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Microsoft virtual launch
You can check out the virtual launch for Visual Studio 2008, SQL Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 here. You never know…Steve Ballmer may have another “developers, developers, developers” sweaty-armpit-speech. And why it’s called Heroes Happen Here, I don’t know. It’s worth looking into though.
Cold Boot encryption memory hack
I read an article wherein researchers from Princeton University cooled down memory to -58 degrees F which allowed them to examine the encrypted contents of the memory for as long as 10 minutes. Microsoft, however, says its unlikely. To be clear, encrypted data here is data that gets encrypted by apps like Vista’s BitLocker or…
Create your own cross-platform backup server
Here’s an interesting read and how-to on LifeHacker.com showing you how to build a backup server that supports multiple OSes using Restore, which is open source and one that features a web admin-like page for backup management.
Circuit City $10 off on $50
I always never buy anything without a coupon – especially when buying through the web – so with that in mind, here’s one I found for Circuit City. (Take note that you’ll need a store and transaction code from a previous receipt.)
Time stops at Grand Central
Check out this video – pretty cool. It was an event organized by a group called Improv Everywhere.
Yahoo! to be Microsoft’s
For $44.6 Billion, Microsoft wants Yahoo!. If this happens, Google will now have a rival in its level and the Yahoo! and MSN messenger clients will be united, which is better for us. They’re saying the next company Microsoft will (aim to) purchase is AMD. We’ll see…