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Microsoft opens up Windows Live Messenger
Posted on Dec 16 2011 01:28 PM by xper in Software
Microsoft has made it possible for others' instant-messaging software to tap into its Windows Live Messenger, in a move that would have been shocking a decade ago. Instant-messaging networks — the big ones are run by Microsoft, Yahoo and AOL —...
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Microsoft to begin automatic Internet Explorer upgrade...
Posted on Dec 15 2011 03:51 PM by xper in Software
In January 2012, Microsoft will begin installing the latest version of Internet Explorer on Windows PCs automatically, via Windows Update.Automatic browser updates will begin rolling out worldwide in Australia and Brazil and will gradually scale u...
Microsoft SkyDrive for iOS Takes on iCloud, Dropbox
Posted on Dec 14 2011 07:31 PM by xper in Software
Microsoft’s SkyDrive cloud storage service debuted for iPhones this week, after it had been available to Windows users for several years and on Windows Phone 7 devices more recently. Microsoft understands that a lot of Windows users are carrying i...
Firefox 8 released, finally fixes frivolous add-ons an...
Posted on Nov 09 2011 06:07 AM by xper in Software
The latest iteration of everyone’s favorite furry is now available to download. As with the other rapidly-released iterations, Firefox 8 is mostly just a faster, cleaner version of the previous version — except for a couple of cool features: third...
Linux Foundation Releases Blueprint for UEFI Secure Boot
Posted on Oct 28 2011 11:57 PM by Tripredacus in Software
The Linux Foundation paper calls Microsoft's plans "counter to the UEFI recommendation that the platform owner be the PK controller" and says that it is "a legitimate choice for an informed user to make voluntarily". Both paper...
Microsoft ships final Office 2007 service pack
Posted on Oct 26 2011 02:55 PM by xper in Software
Microsoft on Tuesday delivered its last service pack for Office 2007. Service Pack 3 (SP3), which weighs in at 351MB, was posted to Microsoft's download center yesterday, and has begun appearing as an optional install through Windows Update.M...
Microsoft Office likely to get the Metro treatment
Posted on Sep 16 2011 03:01 PM by xper in Software
This week, Windows president Steven Sinofsky reiterated what we already knew: Windows 8 PCs and tablets running on ARM chips won’t be able to load applications originally built for Intel-based computers. While this is no surprise, Microsoft did al...
Silverlight 5 RC now Available
Posted on Sep 05 2011 02:11 PM by xper in Software
This RC is a developer-only release (there is no go-live license), designed to get you read for the final release later this year. Use this release to update your SL5 beta code to work with the namespace and reference changes, and to use the new f...
Windows 7 Codecs 3.0.5
Posted on Sep 05 2011 01:54 PM by xper in Software
All the codecs you need for Windows 7 to play AVIs, DVDs and more! It does not contain a media player and it does not associate file-types. With the Windows 7 codec package installed you will be able to use any media player, limited only by th...
VMware Gets Into File Sharing, Collaboration
Posted on Sep 05 2011 01:45 PM by xper in Software
VMware this week unveiled a technical preview of Project Octopus , a new file sharing virtual environment that it describes as a "Dropbox for the enterprise." According to a demonstration video from VMworld, Octopus allows a variety of br...
Firefox 6 Is Ready for Release To Match Chrome Updates
Posted on Aug 16 2011 05:58 AM by xper in Software
With improvements such as extended HTML5 support and site-specific privacy controls, Mozilla's Firefox 6 is ready to be released. One goal for Firefox is to match Google in quickly updating its Chrome browser. With Microsoft ending support for...
Microsoft Readies Volume Licensing Website Overhaul
Posted on Aug 04 2011 09:29 PM by xper in Software
Microsoft is less than two weeks away from going live with a revamped version of its Volume Licensing Service Center (VLSC) Web site that partners and customers use to download software and manage software licenses and subscriptions.Redmond, Wa.-b...
MDOP 2011 R2 Now Available for Download! - Now Con...
Posted on Aug 02 2011 06:52 AM by xper in Software
A couple of weeks ago at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference, we announced that the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) 2011 R2 would be released in August. Today, I am excited to tell you that MDOP 2011 R2 is now available for downl...
Adobe Launches HTML5 Rich Media Editor
Posted on Aug 01 2011 06:16 AM by xper in Software
Planting the seeds to potentially disrupt its own successful franchise in Flash-based animation, Adobe has released a preview version of a new application, called Adobe Edge, designed for assembling dynamic Web content using HTML5 and related open...
Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 6.0 Now Avai...
Posted on Jul 19 2011 07:57 PM by Tripredacus in Software
The Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit (MAP) is an agentless, automated, multi-product planning and assessment tool for quicker and easier desktop and server migrations and upgrades. MAP provides detailed readiness assessment reports and ex...
Microsoft Pushes Dynamics CRM Online, Windows Server 8...
Posted on Jul 12 2011 10:05 PM by xper in Software
Microsoft's cloud initiatives range from a new Dynamics CRM Online in the fourth quarter of 2011, to the upcoming Windows Server 8, as announced at this week's WPC. Microsoft is using its Worldwide Partner Conference in Los Angeles to push...
Visual Studio LightSwitch 2011 is Launching July 26th...
Posted on Jul 05 2011 08:30 PM by xper in Software
With LightSwitch, you can build custom applications that rival off-the-shelf solutions. Get a head start by using pre-configured screen templates that give your application a familiar look and feel. LightSwitch also provides prewritten code and ot...
Windows Embedded POSReady 7 Available Now
Posted on Jul 05 2011 08:06 PM by xper in Software
Today, more and more businesses rely on devices to interact with end users and customers. The retail and hospitality industry, for example, provides a unique opportunity for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to create compelling and engaging...
Microsoft to retire Office XP, Vista SP1 next week
Posted on Jul 05 2011 01:55 PM by xper in Software
Microsoft will retire 2001's Office XP and the first service pack for Windows Vista next week, according to the company's published schedule.Both Office XP and Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) will exit all support July 12, this month's Patc...
Microsoft Security Essentials 2.1
Posted on Jul 05 2011 09:55 AM by xper in Software
Built on the Microsoft industry-certified antimalware protection platform, Microsoft Security Essentials takes advantage of the same core antimalware technology that fuels the rest of the security products from Microsoft, including Microsoft Foref...
End of Support for Office XP Products
Posted on Jul 04 2011 09:11 AM by xper in Software
Effective with the 11th of July 2011, Office XP Extended support will retire worldwide. What does that mean? The end of support means that we will no longer provide public fixes for the Office XP release. Automatic Updates that ship on “Patch Tues...
Internet Explorer 9 Is Climbing Fast...On Windows 7
Posted on Jul 01 2011 08:29 PM by xper in Software
The browser market share stats for June are out from Net Applications. Overall, the news is not all that rosy for Microsoft as Internet Explorer usage overall continues to erode. But, if you view the data through Redmond-colored glasses the news ...
Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 1 (32bit & 64bit)
Posted on Jun 30 2011 06:13 PM by xper in Software
Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 1 (SP1) provides the latest updates for Office 2010. This service pack includes two main categories of fixes:Previously unreleased fixes that were made specifically for this service pack. In addition to general p...
Microsoft Releases Second IE10 Platform Preview
Posted on Jun 30 2011 05:53 PM by xper in Software
IE10 Platform Preview 2, the same HTML5 engine seen in the recent public “Windows 8” demos, is now available for download. With this update, IE10 continues to deliver support for site-ready HTML5 technologies as well as improving performance.With ...
Service Pack 2 for Avira AntiVir v10 - Free WebGuard
Posted on Jun 29 2011 05:41 AM by xper in Software
Eight months after the release of the SP1 on November 2nd 2010, we deliver the Service Pack 2 to all AntiVir v10 products today: Personal, Premium, Premium Security Suite, Professional and Server. Avira’s Service Pack 2 update will be made availa...