Palestine Capital doesn't even exist on Encarta neither Google definitions. You will never won it, not by your god damn F16 nor any God damn Israel Air Fighters.

What an ironic Search Results!!!

Today the world’s most popular browser just got a whole lot better.

We launched in English, German, Simplified Chinese and Japanese, and then follow with another 21 languages in mid-September.  You can download IE8 Beta 2 now at http://ww.microsoft.com/ie8

The bottom line is that IE8 is faster, easier and safer.  To get a feel for the new IE8 experience, check out the videos here, download the product, and try it out.   Here are some AWESOME features:

• Accelerators - Highlight an address, click the blue button and hover over “Map” or try Right Clicking a Page and Choosing Translate with Windows Live. Check out the new IE Gallery that has cool accelerators and slices from Digg to FaceBook to Ebay
• Web Slices - Visit Live Search, search for “Seattle Weather” (or major city relevant to your region), hover over the rich search result and click the green button.  Click it to add a Weather Web Slice to your Favorites Bar.
• Search Suggestions - Go to your Instant Search Box (top right) and type a search to see search suggestions in action.
• Navigation - Use the new Smart Address Bar to quickly find sites you’ve visited before.  The Smart Address Bar searches your history, favorites AND feeds for pages that match what you’re typing.
• Security:  IE8 has the best security features in the market today from its updated Smartscreen phishing and malware filter to domain highlighting to the industry leading cross-site scripting filter so I feel my machines, my identity and my family will be safer on the Internet.

Below are just a few things that IE8 has that Firefox doesn’t:

• Out-of-the box integrated Accelerators put your favorite blog, mapping, mail, search and other services a click-away
• Built-in Privacy mode keeping you in control of what information you share and with whom, both on your PC and on the web
• Rich visual search results and instant answers from partners like Wikipedia, New York Times, and Amazon
• Intuitive tab grouping and color coding to mirror the way you browse and help organize your browsing experience
• Automatic tab-level crash recovery for uninterrupted browsing

I have been waiting so long to find this site live, and i have no clue why we still don't have that link on Live.com yet. IT'S LIVE LABS ISN'T ?????!!!! ... get all live services (not important if it still in beta or released) available in the "More" page at live search pleaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaase ..

Microsoft has already begun testing a new theme for their Windows Live Wave 3.0 services. This new visual theme allows users to customize their own background pictures. Currently it is under internal testing and not applied to any Windows Live services yet. An example is shown below:

                                   WINDOWS LIVE 3 ROCK !!

Windows Live Wave 3: Groups - More than just a stand-alone service

Microsoft looks to kill off WL Favourites – Skydrive becomes storage central

Windows Live Wave 3: Messenger v9 – M1 dogfood build review and screenshots

Windows Live Help confirms Wave 3 features in Mail, Photo Gallery and Toolbar

FolderShare to live on as Windows Live Sync?

Getting ready for Windows Live Wave 3

Windows Live Wave 3: New Header UI

http://blogs.zdnet.com/mobile-gadgeteer/?p=1351

WoOoOoW

http://robburke.net/images/deeplol.html

Microsoft has released to manufacturing SQL Server 2008. This version of SQL Server provides new capabilities such as support for policy-based management, auditing, large-scale data warehousing, geospatial data, and advanced reporting and analysis services. SQL Server 2008 is available in the following editions:

SQL Server 2008 Enterprise, a data management and business intelligence platform that provides scalability, data warehousing, security, advanced analytics and reporting support for running business-critical applications. With this edition, it is possible to consolidate servers and perform large-scale online transactional processing.

• SQL Server 2008 Standard, a data management and business intelligence platform that provides ease of use and manageability for running departmental applications.
• SQL Server 2008 Workgroup, a data management and reporting platform that delivers secure, remote synchronization and management capabilities for running branch applications. This edition includes core database features and is easy to upgrade to the Standard or Enterprise edition.
• SQL Server 2008 Web, designed for highly available, Internet-facing Web-serving environments running on Windows Server. SQL Server 2008 Web provides the tools to support Web applications or hosting solutions.
• SQL Server 2008 Developer, lets developers build and test any type of application with SQL Server. This edition features all of the functionality of SQL Server Enterprise but is licensed only for development, test and demo use. Applications and databases developed on this edition can easily be upgraded to SQL Server 2008 Enterprise.
• SQL Server 2008 Express, a free edition of SQL Server that features core database functionality including all of the new SQL Server 2008 data types, in a small footprint. This edition is ideal for learning and building desktop and small server applications, and for redistribution by ISVs.
• SQL Server Compact 3.5, a free embedded database designed for developers building stand-alone and occasionally connected applications for mobile devices, desktops and Web clients. SQL Server Compact runs on all Microsoft Windows platforms, including the Windows XP and Windows Vista operating systems, and on Pocket PC and smartphone devices.

Your Data, Any Place, Any Time

SQL Server 2008 delivers on Microsoft’s Data Platform vision by helping your organization manage any data, any place, any time. It enables you to store data from structured, semi-structured, and unstructured documents, such as images and music, directly within the database. SQL Server 2008 delivers a rich set of integrated services that enable you to do more with your data such as query, search, synchronize, report, and analyze. Your data can be stored and accessed in your largest servers within the data center all the way down to desktops and mobile devices, enabling you to have control over your data no matter where it is stored.

SQL Server 2008 enables you to consume your data within custom applications developed using Microsoft .NET and Visual Studio and within your service-oriented architecture (SOA) and business process through Microsoft BizTalk Server while information workers can access data directly in the tools they use every day, such as the 2007 Microsoft Office system. SQL Server 2008 delivers a trusted, productive, and intelligent data platform for all your data needs.

See SQL Server 2008 Overview

Got a Blackberry? Then you will love this: Windows Live Messenger is now available for Blackberry smartphones. Now, I was able to sign into WLM on my Blackberry via a pre-installed “IM” app that let me sign into any one of a number of IM services, but there are some advantages to using the new WLM app. With the new app, you can join group chats, set your status message and see others’ statuses, save conversations, use an avatar and see others’ avatars, send and received pictures and files, and gain access to over 60 emoticons. Guess what? I’m switching to this! 

Along with the news about Windows Live Messenger, the other big news is Windows Live Mail’s arrival on Blackberry, too. The application will use the Blackberry’s “push” technology to deliver its messages and will set up a dedicated inbox just for Live Mail. You will also be able to see HTML email with the ability to view graphics, links, and contact photos in your email. To use either of these services, you only need to sign in once with your Windows Live ID information.

To download Windows Live Messenger for Blackberry, click here.  (thanks LiveSide!)

to Use FaceBook new Design:

• - Sign In.
• - Paste http://www.new.facebook.com/home.php in your browser URL and Enjoooy !!

We released to web early this week three new important updates that affect SharePoint Server 2007, Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, Project Server 2007, Search Server 2008, Search Server 2008 Express and Project Professional 2007.

The Infrastructure Update for Microsoft Office Servers (KB951297) applies to:

• Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
• Microsoft Office Project Server 2007
• Microsoft Search Server 2008
• Microsoft Search Server 2008 Express

The Infrastructure Update for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 (KB951695) applies to:

• Windows SharePoint Services 3.0

The Infrastructure Update for Microsoft Office Project 2007 (KB951547) applies to:

• Microsoft Office Project Professional 2007

The Infrastructure Update for Microsoft Office Servers contains the new Enterprise Search features that were shipped in Search Server 2008 and Search Server 2008 Express that were are not already in SharePoint Server 2007; this includes Federated Search capability, a unified administration dashboard and several Search core platform performance updates.  Read more about the new Search features here.

There are several Content Deployment updates included in both the Infrastructure Update for Microsoft Office Servers and the Infrastructure Update for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0. These updates address many of the top customer reported issues with Content Deployment.  Read more about the Content Deployment updates here.

The Infrastructure Update for Microsoft Office Servers (KB951297) and the Infrastructure Update for Microsoft Office Project 2007 (KB951547) include several usability and performance updates for Project Server 2007 and Project Professional 2007 in addition to addressing the top customer reported issues.  Read more about the Project Server and Project Professional updates here and in this White Paper.

All three updates contain fixes and product performance updates driven by customer feedback which have resulted in significant platform performance improvements in several areas.  There has also been a focus on several core platform components, including improvements to upgrade, future patching and servicing, several targeted updates for workflow, the Business Data Catalog and inter-farm server authentication with Kerberos.  For more detailed information please read the KB articles listed further on in this post.

We strongly recommend that you install the updates that apply to you as soon as your patching and maintenance schedules permit.

The updates can be downloaded from the links below:

• · Infrastructure Update for Microsoft Office Servers (KB951297) - x86
• · Infrastructure Update for Microsoft Office Servers (KB951297) - x64
• · Infrastructure Update for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 (KB951695) - x86
• · Infrastructure Update for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 (KB951695) - x64
• · Infrastructure Update for Microsoft Office Project 2007 (KB951547) - x86

* The updates are applicable to all shipping languages.

Installation Instructions are available from the links below:

• · Deploy Software Updates for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0
• · Deploy Software Updates for Office SharePoint Server 2007 - This article also applies to Project Server 2007, SharePoint Server 2007, Search Server 2008 and Search Server 2008 Express.
• · Install the Infrastructure Update for Microsoft Office Servers (Office SharePoint Server 2007)
• · Install the Infrastructure Update for Microsoft Office Servers (Search Server 2008)

Related Knowledge Base Articles are available from the links below:

• · Description of the Infrastructure Update for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 (KB951695)
• · Fixes Included in the Infrastructure Update for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 (KB953749)
• · Description of the Infrastructure Update for Microsoft Office Servers (KB951297)
• · Fixes Included in the Infrastructure Update for Microsoft Office Servers (KB953750)
• · Description of the Infrastructure Update for Microsoft Office Project 2007 (KB951547)
• · Fixes Included in the Infrastructure Update for Microsoft Office Project 2007 (KB953751)

Please read and familiarize yourself with the installation instructions before you start.

For reference the following products require the following updates to be applied.

If you are running SharePoint Server 2007 you should:

1. Install Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Service Pack 1 (SP1) if you haven’t already
2. Install 2007 Microsoft Office Servers Service Pack 1 (SP1) if you haven’t already.
3. Install the Infrastructure Update for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 (KB951695).
4. Cancel out of the "SharePoint 3.0 Products and Technologies Configuration Wizard". (You CAN run the wizard if you want. It will just save you time if you run it once at the end.)
5. Install Infrastructure Update for Microsoft Office Servers (KB951297)
6. Run the "SharePoint 3.0 Products and Technologies Configuration Wizard".

If you are running Project Server 2007 you should:

1. Install Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Service Pack 1 (SP1) if you haven’t already
2. Install 2007 Microsoft Office Servers Service Pack 1 (SP1) if you haven’t already.
3. Install the Infrastructure Update for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 (KB951695).
4. Cancel out of the "SharePoint 3.0 Products and Technologies Configuration Wizard". (You CAN run the wizard if you want. It will just save you time if you run it once at the end.)
5. Install Infrastructure Update for Microsoft Office Servers (KB951297)
6. Run the "SharePoint 3.0 Products and Technologies Configuration Wizard".
7. You should also then install the Infrastructure Update for Microsoft Office Project 2007 (KB951547) on all Project Professional 2007 client PC’s.

If you are running Search Server 2008 or Search Server 2008 Express you should:

1. Install the Infrastructure Update for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 (KB951695).
2. Cancel out of the "SharePoint 3.0 Products and Technologies Configuration Wizard". (You CAN run the wizard if you want. It will just save you time if you run it once at the end.)
3. Install Infrastructure Update for Microsoft Office Servers (KB951297)
4. Run the "SharePoint 3.0 Products and Technologies Configuration Wizard".

If you are running Project Professional 2007 you should Install the Infrastructure Update for Microsoft Office Project 2007 (KB951547).

The installation process will incur server and farm downtime that you will need to plan for – updates should be installed on all servers in a farm.

Related blog posts:

• · The SharePoint ITPro documentation team blog – Infrastructure Updates
• · Office Sustained Engineering blog – Announcing Availability of Infrastructure Updates
• · Get the Point, Microsoft Office SharePoint Blog - What’s new in the MOSS 2007 Infrastructure Update?

Original Post: http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2008/07/15/announcing-availability-of-infrastructure-updates.aspx

I Just liked the Article:

http://gizmodo.com/5020306/things-no-one-gives-microsoft-credit-for-but-should

http://on10.net/blogs/sarahintampa/Live-Mesh-Goes-Mobile/

Yesterday, the Live Mesh team surprised everyone by opening up the service to all and today they’ve gone mobile. That’s right – it’s official – the mobile portal is now available at m.mesh.com. From this mobile website, you can access all your meshified folders and files from your browser and read the news feed about the changes that have been made to the various folders. You can even add a new folder from m.mesh.com to your mesh, which can then be used to move your mobile content to – for example, images and videos you took with your mobile phone. There’s also a homepage link that can be used to create a Mobile Pictures folder for you. To see a bunch of screenshots of the mobilized version of Mesh, check out LiveSide, who broke the news (img courtesy of LiveSide)

Have you heard of Facebook for Enterprise !!

http://www.newsgator.com/Business/SocialSites/video/SocialSites_Viddler.aspx

Here you go !!

Arno Nel has is providing the SharePoint community with a brand new offering - SharePoint Magazine.  Arno  Nel is a well-known SharePoint community leader and an ISPA Regional Evangelists for South Africa.  SharePoint Magazine is an online community magazine located at www.SharePointMagazine.net and focuses on SharePoint and related Information Worker technologies.  The first issue of SharePoint Magazine is planned for  July 16, 2008. SharePoint Magazine provides an excellent opportunity for new and experienced authors to create community content. SharePoint Magazine and ISPA worked together supporting each other’s community offering. ISPA has awarded Arno Nel and SharePoint Magazine as the ISPA Community Partner of the Month.

Other Well Known Community Sites for SharePoint:

• ISPA: International SharePoint Association
• SharePointPedia
• SharePoint Community Portal
• Ms SharePoint Developer Start Site
• SharePoint Customer Evidence Website
• SharePoint Q&A Forums
• SharePoint Community Bloggers