Monthly Archives: October 2010

Windows Azure Marketplace DataMarket Add-in for Excel (CTP1)

Posted on October 28, 2010 by blakehandler

Windows Azure Marketplace DataMarket Add-in for Excel (CTP1) provides a simple experience allowing you to discover datasets published on the Windows Azure Marketplace DataMarket right within Excel. Users can browse and search for a rich set of datasets from various … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Releases Enterprise Search Connectors

Posted on October 27, 2010 by blakehandler

OVERVIEW – Federated Search Connectors allow a search solution based on any Microsoft Enterprise Search product to pass a query to a target system and accept and display results from that system. Enterprise Search Product Supported: Microsoft Search Server 2010 … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Releases Three Software Updates for Macintosh: IM, Remote Desktop & Windows Phone 7 Connector

Posted on October 27, 2010 by blakehandler

Microsoft Messenger for Mac 8 provides real-time collaboration between people in different locations. You can use instant messaging and audio and video calls to communicate with your contacts. You can sign in to Messenger for Mac 8 by using a Windows … Continue reading →

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Two New Free Add-ons for Microsoft Excel 2010

Posted on October 26, 2010 by blakehandler

  NodeXL: Network Overview, Discovery and Exploration Template for Excel 2010 displays a network graph using edge and vertex lists stored in an Excel 2007 or Excel 2010 workbook. NodeXL is a template for Excel 2007 and 2010 that lets you … Continue reading →

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“Hidden Capture Screen and Store” for Windows 7

Posted on October 26, 2010 by blakehandler

  Hidden Capture Screen and Store – Runs hidden captures at regular intervals and stores them on your hard drive or FTP site. It can also send a log by email to check if it’s running properly. Note 1: this … Continue reading →

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bit.ly Plug-in for Windows Live Writer

Posted on October 26, 2010 by blakehandler

Windows Live Writer Bit.ly plug-in enables you to automatically change the links and URLs into Bit.ly links. A Bit.ly account is optional. Bit.ly shortens your URLs so they use less space and that speeds up that ultimately shortens the download … Continue reading →

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Microsoft’s Fuse Labs Releases Embeddable “SocialGadgets” for Website & Blogs

Posted on October 12, 2010 by blakehandler

SocialGadgets – Dynamic visualizations of real-time Twitter data that you can embed on your site or blog.  Buzz – Given a keyword, this gadget highlights the buzz around a specific person, profile or topic. This is an ideal template to … Continue reading →

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Ultimate Lists of Microsoft’s FREE Office & Windows Software for Download

Posted on October 11, 2010 by blakehandler

I’m still sorting through all of the changes from moving my blog from Windows Live Spaces to WordPress — but I know people are looking for these old “Road to Know Where” articles, so I’m listing some of them here … Continue reading →

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Myth vs. Fact: Is the Online World More Dangerous Than the Real World?

Posted on October 10, 2010 by blakehandler

Microsoft Releases “Myth vs. Fact” factsheet dispelling four common online myths.  Myth: Identity theft usually happens on the Internet. Fact: Online methods accounted for only 11% of identity theft in 2009. Myth: Child predators are moving to the Internet to … Continue reading →

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