Internet Explorer 6 is one of the most hated web browsers in the world, or let me be harsh and say the truth: it is the most hated browser in the world. Why is Internet Explorer 6 still used despite being so vulnerable to security attacks? Most websites don’t even support IE6 and vice versa because it’s that old. Was it always this way?...
A few day ago, Firefox 3.7 mockups were discovered which made good use of Aero Glass available in Windows Vista and 7. Now, mockups for Firefox 4.0 have surfaced on the Mozilla Wiki which aren’t too different than the previous ones, but show some interesting new additions to the UI. Two versions are proposed, the conventional Tabs on bottom,...
If you all can take out the issues you had with Windows Vista out of your mind for a minute and think hard, you’ll remember it had a very useful sidebar gadget called Notes. It let you quickly scribble down ideas, phone numbers and all sorts of texts and looked just like real sticky notes. It also had a few options for different fonts,...
Microsoft has created a comparison chart between Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 based on business and enterprise features to help IT Professionals. The chart has 34 features compared ranging from file organization and search to security, remote access, management and deployment. The chart is available in a PDF from Microsoft Download...
Windows Vista SP2 is finally available for the public to download. The RTM build of Vista SP2 was available to TechNet and MSDN subscribers since some time now, and people were questioning the delay for the release to public.
Vista SP2 is available as a standalone installer as well as an ISO image. It’s available on Microsoft’s download...
These videos are from Microsoft’s Emerging Filmmakers Project made by students. “A Key Moment”, “Singing Antenna”, "Sports with Windows" and "TV+PC=Love" were some videos made for Windows Media Center by students involved in that project.
A Key Moment
This video has a key singing about Windows Media Center which...
A new blog has popped up on Office 2010, called the Microsoft Office 2010 IT Blog. It has given out information on the roll out of Office 2010 CTP to testers in July this year. Mary Jo Foley writes that Microsoft plans to roll out the CTP to thousands of invited testers in waves. The CTP will include Office 2010 Client, SharePoint Server...
Microsoft delivers yet another Laptop Hunters ad, and this time Sheila is looking for a laptop with enough power to handle moviemaking. She finds the best Macbook Pro for $2000 but she finds it lame since it only comes with 2GB of RAM. She then finds a widescreen HP HDX 16t which perfectly fits her needs. She lives happily ever after.
Seriously...
Mike Halsey from the long climb is working on Windows 7 Power Users Guide. I have been following his blog for some time now, and had found his Windows Vista Power Users Guide of great help. It’s like the manual you don’t get with Windows, but should. Just like the last guide he’ll be covering every aspect of Windows 7. Although as I’ve...
Just came across this on Neowin, Windows Internet Explorer 8 code has gone gold, or in normal word, finalized on 21st February. This has been proved by Russian website Wzor with the following screenshot.
Microsoft is preparing to release this final build, version 8.0.6001.18691, to Connect, Technet and MSDN users before a public RTW ( release...
