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 true Jordan 2006-10-19T08:27:08-08:00 2006-10-19T16:27:08Z 2006-10-19T16:27:08Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709512.post-116127522817898569 <content type="application/xhtml+xml" xml:base="http://www.closedsocket.com/blog/index.html" xml:space="preserve"> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Links to quite a few official Microsoft Podcasts.<br/> <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/events/podcasts/default.mspx">Podcasts: Download Audio of Webcasts and Hear Them on the Go</a>: "Listen to Microsoft webcast and media content whenever and wherever you want. You can stream or download these audio podcasts on your favorite podcast software or mobile device, and quickly and easily access content with RSS feeds. Microsoft podcasts are free and do not require registration—just click and listen. "</div> </content> <draft xmlns="http://purl.org/atom-blog/ns#">false</draft> </entry> <entry xmlns="http://purl.org/atom/ns#"> <link href="https://www.blogger.com/atom/5709512/116127483997372327" rel="service.edit" title="" type="application/atom+xml"/> <author> <name>Jordan</name> </author> <issued>2006-10-19T08:20:39-08:00</issued> <modified>2006-10-19T16:20:40Z</modified> <created>2006-10-19T16:20:39Z</created> <link href="http://www.closedsocket.com/blog/2006/10/some-of-key-differences-between.html" rel="alternate" title="" type="text/html"/> <id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709512.post-116127483997372327</id> <title mode="escaped" type="text/html"/> <content type="application/xhtml+xml" xml:base="http://www.closedsocket.com/blog/index.html" xml:space="preserve"> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Some of the key differences between Windows XP and Windows Vista are outlined. Emphasis is on domain based setups, deployments, and management.<br/> <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/technet/technetmag/issues/2006/11/Deployment/default.aspx">Windows Vista: 10 Things You Need to Know about Deploying Windows Vista -- TechNet Magazine, November 2006</a>: "You've deployed Windows XP in the past, and now you're thinking ahead to Windows Vista. Whether you'll be deploying to 10, 100, or 100,000 computers, just knowing how the process has changed from Windows XP will make the deployment run much more smoothly."</div> </content> <draft xmlns="http://purl.org/atom-blog/ns#">false</draft> </entry> <entry xmlns="http://purl.org/atom/ns#"> <link href="https://www.blogger.com/atom/5709512/114857640156160086" rel="service.edit" title="" type="application/atom+xml"/> <author> <name>Jordan</name> </author> <issued>2006-05-25T09:00:01-08:00</issued> <modified>2006-05-25T17:00:01Z</modified> <created>2006-05-25T17:00:01Z</created> <link href="http://www.closedsocket.com/blog/2006/05/finally-youll-be-able-to-use-ddr2-with.html" rel="alternate" title="" type="text/html"/> <id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709512.post-114857640156160086</id> <title mode="escaped" type="text/html"/> <content type="application/xhtml+xml" xml:base="http://www.closedsocket.com/blog/index.html" xml:space="preserve"> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Finally, you'll be able to use DDR2 with the AMD chips. There have been reports all along that it wasn't really a performance boost, but, with both camps behind the standard now, we should be able to see some really nice speed improvements.<br/> <a href="http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1966027,00.asp">Athlon 64 FX-62 and Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Socket AM2 Processor Review on ExtremeTech</a> </div> </content> <draft xmlns="http://purl.org/atom-blog/ns#">false</draft> </entry> <entry xmlns="http://purl.org/atom/ns#"> <link href="https://www.blogger.com/atom/5709512/114428422568581137" rel="service.edit" title="" type="application/atom+xml"/> <author> <name>Jordan</name> </author> <issued>2006-04-05T16:43:45-08:00</issued> <modified>2006-04-10T09:02:48Z</modified> <created>2006-04-06T00:43:45Z</created> <link href="http://www.closedsocket.com/blog/2006/04/very-nice-article-on-features-of.html" rel="alternate" title="" type="text/html"/> <id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709512.post-114428422568581137</id> <title mode="escaped" type="text/html"/> <content type="application/xhtml+xml" xml:base="http://www.closedsocket.com/blog/index.html" xml:space="preserve"> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Very nice article on the features of the Person Name Smart Tag features available in Office 2003.<br/> <a href="http://www.uwc.edu/training/ctow/CTOW1_28_05.htm">CTOW 1-28-2005</a> </div> </content> <draft xmlns="http://purl.org/atom-blog/ns#">false</draft> </entry> <entry xmlns="http://purl.org/atom/ns#"> <link href="https://www.blogger.com/atom/5709512/114365712607225259" rel="service.edit" title="" type="application/atom+xml"/> <author> <name>Jordan</name> </author> <issued>2006-03-29T09:32:06-09:00</issued> <modified>2006-03-30T07:50:17Z</modified> <created>2006-03-29T18:32:06Z</created> <link href="http://www.closedsocket.com/blog/2006/03/large-group-of-questions-answered.html" rel="alternate" title="" type="text/html"/> <id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709512.post-114365712607225259</id> <title mode="escaped" type="text/html"/> <content type="application/xhtml+xml" xml:base="http://www.closedsocket.com/blog/index.html" xml:space="preserve"> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Large group of questions answered about the forthcoming Vista, direct from the mouth of Microsoft.<br/>Interesting Q's include the various versions that will be released, as well as a general "system requirements" that seems to be "any computer released within the last 3 years, with a RAM upgrade".<br/> <a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/conblog/archive/2006/03/17/554170.aspx">The Official Microsoft Connections Blog : Windows Vista FAQ (Most Common Questions from the Small Business Summit)</a>: "Windows Vista FAQ (Most Common Questions from the Small Business Summit)"</div> </content> <draft xmlns="http://purl.org/atom-blog/ns#">false</draft> </entry> <entry xmlns="http://purl.org/atom/ns#"> <link href="https://www.blogger.com/atom/5709512/114307769193878841" rel="service.edit" title="" type="application/atom+xml"/> <author> <name>Jordan</name> </author> <issued>2006-03-22T16:34:51-09:00</issued> <modified>2006-03-23T01:34:52Z</modified> <created>2006-03-23T01:34:51Z</created> <link href="http://www.closedsocket.com/blog/2006/03/finally-real-date-for-launch-of-vista.html" rel="alternate" title="" type="text/html"/> <id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709512.post-114307769193878841</id> <title mode="escaped" type="text/html"/> <content type="application/xhtml+xml" xml:base="http://www.closedsocket.com/blog/index.html" xml:space="preserve"> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Finally, a real date for the launch of Vista. Couldn't be sooner, I'm bored with solving problems with XP already. Not like it's been 5 years or anything, oh.. wait.<br/> <a href="http://www.microsoft-watch.com/article2/0,1995,1937540,00.asp?kc=MWRSS02129TX1K0000535">It's 'Official': Windows Vista to Launch in November</a>: "There have been rumors galore about exactly when Microsoft plans to ship Windows Vista. We've heard everything from August to October. Microsoft spokespeople have favored a 'latter half of 2006' due-date answer, when asked. But from the 'Official Microsoft Connections' event blog we now have an official month: It's November, folks. Just in case the post disappears, here's what it says: 'This is the year… the year that Microsoft releases the newest version of Windows. Yes, Vista will be released in November of this year.' The release-to-manufacturing date will be earlier, obviously. We'd say early fall, if we were wagering."</div> </content> <draft xmlns="http://purl.org/atom-blog/ns#">false</draft> </entry> <entry xmlns="http://purl.org/atom/ns#"> <link href="https://www.blogger.com/atom/5709512/114301159529279523" rel="service.edit" title="" type="application/atom+xml"/> <author> <name>Jordan</name> </author> <issued>2006-03-21T22:13:15-09:00</issued> <modified>2006-03-22T07:13:15Z</modified> <created>2006-03-22T07:13:15Z</created> <link href="http://www.closedsocket.com/blog/2006/03/free-web-based-remote-control-software.html" rel="alternate" title="" type="text/html"/> <id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709512.post-114301159529279523</id> <title mode="escaped" type="text/html"/> <content type="application/xhtml+xml" xml:base="http://www.closedsocket.com/blog/index.html" xml:space="preserve"> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Free web-based remote control software. Very nice alternative to the subscription based offerings.<br/> <a href="http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1706780,00.asp">LogMeIn Basic review by PC Magazine</a>: "LogMeIn operates along the same lines as GoToMyPC. Once you install the software on a PC, you can access that machine from almost any browser on the Web. (It works best on browsers that support ActiveX or Java, but it can also do remote control by constantly sending screenshots�far from ideal, but a lot better than nothing). Unlike GoToMyPC, even the free version of the app lets you access an unlimited number of machines."</div> </content> <draft xmlns="http://purl.org/atom-blog/ns#">false</draft> </entry> <entry xmlns="http://purl.org/atom/ns#"> <link href="https://www.blogger.com/atom/5709512/114289283161863547" rel="service.edit" title="" type="application/atom+xml"/> <author> <name>Jordan</name> </author> <issued>2006-03-20T13:13:51-09:00</issued> <modified>2006-03-20T22:13:51Z</modified> <created>2006-03-20T22:13:51Z</created> <link href="http://www.closedsocket.com/blog/2006/03/microsoft-has-released-office-live-as.html" rel="alternate" title="" type="text/html"/> <id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709512.post-114289283161863547</id> <title mode="escaped" type="text/html"/> <content type="application/xhtml+xml" xml:base="http://www.closedsocket.com/blog/index.html" xml:space="preserve"> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Microsoft has released Office Live as a limited open beta. To those that are chosen, a free trial with a free domain name and other tools are available.<br/> <a href="http://officelive.microsoft.com/">Microsoft Office Live</a>: "Create an effective Web site and more: <br/>Your own domain name <br/>(for example, www.northwindtraders.com) <br/>Easy-to-use design tools <br/>Five e-mail accounts <br/>Web site traffic reports "</div> </content> <draft xmlns="http://purl.org/atom-blog/ns#">false</draft> </entry> <entry xmlns="http://purl.org/atom/ns#"> <link href="https://www.blogger.com/atom/5709512/114287574409170352" rel="service.edit" title="" type="application/atom+xml"/> <author> <name>Jordan</name> </author> <issued>2006-03-20T08:29:04-09:00</issued> <modified>2006-03-20T17:29:04Z</modified> <created>2006-03-20T17:29:04Z</created> <link href="http://www.closedsocket.com/blog/2006/03/new-web-2.html" rel="alternate" title="" type="text/html"/> <id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5709512.post-114287574409170352</id> <title mode="escaped" type="text/html"/> <content type="application/xhtml+xml" xml:base="http://www.closedsocket.com/blog/index.html" xml:space="preserve"> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">New Web 2.0 site that allows you to make presentations and publicize them. Very cool idea, but hopefully they will add the ability to password protect content, otherwise, they're missing out on a huge amount of customers.<br/> <a href="http://www.thumbstacks.com/">Thumbstacks.com - Live presentations on the web!</a>: "With Thumbstacks.com, you can make presentations - like slideshows, or outlines - right in your web browser. When you're done, you can share your presentations with anyone, anywhere, just by sending them a link. "</div> </content> <draft xmlns="http://purl.org/atom-blog/ns#">false</draft> </entry> </feed>