Volume Activation Management Tool 2.0 Download

Microsoft has released a beta version of Volume Activation Management tool (VAMT) 2.0 for system administrators in corporates and large business organizations with volume licensing agreements or subscriptions. Volume Activation Tool 2.0 primarily adds support for Microsoft Office 2010 Beta.



Activation Management Tool (VAMT) 2.0 (Beta) is a managed MMC plug-in with support for Office 2010 Beta. Administrators may use it to manage volume editions of Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Office 2010 Beta installed with a Key Management Service (KMS) client key or a Multiple Activation Key (MAK). A convenient command line interface (CLI) allows automated, scheduled VAMT tasks without UI interaction.

From Office 2010, all installed Office 2010 must be activated, including volume license copy, which previously does not require online activation against Microsoft activation server when a VLK (volume license key) is used to install Office 2007, Office 2003 or Office XP.

Download Volume Activation Management Tool 2.0 (Beta) setup installer, vamtMMC.msi, from Microsoft Download Center.


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Microsoft Office 2010 Suites SKU (Edition) Applications Inclusion Details

Microsoft is going to make available the Microsoft Office
2010 Beta publicly for everybody who interested to try out the next generation Office productivity suite to download. From the official Office 2010 Beta site, a new suite edition of Office 2010 Beta is available, i.e. Office Home and Business 2010, instead of usual Office Professional or Ultimate 2010.



Within the FAQ, Microsoft does reveal the editions or SKUs which Office suites will be available for purchase. To the joy of 64-bit (x64) Windows operating system users, Office 2010 products will be available in 32-bit and 64-bit versions. Previous versions of Office such as Office 2007, Office 2003 and Office XP only available in 32-bit (x86) flavor.

Office 2010 Suites with Office Applications Inclusion

Microsoft Office Home and Business 2010

Microsoft Word 2010
Microsoft Excel 2010
Microsoft Outlook 2010
Microsoft PowerPoint 2010
Microsoft OneNote 2010

Microsoft Office Professional 2010

Microsoft Word 2010
Microsoft Excel 2010
Microsoft Outlook 2010
Microsoft PowerPoint 2010
Microsoft OneNote 2010 New addition to suite
Microsoft Access 2010
Microsoft Publisher 2010

Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010 (only available via volume licensing)

Microsoft Word 2010
Microsoft Excel 2010
Microsoft Outlook 2010 with Business Contact Manager
Microsoft PowerPoint 2010
Microsoft OneNote 2010 New addition to suite
Microsoft Access 2010
Microsoft SharePoint Workspace 2010 New addition to suite
Microsoft InfoPath 201
Microsoft Publisher 2010
Microsoft Office Web Apps New addition to suite
Microsoft Communicator
Integrated solution capabilities such as enterprise content management
(ECM), electronic forms, and information rights and policy capabilities

Microsoft Office Standard 2010 (only available via volume licensing)

Microsoft Word 2010
Microsoft Excel 2010
Microsoft Outlook 2010 with Business Contact Manager
Microsoft PowerPoint 2010
Microsoft OneNote 2010 New addition to suite
Microsoft Publisher 2010 New addition to suite
Microsoft Office Web Apps New addition to suite
Microsoft Visio 2010 and Microsoft Project 2010 are also available but are not part of the suites.

Microsoft Office Home and Student 2010

Microsoft Word 2010
Microsoft Excel 2010
Microsoft PowerPoint 2010
Microsoft OneNote 2010

It’s unclear whether Microsoft will continue to offer Office Ultimate 2010 similar to Office Ultimate 2007, which includes all applications and products in Office series. In addition to Office 2010 suites listed above, there will also be a Office Starter 2010, a freeware to be pre-loaded on new OEM PCs which comprised only of Word Starter 2010 and Excel Starter 2010 which basic functionality.

To complement Office 2010, Microsoft is also rolling out Office Web Apps, a free online service which allows user to work with Microsoft Office files from any places and any devices (with supported browser) with Internet connection to view or perform minor editing of Word 2010, Excel 2010, PowerPoint 2010, and OneNote 2010 files. For constantly on-the-go people, Office Mobile 2010 is also available from Windows Mobile 6.5


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Working with ZFS Snapshots How-To Guide (Solaris 10) Free Download

ZFS is an open-source combined file system and logical volume manager designed by Sun Microsystems, which among its features is snapshots and copy-on-write clones (writable snapshots) support. In ZFS filesystem, a snapshot is created very quickly, since all the data composing the snapshot is already stored, and space efficient, since any unchanged data is shared among the file system and its snapshots.



ZFS is part of Sun’s own Solaris operating system and is thus available on both SPARC and x86-based system. In Solaris OS, a ZFS snapshot is a read-only copy of a Solaris ZFS file system or volume. To help administrator to understand and fully utilize capability of ZFS snapshots, Sun has made available a free short guide titled “Working with ZFS Snapshots How-To Guide” as part of Solaris 10 How-To Guides.



The guide provides the following information:

• How to set up a ZFS file system
• How to use and create ZFS snapshots
• How to use ZFS snapshots for backup and restore purposes
• How to migrate ZFS snapshots between systems

Download the Working with ZFS Snapshots How-To Guide (Sun account required or use the direct download link): zfs_snapshots.pdf


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Download Yahoo! Messenger 10 Final for Windows or Yahoo! Messenger 3 for Mac

After several months in beta, the Yahoo! Messenger 10 is now out of the beta version. The final version of the Yahoo! Messenger 10 (10.0.0.1102) has been incorporated with many bug fixes, including some related to new video call feature as well as improved overall stability.





According to Yahoo! Messenger blog, Yahoo! Messenger 10 includes the following features:

• Enhanced video calling – feel like you’re there with high-quality, full screen video and voice calling.
• Keep up with what your friends are doing – see your friend’s latest updates from Yahoo!, Flickr, Twitter and more with the new “Updates” view.
• Improved language support – change your preferred language in Yahoo! Messenger with just a few clicks High-quality video calls.
• Instant Messaging – send text messages in real-time to your friends on Yahoo! Messenger.
• Chat Rooms – Join a chat room to meet new friends while you discuss your favorite topics.
• Photo Sharing – share photos from your desktop or Flickr, then discuss them over IM while you and a friend view them together.
• PC-to-PC Calls – make a voice call to another Yahoo! Messenger user for free (microphone and speakers/headset required).
• Phone Out (PC-to-Phone Calls) – Call friends on their regular or mobile phones from Messenger for as low as 1¢ a minute (Phone Out account required).
• Phone In (Get a Phone Number for Messenger) – get a new phone number that allows you to receive calls in Yahoo! Messenger (Phone In account required).
• SMS (Text Messaging) – send text messages from Messenger to your friends mobile phones for free.
• Webcam- plug in your webcam to share live video with your friends on Yahoo! Messenger.
• IM Conferencing- instant message with many friends at once in a conference room (includes voice capabilities, where available).
• IM with Friends on Other Networks – IM with friends who use Windows Live™ Messenger, Reuters Messaging, and Lotus Sametime — right from Yahoo! Messenger.
• File Transfer – send files instantly to a friend while you IM (2 GB limit).

The new Yahoo! Messenger 10 is currently available for Microsoft Windows, Apple Macintosh
, mobile devices, iPhone and a web version. Just head to the following URL to access official Yahoo! Messenger 10 download page, or download standalone offline full version Yahoo! Messenger 10 Final setup installer:

Yahoo! Messenger 10 for Windows: http://rd.software.yahoo.com/msgr/10/msgr10us.exe

Yahoo! Messenger 10 for Mac: http://download.yimg.com/ycs/msg/dl/mac/yahoomessenger_3.0.0build192773.dmg

Yahoo! Messenger 10 for Mobile: m.yahoo.com/messenger
Yahoo! Messenger 10 for iPhone: http://messenger.yahoo.com/platform/iphone/


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Download Pazera Free Video to 3GP Converter To Convert Videos Into Mobile Phone Format

Pazera Free Video to 3GP Converter is a tiny application which allows the users to convert the most popular video files including AVI, MPEG, MP4, FLV and MOV into mobile phone video format like 3GP and 3G2. To make it simple and easy to use, the program is being designed with intuitive user-friendly interface.






The program is featured with the option for users to convert full movie or selected range only. Furthermore, the users can set the output file size and set several parameters used by encoder including audio and video bitrate, fps, resolutions, sampling frequency and etc.

Pazera Free Video to 3GP Converter includes the following features:

• Conversion from AVI, DivX, XviD, MPEG, MPG, WMV, ASF, MOV, QT, FLV, SWF, MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, MKV, VOB, VCD DAT to 3GP or 3G2.
• Supported video codecs: H.263, MPEG-4 AVC and XviD.
• Supported audio codecs: AMR-NB (AMR Narrowband) and AAC.
• Large number of options.
• 2-pass encoding which will improve the video qaulity.
• Saving and restoring encoder settings.
• Supported languages: english, polish.

The Pazera Free Video to 3GP Converter works well on Windows platform, e.g. Windows NT, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003 and Windows Vista. It is available for free download from here. This program does not require any installation, therefore the user’s just need to extract ZIP archive to any folder or portable devices and double click on videoto3gp.exe file to execute it. To convert video files, the users just need to drag & drop them into main window, select proper resolution for their phone, and click the CONVERT button.


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T-Mobile Tap Touchscreen Phone With 3G Network Connectivity

T-Mobile has announced the availability of a new touchscreen phone which called as the Tap. The fashionable touchscreen phone has been featured with basic functionality for messaging, video recording and etc. The phone is targeted for those who look for entry-level phone with an affordable price.





The 3G enabled phone is featured with a 2.0-megapixel camera with video recording capability that allows the users to snap pictures or shoot video. The phone also supports A-GPS connectivity with TeleNav application for turn-by-turn directions while on the go. Other features of the handset including media player, speaker phone and, supports messaging like SMS, MMS and instant messaging. Additionally, it is Bluetooth enabled, supports up to 16GB of microSD memory and, comes with Li-ion polymer battery that provides up to 5 hours of talk time and up to 10 days of stand by time.

The Tap with measures 2.2 x 4.2 x 0.5-inches and weighs 3.7 ounces is now available at T-Mobile for the price of $79.99 with a two-year service agreement after mail-in rebate.


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Download Six New Free 3D Games For Zune HD

In conjunction to the latest released of the latest Zune HD firmware 4.3 update, Microsoft has introduced six new 3D games for the Zune users to download including PGR: Ferrari Edition, Lucky Lane Bowling, Vans Sk8: Pool Service, Piano, Checkers and Audiosurf: Tilt.





The description of each game title as below:

• PGR: Ferrari Edition - Tear through the streets of London, Tokyo, and New York using intuitive tilt and touch controls. Choose from 12 Ferrari cars and test your skill in 33 events in Career Mode. Go head-to-head against three other players in a wireless network race. Share your records with your friends and race their ghost cars in Time Trial mode. Earn kudos for racing with style—it’s not just winning, but how you win that counts.
• Audiosurf Tilt - Ride your music! Choose any song from your music collection and watch Audiosurf Tilt turn it into a unique roller coaster track for you to ride. The song you choose determines the shape, the speed, and the mood of each track. Tilt your Zune like a steering wheel to collect colored blocks and avoid speedbumps. Unlock more than 30 designs, each with its own special theme and color palette.
• Lucky Lanes Bowling - Bowl in three different game modes: exhibition, blackjack, or golf. Play in five different bowling alleys with unique themes. Choose from 20 bowlers and 22 ball styles. You can play against the computer or play with up to four friends.
• Vans Sk8: Pool Service - Whether it’s the swanky rooftop of the Admiral, or the old abandoned rec center pool, Bucky Lasek and Omar Hassan know a good bowl when they see one. Hit the pools and put these Vans skaters to the test with all the tricks in their bag. Achieve hero status once you unlock their pro model skateboards. Compete in 10 different events with 20 different board designs, including skaters’ official boards from Black Label and Element.
• Piano - Play your own tune, or play along with your favorite music on this electronic piano that includes 88 keys, plus a dampen and sustain pedal. Choose standard mode, or choose learning mode in which the keys are labeled with each note.
• Checkers - The classic board game can now be played on the go. Play against the computer on your Zune HD or against a friend through a wireless connection. The game features the ability to undo as many moves as you want, different colored pieces, and a beautiful outdoor park setting for the menus and game board.

All the games are now available for free download at Zune Marketplace. Go ahead to the below steps to download games or apps to your Zune HD.

1. Make sure your Zune HD has connected to your computer and sign into Zune by using the latest version of the Zune software. The latest version of Zune software can be downloaded from http://www.zune.net/en-us/software/download/default.htm
2. Click on Marketplcae, Apps.
3. Select the games or apps that you want and thenclick download.
4. Go to Collection, Apps, and drag the games or apps that you want to the Zune player icon to sync them.

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