Windows Azure Development Kit

The Azure Services Platform is designed to help developers quickly and easily create, deploy, manage, and distribute web services and applications on the Internet. Windows Azure is an operating system for the cloud that serves as the development, run-time, and control environment for the Azure Services Platform. Windows Azure provides developers on-demand compute and storage to host, scale, and manage web applications on the internet through Microsoft data centers.

Windows Azure is elastic, flexible, and interoperable. With Windows Azure developers can achieve high levels of service availability and application interoperability while maintaining freedom of choice.

The Windows Azure SDK provides developers with the tools and APIs needed to develop, deploy, and manage scalable services in Windows Azure.

Here is the download page URL:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=22703881-1197-49E5-8231-F49095CFD0BB&displaylang=en

IE 8 for Developers

IE 8 the new version of the IE which has the best features ever in the history of the web browsers. The new features like web slices, accelrators, opening the new window as the private window… the most useful thing is the it’s security which is the intesting aspect of this new look of the IE. It is very compatible with the photogalleries & silverlight apps works on it very quickly.

for some more information go thruogh this pptx…

https://cid-0009fe7f0ef9d7eb.groups.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/.Documents/Internet%7C_Explorer%7C_8%7C_For%7C_Developers.pptx

Bing! Bing! Bing.com

Bing.com beta is the newest for the Windows Live.. Better and very good look & feel than Live.. It is the well constructed and the faster search engine… For the video searching it is good to show a little embbed first and when take the mouse over it the video runs in that small embbed and without any interruption even there is low connection.. The styles in the Bing are awesome!!… and the search is also having an explorer bar on the left pane of the browser which has the categorized information to make the search easy and find your stuffs very easily and very quick… Bing is the one of the best search engines we have ever and may be it can beat some of the largest search engine competitors..

So i say “Bing!. Bing!. Bing!.” the Bing-er for every one

TechED on Road in Delhi/NCR

Hello all,
With the great success of TechED in Hyderabad now Microsoft TechED is on Road and has reached Delhi also.. This time we need all of you to come forward & be a leader this time & be a speaker this time.
We need 2 IT Pro leaders/speaker, 2 Developers leader/speakers & 1 SQL leader/speaker for the TechED on Road in Delhi..
So hurry up, guys & gals register yourself for the TechED on Road in Delhi & be a Leader this time & show the world who you are..
The topics to speak there are:
  1. What’s New in Silverlight 3
  2. Reducing the Size of your Database using Data Compression/Binary Compression in SQL Server 2008
  3. Welcome to ASP.NET 4.0 with VS2010
  4. Introduction to Microsoft Exchange Server 2010
  5. Windows Server 2008 – Technical Overview
  6. Windows 7 for Developers
  7. Virtualization 360 – Technical Overview
We are also having webcasts regarding them before starting the TechED on Road only for you who wants to be a leader/speaker this time..
and I’ll be taking Windows 7 this time..
Please.. please mail me or contact as soon as possible for your Registration as a leader/speaker…
cheers
Rishu Mehra
+91-9818562858

Windows 7 : “Windows XP Mode” (Secret Feature)

It’s true, Windows 7’s secret new feature is XP Mode. It’s a virtual Windows XP machine—complete with a fully licensed copy of Windows XP SP 3 installed on the virtual machine—that you can download which runs seamlessly in Windows 7, so you can do crazy things like run IE6 side-by-side with IE8. It’s meant for businesses who need compatibility for mission critical XP-only apps.

Windows 7 XP Mode

Really, don’t get too hung up on it—it’s only for the Enterprise, Professional and Ultimate versions of Windows 7, not the Home Premium version you’ll probably be running one day. (The release candidate is Ultimate, so you can toy around with it after downloading it here.) You also need a processor with either Intel Virtualization Technology or AMD-V and 2GB of RAM. And you can’t really do anything intense like gaming inside of it.

for some more: http://www.windows7.cc/

Windows 7 Hacks

Here are the some of the ways to hack the windows 7….
1. How to Unlock the Windows 7 Hidden Themes
The Windows 7 beta has a pack of hidden and locked themes. Let’s see how you can unlock the hidden themes.
Step 1: Open the Explorer (Windows + E) and go to C:WindowswinsxsStep 2: Enter *.theme into the search field. Alternately you can use the * sign on the number block.Step 3: You’ll get the Click me promptStep 4: Double-click the themes ZA, US, GB, CA, AU to install them.
2. How to Enable the Windows Aero in Windows 7
If you were looking for the best designed and most transparent Microsoft user interface then you can’t escape Windpws Aero. Here’s a hack to enable Windows Aero in Windows 7. But before you proceed with the steps keep a backup of your registry.
Step 1. Click on the Start Menu and type “regedit” into the search box. When the program appears click to open the regedit.exe icon.Step 2. Locate the Key belowHKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsDWM
Step 3. Look to the pane on the right of the key hierarchy. Right click on the white area and select New > DWORD (32 bit) Value.Step 4. As the value appears name it UseMachineCheck.Step 5. Repeat and create 2 more DWORD Values, Blur and AnimationsStep 6. First double-click the value just created with the UseMachineCheck and enter 0 in the Value Data box. Do the same for Values Blur and Animations. Then click OK.Step 7. Now close the Registry Editor.Step 8. Open the Start Menu and type “cmd” into the search box, right-click on cmd.exe when the program appears in the search results. Now, select Run as Administrator from the drop-down.Step 9. As the Command Prompt opens type the commands below
i) Net Stop uxsms – this command will stop the Desktop Windows Manager Session Manager
ii) Net Start uxsms– this command will restart it
Step 10. Once you close the Command Prompt. Right click on the desktop and click on Personalize from the menu.Step 11. Click on the Window Color and Appearance in the Personalization Windows Aero the Color Scheme menu.
3. How to Enable the Quick Launch Bar in Windows 7
It is a surprising to see that the Quick Launch Bar has not been enlisted in the easy to enable list. Here’s what you gotta to do to enable the Quick Launch Bar.
Step 1:Right-click on the Taskbar and select Toolbars > New Toolbar from the menu.Step 2: Copy and paste the address provided below into the Address bar
%SystemDrive%Users%username%AppDataRoamingMicrosoftInternet Explorer
then click the arrow to the right of the Address bar to navigate to the folder.
Step 3: Select the Quick Launch folder listed and click the Select Folder button
6. How to Remove Send Feedback link in Windows 7
The bug that troubles the window in Windows 7 is the send feedback link. This is a simple fix to get rid of this pique. Make sure you have a backup of the registry before you proceed.
Step 1: Click on the Start Menu and type “regedit” into the search box, click to open the regedit.exe icon when the program appears.Step 2: Look for the following Key HKEY_CURRENT_USERControl PanelDesktopStep 3: Right-click on the white space in the In the pane to the right of the key hierarchy and select New > DWORD (32 bit) Value.Step 4: Now as the value appears name it FeedbackToolEnabledStep 5: Double-click the value that was created with FeedbackToolEnabled and enter 0 in the Value Data box, and then click OK.Step 6: To effect the changes Log off the computer and log on to the system.
for further knowledge go through http://www.merawindows.com/Forums/tabid/324/forumid/96/threadid/41491/scope/posts/Default.aspx

How to disable the IPv6 completely on the Windows Platform

IPv6 is the next-generation Internet Layer protocol for packet-switched internetworks and the Internet. IPv4 is currently the dominant Internet Protocol version. IPv6 is installed and enabled by default in Microsoft Windows Vista/Server 2008/7. If your network aint using IPv6 than you are safe to disable IPv6 or If you want to disable IPv6 by any cause, just follow the simple steps:
How to-
  1. Run Registry Editor (type regedit in StartSearch or Run Dialog box).

  2. Navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesTcpip6Parameters
  3. In the right pane, create a DWORD (32-bit) Value and name it DisabledComponents
  4. Double-click DisabledComponents, and then set its data value ffffffff in HEX or 4294967295 in Decimal
  5. Restart your Windows to take effect.

Microsoft’s Live Search may be Kumo.com in near future

Lots of rumors were there, “What’ll happen with Live Search?” but the good news is this.

Microsoft’s Live Search can be turned to Kumo.com. An mail of Search Executive Satya Ndella just sent to his staff to checkout the site, its internal release as beta website. He clearly stated that Kumo is the codename they have chosen for internal test.

Adjust Large System Cache

Easy Way to Adjust LargeSystemCache

HKLMSystemCurrentControlSetControlSession ManagerMemory Management and change thevalue to either O or 1 to the adjustment the LargeSystemCache.
However, in Windows XP, all you have to do is:· Right-click My Computer.· Select Properties.· Click Advanced.· Choose Performance.· Click Advanced again.· Select either Programs or System Cache under Memory Usage.Programs = 0 for the registry tweak equivalentSystem Cache = 1 for the registry tweak equivalent


· On NT Server (in this case XP), the Large System Cache option is enabled, butdisabled on Workstation. The two different settings effect how the cache managerallocates free memory. If the Large Cache option is on, the manager marks all the freememory, which isn’t being used by the system and/or applications, as freely available fordisk caching.

· On the flip-side (with a small cache), the manager instead only sets aside 4MB ofmemory for disk caching in an attempt to accelerate the launch of applications. Or in amore technical approach, if enabled the system will favor system-cache working sets overprocess working sets (with a working set basically being the memory used by components ofa process).

BGC3

BGC3 is the next vendor of Bill Gates after Microsoft and the Bill & Melinda Gates foundation. It is a highly mysterious coampany, no one knows exactly what it is upto, and there have been many esoteric suggestions for what BGC3 means. Bill Gates Company 3 seems to be fair assumption.
To full fill all of Bill Gates dreams that could not be realised by Microsoft or the Bill & the Melinda Gates foundation. It will be a catalyst, a base for upcoming technologies and innovations. The company is widely thought to be at “Think Tank” and a vehicle for Bill to invest all his hard earned money into imminent ventures answering problems of science, society & technology.
The swanky new office is located at Kirkland, Washington. The office is located a short distance away from Bill Gates’s Washington Lake estate.
Carillon Holdings was established in March 2008. In July 10, a mere ten days after Bill Gates quit Microsoft, the company officially changed it’s name to BGC3.
All entrepreneurs look out for fundings. Ambitious start-ups with novel ideas that can use up all the money for some philanthropic goal, or to solve major problems like fuel crisis, the garbage crisis or even the substandard software crisis’, all these will stand to benefit.
The details of the working are still obscure at best. They have registered a trademark and a logo. BGC3 is not another capitalist company.