From the monthly archives:

May 2011

Check-ins and rating places get easier with Google Maps 5.5 for Android

May 31, 2011

(Cross posted from Google LatLong Blog)We’ve made it easier to check in and out of places, rate various locations, and get transit information with Google Maps 5.5 for Android. This release adds ‘check in’ and ‘rate and review’ buttons to Place pages, the option to edit your home/work address for Latitude, and redesigned transit station [...]

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Middle-Click Trick For Windows 7

May 31, 2011

I’ve been messing around with Windows 7 for a long time now, I’ve written countless guides, how-to’s and covered many little tricks that I’ve discovered. But still, I seem to be coming across new things every once and a while. This latest trick I discovered comes courtesy of makeuseof.com. It’s an odd little trick, and [...]

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Rosebud

May 30, 2011

I’m a creature of habit, of habits I create to push myself forward. When Twitter appeared, I knew it was a habit that would grab a hold of not just my generation but many others. In fact, it grabbed a hold of the notion of generations and twisted it into something special: a generation of [...]

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7 Movies Themes For Windows 7

May 30, 2011

For all you movies fans out there, I’ve gathered up a selection of great themes from your favorite movies for Windows 7. I’m sure you all have personal favorites, and I’m sorry if I haven’t included yours in the list below, but hopefully there’s something there for everyone. Be sure to let us know what one’s your [...]

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Microsoft’s Hyper-V Cloud Fast Track Accelerates Private Cloud Deployment

May 30, 2011

What an exciting week at Tech Ed for Private Cloud solutions from Microsoft and our great partners!   It started with the announcement of NetApp and Cisco joining the Hyper-V Cloud Fast Track program and bringing their solution to market immediately.  We had a session where Alex Jauch from NetApp did a very cool demo. He [...]

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NULL ISBlank()

May 29, 2011

While Excel is definitely the most widely used BI end user tool,  SQL skills are often needed to get data from a source and into Excel be that Excel stand alone or with an add-on like PowerPivot. There are many big differences between Excel expressions and SQL but it’s the little ones that floor us [...]

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Viewing ADLDS traffic with Netmon – where is my LDAP?

May 29, 2011

Hi, its Linda Taylor here from the UK Directory Services Team! I have decided to make a return to the blog to show you a nice tip on how make Network traffic from ADLDS (Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services) look more readable…or in other words – to enable Netmon to parse it as LDAP. Note: [...]

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Ballmer on Tablets: Android Failed Approach, Apple Sucessful

May 29, 2011

Microsoft CEO, Steve Ballmer, took to China Wednesday for a meeting where he spoke to the recent Microsoft takeover of Skype, China software piracy issues and everyone’s favorite subject — tablets. Considering that Windows Chief, Steve Sinofsky, is rumored to demo the Windows 8 tablet solution next week at the AllThings D9 conference, everyone is waiting with baited breath on any slip-ups made by [...]

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PayPal Sues Google over Wallet Service

May 29, 2011

Ding ding ding ding – I think we have a record here. Launched yesterday, Google Wallet has already attracted a lawsuit. While patent lawsuits are teh shizzle these days, this lawsuit is a little different, so sadly I can’t trot out my usual ‘software patents bad’ lines (aww). PayPal has sued Google over its Wallet [...]

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Exchange at TechEd North America 2011: Recap and videos

May 28, 2011

Many Exchange team folks were at Microsoft TechEd North America 2011 in Atlanta last week. Thanks to all of you who attended the breakout sessions, chalk talks, Birds of a Feather (BOF) discussions and Hands-On Labs. All of you who stopped by the Exchange booths to ask us questions about Exchange 2010, Exchange Online, ForeFront [...]

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