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Microsoft contacted me yesterday about Windows Home Server (WHS) Power Pack 3 (PP3) but I was traveling so I had to just tweet a short version of the news: WHS PP3 will ship publicly November 24. Here's the full release: We are announcing that the...
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Microsoft sends along some interesting information today about Windows 7: Top 7 Things to Do After Installing Windows 7 Personalize your PC: Make your Windows 7 PC your own by pinning your favorite programs to the enhanced Windows Taskbar, to easily preview...
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4:37 pm. Recording Windows Weekly with Leo. Dinner at 7 and then the Underground@PDC party. 12:28 pm. Rafael and Stephen finally showed up to the press room. Bright and early ;) Not as busy today going forward: Meetings regarding Windows 7 for developers...
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6:00 pm: An afternoon of meetings are over. I think I'm finally starting to grasp how Windows Azure works (it only took a year) and how it really differs from classic, on-premise Windows Server. The big change since PDC 2009 is that Microsoft heard...
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Yes, you really can have fun with Windows Server. Especially Windows Server 2008 R2: Microsoft is launching a haiku contest, and the winner is getting a 52-inch TV. To win, you have to write a haiku about--you guessed it--Windows Server 2008 R2. Some...
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Microsoft today made Office 2010 Beta 2 available for download to MSDN and TechNet subscribers. ( Thanks to Mary Jo Foley for the heads-up .) Here's a peek at the new Office 2010 logo. My overview of the beta--which will be made available publicly...
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I'm at the Los Angeles Convention Center (LACC) today for the Professional Developers Conference (PDC) pre-show events , which involve some workshops--including the one I'm attending right now, Windows 7 Developer Boot Camp , which features Microsoft...
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While researching my most recent article, No OEM For You: Windows 7 OEM Packaging is Not For Individuals , I ran into an issue that I should have foreseen: Microsoft's licensing reads like the Dead Sea Scrolls and you need to be an expert in Aramaic...
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Microsoft just confirmed to me that it has completed an investigation of allegations made by my Windows 7 Secrets co-author, Rafael Rivera, concerning the unauthorized and illegal use of open source code in its Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool. The software...
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When Microsoft launched its new Windows Marketplace for Mobile alongside Windows Mobile 6.5 in early October, the online store was only available via a custom app on compatible Windows Mobile 6.5-based devices. But now, as promised, you can access the...
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Laptop Magazine has some surprising news for Windows 7 battery life, at least on three netbooks: It's not as good as it was on XP. Here's what they found: Back in August when we started testing the final version of Windows 7, we noticed that several...
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While the Mac community has been chortling over a supposed Microsoft admission that Windows 7 copies the Mac OS X look and feel, the company decided to set the record straight , or at least provide a more official comment about this claim: An inaccurate...
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From Microsoft: This week, 19 new third-party feed partners will be rolling out globally on Windows Live, bringing the total of feed partners up to 75 global web companies, so over 450 million Windows Live customers have even more ways to share what they're...
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Microsoft today expanded the capabilities of its Bing decision engine to include a new Bing Video destination that combines Bing video search and quality content from MSN Video. The integrated experience provides a new online video destination that delivers...
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From Microsoft: Over the weekend we pushed out a Zune HD firmware update, version 4.3, which enabled 3-D gaming on Zune HD. Today six new games are available in the Zune Marketplace. The new games take advantage of Zune HD’s beautiful multi-touch OLED...