More top picks from the week Microsoft to push out critcal patch on Tuesday for IE, Windows Take a look at the Panorama
Microsoft agrees to offer browser ballot option with Windows 7 Another painful quarter: are Microsoft's cash-cow days over? The Moment of Truth Nears For Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Podcast: WS2008 R2 tips from Microsoft's Eric Jewett From our bloggers: Microsoft... coming to a new store near you Mitchell Ashley: Apple and Radio Shack are probably the two most successful brands to have retail stores. Microsoft is now telegraphing plans to give the Microsoft store concept a try, something we might see in about two years or so. How to set up process prioritization in Windows Task Manager Glenn Weadock: You can fire up the Windows Task Manager to temporarily change the priority of a running process. Amazing support tool for road warriors TripIt Susan Hanley: I've been putting together the itinerary for our family vacation and am wowed by a service I signed up for months ago --TripIt. VMWare VI3 Snapshots and Their Misconceptions Bryan Sullins: The most common problem with VMware is snapshots for an extended period of time -- months. This can cause downtime issues for you in the future. Testing Exchange Web Services (without impacting your own Outlook settings) Tyson Kopczynski: Every time I do an Exchange installation, the question arises around how to test remote connectivity. Yes, I could jump on a machine that is external to the network, and test away. But, what about being able to test things while I'm configuring them? I've found a solution. Get ready for SQL Server Gemini, Madison, Kilimanjaro Brian Egler: OK, let's get into the Microsoft mentality of SQL Server and try to work out what is what for the next release. Microsoft has promised a major release every three years, so that's 2011, right? Wrong. EC decision expected to force IE to better support standards Microsoft Subnet blog: Opera Software is, as expected, preening over the expected forthcoming ballot box feature in Windows 7. When European Windows 7 users fire up their machines, the box will ask which browser they would like to install by default. KontrolPack 2.0: open source network management Ron Barrett: If you need to manage multiple desktops that run Linux, Mac and Windows, this is the tool you need to have at hand. KontrolPack gives you the ability to manage hundreds of machines from a single interface. Did Microsoft Violate the GPL and Were They Forced To Make Linux Hyper-V Drivers GPL? Mitchell Ashley: Microsoft may have effectively GPL'd the Linux Hyper-V drivers, whether intentional or not. If you link your code to GPL licensed code, your code is then considered to fall under the GPL license also, provided you distribute the combined code to any third party. Earth Class Mail is your Postal Mailbox Online Alpa Agarwal: Earth Class Mail receives postal mail, scans the front and back of each envelope, and sends customers e-mail notifying them that they've received postal mail. July Giveaways Cisco Subnet is giving away 15 copies each of books on Enterprise Web 2.0 and Building a Greener Data Center; Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from New Horizons to one lucky reader and 15 copies of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services Unleashed. Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet home pages. Deadline for entries July 31. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are |
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