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Windows 7 RC Download now up for non-subscribers

As promised Microsoft has released the Windows 7 RC download for everyone else today. They are not limiting the number of people who can download this build, but make sure you get it before the end of July. You can get the build here . Things you...

Published Tue, May 05 2009 7:09 AM by Josh Phillips

Windows 7 Release Candidate Now Available For TechNet & MDSN Subscribers

If you are a subscriber to Microsoft’s MSDN or TechNet you should now have access to the Windows 7 Release Candidate Build. The server is very overload at the moment so you can expect to get a lot of errors for the next few hours/days. The...

Published Thu, Apr 04 2009 8:38 AM by Josh Phillips

Office 2007 Service Pack 2 Download Now Live

Today as expected Service Pack 2 for Office 2007 has gone live. Before you start your SP2 install you should check out the KB article here . This should give you a good overview of the improvements and the known issues to expect. Downloadable...

Published Tue, Apr 04 2009 12:17 PM by Josh Phillips

Internet Explorer 8 Released To Web (RTW)

Today, sometime, Microsoft is making available for download the final release of Internet Explorer 8. They have a press release announcing its availability, here . However the IE8 homepage - http://www.microsoft.com/ie8 - still points to the RC1 download...

Published Thu, Mar 03 2009 8:19 AM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: IE8

Mix 09 – Day 1 Silverlight and More

Yesterday Microsoft kicked off Mix 09, it web developer oriented conference in Vegas, with the launch of a Silverlight 3.0 beta, new Expression Web preview , and an update to its Windows Azure platform . You can follow more on mix09 at its web site mix09...

Published Thu, Mar 03 2009 7:00 AM by Josh Phillips

Windows 7 SKU’s Announced

Yesterday Microsoft announced their SKU lineup for Windows 7 and it looks like this.. Windows 7 Enterprise (for VL customers) Windows 7 Professional (Businesses) Windows 7 Ultimate (Enthusiast) Windows 7 Home Premium (Most home users) Windows 7 Home Basic...

Published Wed, Feb 02 2009 2:45 AM by Josh Phillips

Windows 7 Public Beta Coming Friday (Jan9th)

If you have been itching to get your hand on a copy of Windows 7, but aren't part of the official beta and don't have the money to sign up for MSDN or Technet well you won't be left out in the cold . January 9th the Windows 7 Beta will be...

Published Thu, Jan 01 2009 6:37 AM by Josh Phillips

Your Digital Locker Account Will Be Closed August 2009

If you have used the Digital Locker to purchase, download, or install software you should be aware Microsoft is discontinuing it and all your content needs to be printed,backed up, etc before August of 2009. Here is the email I got from the Windows Marketplace...

Published Thu, Dec 12 2008 5:32 PM by Josh Phillips

HP Magic Giveaways Continue

There are still lots and lots of HP Magic Giveaways to enter....so get to it! Current Active Contests: Geeks To Go! 04-Dec 10-Dec GearDiary Geeks! One Day, One Job 05-Dec 11-Dec Techie Diva 06-Dec 12-Dec Notebooks.com Geek.com Techmamas 07-Dec 13-Dec...

Published Wed, Dec 12 2008 10:46 AM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: Microsoft, HP, HPMagicGiveaway, HPMagic

Windows 7 RTM in April?, My Prediction Summer 2009

Paul ( here ) is expecting Windows 7 to be finalized by April, at the latest. My personal opinion is that date would be very hard to hit. I put my money on this coming summer. Here is why. We are about to come up on the holidays and if the rumors of getting...

Published Tue, Dec 12 2008 11:45 AM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: Windows 7

HP Magic Giveaway Rolls On

The HP Magic Giveaways aren't even half over yet and new ones open each day so keep up to date on each site as they will all have their own set of rules. Over 60,000 dollars in equipment & software have been awarded and a whole more is still to...

Published Mon, Dec 12 2008 12:14 PM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: Microsoft, HP, HPMagicGiveaway, HPMagic

Windows Vista SP2 Beta Public Download

The public downloads for Windows Vista SP2 are out . Remember if you are going to install this to do yourself a favor and backup your machine first. SP2 FAQ Windows Vista SP2 Release Notes Windows Server 2k8 Release Notes Complete List of Updates Included...

Published Fri, Dec 12 2008 5:55 AM by Josh Phillips

WindowsConnected HP Magic Giveaway Winner is...

I know you have all been waiting to hear who the winner of our HP Magic Giveaway is and let me tell you the selection was not easy nor was the voting ever unanimous on who should win, but in the end an winner must be selected. I would like to congratulate...

Published Fri, Dec 12 2008 4:36 AM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: Microsoft, HP, BuzzCorps, HPMagicGiveaway, HPMagic

IE8 to rely on community for compatibility

Microsoft is learning that people are very reluctant to update their sites to work correctly with IE8. To help rectify this it will be relying on the web community to report sites that have issues with IE8. The report will feed an opt in feature that...

Published Thu, Dec 12 2008 1:39 PM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: IE8

December 2008 Security Bulletin Notification

Next week is patch Tuesday and you won't be getting the holiday's off this year. Microsoft will be shipping eight security updates for your patching pleasure. December 2008 Security Notifications Bulletin ID Maximum Severity Rating Vulnerability...

Published Thu, Dec 12 2008 1:22 PM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: security

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