Windows 7: Sidebar weather gadget “service not available”

win7It seems that a lot of Windows Vista and Windows 7 users are facing trouble with their sidebar gadgets. The weather gadget fails and reports "Service not available".

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VLC 3.0 will support Chromcast

vlcCurrently we still have VLC 2.1.5 video player (with some security holes). But the team around the Video-LAN project are working on VLC 3.0 video player. And it seems, that version 3.0 will come with Chromecast support.

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Re-release of update KB2920732 for PowerPoint 2013

Microsoft has recently withdrawn update KB2920732 for PowerPoint 2013 (released February 10 2013) due to serious issues. Now this update is re-released.

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Update KB3001652 re-released, KB3013455 has still issues, KB2920732 for PowerPoint 2013 has been pulled

Update KB3001652 released and pulled February 10 2015 has been re-released this night. But KB2920732 for PowerPoint 2013 has been pulled – and update KB3013455 has font rendering problems and there is still no solution. Here is a short brush up.

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MS February patchday issues

February 2 2015 Microsoft has published several updates for Windows and other software. Unfortunately some of these patches causes damages in Windows. Here is a short overview, what I know so far.

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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution

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Warning: Do not install MS update KB 3001652

[German]Today (February 2 2015) is Microsoft Patchday – and Update KB3001652 Visual Studio 2010 Tools for Office Runtime is causing serious issues under Windows 8.1. It does not install and several users reporting a system lockup.

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Create Windows To Go from any Windows 8/8.1/10 using Rufus

Creating a Windows To Go setup on a USB thumb drive is restricted to Windows Enterprise. But it's possible, to use any version of Windows 8/8.1/10 and convert it to a Windows To Go setup using Rufus. I've tested it with Windows 10 Technical Preview (Build 9926, for Consumers) – works like a champ.

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Unified Windows 10 store: Preview as Web version available

It has been announced a while ago: Microsoft intends to unify Windows App Store and Windows Phone App Store as an "Universal App Store". Now a web version of this unified store is available.

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New Raspberry Pi 2 Modell B – it’s Windows 10 capable

[German]Raspberry Pi-Foundation just announced a new model of its single board computer Raspberry Pi. And the sensation: The Raspberry Pi 2 model B will also be Windows 10 capable.

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Warning: Microsoft Outlook app breaks (company) security

[DE]A few day ago, Microsoft has released their Outlook app for Android and iOS. Sounds good, but this app comes with a possible breach of your companies (or private) security rules.

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