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Bad news for spammers: The instantly available “No Name” accounts seem to be a thing of the past. And, new users must agree to a no spam clause…
3/20/2010 8:46:21 AM, X-Evolutionist
There are still many “No Name” accounts in existence, but it appears that they are no longer available for new accounts. Here’s the background: At least as recently as a few months ago when I previously had logged out and tested it, a “No Name” account ...
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Staying Productive While Mobile
3/17/2010 5:59:47 PM, Spencer
I wanted to respond to this months challenge even though I’m not as mobile as I used to be, I do have some tips I wanted to share that have always made working mobile better for me. Make sure you have your chargers. That might seem obvious, but how many ...
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Uploading large files (> 50MB) to SkyDrive
3/17/2010 2:28:32 AM, Ed L.
Like many people, I use SkyDrive as an offsite back up solution. Sure, there are other good backup solutions such as Dropbox, Mozy, etc., but SkyDrive gives you 25GB of storage for free! However, a major downside to SkyDrive is the 50MB file size limit. ...
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Photographing old documents
3/16/2010 4:14:59 PM, Ludwig J.
At times there is a need to photograph old documents. These notes may help on those occasions. This is not for the museum professionals – they have the equipment and experience to get perfect results. I want to discuss two situations, large documents, and ...
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How to send tagline-free emails from Hotmail
3/16/2010 2:46:51 AM, Ed L.
Hotmail is a wonderful webmail service. It loads fast, provides tons of storage, and offers great spam protection. One thing I don’t like about it is the annoying, unprofessional way that an ad tagline is added to every email you send out using the ...
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Windows Phone 7 Series Developer Session 2 – Auri’s Journal
3/15/2010 2:48:48 PM, Auri Rahimzadeh
Presented by Charlie Kindel @ckindel Two dev approaches: Silverlight and XNA. If it's Silverlight 3, it will work. Some elements of Silverlight 4 are in there. Charlie says the version of .NET doesn't matter. WCF is there as a key feature. Photo ...
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Thank you Windows Live Administration for adding Spaces issues to the “Windows Live Solution Center”
3/15/2010 6:31:23 AM, X-Evolutionist
The Windows Live Solution Center just opened last week. The url is: http://windowslivehelp.com/. This is the introductory text of the forum: Welcome to the Windows Live™ Solution Center, a Community for Windows Live™ products and services where you can ...
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Microsoft settles IM spamming case
3/13/2010 2:05:22 PM, mynetx
Today, Microsoft has settled a lawsuit with a Hongkong-based spammer out of court. The company Funmobile had sent its advertisement messages to Windows Live Messenger users. Besides advertisements, phishing messages have been sent, tempting users to ...
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Techies Insider: A look at Messenger’s client caps
3/13/2010 6:39:43 AM, mynetx
You’re interested in possible Client Capabilities of Messenger 2010? Take a look at this summary of the current dogfood build 2583. 3056373808:2088848 Decimal B62C9030:1FDF90 Hexadecimal B....... CapabilityMsgrVersion11: Supports MSNC11 (WL Msgr ...
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Windows Live Writer Wave 4, some more screen grabs.
3/13/2010 2:45:00 AM, Technogran
Of all the leaked screen grabs of the upcoming Windows Live Wave 4 updates posted on the Internet so far Windows Live Live Writer certainly seems to be the furthest ahead in terms of development judging by these pictures. The screen grab ...