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When to use mount points for Windows servers

[program:windows] -- Windows mount points are a common practice in the Exchange world, yet are sometimes misunderstood elsewhere. Here are a few more use cases for mount points. Read more »

Tags: disk, file system, hardware, letter, microsoft windows, microsoft windows server, operating systems, servers, software

Change default applications easily in GNOME

[program:linux] -- This article walks you through the easy steps for changing the application defaults associated with certain file types in the GNOME desktop. Read more »

Tags: gnome, nautilus, open source

Facebook gets its groove on with HipHop for PHP

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Facebook has released a source code transformer aimed to increase the performance of PHP, while Office 2010 entered the release candidate stage this week. Read more »

Tags: windows 7, chrome, ie, office, facebook

Google Apps gains remote admin controls for mobile

[news] -- Google has launched new controls that let businesses remotely manage their employees' iPhone, Nokia E-series and Windows Mobile devices from the Google Apps control panel. Read more »

Tags: activesync, iphone, microsoft exchange, windows mobile

Microsoft investigates new Internet Explorer flaw

[news] -- Microsoft said on Wednesday that it is investigating another flaw in Internet Explorer, this time a vulnerability that could result in an unauthorised disclosure of information for users running its browser on older operating systems. Read more »

Tags: ie 6, ie 7, ie 8, internet explorer, internet explorer 6, internet explorer 8, microsoft, security

Code concepts: LINQ's expression trees

[program:.net] -- In this overview about LINQ's expression trees, we show how you might use expression objects in your projects. Read more »

Tags: expression, func

Why Facebook's HipHop for PHP is important

[news] -- Facebook formally announced a long-rumoured project it has been working on called HipHop for PHP. Read more »

Tags: facebook, hiphop, larry dignan, php, scripting languages, web development

Don't make assumptions about co-workers based on their behaviour

[strategy:career] -- There are a lot of things you can control at your workplace, but a fellow employee is not one of them. Read more »

Tags: behavior, toni bowers, workplace

Windows 7 market share tops 10%

[news] -- Windows 7 hit another milestone this past weekend, with the operating system accounting for one in 10 computers accessing the web, according to Net Applications. Read more »

Tags: market share, microsoft, net applications, windows, windows 7, windows vista

Google shows off Chrome OS tablet ideas

[news] -- Who could resist the months of hype that paved the way for Apple's iPad debut last week? Apparently not Google, which has shown its interest in tablet computing with its browser-based Chrome OS. Read more »

Tags: chrome, chrome os, google, tablet

Microsoft investigates Windows 7 battery issue

[program:windows] -- Microsoft said it was looking into a problem that was causing some Windows 7 users to get a warning that there is a non-existent problem with their battery. Read more »

Tags: battery, microsoft, windows 7