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Microsoft Preps SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3
Microsoft has reiterated its intention to release a third service pack for SQL Server 2005 by the end of the year, after making a similar announcement in April.
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In a Monday blog post, Nosheen Syed, lead program manager in Microsoft’s SQL Server Sustained Engineering group, said SQL Server 2005 SP3 will consist of all Cumulative Updates [...] -
Microsoft Blue Hat starts on Thursday
Microsoft’s eighth Blue Hat conference will take place on Thursday and Friday at the software giant’s Redmond, Wash., campus. Entitled "C3P0wned," the invitation-only conference features two full days of sessions.
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Day one features a select group of security researchers, with team members from Microsoft Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) presenting on the second day. It is an [...] -
Microsoft releases new Ultimate Extras – Microsoft Tinker
Microsoft has silently released 3 updates for Windows Ultimate users today.
Microsoft Tinker, Ultimate Extra sounds from Microsoft Tinker and Windows DreamScene Content Pack #4 are all available on Windows Update now.
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Microsoft Tinker is a puzzle based game where players get a set amount of moves to move a robot around a puzzle and solve the [...] -
Driver issues?
I have two nVidia 9800GX2’s running in SLI. I am using Vista Ultimate 64. I recently downloaded the beta drivers for my card and OS from the nVidia site here: http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvist…7.92_beta.html
I am periodically crashing while playing S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky (different crash than before for those of you familiar with my clear sky woes lol) and [...] -
Announcing: Forefront Threat Management Gateway, Medium Business Edition
I am pleased to announce that the first version of the new Forefront Threat Management Gateway (TMG) has been released to manufacturing as part of the Windows Essential Business Server 2008 (EBS) release. As I first blogged in April of this year, Forefront TMG is a new era for the ISA Server product line. [...]
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Open XML SDK Released
The release version of the Open XML SDK is now out. The download page mentions April CTP under the Description, however, this is the June 08 version. The download details will show that it was published on 6/10/2008. So go ahead and start playing with it, if you have not done so in the past. [...]
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Accountability
I just need to make an announcement because that way I know I’ll do it because I won’t want to wuss out in public:
I just signed up for my first half-marathon, in five weeks.
I’m going to try to come under 2:30. We shall see if I succeed. My 10K race PR is 1:01:49 and my [...] -
How did you folks LEARN all this crap/Career advise…..
I built my first computer back in Mar or April, and I caught the bug. I have learned a ton and love it. I wish to do this for MONEY now lol. So how do i go about it? I’ll give a short bio, my thought on how to proceed and then hope some of [...]