Monthly Archives: December 2009

Free eBook: 50 Windows 7 Tips, Tricks & Tweaks

Posted on December 29, 2009 by blakehandler

  Joining Microsoft’s lists of 30 and 77 Windows 7 Tips — Vasu Jain has collected 50 tips, tricks & tweaks in his free eBook Windows 7: Tips & Tricks  (Thanks Steve) Download –> Windows 7: Tips & Tricks (PDF … Continue reading →

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Two (More) Free Utilities for Microsoft’s Windows 7!

Posted on December 27, 2009 by blakehandler

  Microsoft Blogger, Kurt Shintaku, found two free Windows 7 tools worth a (re)mention:  Power Plan Assistant & WhoCrashed. Power Plan Assistant is a smart power plan management application, designed specifically for Windows 7. Easily manage & switch between all of … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Releases “Indic Language Input Tool” Supporting 6 Indian Languages

Posted on December 19, 2009 by blakehandler

  Microsoft Indic Language Input Tool helps you enter Indian language text easily into any application in Microsoft Windows or on any page on the Web. The primary input mechanism is transliteration. Additionally, it provides a visual keyboard to assist … Continue reading →

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Two More Microsoft Windows Server Teams Join Twitter

Posted on December 19, 2009 by blakehandler

  Two more Microsoft Windows Server Teams join Twitter: @EBSblog – Windows Essential Business Server Team @SBSblog – Small Business Server Support & Product Group Click Here for the Complete "Un-Official" List of Microsoft Twitter Feeds

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Microsoft Releases Free Search Server 2008 Express Version 2.0

Posted on December 19, 2009 by blakehandler

  Search Server 2008 Express – Bring enterprise search to your organization quickly and easily for FREE with Microsoft’s Search Server 2008 Express. Product Highlights:   Reduce your risk in choosing a search solution by starting with a free, full … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Releases MFCopy for Copying Windows 7 Multimedia Files

Posted on December 17, 2009 by blakehandler

  MFCopy is a command line tool showcasing the Windows 7 Media Foundation source reader and sink writer APIs.  This tool copies multimedia files from one multimedia container to another.  Copying can involve simply remultiplexing the streams, transcoding to convert … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Releases Bing App for iPhone

Posted on December 16, 2009 by blakehandler

  Microsoft has released their official Bing App for iPhone and iPod touch; available from the iTunes App Store, or m.bing.com.  (Thanks Kristin) Download –> Bing App for iPhone Click Here for All Free Bing Sofware & Resources

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Microsoft Releases Bing Maps Silverlight Control SDK

Posted on December 10, 2009 by blakehandler

  Bing Maps Silverlight Control Software Development Kit (SDK) provides the binaries and programming reference for the Bing Maps Silverlight Control. You can use this control to build your own Web sites that use Bing maps. Click Here for All … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Press Releases “First Look: Microsoft Office 2010” for Free Download

Posted on December 10, 2009 by blakehandler

For a limited time, Microsoft Press has released First Look: Microsoft Office 2010 as a free e-book download. First Look: Microsoft Office 2010 Overview: Part I – Envision the Possibilities  Office 2010 ushers in a new era in productivity software … Continue reading →

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Microsoft’s Research Lab Releases Chemistry Add-in for Word 2007

Posted on December 10, 2009 by blakehandler

  Chemistry Add-in for Word 2007 is a tool for the authoring and rendering of semantically rich chemistry information in Word 2007 documents. This project is a partnership between Microsoft’s Research Lab’s and Peter Murray-Rust at the University of Cambridge. Download … Continue reading →

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