If you’re experiencing slow file transfer speed when you’re copying or moving files in Windows Vista, you’re not alone. Even though the issue was supposed to be fixed in Vista SP1, most people will find that the transfer speed is still awkwardly slow in Windows Vista even after applying the SP2 upgarde. Here’s a simple tips that you can apply to make file transfers a bit faster in Vista.
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Remote IT Helpdesk with CrossLoop
After discussing about remote access control and connection with TeamViewer and Mikogo, I’ve come across CrossLoop which does what most of remote desktop software already does, but provides something extra which is a community and marketplace to advertise (or show off) your expertise.
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Microsoft $300 Million Windows Vista Marketing Push
I personally think that this is such a waste of money that this stands a post of it own. You really want a sincere comment from your users, Microsoft? Well, I have some.
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5 Things You Don’t Know About Google Chrome
Google released their own internet browser known as Google Chrome and here are just a cople of interesting points about it.
1. A Gentle Introduction to Google Chrome
Google released a fairly detailed explanation of what Google Chrome is all about with a comic. Computer Science, software engineering students and web developers are certainly interested in knowing the philosophy behind the architecture and design of the new browser.
All the new features can be found here.
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IBM Lotus Symphony
Yet another Microsoft Office contender has arrived and this time it’s the big blue who’s setting the scence with their free and open source Office producitivty software suite known as the IBM Lotus Symphony.
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Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2
Download internet explorer 8 beta 2 here now!
Some useful extracts about the beta’s performance from the IEblog:
Google has commented on our IE8 Beta 1 improvements, and we’ve made IE8 even faster since then. Some of the tests we have done show pure JScript performance improvements up to 2.5 times. We also measured the performance gains on common Gmail operations, like loading the inbox (34%), opening a conversation (45%) and opening a thread (27%) compared to IE7. Thus far, tweaks to the JScript engine have contributed to improve IE8’s performance on the SunSpider benchmarking suite by 400% compared to IE7.
Test Drive Windows Vista Without Installation
Microsoft Virtual Labs now allows you to test drive Windows Vista through the internet. This is a nice feature allowing people who are still using XP and considering whether Vista will be a good upgrade.
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Download DirectX 9.0c Redistributable August 2008
Microsoft DirectX is a group of technologies designed to make Windows-based computers an ideal platform for running and displaying applications rich in multimedia elements such as full-color graphics, video, 3D animation, and rich audio. DirectX includes security and performance updates, along with many new features across all technologies, which can be accessed by applications using the DirectX APIs.
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28 Free Photoshop Flowers Brushes
Here’s a brush set containing 28 beautiful flowers created by hawksmont.
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Windows Server 2008 Step-by-Step Guides
You can download these tutorials targeting to help people learn about and evaluate Windows Server 2008. Topics covered inlcude the following:
Creating_and_Deploying_Active_Directory_Rights_Management_Services_Templates_Step-by-Step_Guide.doc
Deploying Active Directory Rights Management Services in a Multiple Forest Environment Step-by-Step Guide.doc
Deploying Active Directory Rights Management Services in an Extranet Step-by-Step Guide.doc
Deploying Active Directory Rights Management Services with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Step-By-Step Guide.doc
Deploying an Active Directory Rights Management Services Licensing-only Cluster Step-by-Step Guide.doc
Deploying SSTP Remote Access Step by Step Guide.doc
Removing Active Directory Rights Management Services Step-by-Step Guide.doc
Server Manager Scenarios Step-by-Step Guide.doc
Server_Core_Installation_Option_of_Windows_Server_2008_Step-By-Step_Guide.doc
Step_by_Step_Guide_to_Customizing_TS_Web_Access_by_Using_Windows_SharePoint_Services.doc
Step-by-Step Guide for Configuring a Two-Node File Server Failover Cluster in Windows Server 2008.doc
Step-by-Step Guide for Configuring a Two-Node Print Server Failover Cluster in Windows Server 2008.doc
Step-by-Step Guide for File Server Resource Manager in Windows Server 2008.doc
Step-by-Step Guide for Storage Manager for SANs in Windows Server 2008.doc
Step-by-Step Guide to Deploying Policies for Windows Firewall with Advanced Security.doc
Step-by-Step_Guide_for_Configuring_Network_Load_Balancing_with_Terminal_Services_in_Windows_Server_2008.doc
Step-by-Step_Guide_for_Windows_Deployment_Services_in_Windows_Server_2008.doc
TS RemoteApp Step-by-Step Guide.doc
Using Identity Federation with Active Directory Rights Management Services Step-by-Step Guide.doc
Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Certificate Services Step-By-Step Guide.doc
Windows Server 2008 Foundation Network Guide.doc
Windows Server 2008 Network Policy Server (NPS) Operations Guide.doc
Windows Server 2008 Step-by-Step Guide for DNS in Small Networks.doc
Windows Server 2008 TS Gateway Server Step-By-Step Setup Guide.doc
Windows Server 2008 TS Licensing Step-By-Step Guide.doc
Windows_ Server_Active_Directory_Rights_Management_Services_Step-by-Step_Guide.doc
Windows_Server_2008_TS_Session_Broker_Load_Balancing_Step-By-Step_Guide.doc
Download them here