Get it here. I recommend it. I've been using it for ages, the Betas have been good and now it is finally released.
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November 13, 2007
Windows Live Writer released
13November
November 13, 2007
Jakob Nielsen makes me scratch my head again
The much respected Jakob Nielsen tells us to write articles, not blogs. I've never agreed with much of Mr Nielsen's writings, and this latest blog post (oops, I mean AlertBox article) from him is indicative of why. On my reading he basically equates blogs with hastily written, low in substance entries, and thus to be avoided. Kind of like this entry really! By golly, it's just lucky...
November 13, 2007
IE to be back to normal with ActiveX
iTnews reports that Microsoft will remove a 'feature' (yes, feature) from IE. The supposed feature is that really annoying behavior that required users to click on an ActiveX control to enable it, before they could use it. This is most common when trying to activate Flash movies on a site for example. How much did this feature cost? Just a measly $521 million. The mind boggles. Not...
November 13, 2007
Windows Server 2008 to ship 8 versions
Yes, the race to ship as many different versions of all the different products continues. You thought they were stretching it with Vista and its many flavors. Well, not to be outdone, the upcoming Windows Server 2008 will come in 8 SKUs.
Who's up for buying one of each :-)
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November 9, 2007
CLASSIC: Mark’s Infinite Solutions
09November
This is seriously one of the funniest sites I have witnessed – I was in pain laughing at some of his amazing solutions. The attention to detail is priceless. The best IMO is his tip to increase WiFi strength, followed by his now famous How to Sign Up for GoogleTV Beta, but all of them are good. Mark Erickson is a genius. Even reading his blog is amusing. There are more of his videos on...
November 9, 2007
MADNESS: I finally understand Ads
I’ve been scratching my head trying to work out why Facebook’s recent announcement about the Ad delivery is soooo important. In fact for months (years?) now I’ve been wondering what the fuss about online ads is? After all, who ever sees any of these ads? Turns out lots of people. Probably most people. You see, I hardly ever see ads. I don’t know whether it is IE natively...
November 8, 2007
TECHED: Please don’t split it down under
08November
Microsoft has split TechEd 2008 into 2 back-to-back conferences in the US. I hope they don’t do this in Australia. One of the things I loved this year was going to a big mix of sessions, covering both developer and infrastructure topics. Although I’m a developer at heart, in my current role I need to be across a number of areas, and TechEd was a perfect ‘source of truth’...
November 8, 2007
HAPPY: Michele Connolly – Happiness Strategies – Why being happy matters
I’ve mentioned the amazing(1) Michele Connolly(2) previously, but that was before she had even finished her first How NOT to be Happy series. Now with 62 posts under her belt, I’m *happy* to report her writing just gets better and better. Whilst some of her posts are laugh out loud funny, and others are pithy, research based insights, there are also thought provoking ones like her...
November 5, 2007
Email scams still pull in the suckers
05November
Anyone reading today's news article on an email scam involving the late Kerry Packer would probably smile at the humour of it all. After all, who falls for these grammatically incorrect, spelling mistake-ridden spamming irritations. Well, scroll down to the bottom of the article – apparently plenty of well informed Aussies do. Disturbingly, $500K a month is sent from Queensland alone...
November 5, 2007
Microsoft’s online-offline sync platform
Mary Jo notes the newly released CTP1 for Microsoft's Sync Framework. The following description comes directly from the download site for Microsoft Sync Framework CTP1: Microsoft Sync Framework is a comprehensive synchronization platform that enables collaboration and offline scenarios for applications, services and devices. Developers can build sync ecosystems that integrate any...