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- A reminder: Win 7 testers, your beta is about to expire
- If you're one of those Windows 7 testers still running the Beta -- and not the Release Candidate -- of Microsoft's next-generation client, it's time to get the lead out. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Beta, Tester, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2009-06-23
- Microsoft Security Essentials: What wannabe testers need to know
- Microsoft finally broke its silence about its Microsoft Security Essentials MSE -- a k a "Morro" -- June 18, after refusing for months to provide any real details on its planned free consumer security replacement to Windows Live OneCare. Here's what wannabe MSE testers and customers need to know. by...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Tester, Security, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2009-06-18
- Silverlight-to-Linux Moonlight 2.0 preview ready for testers
- Three months after releasing the final 1.0 version of its Silverlight-to-Linux port, the Moonlight team has posted a downloadable preview version of their 2.0 release. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Mary Jo Foley, Tester, Team Management, Management
- Blog posts 2009-05-05
- What do Windows 7 beta testers really want?
- Windows beta testing ain't what it used to be. Over the past couple of days, this reality seems to be setting in among some Windows 7 testers. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Team, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Office, Feedback, Tester, Steven Sinofsky, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Team Management, Software, Management, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2009-02-20
- SpiraTest 2.0.1.0 (Windows)
- For the project manager, it provides the ability to create, edit, and delete your project's requirements in a hierarchical organization that resembles a typical scope matrix. Each of your requirements is mapped to one or more test cases that can be used to validate that your functionality works as expected....
- Tags: Ability, Tester, Inflectra, AJAX, Microsoft Windows, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Internet, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Web 2.0, Operating Systems, Software, Enterprise Software, Human Resources
- Software downloads 2009-01-23
- Select testers get Office 14 alpha release
- I know I said just yesterday that no testers seemed to have any Office 14 code yet. Well, surprise, surprise, some external testers say they've now got access to documentation outlining what's coming in the alpha build that the company is starting to distribute today. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Tester, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2009-01-13
- Some testers expecting an early Windows 7 Beta 1 present
- There's talk that Microsoft has signed off internally on the Beta 1 Windows 7 bits internally. Word is the build number of what goes out to testers will be 6.1.7000.0.081212-1400. What do all those digits mean? And when will testers actually get their hands on the code? by Mary Jo...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., Beta, Tester, Beta Tester, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-12-18
- 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
- Microsoft to release Vista SP2 beta to more testers next week
- Microsoft will release a beta of its forthcoming Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) to a wider group of testers on October 29. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Beta, Tester, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Mary Jo Foley, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Server, Service Pack
- Blog posts 2008-10-24
- USB Flash Drive Tester 1.12 (Windows)
- Flash card/drive tester allows testing of any removable media including SD, MMC, CF, USB flash pen drives for bad or unstable sectors. Especially useful for testing for fake sizes often seen on low quality USB pen drives. Version 1.12 includes unspecified updates.
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, USB Flash Drive, USB, Tester, Virtual Console, Flash Memory
- Software downloads 2008-09-29
- Microsoft sending mixed messages about Windows futures with 'Fiji'?
- After a brief blip of news following the mid-July release to manufacturing of Microsoft "Fiji," it's back to radio silence again. But the quiet shouldn't be interpreted as all is well. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., Tester, Fiji, Microsoft Windows, Media Center PCs, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-08-05
- Microsoft Fiji beta over; final 'TV Pack' due soon
- Microsoft is done testing "Fiji," its update to Windows Media Center and is preparing to release the product -- officially known as "Windows Media Center TV Pack 2008 -- via PC makers. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Windows Media, Media Center PC, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Media Center, TV, Beta, Tester, Media Center PCs, Microsoft Windows, Digital Media, Digital Music, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-07-18
- Microsoft opens up Live Mesh to more testers
- If you were closed out of Microsoft's Live Mesh preview for lack of an invite, you now can get in. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Corp., Tester, LiveSide, Live Mesh Team, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-07-16
- Testers give Microsoft's Entity Framework a no-confidence vote
- A number of testers who've been dabbing with the first version of Microsoft's ADO.Net Entity Framework are unhappy with the direction Microsoft has taken with the technology -- so much so that they've created a "no confidence vote" petition to make their gripes public. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Microsoft ADO.NET, Microsoft Corp., Tester, ADO.Net Entity Framework, Business Object, Persistence Ignorance, .Net, Databases, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-06-24
- Windows 'Fiji' beta testing has begun
- Speaking of Microsoft information lockdown, there's been no word in ages from Microsoft about "Fiji," the next version of Windows Media Center Edition. But that isn't because Fiji has evaporated. In fact, the Fiji beta began a few weeks ago, according to a few sources with whom...
- Tags: Media Center PC, Microsoft Corp., Tester, Fiji, Media Center PCs, Microsoft Windows, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-05-20
- RegEx Tester 3 (Windows)
- RegEx Tester lets you develop and test your regular expression against a target text. It's UI is designed to aid you in the RegEx developing; especially the big and complex one's. It uses and supports almost all of the features available in the .NET RegEx Class. This version is the...
- Tags: Regular Expression, Tester, BucanerO, Microsoft Windows, .Net, Application Servers, Middleware, Operating Systems, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software
- Software downloads 2008-03-25
- Microsoft seeks new Windows Media Center testers
- Microsoft is in the midst of a quest for new testers for some kind of new Windows Media Center product, which may or may not be connected to "Fiji," the next version of Windows Media Center Edition MCE. Late last week, Microsoft posted to its Connect private...
- Tags: Windows Media, Media Center PC, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Media Center, Survey, Tester, Fiji, MCE Tester Survey, Media Center PCs, Microsoft Windows, Digital Media, Marketing Research, Digital Music, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Marketing, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-01-29
- Testers get Windows XP Service Pack 3 Release Candidate build
- Microsoft has begun rolling out to testers a near-final Release Candidate RC build of Windows XP Service Pack SP 3. Testers said they began pulling down the bits from Microsoft's private download site on November 18. Testers said the new XP SP3 build is...
- Tags: Performance, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack, Tester, SP1, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2007-11-19
- Rational Functional Tester 7.0.1 (Windows)
- Rational Functional Tester is an automated, functional and regression testing tool. Provides testers with automated capabilities for data-driven testing and a choice of scripting language and industrial-strength editor for test authoring and customization. Features: Provides novice testers with automated capabilities for activities such as data-driven testing Offers advanced...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, IBM Corp., Tester, Rational Functional Tester, Microsoft Development Tools, Scripting Languages, Productivity, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Web Development
- Software downloads 2007-10-16
- Microsoft releases beta of XP SP3 to Vista, Windows Server testers
- Microsoft officials said at the end of August that they planned to release Windows XP Service Pack SP 3 to Microsoft Developer Network MSDN and TechNet testers within a couple weeks. It is now more than a month later. And it doesn't seem Microsoft has made good...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Vista, Server, Microsoft Corp., Beta, Tester, XP SP3, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2007-10-04
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