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Firefox 8 released, finally...
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VMware Workstation 9 Is All About Windows 8
Posted on Aug 24 2012 01:30 AM by xper in Software
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Microsoft rebrands itself
Posted on Aug 24 2012 01:01 AM by Tripredacus in Software
As we saw the wavy "flag" of Windows past replaced with something more flat, Microsoft has changed its own company logo. The new logo looks to use the same Segoe font, and the old Windows logo has been flattened out. Read more over @ Technet
Skype 5.10.114
Posted on Jun 14 2012 05:16 PM by xper in Software
Skype is software for calling other people on their computers or phones. Download Skype and start calling for free all over the world. The calls have excellent sound quality and are highly secure with end-to-end encryption. You don't even need...
Opera 12.00 Released
Posted on Jun 14 2012 04:59 PM by xper in Software
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Google Chrome vs. IE10 on Windows 8 Metro
Posted on Jun 13 2012 04:51 PM by xper in Software
Want to see what a Windows 8 Metro-style app can do when it isn't constrained by the usual Metro conventions? The latest developer build of Google's Chrome browser brings a fascinating view of what the future could hold if app developers a...
Skype to serve display ads to Window users
Posted on Jun 13 2012 04:13 PM by xper in Software
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Microsoft kicks off beta of new Windows 8 encryption tool
Posted on Jun 12 2012 02:44 PM by xper in Software
Microsoft is rolling out new test versions of a number of its tools for Windows business users that are meant to complement Windows 8. The new (2.0) version of the Microsoft Bitlocker Administration and Monitoring tool, a k a MBAM, is available to...
Google releases Metro-style Windows 8 browser
Posted on Jun 12 2012 05:32 AM by xper in Software
As promised, Google released its first stab at a Metro style enabled desktop browser for Windows 8 this week. The new code appeared late this afternoon and is available as an automatic update on the Dev channel.To unlock the Metro style browser, y...
Microsoft Office logo goes Metro, hints at 2013 releas...
Posted on Jun 12 2012 05:28 AM by xper in Software
Microsoft has revealed very little about Office 15, its next-generation Office suite, but Chinese site cnBeta says the beta version, due in the summer, will include a Metro logo like its Windows 8 counterpart. We already know that Office 15 will f...
Microsoft Camera Codec Pack (16.3.1483.0410)
Posted on Apr 20 2012 09:24 AM by xper in Software
The Microsoft Camera Codec Pack enables the viewing of a variety of device-specific file formats in Window Live Photo Gallery as well as other software that is based in Windows Imaging Codecs (WIC).Installing this package will allow supported RAW ...
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 —...
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...