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I’ve recently been working on an app that is specifically made for Windows 7. I’ve decided to release a beta which you can download here (latest build). Of course you’ll want to know exactly what it does so here is the feature list:

• Profiles – Group applications into profiles to launch them simultaneously.
• Profile pictures – Associate…

Neowin.net reports that a trusted source within Microsoft informed them that the RC will not be ready by the end of this month, but instead, the RC is being tested internally and the official release date is set for April 10, 2009. It is likely that once the RC build is ready for the masses, TechNet and MSDN subscribers will be the first to get their hands on the build, though that won’t stop many people from downloading it off torrent…

I know of several programmers who are completely disinterested in the web aspect of programming and design in general. Their disinterest stems from the lack of knowledge of how powerful and portable well designed web apps can be. Not only that, a seasoned coder can even use a server-side application written in their favorite language and pass that information onto a web-based front end. But without going into that discussion too much, let’s examine some of points I want to…

I ran across an interesting problem today after installing the latest version of PunBB. You see, the latest version of PunBB natively supports SEO-friendly links through the use of .htaccess files — and you have most likely noticed that we have a forum feed (the blue area below the top menu navigation) that displays the latest posts in our forums. Well after upgrading the forums to the latest version, the forum feed was still using the old code-base from a…

I’ll just take a quote directly from the site as it says it best:

According to rumors from different sources: “The rumor that Microsoft was set to lay off people in January 15th 2009 is no longer a rumor but a fact. Staff at Microsoft has been informed that the company is readying major layoffs to its worldwide operations and it’s not a small cut either.”

“So far we haven’t managed to confirm what departments or regions which will be hit the…