Archive for September 9th, 2011

How to make a Minecraft 1.8 Server on Windows 7

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Enjoy! my 1.8 server: hybridcraft.net:25566 referenced in video: java -Xms512M -Xmx1024M -jar minecraft_server.jar Server JAR: Server 1.8 Pre release: assets.minecraft.net Minecraft 1.8 Prerelease: assets.minecraft.net If you are having trouble set this as your .bat @echo off path=%PATH%;%ProgramFiles(x86)%Javajre6bin java -Xms512M -Xmx1024M -jar minecraft_server.jar If you still cant get it to work refer to here: www.minecraftwiki.net

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Office 365, Google Docs go down again, could give pause to the cloud-wary

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Outages are becoming a distressing fact of life for Microsoft’s cloud e-mail customers, and users of other cloud services such as Google Apps. Two weeks of e-mail glitches plagued Exchange Online customers using Microsoft’s Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS) in May. Office 365, the successor to BPOS which launched in late June, suffered an e-mail outage in August and then again last night and this morning.

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Privacy-violating, useless AVG antivirus app pulled from Windows Phone Marketplace

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To the surprise of many, an antivirus application was published on the Windows Phone Marketplace earlier in the week. The publication of AVG Mobilation for Windows Phone was peculiar for two main reasons.

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How To: Install Windows 7 with a USB drive by creating a bootable USB from a Windows 7 ISO file [HD]

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——————————————————————— How To: Create a bootable Windows 7 setup USB stick from a Windows 7 ISO file [HD] ——————————————————————— This tutorial walks you through, step-by-step, how to create a USB stick version of Windows 7 from a Windows 7 ISO. This USB stick is bootable and can be used to install Windows 7 from a USB drive, as long as your PC and BIOS support it. For most versions of Windows 7 you will only need a USB stick not larger than 4GB size, however a USB drive smaller than 4GB will not work

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Messenger Plus! v 5.01 for Windows Live Messenger 2011 lets you create and edit skins

There is something interesting and exciting happening for Windows Live Messenger users after a long time! Messenger Plus!, the popular extension for Windows Live Messenger has been updated to version… For more visit The Windows Club.

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Windows Phone AVG antivirus security app gets the boot

Microsoft has removed an antivirus app for Windows Phone which was released on Windows Phone marketplace just a few days back by AVG. Microsoft has taken this decision on report by Justin Angel that..

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Microsoft posts security bulletins 4 days early, scrambles to fix mistake

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Each month, there is a clearly defined process Microsoft uses to release security patches to fix flaws in Windows and its other products. On a Thursday, Microsoft releases an advance notification, listing the software affected by the upcoming patches and the type of threat fixed, such as “elevation of privilege” or “remote code execution.” But no specific details are released until the following Tuesday, the second Tuesday of each month, when the full security bulletins and accompanying patches are made public.

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Kingsoft Office Suite 2012, a free Microsoft Office alternative for Windows

Kingsoft Office 2012 is a free office productivity suite that can be used at home as well as work to perform your daily documentation work.  The tool is extremely easy to use and allows creating,…

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Windows Search Tips, Tricks, Advanced Query Syntax for Windows 7, Vista, XP

One of the most used feature of Windows is its Search, It lets you locate your files, folders instantly. Windows Search also refers to the Instant Search, which now has become an integral part of… For more visit The Windows Club.

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Another Microsoft Cloud Crash

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Posted on Windows 7 News & Tips The anticipation of Cloud services continues to grow and many users, both personal and professional, and at the enterprise level are putting aside their concerns and relying on those services for some basic operations. But, while it is true that every cloud service has a hiccup from time to time, Microsoft, on the other hand, needs to string together a few months that are outage-free in order to establish its uptime reputation.

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