Archive for February, 2009
10 Reasons to Avoid Office 2007
Rollouts of Office 2007 are on the rise, but are there caveats you haven’t considered? The folks at ConverterTechnology think so, and although I love Office 2007 and its ribbon interface , I recognize that not everyone does or has even yet made the …
Read More..>>Adobe skips Flash Player 8 for Linux
An Adobe developer revealed inhis blog that his company will not offer a Flash Player 8 for Linux. Instead, Adobe, which recently acquired Macromedia, plans to release version 8.5 for the open source operating system. Read more
Read More..>>Windows 7 Reducing Need for QuickTime
Give credit to TechRadar for noticing this one: Microsoft apparently is taking a step – a tiny step – toward eliminating QuickTime on the Windows platform. In its list of proposed changes to Windows 7 , Microsoft notes this: “Also, while the support …
Read More..>>Free TV On Internet Blurs Pay-TV Picture
Glenn Britt has seen the future for pay TV. And he’s concerned. The CEO of Time Warner Cable ( TWC ) said during a Q4 results conference call earlier this month that his company is starting to see “cord cutting.” Andy Oliver, 37, is part of the …
Read More..>>Microsoft: Vision to ‘fundamentally re-imagine productivity’
Imagine drawing on floor-to-ceiling office windows with your finger, using them like a whiteboard, aided by contextual information right at your fingertips, translated as necessary. You haven’t lost your marbles ‘” you’re participating in a …
Read More..>>MySQL forks: Monty splits from Sun
Sometimes open source projects “fork.” Disagreements over direction cause a splinter group to hive off and maintain their own separate code base. This is going to happen with well-known heavyweight FOSS staple, MySQL, after the original author quit …
Read More..>>Report: Microsoft to bring full SQL Server database to cloud
SEC, FTC investigating Heartland after data theft Hacking contest to pay $10,000 in cash for smartphone bugs Microsoft wraps up Vista SP2 RC Safari 4 rivals Google Chrome in JavaScript race Google unveils dashboard to alert users to Google Apps …
Read More..>>MySQL Showdown: Querious vs. Sequel Pro
Administering databases is not generally an exciting task, it’s right up there with TPS reports and their cover sheets. So why then, are you using the command-line MySQL client to administer your MySQL databases when you have a nice shiny user …
Read More..>>Research and Markets: The Book ‘Mastering SQL Server 2008′ Offers …
Research and Markets( www.researchandmarkets.com/research/ce5e6d/mastering_sql_serv ) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd’s new report “Mastering SQL Server 2008″ to their offering. As Microsoft’s bestselling database manager, SQL …
Read More..>>Windows Vista SP2 release candidate coming next week
Chicago (IL) – Microsoft has officially announced the Release Candidate for Windows Vista Service Pack 2. Microsoft’s TechNet will have the second Vista Service Pack (Vista SP2) available to the public next week, though the exact date has not yet …
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