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Windows Phone 7 – Features Video

Posted in Microsoft, tagged Windows Phone 7 on February 16, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Innovative or confusing UI? I am not impressed at all. I would have to try it in order to get a better opinion.

SQL Server – How to reset an IDENTITY value

Posted in Microsoft, Software, Tips, tagged SQL Server on November 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

This is something that I am frequently being asked about, so I decided to post the simple solution. For SQL Server table columns that have the IDENTITY property enabled, their respected values are being auto-incremented according to the IDENTITY’s incremental value. The seed value is the value that is used for the very first row [...]

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Microsoft Security Essentials – Free Antivirus for Windows

Posted in Microsoft, Software, tagged Antivirus, Security, Windows on September 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Microsoft Security Essentials provides real-time protection for your home PC that guards against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software. Microsoft Security Essentials is a free download from Microsoft that is simple to install, easy to use, and always kept up to date so you can be assured your PC is protected by the latest technology. [...]

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Google Chrome pwns Internet Explorer (IE) – see it in real action!

Posted in Browser, Google, Microsoft, Software, tagged Google Chrome, Internet Explorer on September 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Yesterday, I have been browsing my Google Reader feeds, and I stumbled upon a post from the Chromium blog. The actual title was “Introducing Google Chrome Frame“. Since that was something I have never heard before about, I just had to read it. Well, it turned out that “Google Chrome Frame” is a plugin for [...]

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Windows Live Movie Maker – 14

Posted in Microsoft, Software, tagged Movie Maker on August 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Movie Maker requires Windows Vista or Windows 7; it is not supported on Windows XP. – Import photos and videos from your PC, camera or camcorder – AutoMovie – Post to YouTube – Easy transitions and effects – Add and edit audio – Titles, captions, and credits – Burn movies to DVD – Go High [...]

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Windows Vista SP2 / Windows Server 2008 SP2 – Download

Posted in Microsoft, Software, tagged SP2, Vista, Windows Server 2008 on May 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Service Pack 2, the latest service pack for both Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista, supports new types of hardware and emerging hardware standards, includes all of the updates that have been delivered since SP1, and simplifies deployment, for consumers, developers, and IT professionals. Download (32-bit) Download (64-bit)

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Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) – download

Posted in Microsoft, Software, tagged Windows, Windows 7 on May 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

The 32- and 64-bit versions of Windows 7 RC are available in five languages: English, German, Japanese, French, and Spanish. The RC will expire on June 1, 2010. Starting on March 1, 2010, your PC will begin shutting down every two hours. Windows will notify you two weeks before the bi-hourly shutdowns start. To avoid [...]

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