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Daylight Savings changes in Western Australia – prepare now!: Daylight Savings time changes can have a significant impact on business performance if not dealt with proactively. Effects can range from the incorrect time display on the clock, to calendaring problems, to changes in business critical services that are Read More...
Posted 30 September 09 11:16 by Deeps | 5 Comments
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New Social Bookmarking on TechNet and MSDN!: We have launched a preview of our Social Bookmarking application on TechNet and MSDN for you to start using. Social Bookmarking is a way to store your bookmarks on the web, share your bookmarks with others and explore bookmarks stored by other users. Read More...
Posted 26 August 08 10:56 by Deeps | 3 Comments
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Dont Forget about Earth Hour 2008!: I will be taking part in Earth Hour 2008 and so will Microsoft Australia. We will be turning off our computers, lights, monitors etc before we leave for the weekend. Remember to turn off your lights at 8pm on Saturday night! There is also a Facebook Footprint Read More...
Posted 28 March 08 03:52 by Deeps | 0 Comments
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Free Wireless at Sydney Libraries: Got this from Lifehacker . Good news for those taking laptops into Sydney libraries, you will be able to use the free wireless service . The libraries offering Wi-Fi are: Customs House, 31 Alfred Street, Circular Quay Glebe, 186 Glebe Point Road, Glebe Read More...
Posted 13 March 08 10:54 by Deeps | 4 Comments
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Watch Bill Gates last day at Microsoft: Hope everyone had a great beak over the holidays. For those who didn't know the Consumer Electronics Show is happening at the moment over in Las Vegas. Bill Gates was speaking at the Keynote and he showed a video of his last day at Microsoft. Guest stars Read More...
Posted 08 January 08 11:15 by Deeps | 11 Comments
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Foxtel HD Blog: I've been a subscriber to Foxtel for a while now, primarily for the sports and news channels. So the announcement of Foxtel HD got me pretty excited especially when all my friends in the UK are already watching the football in HD. Its great to see Foxtel Read More...
Posted 06 December 07 12:43 by Deeps | 1 Comments
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Gartner's top 10 Strategic technologies for 2008: Gartner has come up with their top 10 Strategic Technologies for 2008 and there is no surprise Green IT is topping the list at number 1. 1. Green IT 2. Unified Communications 3. Business Process Management 4. Metadata management 5. Virtualization 6. Mashups Read More...
Posted 10 October 07 11:23 by Deeps | 0 Comments
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Siemens and Microsoft team up to drive in-car applications: Siemens VDO and Microsoft are teaming up to develop in-vehicle communication, information, entertainment and navigation products. The first product, to be built by Siemens VDO based on the MS Auto software platform, is expected to go into production in Read More...
Posted 12 September 07 09:24 by Deeps | 0 Comments
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Paramount and Dreamworks Animation choose HD-DVD: Just as I was losing hope for HD DVD... Viacom Inc's Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc said on Monday they will release their next-generation DVD titles exclusively on HD DVD ahead of what they say could be the biggest holiday season Read More...
Posted 21 August 07 12:34 by Deeps | 1 Comments
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Holographic Storage offers 300GB of storage on a standard disc: The worlds first Holographic Storage devices will be launching soon. Initial storage will be around 300GB on a single disc and could offer 1.6Tbytes on a single disc within 3 years. The product being launched by InPhase is the Tapestry 300R drive and Read More...
Posted 13 August 07 10:27 by Deeps | 2 Comments
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Wave your hands to control your TV: Two engineers from the University of Wollongong, Australia (UOW), have developed a box that will replace your TV remote control. You’ll just have to wave your hands to control your electronic gadgets. Their box contains a camera that recognizes your hand Read More...
Posted 23 July 07 03:12 by Deeps | 0 Comments
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Worldwide PC shipments up 12% - IDC: Worldwide PC shipments grew by 12.5% in the second quarter of 2007 (2Q07), according to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) returned as the fastest growing region with volume increasing more than 20% from the same quarter Read More...
Posted 20 July 07 01:26 by Deeps | 2 Comments
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Live Earth, The Concert for a Climate in Crisis: On Saturday, 7/07/07, MSN is sponsoring Live Earth, The Concert for a Climate in Crisis. This 24-hour global event will feature more than 150 of the world’s top bands performing on all seven continents, with concerts in Sydney, Tokyo, Shanghai, Istanbul, Read More...
Posted 07 July 07 01:08 by Deeps | 0 Comments
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8 steps to Windows Server 2008 planning: Computerworld article outlining 8 important steps to plan for Windows Server 2008 in your organisation. 'For data center managers, nothing spells "doom and disaster" quite like a server infrastructure change. Whether it's a new virtualization technique, Read More...
Posted 28 June 07 02:31 by Deeps | 156 Comments
Filed under Windows Server, News
MIT researchers complete wireless electricity test: "MIT research team juices up a 60-watt light bulb using "WiTricity" The day may be coming when PCs, cell phones and many other devices will be run without a battery or electrical cord. Last week, an MIT research team announced that it had juiced up a Read More...
Posted 13 June 07 03:31 by Deeps | 5 Comments
Filed under Research, News