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HowTo Create SymLink in Windows

Symlinks let you define soft/hard links to files/directories placed in different locations. Essentially, they are like windows  shortcuts (a.k.a. soft symlinks) and the other type is something in-between the two: shortcuts and Original Files/directories. You can use HardLinks as an original file/folder, transparently.   Best Microsoft MCTS Training – Microsoft MCITP Training at Certkingdom.com Linux/Unix […]

Google launches Person Finder for Japanese quake victims

Google was quick to launch a version of its People Finder service to help people find each other in the wake of the devastating 8.9 magnitude earthquake that hit Japan Friday. The service, set up to work in both English and Japanese, is designed to let people inquire about others, as well as post information […]

The reports of Windows death are greatly exaggerated

Dear Skeptical, I think what you’re reading is mostly based on sales figures for all end-user devices and relative numbers of page reads by different browsers and operating systems. If IT’s responsibilities were based on the number of end-user devices sold and on browser page reads, this would be interesting information. IT’s responsibilities, though, have […]

Microsoft Vista is Dead Officially. Does anyone Care?

Microsoft has declared it. And For anyone still burning a candle for Windows Vista, in the dark, its time is rapidly approaching. Buy now or forever hold your Rest in Peace, Windows 7 is coming to the rescue. I’m not surprised that this has turned out. After all, it was all buggy. When it first […]

10 Tips That Make Windows 7 Simpler

Windows 7 features loads of improvements to streamline workflow and avert many of the headaches found in Windows Vista. But you can make Windows 7 even easier to use by taking advantage of a few enhancements you might not have heard about. We’ve already shown you 21 Ways to Customize Windows 7 to your personal […]

The 10 Best GPS Devices

The death of the dedicated GPS device has been greatly exaggerated. Sure, today’s mobile devices integrate talented—and sometimes free—navigation apps, but not everyone wants to use a phone or a huge tablet for driving directions. With a standalone GPS, you can just leave it in the car and forget about it, until, of course, you’re […]

The 10 Best Apps for Android 3.0 Honeycomb

BARCELONA—This year’s Mobile World Congress is the first big coming-out party for tablets running Google’s Android Honeycomb operating system, and Google’s huge booth was crammed full of Honeycomb apps. I was impressed by how some of the apps leveraged tablets’ big screens to offer new experiences that are impossible on phones. That’s the kind of […]

Microsoft and Nokia Partner on Smartphone Future

Microsoft and Nokia on Friday announced an alliance that pairs the world’s largest phone maker with the software giant in a marriage of convenience as the two combine forces to compete more effectively again Apple and Google in the fight for smartphone dominance. Best Microsoft MCTS Training – Microsoft MCITP Training at Certkingdom.com Nokia says […]

10 hot areas of expertise for IT specialists

My recent article 10 Ways to become an IT superstar generated a lot of feedback. Quite a few IT pros out there apparently want to increase their visibility (and paychecks). One thing that drew a lot of attention in the piece was the advice to specialize. Okay, readers replied, but what area should I specialize […]

Facebook’s E-Mail Flop

As I watched Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg yammer on and on yesterday about Facebook’s new messaging service, which he claimed really and truly wasn’t e-mail, I kept thinking: “Yawn. It’s e-mail, and it’s bad e-mail at that.” Oh sure, it includes SMS and IM as well, but so what? Other Web-based e-mail systems, like my […]

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