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Reset BIOS Password from Windows with CMOS-De-Animator

CMOS De-Animator is a service utility which allows you to invalidate the checksum of your system’s CMOS memory, resetting all settings to default and clearing any stored BIOS passwords (if any) upon re-boot. The main advantage of my utility is, that it can work under every Windows operating system, and no administrator privileges should be [...]

29 August 2010 at 02:21 - Comments

A shocking presentation on social media

A shockingly good presentation that is… What the F**k is Social Media NOW?

8 August 2010 at 13:12 - Comments

Zoom.it – Viewing and sharing high-resolution imagery

What? Zoom.it is a free service for viewing and sharing high-resolution imagery. You give us the link to any image on the web, and we give you a beautiful new way to experience it — along with a nice short URL. How? Zoom.it converts your image to the Deep Zoom format, which lets you smoothly and efficiently explore the whole [...]

8 August 2010 at 12:50 - Comments

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Management Pack is now available

With this release Microsoft have introduced the following enhancements:

Simplified and streamlined customer configuration and deployment Lower cost of operation due to improved health model and reduced false alarms Meets low-privilege constraints needed for financial and medical industries New rules, monitors, and knowledge improvements DMO-less deployment SxS install with the old SQL 2000 management pack for customers with SQL 2K

For more information and [...]

8 August 2010 at 12:28 - Comments

Visual Studio Scrum 1.0 Released

Today, Microsoft released the Microsoft® Visual Studio® Scrum 1.0 to the web, a Team Foundation Server process template to support Scrum software development. This release complements the MSF for CMMI Process Improvement and MSF for Agile Software Development process templates. The process template was built from the ground up specifically for Scrum teams. Scrum is becoming [...]

20 July 2010 at 01:04 - Comments

IBM launches Mote Runner for sensors-The ‘Internet of things’ is coming

IBM is about to release an SDK for Mote Runner which could help turn inanimate objects in to Internet connected devices. As ZDNet’s Larry Dignan notes, the Mote Runner moniker refers to Mote’s—or wireless sensor nodes—that gather information ranging from temperature, movement and light and refer back to a network.

What does this all mean? Well on the [...]

7 June 2010 at 23:04 - Comments

Connect to Windows CE Device Without ActiveSync

When ActiveSync is not available, Visual Studio does not automatically copy required connectivity files to the device. Use the following steps to install these files on the device, modify the Visual Studio connection configuration, and establish device security. The first two steps, preparing the device and Visual Studio, have to be done only once. The last set [...]

25 May 2010 at 06:13 - Comments