Browse by Tags
All Tags »
ITPRO (
RSS)
Recently the Windows 7 Team Blog posted a very informational article about Device Stage in Windows 7. For those of you who are not familiar with the technology, “ Device Stage helps you interact with any compatible device connected to your computer. From Device Stage you can see device status and run common tasks from a single window. There are even pictures of the devices which makes it really easy to see what's there. Device manufacturers can customize Device Stage. For example, if your...
As for now (and probably in the near future…) Google is the best search engine around. Although Microsoft released their new shiny Search Engine Bing (based on Windows Live Search, Live Search,…) with new enhancements and look, Google is still the #1 search engine available. But, is the Search giant copying from Bing? One of Bing features is the Left Navigation Pane , something that Google didn’t have until now (well, at least not like the Navigation Pane they are working on…) ...
Recently, Microsoft released an RC version of Windows Virtual PC and Virtual Windows XP , Now called Windows XP Mode . Windows XP Mode is a new free separate install feature for Windows 7 that gives you a full Windows XP environment running as a virtual machine on your Windows 7. This feature enables you to launch the applications you install on Windows XP Mode from your Windows 7 desktop. I covered the Beta version a few month ago when it was just released, so if you are not familiar with Windows...
Two days ago (24.08.09) Microsoft released SP2 for Exchange Server 2007 . As we know, most of Microsoft Service Packs are collection of all updates released for a product since it was RTM, but that is not the case with Exchange Server 2007 SP2. Exchange Server 2007 SP2 adds some new features to your Exchange Organization which I will summaries here. Deploying Exchange Server 2010 - You can deploy Exchange Server 2010 in your organization once all of the Client Access servers in your organization...
Yesterday, August 14, Microsoft made Windows Server 2008 R2 available to download through TechNet and MSDN. You can find the the announcement at the Windows Server Division Weblog . From the announcement: “ TechNet and MSDN subscribers also get access to RTM in the form of full bits. This version requires you to enter a product key for activation, but that key is supplied when you download the code. Just log-in with your account credentials and start downloading. Enjoy the new server!” Windows Server...
Yesterday, Microsoft announced that Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 are Released to Manufacturing . Unfortunately, the ISO’s are not avaliable for download at the moment through MSDN/TechNet or any other Microsoft source. For specific release dates check the Windows 7 Team Blog and the Windows Server Division Weblog . In General, Windows 7 will be available to download starting August 6th (Partners and OEMs) and Windows Server 2008 R2 starting July 29th (OEMs). In...
(Read this post in Hebrew at Newsgeek.co.il ) As you probably already know, Microsoft Office 2010, the next version of Microsoft Office has a Technical Preview release. This release is not publicly avaliable but I’m sure you can manage to get a copy if you want to… ;-). Several builds of Office 2010 TP were already leaked to the internet, but be aware that Microsoft checking those builds and they confirm that several copies are infected with Malware… If you want to get a genuine copy of Office 2010...
A month ago, in the last Google I/O Conference, Google announced a new software for communication and collaboration on the web, called Google Wave . This new software, developed by the two brothers who developed Google Maps (Lars and Jens Rasmussen), formally from the mapping startup called ‘Where 2 Tech’, describe a "Wave" as equal parts conversation and document, where people can communicate and work together with richly formatted text, photos, videos, maps, and more. So, how it works...
Following my post The Evolution of the Microsoft Office UI (Ribbon) , this post will cover some Office 2007 prototypes demonstrated at “An Office User Interface Blog” by Jensen Harris. These screenshots provide some nice prototypes that were developed until a decision was made and Office 2007 got the UI that you are using today. (Also, take a look at the windows themes on some of the pics… those were probably the prototype themes for Windows Vista before it was RTM’d) ...
I would like to share with you an old post I encountered by Jensen Harris from “An Office User Interface Blog” . The post is talking about the evolution of the Microsoft Office Ribbon. In this short post, Jensen provides download links to his MIX presentation about “ The Story of the Ribbon ”. Among the links there is a PowerPoint presentation, providing some nice pics about how to Office UI evolved and about the Office 2007 prototypes before it was RTM’d. So here are some pics from the first to...
When Windows XP was launched, Microsoft also release an an Anti-Piracy tool called WGA (Windows Genuine Advantage). The tool is downloaded and installed when you run Windows Update on the first time or when you try to download specific tools or software from Microsoft Download Site that requires Genuine check. When Windows Vista was launched, WGA was still the tool that checked if your copy of Windows Vista is Genuine. Windows Activation Technologies On May 07 (2009), The Genuine Windows Blog, published...
On the day Microsoft released Windows 7 RC and Windows Server 2008 R2 RC they also released the Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 7 RC . “Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows® 7 RC enables IT administrators to manage roles and features that are installed on computers that are running Windows Server® 2008 R2, Windows Server® 2008, or Windows Server® 2003, from a remote computer that is running Windows 7 RC.” Download is available from Microsoft Download Center . Important :...
Microsoft announced today the Release Candidate of Windows Server 2008 R2 . Windows Server 2008 R2 is the next version of Windows Server operating system from Microsoft. A Beta version of Windows Server 2008 R2 released exactly 3 month ago, and now it’s already in RC stage. Windows Server 2008 R2 RC can be download from Microsoft Download Center . As published with the beta release, Windows Server 2008 R2 is going to include several improvements from it’s predecessor. These improvements include the...
Virtual Windows XP or Windows XP Mode is a new free separate install feature for Windows 7 that gives you a full Windows XP environment running as a virtual machine on your Windows 7. This feature enables you to launch the applications you install on Virtual Windows XP into your Windows 7 desktop. To get the thing working you need to download two installation files: 1. Windows Virtual PC (KB958559) – Avaliable in x86 (Windows6.1-KB958559-x86.msu) and x64 (Windows6.1-KB958559-x64.msu). This is the...
Today, along with the release of Windows 7 Release Candidate, Microsoft released a new beta version of its virtualization product for end-users - Windows Virtual PC . Windows Virtual PC , version 6.1 (for now..), will replace Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 (SP1), the current virtualization product for end-users. Among other things, Virtual Windows XP supports USB and Printers redirection, Folder Integration between host and guest, Seamless Applications and more. Download, features and support information...
More Posts
Next page »