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Use Google to Track UPS & FedEX Packages [Quick-Tip]

MrGroove — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 16:46:41 -0600

This is a Quick and Simple tip which I personally use anytime I make a purchase or have something shipped to me. Simply paste your UPS or FedEX Tracking Number into Google to get the link to the Shipment Tracking Page. Now granted, although I’m mentioning Google specifically, the same process can also be used using [...]

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Use Filters to Easily Organize GMail Inbox

MrGroove — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 21:49:23 -0600

Recently, my DIGG Friends have been very active which has resulted in over 100 emails a day in my GMail account. Although I want to keep track of my friends and I want the emails, it’s causing Havoc (Inbox Sprawl) in my trying to keep my Inbox clean. Good news is, GMail has a [...]

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Easily Subscribe to and Read Blogs in Any Language

MrGroove — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:45:00 -0600

A few months back, I wrote an Article explaining RSS and gave a few recommendations for RSS readers. Although I found the Google Reader to be an up-and-coming player, I found it lacked several key features which I used on my Desktop Client – Omea Reader. Recently however, Google has introduced a new feature [...]

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Earn Cashback by Shopping with Microsoft Live [Online Shopping]

MrGroove — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:02:00 -0600

Many of us know Live.com as the search engine and new Online Services brand by Microsoft. Unfortunately for Microsoft however, like MSN before it Live.com has never been able to gain much ground on Yahoo! and GOOGLE in the area of “Search”. Although this is bad news for Microsoft, it’s GOOD news for us [...]

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Windows Live Installer Catastrophic Failure Fix

MrGroove — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 02:53:15 -0600

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Microsoft Releases DPM 2007 SP1 [Release Alert]

MrGroove — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:29:16 -0600

Today Microsoft released Data Protection Manager 2007 Service Pack 1 (Sp1). It’s a big release which is why I thought I was worth a mention this morning. Although I’m not using it on any of my Production systems yet, DPM is a VERY promising alternative to the standard Tape Backup solution for Exchange and SQL. [...]

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Mount an ISO Image in Windows Server 2008

MrGroove — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:58:29 -0600

Recently I built a new x64 or 64 Bit Windows Server 2008 machine. I wanted to install the new Virtual Machine Manager 2008 however because it was an ISO, I needed a way to Mount the ISO image. A few months back I wrote a How-To Tutorial on Mounting ISO Images for Vista and XP [...]

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Microsoft Releases Security Update MS08-078 Out of Band [Security Alert]

MrGroove — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:08:00 -0600

Microsoft releases Security Updates on the 2nd Tuesday of every month. In the “industry” it’s called “Microsoft Super Tuesday”. I usually don’t talk about it much because it’s been happening for years and under most normal circumstances your Windows machine will Auto-Update using Windows Update or WSUS if you have a Corporate machine. Once in a [...]

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Release Alert – Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SP3 Available for Download

MrGroove — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 13:43:28 -0600

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SP3 was made available on the Microsoft Download Center. You can grab your copy at the Link Below: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SP3 Download Link The Release Notes: Service Pack 3 for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 is now available. SQL Server 2005 service packs are cumulative, and this service pack upgrades all service levels [...]

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Shop Online and Get Cashback? Yes! [Online Shopping]

groovyCrew — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 20:36:00 -0600

Shopping this time of year is a seasonal craze that everyone seems to be involved in and Retailers and Manufactures work all year long to prepare for the onslaught of shoppers. Over the last few years, as Retailers and Manufactures become more and more Tech Savvy, the online marketing / deals continue to get [...]

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