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Announcing MED-V 1.0 Beta – Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization

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  Brandon LeBlanc 

• Over on the MDOP Blog – Senior Product Manager Ran Oelgiesser has announced the availability of the first beta release of Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V) 1.0 today. MED-V is the 6th product in the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack and part of the acquisition of the desktop virtualization vendor Kidaro. We acquired Kidaro in May 2008 and MED-V is the first product based off Kidaro technology.

So what is MED-V? MED-V is an enterprise virtualization solution that IT folks can use for compatibility challenges in their environments. MED-V allows IT Pros to easily create, deliver and centrally manage virtualized Windows XP or 2000 environments to run legacy applications on Windows Vista desktops.

For more information on MED-V and how to download the Beta, click here to read more from Ran on the MDOP Blog.

Picasa web Tip:

Download Picasa Web Albums Without Installing Picasa

Techs, I‘ve searched the web for a solution which would allow me to download entire folders

from Picasa web rather than one picture at a time. Read the article in the link above and simply follow it step by step.

I’ve added a couple of snapshots to help visualize the steps discussed.  Remember that this refernces an Add-On download for FireFox called “Downloadthemall” .

 

 

 

 

 

Malwarebytes.org

Welcome to Malwarebytes

Malwarebytes is a site dedicated to fighting malware. Malwarebytes has developed a variety of tools that can identify and remove malicious software from your computer. When your computer becomes infected, Malwarebytes can provide the needed assistance to remove the infection and restore the machine back to optimum performance.

Key Features

• Support for Windows 2000, XP, and Vista.
• Light speed quick scanning.
• Ability to perform full scans for all drives.
• Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware Protection Module. (requires registration)
• Database updates released daily.
• Quarantine to hold threats and restore them at your convenience.
• Ignore list for both the scanner and Protection Module.
• Settings to enhance your Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware performance.
• A small list of extra utilities to help remove malware manually.
• Multi-lingual support.
• Works together with other anti-malware utilities.
• Command line support for quick scanning.
• Context menu integration to scan files on demand.

Usage

Simply download Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware from the one of the links below. Double click the downloaded file to install the application on your computer. Once the application is installed, double click on the Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware icon to start the program. When the application is open, select Scan and the application will guide you through the remaining steps.

Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware version 1.31 relea

NewsGator Online

 Extracts Video and Audio from FLV Files

Dec-16-2008 1:07:53 PM [Nirmal][Site Comments]

FLV Extract is a free program for extracting video and audio from FLV files without decompressing or re compressing. The video is saved as AVI or raw elementary stream. The audio is saved as MP3, AAC or WAV. The application in itself is very simple and easy to use with minimum effort.

You can drop the FLV files into the Visual basic program and select the items which you would like to extract. There are three options available- Video, timecodes and audio. FLV Extract currently writes out separate video/audio files which you would have to join.

Few things to note:

• The AVIs will not play unless you have the right decoders.
• The extracted MP3s may appear to have an incorrect duration in your audio player. This is because FLV Extract doesn’t generate a VBR header, but the files are perfectly valid

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IE PassView

IE PassView is a small utility that reveals the passwords stored by Internet Explorer browser. It supports the new version of Internet Explorer 7.0, the Beta version of Internet Explorer 8.0, as well as older versions of Internet Explorer, v4.0 – v6.0

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Minimize

Minimize Windows To Thumbnails Instead Of Taskbar.

With this application, you can minimize your windows to to a Thumbnail on your desktop, instead of on your taskbar. And why would you want to do that ? Because its user-friendly, handy, neat, stylish, and not too heavy on resources. And esp useful, if you like to set your Taskbar on AutoHide

Using MiniMize, you can select from which corner of your desktop, you’d like the thumbnails to start appearing. It also minimizes it to the same spot, the next time you minimize it. You can also drag them to, where you wish.

Download MiniMize.

RK Launcher Dock…

What is RK Launcher?

RK Launcher is a free application that will allow the user to have a visually pleasing bar at the side of the screen that is used to quickly launch shortcuts. With support for themes, PNG’s and ICO’s and with smooth amazing animations, RK Launcher is a versatile and great taskbar replacement.Hands down, the best I’ve seen. I recommend it.

Visit the site: http://ivista.windowsedge.com/RKLauncher.html

Get it here

ISODisk Mounts up to Twenty Disk Images [Featured Windows Download]

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ISODisk Mounts up to Twenty Disk Images [Featured Windows Download]

Windows only: You don’t have a single .iso file to open, you have a pile you need to go through. ISODisk will help you cut through the pile and find the files you’re looking for. ISODisk is a free application which allows you to mount a disk image and browse it like a regular drive. ISODisk won’t mount other disk image formats like .nrg, .mdf, or .dmg files but shines at mounting up to twenty .iso images with unique drive letters. ISODisk will also create disk images from non-encrypted disks. If you need to deal with alternate image formats, check out previously reviewed CloneDrive. ISODisk is freeware, Windows only.

ISODisk [via gHacks]

Ultimate Windows Vista Tweaker

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Ultimate Windows Vista Tweaker

Ultimate Windows Tweaker is a Tweak UI Utility for tweaking and optimizing 32-bit & 64-bit Windows Vista. This freeware application is released by WinVistaClub and written by Ramesh Kumar, a fellow MVP. The application release was done by Howard Lo, Microsoft’s Regional Team Manager (APAC) at MVP South Asia Open Day at Goa. The utility features 130 registry tweaks, but is only 370 KB in size. It does not require any installation and can be run from the USB drive as well.

The application allows you to create a system restore point before doing any tweak. The tweaks are classified under seven categories and can be accessed through a common interface, just like your Windows Vista Control Panel.

1. Personalization,
2. User Accounts & UAC,
3. System & Performance,
4. Security,
5. Internet Explorer (IE7 / IE8)
6. Network Optimization
7. Additional Options

You can check out the complete list of tweaks available in various categories from here. Ultimate Windows Tweaker is developed for Windows Vista and supported in all available editions under 32 and 64 Bit and this application is not supported on earlier version of Windows – Windows 95, 98, ME, NT and XP.

Ultimate Windows Tweaker is a must have application for all Vista users specially for the fact that its light weight and also portable.

Download Ultimate Windows Tweaker

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