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How to easily synchronize files and folders between locations

kuanhoong — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:06:00 +0000

SyncToy 2.1 is a FREE Microsoft application that synchronizes files and folders between locations. Typical uses include sharing files, such as photos, with other computers and creating backup copies of files and folders.

SyncToy, a free PowerToy for Microsoft Windows, is an easy to use, highly customizable program that helps users to do the heavy lifting involved with the copying, moving, and synchronization of different directories.

Most common operations can be performed with just a few clicks of the mouse, and additional customization is available without additional complexity. SyncToy can manage multiple sets of folders at the same time; it can combine files from two folders in one case, and mimic renames and deletes in another case. Unlike other applications, SyncToy actually keeps track of renames to files and will make sure those changes get carried over to the synchronized folder.

SyncToy2.1 is powered by the latest synchronization engine from Microsoft Sync Framework 2.0

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Disk2vhd – Turns Your PC Into a Virtual Machine

kuanhoong — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 14:23:16 +0000

Disk2vhd is a utility that creates VHD (Virtual Hard Disk – Microsoft’s Virtual Machine disk format) versions of physical disks for use in Microsoft Virtual PC or Microsoft Hyper-V virtual machines (VMs).

The main difference between Disk2vhd and other physical-to-virtual tools is that you can run Disk2vhd on a system that’s online. Disk2vhd uses Windows’ Volume Snapshot capability, introduced in Windows XP, to create consistent point-in-time snapshots of the volumes you want to include in a conversion.

Besides that, you can even have Disk2vhd create the VHDs on local volumes, even ones being converted. However, the performance is better when the VHD is on a disk different than ones being converted.

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Microsoft announces plans to offer free consumer security suite

kuanhoong — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 07:42:03 +0000

Microsoft has announced its changing its strategy for offering PC antivirus software, with plans to discontinue its subscription-based consumer security suite and instead offer individuals FREE software to protect their PCs.

Morro – The initial code name for the consumer security software, will be available in the second half of 2009 and the software has the abilities to protect against viruses, spyware, rootkits, and Trojans.

As per Microsoft Press statement:

“Customers around the world have told us that they need comprehensive, ongoing protection from new and existing threats, and we take that concern seriously,” said Amy Barzdukas, senior director of product management for the Online Services and Windows Division at Microsoft. “This new, no-cost offering will give us the ability to protect an even greater number of consumers, especially in markets where the growth of new PC purchases is outpaced only by the growth of malware.”

Built on Microsoft’s award-winning malware protection engine, “Morro” will take advantage of the same core anti-malware technology that fuels the company’s current line of security products, which have received the VB100 award from Virus Bulletin, Checkmark Certification from West Coast Labs and certification from the International Computer Security Association Labs. The new solution will deliver the same core protection against malware as that offered through Microsoft’s enterprise solutions, but will not include many of the additional non-security features found in many consumer security suites.

Windows Live OneCare, one of the first all-in-one suites to be launched in the consumer market, includes a number of non-security features, such as printer sharing and automated PC tune-up. By shifting to focus on the core anti-malware features that most consumers still don’t keep up to date, “Morro” will be able to provide the essential protections that consumers need without overusing system resources, and will help more consumers have better protection against online threats.

More information is available on the Windows Live OneCare Team Blog a http://windowsonecare.spaces.live.com. [via]

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Bing Visual Search – New beta feature for Bing

kuanhoong — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:15:54 +0000

Microsoft’s Bing search engine has introduced of a unique beta search and shopping tool called Visual Search. The Visual Search feature offers an alternative to lists of blue links that are often delivered by search engines.

Instead of displaying traditional lists of Web site search results, Bing’s Visual Search displays rows images of items that can be scrolled through via a slick interface.

To test, simply go to www.bing.com/visualsearch. However, you need to have Microsoft’s Silverlight to be installed to view the new visual search. Visual Search allows you to quickly scroll through the galleries or do a one-click refinement using the quick tabs on the left, which are specifically relevant to the type of results you are browsing through. [via]

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SeaDragon – Enhancement for picture viewing over the web

kuanhoong — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 05:27:48 +0000

SeaDragon is a Microsoft Live Labs project with the intention to enhance the experience of photo viewing over the web.

With Seadragon, you will have a whole way to display your pictures on your screens, from wall-sized displays all the way down to cell phones, so that graphics and photos are smoothly browsed, regardless of the amount of data or the bandwidth of the network.

There are few ways to use SeaDragon. To use the Seadragon Deep Zoom functionality, it can be done by using Photosynth, which not only allows you to get super-close-ups of your pictures but also stitches them together into a 3-D space. You can also use the Seadragon Ajax and embed a simple viewer into your own web sites or blog posts. Or, you can also download the Deep Zoom Composer to embed a viewer into your own web site or blog post.

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Download and test Microsoft Security Essentials public beta

kuanhoong — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:17:09 +0000

The Microsoft Security Essentials Beta (formerly known as Moro) is now available for download and testing. Security Essentials is a free program that fights viruses and spyware. Security Essentials runs on Windows XP, Vista, or Windows 7.

In order to download, you’ll need to sign in with your Connect account or register for a new one to gain access. According to Microsoft, Security Essentials has features like auto updates and auto upgrades. The interface for Security Essentials is quite user-friendly too. Through the Security Essentials’ Settings tab, you’ll have fast access to advanced tools that power users might reconfigure.

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Chat with your MSN friends from within Hotmail

kuanhoong — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 08:47:59 +0000

It is about time. Almost all the chat messengers out there allow users to chat with their friends from inside the web page. Now it you can chat with your MSN friends too from inside Hotmail.

Once you are signed in to your Hotmail web account, you can send instant messages from any computer connected to the Internet without any requirement for Windows Live Messenger to be installed. You can also send IMs to your Messenger contacts from the People page (your contact list). To do this, just click the contact’s picture, and you’ll see Send an instant message on the dropdown menu.

As per Windows Live’s blog:

Yes, you’ve been asking us, and we promised you’d get it soon. Well, the moment you’ve been waiting for has finally arrived: instant messaging from the web is here! Now you can send instant messages from the Windows Live Hotmail and People pages! This means that, even if you’re on a public computer where Windows Live Messenger isn’t installed, you can still send IMs to your Messenger contacts!
Customers in Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, and USA will see this feature for the first time today (as usual, rollout to different individuals is gradual, so if you don’t see it yet, please be patient). This feature rolled out to users in France, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Spain, and the UK last month. Not in your area yet? We will be rolling out web-based Messenger to more locations in the coming months.

So there you go. Start chatting away from inside your Hotmail.

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Microsoft’s SharePoint Designer 2007 is available as FREE download

kuanhoong — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 14:24:00 +0000

Another good news from Microsoft. Starting now (April 2, 2009), SharePoint Designer 2007 will be available as a free download from Office Online.

Overall, Office SharePoint Designer 2007 provides you with tools to automate your business processes, build efficient applications on top of the Microsoft SharePoint platform, and tailor your SharePoint site to your needs, all in an IT-managed environment.

You can use Office SharePoint Designer 2007 to create and deploy interactive solutions on the SharePoint platform, without having to write code.

Automate business processes such as document approval, custom event notification, and other collaboration tasks with the Workflow Designer.
Create reporting and tracking applications using data views and forms to easily gather and aggregate data from outside your site and from SharePoint lists and document libraries on the Web site.
Get started fast with pre-built Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services Application Templates, which are fully customizable and extensible using Office SharePoint Designer 2007.
Extend your solutions by building advanced interactive Microsoft ASP.NET pages. Insert and edit controls with the same powerful activity menus and control property grid previously found only in development tools such as Microsoft Visual Studio 2005.

Download SharePoint Designer 2007.

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Microsoft’s WorldWide Telescope browser version is now available

kuanhoong — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:56:35 +0000

Microsoft has launched the web client version of WorldWide Telescope, which is similar to Google Earth. In a nutshell, Microsoft WorldWide Telescope is a virtual telescope software that enables you to explore the universe with the help of interactive star charts and high resolution imagery from some of the best land and sky based telescopes.

Now you can access WorldWide Telescope from a web browser without downloading and installing the software. However, before you could start using WorldWide Telescope, you are required to download and install Microsoft’s Silverlight, which is similar to Adobe Flash.

Microsoft WorldWide Telescope Web Client.

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Internet Explorer 8 is now available for Download

kuanhoong — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:29:23 +0000

Microsoft’s newest web browser, the Internet Explorer 8 RC1 ( IE 8 ) is currently available for download. Microsoft promises several new features for IE8 . You can new features like Web Slices, Instant search, and Accelerators which is basically right-clicking on the highlighted text to bring up a list of routine tasks like mapping, e-mailing, definitions, translation, and more.

Besides that, IE 8 now has the new private browsing mode. You can now browse the web without saving your history with Internet Explorer 8′s InPrivate Browsing. Now you can be assured that no internet traces are left behind whenever you are using a shared computer.

Download IE 8.

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