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Microsoft Office 2007, released to corporations and developers today, has a new naming convention as well as numerous new features. below is a chart taken from Microsoft’s Open Volume License site that details what version of the ‘old’ Office corresponds to the new one, as well as some product renames and changes.

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For some reason, a recent install of SQL server 2000 wouldn’t let me change from Windows authentication to ‘mixed mode’, even from within the management console.
A few minutes of googling led me to the following, replicated here for posterity:
To change the mode via the Registry, change the ‘LoginMode’ value in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSSQLServer\MSSQLServer to one of [...]

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An interesting article on Macrumors indicates that the ‘Teams’ feature of OS X Leopard Server could, in all likelihood, be a direct competitor to MS Sharepoint.

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Tired of seeing this dialog in Windows?

How about this one?

Then you need to head over to McDev.com and download ‘AUPC’, which stands for ‘Automatic Updates Prompt Control’. This handy dandy little app will disable the prompts without forcing you to reboot.

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This Tech Tip is brought to you by the ‘Mac vs. Windows Society’…engaging in pointless battles since 11110111111!
Today’s tip is geared toward those of us (you) who work with their Macs and frequently save files that they need to send to others, including Windows users.
In some cases, it is necessary to make a couple of [...]

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Imagine, if you will, a ziplock bag with a grape in it. Imagine holding the bag open, then slowly zipping the top of the bag closed. Can you visualize the bubble in the bag where it is filled only with air?
Now imagine taking one of those cheesy dehydrator things that Ron Popeil sells and sucking [...]

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The following article details how to create or burn a CD/DVD disc image from within Windows, Mac OS or Linux, using free software.
We’ll start with both tasks on the Mac, then Windows, then finally on to Linux. If you have a suggestion or question about this article, please feel free to post a comment!
Ok, let’s [...]

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