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Windows Live team confirms Win7 to replace subsystems with services

Windows Live team confirms Win7 to replace subsystems with servicesDetails and all thatMail is an interesting choice.Does this mean that MAPI is history, for instance? Or that MAPI now only works through Microsoft's mail system and not others?It's funny how functions that were until recently defended as being essential...

Tags: Windows Live Wave 3, MAPI, subsystem, Microsoft Windows Live, Windows Live team, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, team

Discussion threads 2008-09-22

Windows Live team confirms Win7 to replace applets with services

A Windows Live official has confirmed that Windows 7's mail, photo-management and movie-maker subsystems are all being replaced by optionally installable Windows Live equivalents by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Team, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Corp., Applet, Windows Live Team, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-09-22

Additional Resources

Apple's secret society

Apple's secret societyI think people......have the right to know if he was bumped ahead on a waiting list just because he has money or if he legitimately waited his turn.They do not give livers, or other healthy organsto a person who has one removed due to cancer, so chances are...

Tags: Benefits, Financial accounting, Apple Inc., secret society

Discussion threads 2009-06-24

What's up with that Microsoft Security Essentials beta build number?

What's up with that Microsoft Security Essentials beta build number?Another way to get round it is.Sign into Microsoft Connect with an email address registered in the US. It worked for me anyway.So far so goodWorks well on my system although it is obviously too early to tell how well it...

Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Security Essentials Beta, Microsoft Security Essentials, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Security, beta

Discussion threads 2009-06-23

Morro FUD ...

Morro FUD ...You should've checked your emailPeople with subscriptions that were expiring in the last couple months were getting a free 6 month extension to OneCare.Norton AV 2009 isn't bad though. It's much faster than previous versions, but the Norton toolbar that it installs is garbage. I wouldn't...

Tags: Norton 360, Morro FUD, Norton Co., OneCare, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-06-12

AT&T: The iPhone's anchor

Backstage at the keynote event that kicked off Apple's Worldwide Developer's Conference today, there were likely some smiles from Apple execs as the audience chuckled at the little jabs against Microsoft - you know, comments that poked fun at Windows Vista, for example, and others that pointed out that Windows...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Laughter, AT&T Corp., Apple Inc., Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Hardware, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-06-08

OpenSolaris 2009.06: Getting Better All The Time

The June 2009 (2009.06) release of OpenSolaris provides a solid Open Source GNOME desktop experience like that of a modern Linux distribution combined with the scalability and stability of UNIX. Over the weekend, I had the chance to take a look at Sun...

Tags: OpenSolaris, Sun Solaris, OpenSolaris 2009.06, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-06-07

DJ ToneXpress The Ringtone Creator 4.6.0 (Windows)

Use DJ ToneXpress now iPhone compatible to make unlimited customizable ringtones from your PC music collection, CDs & YouTube videos, and also make unlimited wallpapers, compress full tracks (from PC, CD or YouTube) to play on your cell phone, customize for free the tones on your PC (Yahoo IM, Skype,...

Tags: Phone, Mobile, PC, DJ Tone, Microsoft Windows, WAP, Desktops, Cellular Phones, Wireless And Mobility, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-06-01

Ciirus Property Manager 2.0 (Windows)

Powerful yet easy to use property management software specifically designed for vacation home owner and management company. Manage every aspect of your vacation home business from your PC. You can be up and running in minutes, just download the software enter the details about your property. You can manage bookings...

Tags: Web, Microsoft Windows, Web Site, Booking, Primetime, Web Site Development, Real Estate, Web Technology, Channel Management, Internet, Business Operations, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-06-01

What if the new name for Microsoft Live Search is ... Yahoo?

What if the new name for Microsoft Live Search is ... Yahoo?Google Search is just simply better, PERIOD.ntMicrosoft loses at auto-correctionEnter "rumplestilskdnin" at Live Search. It finds nothing and more importantly, doesn't say "Did you mean...".Enter the same term at Google and while it finds nothing, it makes a...

Tags: SEARCH, Web browsers, MS-search, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Live Search, search engine

Discussion threads 2009-05-26

News to know: Intel; WiMax, Oracle; Craigslist; Apple's WWDC

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Andrew Nusca: EC: Intel 'abused dominant position' vs AMD; fined record $1.45 billion in antitrust case Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: EU...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Craigslist, Richard Koman, WWDC, Oracle Corp., Apple Inc., Sam Diaz, Intel Corp., Virtualization, WiMAX, Corporate Law, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Security, Hardware, Wireless And Mobility, Business Operations

Blog posts 2009-05-14

New Zune entertainment services on tap for June?

New Zune entertainment services on tap for June?That's a pretty lame timetable if you ask meSeems that MS is living in a vacuum where they think they can release a "me too" product with features that their competitors have a long time ago. The Zune v1.0 and WinMo 6.5 are...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing research, Microsoft Zune, New Zune, Microsoft Corp., New Zune entertainment service, WinMo, entertainment service, entertainment

Discussion threads 2009-05-12

Make no bones about it: Server 2008 R2 is really Windows Server 7

Whether you call it Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows Server 7, there's no doubt that this is a major Server product release for Microsoft. While the Windows 7 Release Candidate is getting all the attention this week, I thought I might bring...

Tags: NTFS, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-04-30

DVD neXt COPY Standard 2.9.9.8 (Windows)

DVD neXt COPY not only wanted to be known as The Burning Edge of DVD copying software, but also the Cutting Edge of Tech Support. The support system is built with the latest technology in Flash viewlets showing key points of the software, allowing the user to follow the copy...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, DVD neXt COPY, Support System, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment

Software downloads 2009-04-30

Mozilla releases Firefox 3.5 beta

Mozilla releases Firefox 3.5 betaFirefox Beta 3.5It sounds great and I will eventually use it. Normally I am not too concerned about downloading RCs but when the RC comes out I will decline.I only ever replace my Firefox when the authors of all the more seriously useful add-ons I use...

Tags: Web browsers, Say-It, Mozilla Corp., Mozilla Firefox, isolation, Firefox 3.5, Firefox 3.5 beta, beta, Tab Isolation

Discussion threads 2009-04-28

Microsoft to begin public test of Twitter-like notification service

Microsoft to begin public test of Twitter-like notification servicemaybe interestingIf and its a big if this service connects you to people in your local vicinity which it kinda pupports to do then it could be very interesting. I honestly don't think there's anything that fills that gap yet.If not, well,...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Twitter, notification service, Microsoft Corp., Vine, public test

Discussion threads 2009-04-28

Vine beta (Windows)

Use the dashboard to know what's happening. Information associated with the places you have chosen will appear on your map, including articles from 20,000 news and public safety sources. Information from people you care about, such as alerts and reports, will appear on the dashboard too. Send and receive alerts....

Tags: Alert, Dashboard, Microsoft Windows, Beta, Team Management, Management

Software downloads 2009-04-28

Microsoft Office PowerPoint 12.0.6500.5000 (Windows)

Create attention-grabbing slides quickly, collaborate with team members on your presentations, and share them live or online.

Tags: Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Corp., Team Management, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, Management, Office Suites, Software, Operating Systems

Software downloads 2009-04-28

Microsoft to begin public test of Twitter-like notification service

Microsoft is taking reservations starting April 28 for a limited beta of a new public-information service called Vine. The service, slated to go to testers in May, uses alerts, reports and a personal dashboard to allow users to stay in touch, particularly during crisis situations. The Vine service...

Tags: Facebook, Dashboard, Microsoft Corp., Twitter, Service, Vine, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-04-27

Will OpenOffice survive the Oracle-Sun takeover?

Will OpenOffice survive the Oracle-Sun takeover?Lotus SymphonyWhat about Lotus Symphony? It's multiplatform, free and based in OpenOffice. Altough I'm a happy MS Office 2007 user and haven't used Symphony, it looks like an option in case OO "dies". http://symphony.lotus.comRE: Will OpenOffice survive the Oracle-Sun takeover?Sun and Oracle...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, OpenOffice, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-04-23