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July 11th, 2007

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Check out the Windows Live OneCare 2.0 Beta

The Windows Live OneCare team today released the Beta version of OneCare 2.0 — you can download it here.  Windows Live OneCare 2.0 is designed to make it easier to secure and maintain multiple PCs on a network so that households and small businesses alike can manage their PCs from a single control panel.  Aside from multiple-PC management, new to OneCare 2.0 is:

  • Wi-Fi connection security:  Secure your home Wi-Fi connection and protect the privacy of wireless data transfers.
  • System start-up time optimizer:  Check for ways to shorten PC boot time.
  • Online photo backup:  Back up photos to Windows Live Folders (additional cost).
  • Printer sharing support:  Connect printers to a network so that all users in the vicinity can access the same printer.

OneCare 2.0 was designed specifically with Windows Vista in mind (for instance, it now supports the x64 architecture!).  Try it out and let the Windows Live team know what you think.

Written by Nick White on July 11th, 2007 with no comments.
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Vista: 150 problems, 0 solutions

 

The following is just interesting and thats why I bloged it.

Source:http://apcmag.com/6649/vista_150_problems_0_solutions

Microsoft likes to boast that Vista is better than ever at logging difficulties with software and suggesting solutions through its Problem Reports and Solutions feature — but for an OS that’s been in final release for six months, the number of actual solutions is a tad on the minimal side. Here’s the sorry evidence of what actually happens when you try and get Vista to heal itself. This is a true story, and none of the names have been changed.

Would you like some assistance?: This sounds like a perfectly reasonable offer, and it would be good to know why my machine is crashing slightly more frequently than its XP predecessor.
Would you like some assistance?: This sounds like a perfectly reasonable offer, and it would be good to know why my machine is crashing slightly more frequently than its XP predecessor.

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Written by computerboom on July 11th, 2007 with no comments.
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AutoRuns 8.70

 

This utility, which has the most comprehensive knowledge of auto-starting locations of any startup monitor, shows you what programs are configured to run during system bootup or login, and shows you the entries in the order Windows processes them. These programs include ones in your startup folder, Run, RunOnce, and other Registry keys. You can configure Autoruns to show other locations, including Explorer shell extensions, toolbars, browser helper objects, Winlogon notifications, auto-start services, and much more. Autoruns goes way beyond the MSConfig utility bundled with Windows Me and XP. Autoruns’ Hide Signed Microsoft Entries option helps you to zoom in on third-party auto-starting images that have been added to your system and it has support for looking at the auto-starting images configured for other accounts configured on a system. Also included in the download package is a command-line equivalent that can output in CSV format, Autorunsc. You’ll probably be surprised at how many executables are launched automatically! Autoruns works on all versions of Windows including 64-bit versions.

Changes:
This Autoruns update adds a number of additional locations that can be configured to auto-start software during boot and logon and runs as standard user on Windows

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Written by computerboom on July 11th, 2007 with no comments.
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Adobe Flash Player 9.0.47.0 final

 

Adobe Flash Player is the high-performance, lightweight, highly expressive client runtime that delivers powerful and consistent user experiences across major operating systems, browsers, mobile phones, and devices.
Flash Player 9 builds on improvements in Flash Player 8 to execute content and applications faster than ever before with a number of performance improvements:
* Experience up to ten times faster ActionScript 3.0 execution with the new virtual machine and optimized compiler.
* Increase content and application speeds through faster application startup times and a 50% reduction in memory footprint.
* Accelerate rendering performance through more efficient, cached vector graphics.
* Improve text readability and get faster, smoother scrolling of large text blocks with optimized text rendering routines.

 Download: Adobe Flash Player 9.0.47.0 (for Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera)

 Link: Adobe Flash Payer Home Page

Written by computerboom on July 11th, 2007 with no comments.
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Windows Mobile Users: Join the Circle!

New activity from Microsoft to help customers, who already own Windows Mobile phone. Apart from manufacturers (see for example HTC e-Club) also Microsoft itself is contributing to end-user support.

There are a lot of very smart reasons people choose Windows Mobile phones – and a million (or more) ways we use them.

But, whether you’re looking to be more productive at the office, organize your personal life, stay better connected, or simply have more fun with your phone, the Windows Mobile Owners Circle is designed with you in mind. With your free membership, you get immediate access to an extensive (and ever-growing, ever-changing) selection of benefits including free ringtones, free wallpapers, free games, free productivity software, free member help, help forums, a monthly newsletter and more. The Circle is here to help you.

To learn more or to join, click here.

Crdit: Abdul Via http://msmobiles.com/news.php/6515.html

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Written by Jabez Gan [MVP] on July 11th, 2007 with no comments.
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