http://www.digwin.com/user/alpha/voted/hot Microsoft Top news, Buzz & Breaking Stories by communities en http://www.digwin.com/wcf-interoperability-highlighted-at-pdc-and-apachecon At PDC this week we had a booth to showcase the interoperability that WCF gives you through its support for the WS-* protocols. In particular, we highlighted an Apache incubator project called Stonehenge. At Stonehenge we work together with a growing list of WS-* vendors (WSO2, Sun, SpringSource, and soon Progress) to build samples and prove out http://www.digwin.com/xecuter-xfrag-360 Team Xecuter released another new product ... the XFRAG 360:[QUOTE]The Xecuter XFRAG 360 is the ultimate accessory for the hardcore gamer who craves the accuracy and freedom of using their beloved keyboard and mouse on an Xbox 360. We have looked at other products on the market and taken it to the next level by looking at gamers wish lists and then http://www.digwin.com/event-highlights-video-imagine-09 Last week 400 advertisers and agencies gathered in London for our EMEA digital conference - These kind of events are crucial to our business. They enable us to get closer to and open a dialogue with our customers, helping inspire and be inspired as we partner together to answer some of the challenges we all face in such a fast paced and http://www.digwin.com/the-case-for-vmbased-cloudlets-in-mobile-computing Resource poverty is a fundamental constraint that severely limits the class of applications that can be run on mobile devices. This constraint is not just a temporary limitation of current technology, but is intrinsic to mobility. In this paper, we put forth a vision of mobile computing that breaks free of this fundamental constraint. In this http://www.digwin.com/demo-of-access-2010-room-bookings-database Albert D. Kallal (Access MVP) has published a great video demo of an application that he build for tracking meetings rooms. He even has built a fancy calendar control that renders in the web using data macros and bound controls. it is a good example of the types of things you can do in the browser with Access + Access Services. Here is my http://www.digwin.com/the-brand-new-msncom-unveiled Today is an important day in the history of MSN. If you check out our new MSN preview site , we think youll be in for pleasant surprise. The portal is being transformed, evolving in tandem with the ever-changing needs of our customers meaning good news for both consumers Qi Lu, President of Microsofts Online Services Division, said in a mail to us http://www.digwin.com/new-microsoft-security-intelligence-report-released (SIRv7) - part of Microsoft's  commitment to providing an unparalleled level of security intelligence to help keep individuals and organizations better informed and to maximize security investments - was released today and there are a couple of tidbits in the report that caught my attention that I thought I would pass on. As a reminder, the SIR is p http://www.digwin.com/fridays-cool-content-sharepoint-2010-videos-videos-videos Abstract: Friday's Cool Content: SharePoint 2010 -- videos, videos, videos Category: SharePoint 2010 Published: 10/30/2009 5:15 PM # Comments: 0 http://www.digwin.com/swedish-police-experience-ddos-attacks Several of Sweden’s websites experienced DDoS attacks yesterday, including the Swedish Police at polisen.se. http://www.digwin.com/how-to-configure-themes-for-bumptop-organizer-in-windows-7 We discussed how to add the Desktop Organizer, Bumptop, to Windows 7. The result of the desktop, is the appearance of a 3D version with a Floor, and Walls. Once you have setup the Desktop, you can change its appearance. Lets look at how this is done. Lets look at the current desktop Next Right Click on the Desktop Now you must modify the desktops http://www.digwin.com/responding-to-shareholder-concerns-on-executive-compensation Posted by J. Ritchie Corporate Vice President of Compensation, Benefits, and Performance Management Microsoft has long believed that effective corporate governance should include regular, constructive conversations with our shareholders and other stakeholders...(read more) http://www.digwin.com/remote-desktop-load-simulation-toolset I am pleased to announce the availability of the Remote Desktop Load Simulation Toolset.   Many customers have asked us to provide the specific number and type of servers to use for Remote Desktop Services scalability.  This is a difficult question to answer without more complete information given the variation in use cases and the impact on ser http://www.digwin.com/developing-high-quality-test-cases I think it may surprise a lot of people in the industry that Microsoft (and most high visibility software vendors) invests a lot of time and effort into their testing. Quality assurance is so key to the success of our products that every team in the company has personnel whose lives are dedicated to just insuring that quality is in the product. We http://www.digwin.com/mdop-2009-r2-for-windows-7-is-now-available-0 Just in time for Windows 7, today we are announcing the availability of Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) 2009 R2! If you are an MDOP customer, you can download MDOP 2009 R2 through the Microsoft Volume Licensing Site (MVLS).  For others who wish to evaluate MDOP products, the MDOP software is available at MSDN and TechNet (in a http://www.digwin.com/are-you-project-2010-ready-announcing-project-2010-technical-ignite-and-sales-trainin If didn’t answer with a resounding yes, check out Christophe’s post on training targeted for Microsoft Partners and Field. http://www.digwin.com/uk-search-insights-life-after-redundancy-part-2-education Coping with redundancy has become a fact of life for a growing number of people in the UK but for many it also represents an opportunity to retrain and pursue . In addition, a decrease in job prospects for school leavers is ensuring that university course places have been in short supply this year and this has thrown up some new trends and http://www.digwin.com/facebooks-news-feed-redesign-rollout-starting-at-10am-pt-today new-home-page-october-2009Facebooks newest version of the News Feed, which demotes the real-time stream in favor of the more traditional top stories stream, is rolling out to users today starting at 10AM US Pacific Time. Most of the details are as we reported earlier this week , but we do have a little more information now about Facebooks algorithm http://www.digwin.com/zuneboards-unboxes-the-zune-hd-originals http://www.zuneboards.com/forums/zu...unboxing-s.htmlZune Boards forum member Creative Zune has put together a set of unboxing pictures and videos of the Zune Originals series Zune HDs. There's a shot of one of each color, just in case you might be on the fence. Just as a heads-up, the green HD appears a bit more yellow than it is in person, so http://www.digwin.com/altec-lansing-feeds-rock-fantasies-with-mini-monitor Ever have a musician friend over to your house, only to find yourself ever-so-slightly embarrassed by the pile of fake instruments filling your den? Well, you should probably never let them catch you with the Altec Lansing Stage-Gig, a replica monitor meant to give guitar heroes the sense of a real rock show by blaring their audio straight up at http://www.digwin.com/marketplace-apps-that-didnt-make-the-cut Lulz via WMDev on Twitter