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debshinder

  1. My column on smartphone cameras for business use is up on the TechRepublic web site at http://bit.ly/aEDGfR. Check it out.
  2. Read my blog post on enabling Hyper-V management through DirectAccess: http://bit.ly/a8oGFv
  3. Check out Tom's "Edge Man" blog post about a new approach to creating a testing environment. http://bit.ly/b87sbW
  4. My article on SEO poisoning is finally up on the Windowsecurity.com site. Check it out: http://bit.ly/bUlCRz
  5. Death of the DMCA by 1000 cuts? What does weakening of copy protection laws mean for you? Read my Win7News editorial Thurs www.win7news.net
  6. Quit griping about the ribbon in Office 2010. Get Classic Menu for 2010, free for non-commercial use. http://bit.ly/clEFF1
  7. All that shiny Chrome has blinded some folks , but will Mozilla out-Fox Google with its new browser innovations? http://bit.ly/9CYXp5
  8. I like O2010 & had trouble coming up with ten, but here are my "10 biggest Office 2010 annoyances." What are yours? http://bit.ly/d7yRoz
  9. The default settings don't always do the trick. Read my "10 tweaks to make Office 2010 work the way YOU want it to." http://bit.ly/b98xw2
  10. Looking for links in all the wrong places (apparently, since I'm not finding many - for the Fave Links section of Win7News, that is).
  11. Not one but two upcoming challenges to iPhone and Android: Win Phone 7 AND HP webOS phones? http://bit.ly/bBtKFX
  12. This sounds like MSFT is NOT going the Apple "total control" route. I'm happy to hear it. http://bit.ly/99fxdk
  13. Another Apple "marriage" down the tubes? Interesting article on why the Apple/Intel partnership is destined to go sour. http://bit.ly/aD3Lrt
  14. Just finished this week's WXPnews editorial: Alternatives to Windows Live Essentials Wave 4 programs. Read it Tuesday at www.wxpnews.com
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  16. Working on this month's WindowsNetworking newsletter. Feature article is "Invasion of the bandwidth hogs."
  17. Windows 7 Phone partners revealed: HTC, Samsung, Dell, Asus and LG. http://bit.ly/bgMCgM Which one will MSFT employees get?
  18. Slaving over a hot keyboard today, working on article about how to set effective security policies in a consumerized IT environment.
  19. Who's #1 in software insecurity with the most reported vulnerabilities? Yep, it's Apple! Secunia Half Year Report 2010 http://bit.ly/bAiKdA
  20. RT @edbott: Mossberg: "Android phones ... don't come with a program like iTunes..." Sounds like a major plus! [Deb: I heartily agree]