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Vista RC2 window now closed

Vista RC2 window now closed200,000 in 72 hours!!!Amazing, and silly posters here say no one cares. BUWAHahahahahahahahahahahaDownloads NOT closed to registered beta testersAccess to the RC2 build through the Customer Preview Program CPP was closed, but registered beta testers still have access through connect.microsoft.com.Thanks. Updated the storyYou guys are...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Construction, Vista RC2 window, Technical Beta Testers, Customer Preview Program, Vista RC2, RC2, Microsoft Windows Vista, window

Discussion threads 2006-10-11

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Microsoft expanding Office Web Apps test program

Microsoft is allowing more testers to join the Office Web Apps Technical Preview program just a few weeks before the company is set to release a public beta of Office 2010. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Web Application, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-10-24

A close-up look at the new Office Web Apps

Microsoft flipped the switch on its new Office Web Apps last Thursday, offering a partial technical preview to a limited set of beta testers and invited guests. I’ve had a couple days to work with the new web-based apps, which are both more and less than I expected. Here’s a...

Tags: Web Application, Cloud Computing, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Ed Bott

Blog posts 2009-09-20

Microsoft delivers a partial preview of its Office Web Apps

When it released a technical preview of Office 2010 several months ago, Microsoft promised a companion suite of web-based Office applications. Today, the company released a partial preview of that package to a limited set of beta testers and invited guests. I saw a preview of the Microsoft Office Web...

Tags: Web Application, Preview, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Ed Bott

Blog posts 2009-09-17

Microsoft does a 180: Tech testers to get a copy of Windows 7 for free

Microsoft does a 180: Tech testers to get a copy of Windows 7 for freeStill not the right thingThe public testers are the ones taking the risks with their personal equipment to see how the software works in the wild when the hardware is not cookie-cutter and the software being...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, MicroSoft DOES, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-07-30

Microsoft does a 180: Tech testers to get a copy of Windows 7 for free

After irritating more than a few of its technical beta testers by telling them they wouldn't get a free copy of the final version of Windows 7 for their testing trouble, Microsoft has done a 180-degree turn. Tech beta testers will get a free copy of Ultimate, after all. by...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Copy, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-07-30

Will the 'real' Windows 7 testers please stand up?

Will the 'real' Windows 7 testers please stand up?Can you tell me how long I'll have to wait for the pudding? :-) I agree with you on waiting for the finial version to arrive. I tried both the 32 & 64 bit RC versions on a 3 yr AMD...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Windows 7 RC, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Win 7, beta tester, RTM, Windows 7 tester, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-07-22

Microsoft to deliver invitation-only tech preview build of Office 2010

On July 13, Microsoft is slated to make available a limited technical test build of its Office 2010 suite to select testers via the company's Connect download site. The new build is not a public beta. Here's what it is.... by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-07-13

Running Microsoft Security Essentials

Running Microsoft Security EssentialsI suspect "primitive" was the pointMS has to be able to defend this to the EU. By pointing out that this is meant to be a very basic package and that 3rd party AV vendors can show that, for money, they offer a better product, then everyone...

Tags: Performance management, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, Running Microsoft Security Essentials, Running, MSE, performance

Discussion threads 2009-06-24

Microsoft Word 2010 (Office 2010 (technical preview) screenshots)

Microsoft Word 2010 (Office 2010 technical preview screenshots)i want to Microsoft Office 2009 and Downlouti want to Microsoft Office 2009 and DownloutRE: Microsoft Word 2010 (Office 2010 technical preview screenshots)writingRE: Microsoft Word 2010 (Office 2010 technical preview screenshots)goodRE: Microsoft Word 2010 (Office 2010 technical preview screenshots)I think you should have...

Tags: Word processors, Microsoft Office, Office 2010, Microsoft Word 2010, technical preview, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-05-17

Windows 7: Release Candidate Review

This paper is a technical beta testers have had only minimal input in testing Windows 7, and it knows many that have given up participating in this beta altogether. It was clear that Microsoft's new "Strategy" to increase "Buzz" for Windows 7 was to "Leak" interim builds on the Internet,...

Tags: Release Candidate, HelpWithWindows.com, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

White papers 2009-05-12

Microsoft makes Windows 7 RC available, but can't handle the rush

See my follow-up post: Database glitch caused Windows 7 RC server meltdown. Early this morning, at around 6AM Pacific time, the publicâ€"or at least that subset of the public willing to pay for an annual MSDN or TechNet subscriptionâ€"was finally allowed to download the Windows 7 Release Candidate in...

Tags: Microsoft Developer Network, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft TechNet, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Ed Bott

Blog posts 2009-04-30

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11: Lots of Tech but Short on Polish

At first glance, Novell's SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 (SLED 11) is virtually indistinguishable from the company's Free/Open Source and community supported Linux distribution, openSUSE 11.1. But does SLED 11 have the extra polish and the value add to justify its position as Novell's premier enterprise...

Tags: Novell Inc., SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, SuSE Linux, SuSE, Linux, Open Source, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Operating Systems, UNIX, Servers, Software, Hardware, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-03-23

Who needs another Windows 7 beta?

Who needs another Windows 7 beta?They may as well go straight to RTMbecause no matter what happens, we'll be patching the bloody thing for the next 5-10yrs.RE: Who needs another Windows 7 beta?Just give us Windows 7 now! ;) From a purely PR perspective?The PDC release definitely should have been...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows 7 Beta, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-02-23

Microsoft releases to select testers updated IE 8 build

Microsoft released to a group of select testers on December 10 a new test build of Internet Explorer IE 8. The new build is for "technical beta" participants only and is not available to the public. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Tester, Web Browsers, Internet, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-12-10

Apple: Perhaps it needs the enterprise after all

Apple: Perhaps it needs the enterprise after allThe 35% of Fortune 500 companies......testing the iPhone means "35% of IT departments doing their damn jobs by testing a competing product before coming to the realisation that it isn't as good as their current solution".As for Apple getting a foothold in mainstream...

Tags: SMB/SME, Apple Inc., small and medium business, Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2008-10-03

Would Microsoft ever split itself up?

Would Microsoft ever split itself up?they couldThey could, but they'll never do that. Micro$oft is too greedy. In my perfect world I want to see Microsoft as a software company and another branch as a hardware company for actual computers, Phones and other devices, like Music Players, GPS, and Car-Support.The...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Major Projects, Micro$oft, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-06-27

Microsoft launches its alternative to Amazon's SimpleDB

Microsoft has begun signing up testers for SQL Server Data Services SSDS, codenamed "Sitka," a forthcoming service that will allow customers and developers to host their data in a Microsoft-hosted database. Microsoft officials were reticent to compare SQL Server Data Services to offerings from any competitors. But...

Tags: Microsoft SQL Server, SQL, Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., SQL Server Data Services, Programming Languages, Databases, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-03-05

The scaling problem and open source

Most trends in the open source market come down to one word. Scaling. (The picture is from a Cisco report on scaling VOIP, but the problem is general.) To stay worthwhile a project must grow. It must attract new developers, new community members, and...

Tags: Blog, Fork, Org, Blogging, Open Source, Internet, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-02-14

Microsoft+relents%3A+Vista+SP1+available+to+technical+users+now

Microsoft+relents%3A+Vista+SP1+available+to+technical+users+nowAs I posted previously... build numbers ARE the same6001.18000 was the build number of the last RC Refresh, and that's what the RTM build number is. They're the same.That's not relenting...Microsoft is still shafting it's TechNet and MSDN subscribers by not releasing it now. This isn't relenting...this is jsut...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Vista is Microsoft, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, SP-1, technical user, Microsoft Developer Network, Microsoft Windows Update, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-02-11