From the monthly archives:

November 2011

How To Access System Folders From EWS Managed API

November 30, 2011

The EWS Managed API provides a simple way to get to the Public Folders – you simply bind to the Microsoft.Exchange.WebServices.Data.WellKnownFolderName.PublicFoldersRoot, like so: $ pfRootName = [Microsoft.Exchange.WebServices.Data.WellKnownFolderName]::PublicFoldersRoot $ pfRoot = [Microsoft.Exchange.WebServices.Data.Folder]::Bind($ service, $ pfRootName) But what if you want to access the Free Busy folder, or the Offline Address Book folders? How do you get [...]

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Tip Tuesday: Express yourself with emoji

November 30, 2011

Words provide endless ways to tell somebody what you’re thinking or feeling. But sometimes a picture says it all. In the world of smartphones, emoticons—also known by their Japanese name emoji—are one quick and fun way to express yourself in a text message. Turns out Windows Phone 7.5 has a ton of built-in emoji—many of [...]

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Verizon FiOS Customers Can Now Sign Up For New Xbox 360 Service, Will Let You Control Live TV With Your Hands

November 29, 2011

Last month, Verizon and Microsoft announced a partnership that will bring live HD TV channels to Xbox 360 customers who have active Xbox Live Gold subscriptions. Through the agreement, customers who sign up for the service will be able to watch live TV via their Xbox, without having to purchase any additional hardware. Of course, the [...]

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Google Catalogs is now available for Android tablets

November 29, 2011

For many of us, the arrival of piles of catalogs marks the start of the holiday shopping season. But what if you could have all your favorite catalogs in one place, with the latest issues always available at your fingertips? Starting today, Google Catalogs is available for Android tablets, as well as the iPad, giving [...]

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EU: Copyright Doesn’t Cover Functionality, Programming Language

November 29, 2011

The European Court of Justice, the highest court in the European Union, is kind of on a roll lately. We already discussed how they outlawed generic ISP-side internet filters, and now, in an opinion (so it’s not a ruling just yet), Yves Bot, an advocate-general at the Court, has stated that functions provided by computer [...]

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EU: Copyright Doesn’t Cover Functionality, Programming Language

November 29, 2011

The European Court of Justice, the highest court in the European Union, is kind of on a roll lately. We already discussed how they outlawed generic ISP-side internet filters, and now, in an opinion (so it’s not a ruling just yet), Yves Bot, an advocate-general at the Court, has stated that functions provided by computer [...]

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EU: Copyright Doesn’t Cover Functionality, Programming Language

November 29, 2011

The European Court of Justice, the highest court in the European Union, is kind of on a roll lately. We already discussed how they outlawed generic ISP-side internet filters, and now, in an opinion (so it’s not a ruling just yet), Yves Bot, an advocate-general at the Court, has stated that functions provided by computer [...]

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EU: Copyright Doesn’t Cover Functionality, Programming Language

November 29, 2011

The European Court of Justice, the highest court in the European Union, is kind of on a roll lately. We already discussed how they outlawed generic ISP-side internet filters, and now, in an opinion (so it’s not a ruling just yet), Yves Bot, an advocate-general at the Court, has stated that functions provided by computer [...]

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Available Today: Preview Release of the SQL Server ODBC Driver for Linux

November 28, 2011

In our continued commitment to interoperability, we are very excited to announce the availability of a preview release of the SQL Server ODBC Driver for Linux! This release will allow native developers to access Microsoft SQL Server from Linux operating systems. To assist our customers with native applications on multi-platform we have ported our existing, [...]

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Gmail’s new look

November 28, 2011

Posted by Jason Cornwell, User Experience Designer Back in July we showed you a preview of Gmail’s new look, and we’ve been working this summer to make even more updates and improvements. Today, we’re giving you an in-depth look at the new design. If you like what you see, over the next few days you’ll [...]

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