shows real-time file system, Registry and process/thread activity. It combines the features of two legacy Sysinternals utilities, Filemon and Regmon, and adds an extensive list of enhancements including rich and non-destructive filtering, comprehensive event properties such session IDs and user names, reliable process information, full thread stacks with integrated symbol support for each operation, simultaneous logging to a file, and much more. Its uniquely powerful features will make Process Monitor a core utility in your system troubleshooting and malware hunting toolkit.
What's New in 2.0?:
This major update to Process Monitor adds real-time TCP and UDP monitoring to its existing process, thread, DLL, file system and registry monitoring. You can now see the TCP and UDP activity processes performed, including the operation (e.g. connect, send, receive), local and remote IP addresses and DNS names, and operation transfer lengths. On Windows Vista, Process Monitor also collects thread stacks for network operations. (Thanks Curtis)
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