Customizing Windows Vista Business Edition
Licensing, Reimaging, and Product Activation Considerations
This white paper discusses the benefits of customizing Windows Vista Business Edition and reviews the activation impacts associated with customization. It also provides the policy implications of customization and details these implications through common customization scenarios.
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I came across this really need application. You have a web cam on your computer do you use it all the time? Well with this application you can set your computer use to record video when your computer sees motion or a predetermined schedule.
Mom, dad worried what the nanny or baby sitter is doing?
With this utility you aver the EYE on the room with this tool. The software supports multiple cameras including IP cameras!
Once the video is taken you have FTP to a location or have the software e-mail you snapshots.
Have you been taking lots of pictures, have you created videos, what next. There is a really cool technology call Photosynth.
This is a site on the net where you upload you pictures and the site bring all you photos together into an interactive picture.
Think about this,
How many people took pictures of the moment when Obama takes the oath?
How many different angles where there, would it be great if you could virtually move you view of the event by clicking on pictures and look at the event from different points of view.
To see a demo go here
http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2009/44.president/inauguration/themoment/
To create your own Photosynth go here
http://photosynth.net/learn.aspx
To see more Photosynth
There is a great article on User Account Control (UAC) on the Microsoft site. I am putting a lick to it here for those who like to see what changed and why.
UAC is your friend if you allow it to help protect you.
http://blogs.msdn.com/e7/archive/2008/10/08/user-account-control.aspx
Be one of the first to download the Windows 7 Beta.
This pre-release version of Windows 7 is available to the first 2.5 million people who download.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/beta-download.aspx
Vista Shortcuts using the Windows key:
Window key+B Sets focus to first icon in the notification area. You can use arrow keys to move among the icons in the notification area or press Tab to move around
on the taskbar.
Window key+D
Show Desktop (without the Sidebar).
Window key+E Windows Explorer (opens to Computer).
Window key+F Find Files or Folders (aka Search).
Window key+M Minimize All windows (Sidebar not included).
Window key+Shift+M Undo Minimize All Windows.
Window key+R Open the Run dialog box.
Window key+Tab 3-D Flip (flips you through your applications but with a cool graphic instead of the standard Alt+Tab). Requires the use of the Aero user interface.
Window key+Pause/Break System Properties.
Window key+F1 Windows Help.
Window key+L Locks workstation. If the user account has a password, it must be reentered to unlock the system again.
Window key+U Ease of Access Settings.
Window key+Spacebar This shows the Sidebar (the Sidebar must be open, but minimized).
Ctrl+Window key+Tab Brings up Flip-3D, but it will stay on the desktop so you can scroll up, down, left and right.
A great site for look to see if you have application, operating system or hardware with security holes is http://secunia.com/.
I call this the equal opportunity security bug site. You can find information on Windows, on next page d-link, Cisco and all other products.
You can subscribe to get updates regularly. Interesting when you look at site you find more Linux security issues then Windows Issues.
After much anticipation, Microsoft has now made Windows 7 Beta available for evaluation and testing to IT professionals! But most people did not realize that Server 2008 R2 is now able to be download as well.
Interesting I have Lenovo w700 Quad Core laptop with 8 gigs of memory and installing the Server 2008 r2 all but 3 drivers was found for me by the OS! That because Server 2008 r2 uses the same drivers as Vista 64.
Windows 7 and Server 2008 r2 are the same Operating System just features are missing or installed based on the version. for example Hyper-v will only come in server operating system. FYI Server 2008 r2 is 64 bit only !
For TechNet subscribers, you can download Windows 7 Beta today here
After much anticipation, Microsoft has now made Windows 7 Beta available for evaluation and testing to IT professionals! For TechNet subscribers, you can download Windows 7 Beta today here. On January 9th, the beta will open to all IT professionals on the Springboard Series for Windows 7.
I been using the for some time and I been very stable and found most of the device I had on my computer, what interesting is the when I installed windows Vista 64 I had a small problem finding Drivers, with the beta of Windows 7 it was a much easier solution .
Windows 7 boasts a lot of great new shortcuts
Here are some to use
Win+Home: Clear all but the active window
Win+Space: All windows become transparent so you can see through to the desktop
Win+Up
arrow: Maximize the active window
Win+Down arrow: Minimize the window/Restore the window if it’s maximized
Win+Left/Right arrows: Dock the window to each side of the monitor (If you’ve got dual monitors, adding Shift to the mix (e.g., Win+Shift+Right arrow) will move the window to the adjacent monitor.)
Win+T: Focus and scroll through items on the taskbar.
Win+P: Adjust presentation settings for your display
Win+(+/-): Zoom in/out
Shift+Click
a taskbar item: Open a new instance of that application