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Funambol Announces Open Source Mobile Sync App for Android. I’m glad to see applications being developed to fill the gap for those of us who want a way to sync with Outlook/Exchange. While it’s not the perfect solution, it’s all that’s out there as far as I know. I’ve put in my order for the [...]

How to reply with multiple domains using Exchange 200X (via Petri).

Exchange Analyzer Tools help Exchange Performance, Configuration and Recovery.

5 Apps For Painless Windows Reformats - Download Squad. The DriverMax application looks like it would help the most on systems that you don’t have the drivers too and aren’t able to find them online.

How to uninstall the Cluster service on a Windows Server 2003 cluster.

Complete list of Exchange 2007 SP1 Powershell commands.

Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 is now available to download.

Computer Active is offering a free version of AVG Anti-Virus 7.5 for free. This offer is valid until January 17, 2008. I use the free edition on my PCs, but am going to upgrade them now. EDIT: The license will expire on December 1, 2008.

Screenshots of Windows Mobile 6.1 (via BGR).

Microsoft has added some new VHDs to their VHD Site including Exchange Server 2007 SP1 Beta 2 and Windows Server 2008 Beta 3.

Hack Attack : Get Windows XP SP3 Through Windows Update

VMWare released VMWare Server 2 Beta today.

How to install and enable the Windows Server virtualization CTP in Windows Server 2008 Release Candidate. I spent about 15 minutes trying to get this configured on my test Server 2008 machine before I realized that I had installed the 32-bit version of the OS. Doh!

Internet Explorer is losing the “click to activate” requirement for embedded controls on a web page. Finally.

Manual uninstallation for Symantec Client Security products.

Outlook Desktop places your Outlook calendar on the desktop and pin it so that it’s always visible. There are options to set the transparency so that you can see your desktop.

PowerGUI is a GUI-based administration tool for managing systems based on Windows PowerShell.

Virtual Machine Additions for Linux. These additions improve the support for the display and mouse drivers, the SCSI drive emulation, and synchronization of the time and heartbeat between the guest and the host. It seems that they only support Redhat and SuSE flavors as of now.

Get a TechNet Plus Direct subscription for $249 for one year. With this deal, you only get the download option for all the software. EDIT: I applied for my subscription and was approved in about a week.

Everything you need to know about System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) in 15 minutes.

Microsoft has released the 120-day evaluation copy of System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2007. You can read more about what it can do in the FAQ.

Microsoft has released Service Pack 3 for Office 2003. KB923618 lists what changes were made in this service pack along with issues that may arise as a result of installing it.

Microsoft updated also some tools for Exchange Server 2003/2007. (via Bink)

What is MSDTC and why do I need to care about it?

Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 has been released.