From the monthly archives:

August 2010

Arcade Fire, HTML5 and Chrome

August 31, 2010

Today we’re excited to launch a musical experience made specifically for the browser, called “The Wilderness Downtown.” The project was created by writer/director Chris Milk with the band Arcade Fire and Google. “The Wilderness Downtown” is set to Arcade Fire’s new song “We Used to Wait”, and showcases many of the latest developments on the [...]

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Save All PowerShell ISE files

August 31, 2010

PowerShell ISE is a simple tool and in some cases it has the bare essentials. For instance, it does not have an option to save all files. On the flipside, it offers an Object Model from its first version that allows adding features beyond the essentials like this one and many more.  If we had the [...]

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Hotmail Now Supports Push Email and Other Features

August 31, 2010

Users of Hotmail will find it easier to stay up-to-date and be productive with your phone. Starting 08-30-10, users can get email, calendar, and contacts pushed automatically to your phone using Exchange ActiveSync (EAS). EAS syncs up everything between your phone and Hotmail, so whatever you do on your phone, like  add an appointment, delete [...]

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Export and Import PowerShell ISE Opened Files

August 31, 2010

Unlike other tools, PowerShell ISE doesn’t have project files. Project files are a good way to set your environment up with a well known state. Thanks to the ISE Object Model, it is possible to add some project functionality. The script below has two main functions “Export-ISEState” and “Import-ISEState”. They can be used to save [...]

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Export and Import PowerShell ISE Opened Files

August 31, 2010

Unlike other tools, PowerShell ISE doesn’t have project files. Project files are a good way to set your environment up with a well known state. Thanks to the ISE Object Model, it is possible to add some project functionality. The script below has two main functions “Export-ISEState” and “Import-ISEState”. They can be used to save [...]

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Remember Magic Inbox? Yep, That’s What Is Now Gmail Priority Inbox

August 31, 2010

In May 2009, I wrote a post speculating about something called “Magic Inbox.” What was so special about it? It was a reference found in the code of Gmail by the blog Google Operating System, and appeared to point to a new Gmail feature that would sort your email with the help of your social [...]

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“Apple Is Not Fighting Jailbreaking” Wait, What?

August 31, 2010

Since interesting news that I’m actually knowledgeable about is still a little hard to come by, I have to work a little harder. This is something interesting to discuss: John Gruber, rather famous Apple blogger, is now arguing that Apple is in fact not fighting the jailbreaking community. Wait, what? Read more on this exclusive [...]

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Exchange 2010 SP1 and Support for FIPS Compliant Algorithms

August 31, 2010

When will Exchange Server 2010 Support FIPS compliance? Exchange Server 2010 SP1 provides for the ability to disable algorithms which are not FIPS 140-2 compliant; these algorithms are used for encryption, hashing, and signing within the Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 operating systems that support Exchange Server 2010. When the Security Options [...]

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Remote Desktop Services Component Architecture Poster now available

August 31, 2010

The Remote Desktop Services Component Architecture Poster is available in PDF format on the Microsoft Download Center (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=200520). This poster provides a visual reference for understanding key Remote Desktop Services technologies in Windows Server 2008 R2. It explains the functions and roles of Remote Desktop Session Host, Remote Desktop Virtualization Host, Remote Desktop Connection Broker, [...]

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New Directory Services Content 8/22-8/28

August 31, 2010

KB Articles There are several articles below that are related to support of Single Label Domains, Disjointed Namespaces and Discontiguous Namespaces.  These will soon be linked to the DNS Namespace Planning Solution Center.  More on that here. Article ID Title 2273047 User Account Control (UAC) and Windows Explorer 2360265 KRB_AP_ERR_BAD_INTEGRITY error when server tries to [...]

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