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What happen when enemies meet together? Enemy should not forever enemy. The miracle happen when Microsoft contributes open source code to Samba, a Linux file server system!

Samba, is a Windows interoperability programs that simulate Windows domain and file server feature in Linux File Server. It provide secure, stable and fast file service for windows client. In fact, it even faster than Windows server when I transfer large file to Samba!

This is not first time Microsoft support Open Source Software. It has supported some open source projects such as CodePlex, Phython, PHP languages and Drupal CMS.

I’m happy to see enemies become friend. Yes, make more friends than enemy.

Most of the enterprise advertising NOT advertise with porn and spam related website.

Someone discovered when search keyword “pornography” in Google, Bing ads show up on top with “Free Videos”. Microsoft quickly claim they haven’t bought the keyword “pornography”. But still make people wondering how true is it.

If you have a website, you were advised not to put on any porn information. Due to 2 reasons:

• Not Morality -  I think don’t need further explain, you should know porn material will corrupt and bad influence our mind.
• No Money – Google Adsense and other advertisers won’t allow you to earn money from them.

In fact, link to spam and porn website is also not allow in Adsense policy. Even link in comment might get penalty. Beware and make our Internet more healthy information.

Want to know how popular website designs looked like in late 90′s? There is no Web 2.0 10 years ago.

At that time, you consider IT people if you know HTML. Broadband is not so famous yet, the more simple Website load faster on dial up 56.6kbps modem. See which one you can recognise in the list of popular Websites 10 years ago?

Google in 1998

Microsoft in 1999

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Say Welcome to Bing, the new Microsoft search engine. Is it a great competitor to Google? Time will tell the answer.

Bing Search Features

First Impression: The name “Bing” is easy to remember. Just don’t understand how it relate to search engine?

Search speed is fast. It has Preview feature which not exist in other search service. Move your cursor to the search result short info, a preview box pop up on right sidebar with more information from the original website. Save our click to unwanted websites.

The search background is nice. But just wonder why so fancy? Maybe it want us to have peace of mind by looking at the mountains from top.

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Although many say Microsoft Windows operating system is poor, it still the biggest player in Worldwide market. For example myself prefer MAC OS X Leopard, but it didn’t come as cheap as Windows price and also some hardware compatibility problem. At the end, I stick with Windows.

Actually not only me. Are you one of the Windows user here? I pick up the statistics from Google Analytics and found 71% Windows XP user, 27% Windows Vista user, and only 7% Macintosh user. From the results, we know most of the Windows user stick at Windows XP since it release on year 2002. Why? Are they waiting for better OS? Or they computer specs unable to support resources hungry Vista?

Windows 7 Features Preview

If you face the same question above, Windows 7 is the Answer! Let’s see the features to find out why Windows 7 is the answer?

• New taskbar with app controls
• No sidebar anymore. Gadgets appear on desktop.
• Faster window resizing method
• Simplify system tray icons
• Better user account control, up to app level
• Add in multitouch feature, for eg: HP TouchSmart PC
• Improved memory management, apparently run fine on 1Ghz netbook with 1GB RAM
• Improved multiple monitor management. Remote desktop work with multiple monitors as well.
  
• Extra: support up to 256 CPUs (but who use it?)

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