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As a Google apps user I frequently need to update the documents or make changes for various reasons. In that case, if I am able to synchronize the MS Office directly with the Google docs and Google apps, that will be absolutely amazing. It will make the job much easier, simpler and faster. So I found a solution for my problem. So today, I would like to review the utility that I found.it is called as OffiSync . OffiSync is a freeware. It allows you to synchronize the files in Microsoft Office with the Google Apps and Google Docs. Also, it provides the additional benefits within the MS Office by installing Google options in it. MS Office 2007 and 2010 will have a new ribbon tab and MS Office 2003 will have a new tab named as OffiSync after the installation of the software.

I had a need to view PDF files directly within a WPF application for a projcect.So i found an easy way to do that.The trick is to use the WinForms support in WPF ala the WindowsFormHost control.

Microsoft has put an end to all speculation surrounding its upcoming web browser Internet Explorer 9. Today, Microsoft unveiled Internet Explorer 9 beta and it is ready to download via download center. Internet Explorer 9 beta offers offers rock solid performance, elegant UI and much more. Key features of Internet Explorer 9 beta: New elegant UI Private OneBox (combined address bar and search box) New download center Pin web apps to Windows 7 taskbar Improved security Improved performance Tab pages (just like speed dial) You can now download the IE 9 beta from the below mentioned link. Have fun with IE 9!   Download for Windows 7 Download for Windows Vista

Microsoft has released the first beta of its new Security Essential software. The new Security Essential features an updated anti-malware engine which is better at both detecting and removing malware. Microsoft Security Essentials 2.0 Beta is directly integrated with the Firewall and gives users the option to either turn off the firewall or turn it on. Another new feature is the integration with Internet Explorer. This will provide protection against web-based threats. There is also a new Network Inspection System to prevent network-based exploits. However, users of Windows Xp will not be able to enable the Network Inspection System. To download it, go here and login using your Live account. After that you can download the beta (either in 32-bit or 64-bit). The beta is available on a first-come-first-serve basis until an allotted number has been reached. So, go grab yours quickly. It is available only to genuine Windows user and is available only in three languages – Englis...

Book Description Beginning XML with C# 2008 focuses on XML and how it is used within .NET 3.5. As you’d expect of a modern application framework, .NET 3.5 has extensive support for XML in everything from data access to configuration, from raw parsing to code documentation. This book demystifies all of this. It explains the basics of XML as well as the namespaces and objects you need to know in order to work efficiently with XML. You will see clear, practical examples that illustrate best practices in action. With this book, you’ll learn everything you need to know from the basics of reading and writing XML data to using the DOM, from LINQ and SQL Server integration to SOAP and web services. Here are a few of the topics you'll learn The basics of XML in .NET 3.5 Validating and transforming XML Using XML with LINQ Integrating with ADO.NET, SQL Server, and WCF Configuring the .NET Framework with XML Book Details Paperback: 600 pages Publisher: ...

Here's how you crack the password protected Microsoft Word file: Open the document and do a "Save As..." specifying Rich Text Format (RTF). It'll end up being called something.rtf. Open the RTF file by double-clicking on it. It should look identical to the original Word file. Save the RTF file with a new name as a Microsoft Word format document. Open the new word document and select “Stop Protection” That's all there is to it. You've sidestepped the read-only lock on the file.

Windows 7 has added a lot of new features, some of them you can see, but some you can’t even see it. Here is one small trick you can do with your Windows 7 laptop. We all know that over time, your lithium ion battery will not charge to its full potential as when it’s new. But how much less is the battery charging ? Well in Windows 7 you can find out how much battery you are actually getting from your 3-cell or 6-cell or even 9-cell battery. Not the number says on the back of the battery, but the real number from the it. Start command prompt in Administrator mode (right click->Run as Administrator) Then type "powercfg -energy" now just wait for some time and Windows will collect all the data and monitor your system after it’s done, you should now see something like this. Notice that it generate an energy report in HTML format (by default) to the following directory. Go to the directory and open up the file. Skip everything and scr...

Now that the Windows Live Essentials Wave 4 has been available for download, some of you might like to download the offline installer which allows you install Live Essentials without the Internet connection. The Windows Live Essentials offline installer features all applications that come with the normal web setup including Live Messenger, Live Mail, Live Movie Maker, Live Sync, Live Photo Gallery, Live Writer and Live Family Safety. Some screenshot of Windows Live Essentials 2011 Beta Live Essentials VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL   Download Windows Live Essentials Beta Offline ...

Do you have two or more computers ? Do you use them constantly ? Well if you do then I’m going to show you how you can control them with only one keyboard and mouse without any additional cables or hardware. The basic requirements are that both machine need to be access to a local network. What you need to do is download this tool called Synergy it’s a free open source, that works on both PC and Mac. Configure The Server First you need to setup the server that is the computer that you are using with the keyboard and mouse Choose "Share this computer’s keyboard and mouse" and click "Configure … " Under configure this can be little tricky. First click the "+" under Screens, be sure to have both name of the host computer and the computer that you want to gain access. Now go under "Links" click "+" what you want to do is tell the program the physical location of the two computer that you are connecting with. Tell it w...

Mozilla has gone ahead and released a newer official beta of Firefox 4.0 that includes a number of new features posted below. Future updates to Firefox 4 are said to include speed improvements and bookmark, passwords, and settings syncing functionality across all Firefox supported devices. Unfortunately the new UI with Chrome style tabs and other visual improvements is currently not available for Linux and Mac versions of the beta. You can download the official Firefox 4.0 beta for Mac, Linux, or Windows from Mozilla here. New Features in 4.0: -Updated User Interface with Tabs on top (Google Chrome style) -New Add-ons manager - HD quality  WebM video support -Improved HTML 5, Privacy, and CSS support.

Product Description If you're ready to create web pages more complex than those you can build with HTML and CSS, Head First PHP & MySQL is the ultimate learning guide to building dynamic, database-driven websites using PHP and MySQL. Packed with real-world examples, this book teaches you all the essentials of server-side programming, from the fundamentals of PHP and MySQL coding to advanced topics such as form validation, session IDs, cookies, database queries and joins, file I/O operations, content management, and more. Here are a few of the topics you'll learn Use PHP to transform static HTML pages into dynamic web sites Create and populate your own MySQL database tables, and work with data stored in files Perform sophisticated MySQL queries with joins, and refine your results with LIMIT and ORDER BY Use cookies and sessions to track visitors' login information and personalize the site for users Protect your data from SQL injection attacks Use regul...

In this tutorial, I will briefly explain how to add animation effects to a windows form in C#. In order to animate a window in C#, we will need to call a native method using PInvoke.   Create a new Windows Forms Project AnimateWindow Function According to the MSDN Library, "the animate window function enables you to produce special effects when showing or hiding windows". There are only four types of animation that you can use. They are: roll, slide, collapse/expand, and alpha-blended fade. In order to call the AnimateWindow function, as already stated, we need to use PInvoke. This is the PInvoke signature for the AnimateWindow function (the using System.Runtime.InteropServices ; declaration is required)   Add this to the top of the "Form1" class. [DllImport("user32.dll")] static extern bool AnimateWindow(IntPtr hWnd, int time, AnimateWindowFlags flags); Notice the "AnimateWindowFlags" parameter. This is a user-defined t...

Product Description You want to learn C# programming, but you’re not sure you want to suffer through another tedious technical book. You’re in luck: Head First C# introduces this language in a fun, visual way. You’ll quickly learn everything from creating your first program to learning sophisticated coding skills with C# 4.0, Visual Studio 2010 and .NET 4, while avoiding common errors that frustrate many students. The second edition offers several hands-on labs along the way to help you build and test programs using skills you’ve learned up to that point. In the final lab, you’ll put everything together. From objects to garbage collection and from exceptions to interactions, you’ll learn C# in a way that engages and entertains your brain.   Here are a few of the topics you’ll learn: Start by building a useful application with pre-built components in Visual Studio 2010 Discover how objects work, using real-world examples Store numbers, text, and other ba...

Microsoft Windows Update is intelligent service integrated with every Windows Operating System. Windows Update based on your Windows 7 activation status lets you to download updates, patches and automatically updates your Windows 7. If for some reason your Windows Update stops working or you are working on computer not connected to internet, then you may miss some important critical updates & patches. To help to update Windows 7 offline here is WSUS Offline Update utility. WSUS Offline Update lets you to easily download patches and updates for your Windows and Office without going through the whole procedure on Microsoft’s Windows Update website. You can also download Windows 7 updates on USB drive and carry with you to install on computers not connected to internet. Features of WSUS Offline Update 1. Supports Windows 7, Vista, XP (32-64bit) 2. Supports Office XP, Office 2003 & 2007 3. Create ISO option 4. Clean download directories 5. Copy Updates to USB WS...

I recently installed Visual Studio 2010.when I’m going to open a project which was developed from VS 2010 in VS 2008 I was getting an error. So I thought of finding a way to solve my problem. Here is the solution 1. Open the .sln file corresponding to the Project to be converted with Notepad 2. Locate the following line: Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 11.00 Replace 11.00 with 10.00 3. Locate the following line: # Visual Studio 10 Replace 2010 with 2008 Save the File 4. Delete the .cache files existing in the following paths: obj/debug obj/release 5. Open the project with Visual Studio 2008 6. Build the project with Visual Studio 2008

When I was searching how to “Retrieve SQL Table Column data into an Array”, I found many ways to do that. But I was not happy about those solutions. So I searched for it so many times. Finally today I found a way to do that easily. So I thought to share with you all.   public static string [] Genre() { string Query = "SELECT <Column Name> FROM <Table Name>"; SqlConnection ConnObj = new SqlConnection(Connection()); ConnObj.Open(); SqlCommand CommObj = new SqlCommand (Query, ConnObj); SqlDataReader Reader = CommObj.ExecuteReader(); string [] TempArray = new string [200]; int Name = Reader.GetOrdinal( "Name" ); //Gets the column ordinal, given the name of the column. int i = 0; while (Reader.Read()) { TempArray[i] = Reader.GetString(Name); i++; } Reader.Close(); return TempArray; } This function will return an array of the values.You can use it anyway you want….

You create a table of contents by choosing the heading styles — for example, Heading 1, Heading 2, and Heading 3 — that you want to include in the table of contents. Microsoft Office Word searches for headings that match the style that you chose, formats and indents the entry text according to the heading style, and then inserts the table of contents into the document. Microsoft Office Word 2007 provides a gallery of automatic table of contents styles. Mark the table of contents entries, and then click the table of contents style that you want from the gallery of options. Office Word 2007 automatically creates the table of contents from the headings that you marked.   Mark entries for a table of contents Select the heading to which you want to apply a heading style. On the Home tab, in the Styles group, click the style that you want.   Mark individual text entries Select the text that you want to include in your table of contents. On the Refere...

In my previous post I explained how to run a SQL Script using Command prompt. It is bit difficult. So I found a way to run the SQL script using the application. I used it on button click. Here is how I did it. 1.   Create your SQL Script. 2. Add the references below to your C# application using Microsoft.SqlServer.Server; using Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo; using Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Common; using Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Sdk.Sfc; 3. Add the path to your SQL Script string Filename = Path .Combine( Environment .GetFolderPath( Environment . SpecialFolder .MyDocuments) + "\\Configuration\\" , "Create_Database.sql" ); 4. Add the code below to read your SQL Script StreamReader StreamReader;           StreamReader = new StreamReader (Filename); string CreateDBQuery = StreamReader.ReadToEnd(); 5. Create a connection with server & Execute Query string tempConnString= "Data Source=(local);Inte...

Windows 7 introduced the new Sensors and Location platform that would let Windows automatically respond to environmental changes sensed by light, orientation sensors, or GPS chips.  This makes your computer more aware of its surroundings and change itself accordingly.  The location platform is especially interesting, as it brings the potential of automatic location based search and maps to your PC.  Unfortunately, most laptops today are not equipped with GPS chips.  Thanks to Geosense, however, you can still use the location platform. Geosense uses IP lookup, Wi-Fi and Cell tower triangulation, and more to find your location as accurately as possible. Geosense lists itself as a sensor in the Windows Sensors and Locations, so once you’ve installed it, all location-aware applications and services will be able to pickup your location from it.  Please note that Geosense only works on Windows 7 Home Premium and higher, as Windows 7 Starter doesn’t include the Sen...

The most popular Virtual Drive "Deamon Tools" gave me errors when mounting .ISO images.So i had to find a better solution for that.Finally i found the best solution for Windows 7 to mount .ISO images. The utility that helped me is called Virtual Clone Drive . This utility will let you mount .ISO, .CCD, .DVD, .IMG, .UDF and .BIN files. Download the utility and start the setup process.Virtual Clone Drive is a free utility

Avatar is one such amazing movie with a nice story and excellent movie effects, as it has been released and everyone talking about it twitter, chat, mail, then why not get the official Avatar theme for Windows 7 if you have windows 7 installed, you can easily download the windows 7 Avatar theme from microsoft gallery of windows 7 themes and apply it to your windows 7 PC. This is how my windows 7 PC looks after applying Avatar theme Direct Download

Nokia NbuExplorer is a free & small tool which allows opening the backup files from Nokia PC Suite which is a .nbu file . It is an excellent parser, extractor and viewer of Nokia NBU backup file (produced by Nokia Content Copier). You can browse and export contacts, messages, calendar, photos, files, etc. Download Nokia NbuExplorer          [ Homepage ]