Posts by author:
The first release candidate of Windows 7 has been dated to release on May 5th. One of the big revelations by Microsoft in recent days is the availability of a Windows XP mode. This is unlike previous versions of windows that simply had a compatibility check box. This will be a fully functional Virtual machine […]
{ 2 comments }
Last Tuesday Microsoft confirmed that the next version of Office (code named Office 14), will come in both 32 and 64 bit versions. Office 14, is expected to be called Office 2010, but no name has been announced yet. The most fascinating part about this new release is that Microsoft will be including browser based […]
{ 0 comments }
Since the 3.1 release of our Remote Control Product it has supported group policy. Supporting is nice, but if there is no way to get to these settings, then it does not exist for the customer. Recently we have been getting requests for a finer level of control over who, and how people can remote […]
{ 0 comments }
Microsoft released IE 8 for public consumption a few days ago. Microsoft’s Dean Hachamovitch, who leads the IE 8 development team, made the announcement during his keynote address at the company’s MIX09 conference going on in Las Vegas. While I still use Firefox daily, I can see that Microsoft has made every attempt to make […]
{ 0 comments }
I have almost 4 years worth of emails in a Gmail account. I have tried using other services, and even ran my own email server – but I always find Google calling me back with their top notch spam protection. The problem with that is…well I have 4 years worth of emails. Many of them […]
{ 5 comments }
In the battle for dominance over virtualization VMWare has made another shot towards Microsoft. Today they have announced that an open source client will be released for VMWare servers. This is big news since it will now allow third parties to port their client to other platforms such as thin clients, phones, and special purpose […]
{ 1 comment }
Back in 2006 we created an IE 7 blocking tool. It set a special registry key that would tell Automatic Update to totally skip IE 7 when it was released. Now the same can be accomplished with Internet Explorer 8. Yes, I do realize that it is still in beta, and has not even been […]
{ 2 comments }
I have been looking through Microsoft’s website for more information about Windows 7, and 2008 R2. I thought you might appreciate some of my findings: Remote Administrator tools for Windows 7 Windows 7 (Beta) Automated Installation Kit Windows 7 Walkthrough: Deployment Image Servicing and Management Windows 7 Walkthrough: Problem Steps Recorder Windows 7 Walkthrough: User […]
{ 0 comments }
Quick note – Windows 2008 R2 (The server edition of Windows 7) is available for download Microsoft has opened the beta program to anyone with a web browser. To download the ISO file, simply visit this website: Download Windows 2008 R2
{ 0 comments }
Microsoft has expanded the pool of testers for the Windows 7 beta. Anyone can now download the beta of the new version of Windows by visiting this website: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/beta-download.aspx The minimum requirements for the beta are: *1 GHz 32-bit or 64-bit processor *1 GB of system memory *16 GB of available disk space *Support for […]
{ 0 comments }