I, along with other Microsoft colleagues, participated in the in Oakland, CA this week. This week also marks the 10 Microsoft is now actively participating in several Apache projects and becoming part of the core community. ASF President, Justin Erenkrantz, about Microsofts contributions recently, as well. Peter Galli has also on other activities .. more »

eurolightsFacebook now has 326 million monthly active users, according to the data the company makes publicly available, and Europe countries make up around a third of this number. From the United Kingdom to Turkey, many of the largest countries in the region gained the most users, totaling 108 million monthly actives by the end of this month .. more »

n10381469571_2067These days, running promotions on Facebook Pages and inside Facebook apps is one of the simplest and most effective ways of engaging Facebook users. However, while Facebook does allow third parties to run contests and promotions on Facebook, it has been posting increasingly specific guidelines throughout the past year detailing .. more »

Jrgen Kirkovits discovered that using an umlauted character in an SMB user name gave him a "wrong password" error in Snow Leopard. Removing the character fixed it: I had a problem with connection to shared directories from my Snow Leopard MacBook to a Windows 7 PC as well. I recently re-installed my HTPC ("updated" from Win 7 RC to final), but .. more »

Thursby Software Systems today released ADmitMac 5.0, and DAVE 8.0, upgrades to Mac OS X networking software for Windows Active Directory and file- and print-sharing compatibility. The new versions now run in Snow Leopard in both 64-bit and 32-bit mode. ADmitMac 5.0 also adds the ability for Windows administrators to manage Macs running ADmitMac .. more »

VMware has recently announced their 2009 third quarter earnings and it's looking really good. Revenues are at $490 million, up 4% from 2008 Non-GAAP Operating Margin of 22%; GAAP Operating Margin of 5% Non-GAAP Diluted EPS of $0.24; GAAP Diluted EPS of $0.09 US revenues for the third quarter declined 1% to $246 million from the third quarter of .. more »

If you are looking forthe best Apple Mac virtualization solution, the new VMware Fusion 3 is the answer. Donald Malm has the following comments about VMware's Fusion 3 ... “I am a Mac devotee, but most of my clients are Windows users,” said Donald Malm, who runs a consulting service. “The ease in switching between my files and my client’s files wh.. more »

kicks off Monday, Nov. 9 at the in Berlin, Germany. More than 5,600 IT Pros and Developers are expected to attend, and the event is sold out. team is partnering with the group to deliver conference sessions in the Cloud Computing and Online Services virtual track. Following are the planned sessions for Microsoft Online Services technologies: New .. more »

Episode 45 dated November 6th, 2009 of the Zune Insider Podcast is now live and is hosted by Matt Akers (skipdeez) and Jessica Zahn (jetherealz). Show notes:Jessica and matt talk about matt's big presentation and planning for the future: (0:00 - 3:30), Zune on Xbox chat and extra info: (5:10 - 11:23), A few user questions answered: (11:30 - 14:.. more »

This computer is not online or Windows Home Server cannot access the computers hard drive. Please make sure the computer is powered on and connected to your home network. I just got this error the other day, so I did some research. I may have caused the error, as I was messing with removing a disk, installing a disk, changing the SATA ports, .. more »

Dave over at the Home Server Show Podcast has now released show number 63. And again we get a mention :-) Here is what Daves says about show 63: The Home Server Show 63 HTPC, Media Center, MyMovies, Media Browser and More. We go over the usual, news, tweets, and whats going on in the world and then Chris and I dive into HTPC and everything that .. more »

Website CruchGear have a review of the EX495 MediaSmart Server from HP. HP sure knows how to make a Windows Home Server. The company has been at it for years now and the latest model does just about everything better than the previous models. That’s how it’s suppose to be. The pros and the cons are also highlighted but best of all Cruc.. more »

Sega just announced that 40,000 lucky Xbox 360 owners will get extremely early access to a demo for the upcoming action game Bayonetta. To be considered for the prize, gamers must register for a free Sega Pass -- essentially the publisher's newsletter -- and enter for a chance to be selected on the official Bayonetta demo site.Registration for the .. more »

A variety of new job listings have emerged on a Microsoft employment site, including positions for Project Natal and -- perhaps more interesting -- positions for a new Halo game. These listings for Halo, likely for Halo: Reach, call for designers, AI developers and animators -- even a multiplayer game design lead. As for Project Natal, some .. more »

Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that a three pack of tracks from The White Stripes and singles from The Damned and Kasabian will be added next week to the Rock Band Music Store... more »

This trailer features FIFA Soccer 10 cover athlete Frank Lampard and is made up entirely of FIFA Soccer 10 gameplay... more »

Kushan wrote a nice little article on #FW@EFnet summarizing all kinda info we have about the current (still ongoing) Console Live Ban Wave:[QUOTE]- What does this mean for you and what can you do about it?Firstly, and most obviously, you cannot connect to Xbox Live on this console any more. This means no more game updates (aka title updates), XBLA .. more »

From venturebeat.com:[QUOTE]The posting last Thursday on Craigslist was alarming. Someone was selling a Modern Warfare 2 Xbox 360 bundle, with both a console and a game, for $500. The problem was that Modern Warfare 2, one of the most anticipated games of the year, doesn't officially go on sale until Nov. 10.Activision Blizzard, the game's .. more »

Online criminals have used the Automated Clearing House (ACH) system to facilitate the theft of more than $100 million from small and medium businesses, the FBI warned this week. The attacks typically use social engineering via e-mail messages to install malicious software on the computers of managers responsible for a business’s financial tr.. more »

Second in the Mark Stanfill EBS 2008 tweet series ( check out his TMG series here ),.. more »