Monthly Archives: December 2010

Microsoft Retires "Office Genuine Advantage" Program

Posted on December 20, 2010 by blakehandler

Buried in Knowledge Base Article KB917999 pertaining to Office validation error code: 0x8018111″ — is this comment: KB917999 – The Office Genuine Advantage (“OGA”) program has been retired.

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Microsoft Releases Access Database Engine 2010 Redistributable

Posted on December 17, 2010 by blakehandler

Microsoft Access Database Engine 2010 Redistributable installs a set of components that facilitate the transfer of data between existing Microsoft Office files such as Microsoft Office Access 2010 (*.mdb and *.accdb) files and Microsoft Office Excel 2010 (*.xls, *.xlsx, and *.xlsb) … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Releases Updated Security Essentials Version 2

Posted on December 17, 2010 by blakehandler

Ignore that this new (12/16/2010) Microsoft Download Page states this is Security Essentials Version 1 – both these 32 & 64 bit versions of Security Essentials are indeed Microsoft’s new Version 2.0 Version 2.0 Updates: Better Protection Against Web Based … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Releases HTML5 Extension for Windows Media Player Firefox Plug-in

Posted on December 15, 2010 by blakehandler

The HTML5 Extension for Windows Media Player Firefox Plug-in is an add-on that enables Firefox users to play H.264-encoded videos on HTML5 pages by using the built-in capabilities found in Windows 7. This Extension adds to the functionality of the … Continue reading →

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Microsoft’s FuseLabs Releases "Montage" – Visual Method of Sharing Web Searches

Posted on December 11, 2010 by blakehandler

Microsoft’s FuseLabs has released Montage – “It’s what’s cool on the Web; all in one place and made by YOU.” Montage is a flexible web-based service that makes it fun and easy to create and share a visual album of … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Research Labs Release Diff-IE Add-on for Internet Explorer

Posted on December 11, 2010 by blakehandler

Diff-IE Add-on for Internet Explorer is a prototype that highlights the changes to a page since the last time you visited it and enables you to view and compare previously cached versions of the page. When changes are made obvious, … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Releases Visio Shapes for SharePoint Server, Project Server, Search Server, & Office

Posted on December 7, 2010 by blakehandler

Visio shapes for SharePoint Server, Project Server, Search Server, and Office posters zip file of Microsoft Visio stencils to create your own diagrams for models of server deployments. For examples of how the IT pro content publishing team for Microsoft … Continue reading →

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ChevronWP7 Windows Phone 7 Unlocker Tool Shelved

Posted on December 1, 2010 by blakehandler

Well that was quick! The ChevronWP7 Windows Phone 7 Unlocking Tool was released less then a week ago, and now the project has been shelved . . . for now? ChevronWP7 Dev Team: “Earlier today, we were contacted by Brandon … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Research Releases Photosynth Plug-in for Photoshop (32-bit and 64-bit)

Posted on December 1, 2010 by blakehandler

Photosynth Plug-in for Photoshop (32-bit and 64-bit) – An export plug-in for Adobe Photoshop that uploads panoramic images to the Photosynth web service. (Support: Documentation) Click Here for All Free Windows 7 Software & Resources

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