Windows 7 Preview is PowerShell a souped-up command line and scripting GUI that frees you, finally, from the limits of DOS batch scripts. PowerShell is available as a free download for XP and Vista users, too. A user Added : “you can now use Unix commands in the command line […]
Microsoft LifeCams and Windows Live Messenger: The Perfect Holiday Side Dishes
Published on :REDMOND, Wash. Nov. 18, 2008 With holiday-related travel costs already up 25 percent over last year,1 people are looking for alternative ways to connect with distant loved ones this holiday season. When it’s not possible to attend that family gathering in person, Microsoft LifeCams offer an easy, fun and affordable […]
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Published on :Important Dates Date Event 1975 Microsoft founded Jan. 1, 1979 Microsoft moves from Albuquerque, New Mexico to Bellevue, Washington June 25, 1981 Microsoft incorporates Aug. 12, 1981 IBM introduces its personal computer with Microsoft’s 16-bit operating system, MS-DOS 1.0 Feb. 26, 1986 Microsoft moves to corporate campus in Redmond, Washington […]
Download Fresh Release of Windows XP SP3 RTM
Published on :Service Pack 3 for the Windows client was released to manufacturing on April 21, 2008, and made generally available for download on May 6. Seven months later, the Redmond company has released Service Pack 3 yet again, but this time for the embedded version of the Windows XP operating system. […]
Microsoft Free “Morro” Antivirus for Windows 7
Published on :Microsoft Announces Plans for No-Cost Consumer Security OfferingNew anti-malware solution will broaden PC protection and help improve Windows experience. REDMOND, Wash. — Nov. 18, 2008 — To address the growing need for a PC security solution tailored to the demands of emerging markets, smaller PC form factors and rapid increases […]
Let WALL-E be your tour guide to the universe
Published on :Microsoft Research and the Disney-owned Pixar are offering you a virtual tour of the universe. Your tour guide? WALL-E, the animated robot from Pixar’s latest film. You’ll need the WorldWide Telescope (WWT), a Virtual Earth for the sky and beyond, if you want to download and use the WALL-E tour. […]
indows and Linux Interoperability Marriage, 2 Years Later
Published on :Back in 2006, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Ron Hovsepian, president and CEO of Novell, inked a five-year Windows and Linux interoperability and intellectual property assurance agreement, designed to provide increased support for customers running heterogeneous IT infrastructures. On November 18, 2008, Microsoft indicated that, on the two year anniversary […]
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Published on :Yahoo to replace CEO Jerry Yang
Published on :Yahoo to replace CEO Jerry Yang “Over the past year and a half, despite extraordinary challenges and distractions, Jerry Yang has led the repositioning of Yahoo! on an open platform model as well as the improved alignment of costs and revenues,” said board chairman Roy Bostock. Recently, Yang said (after […]
Windows 7 promises better performance with NAND SSDs
Published on :Windows 7 promises better performance with NAND SSDs Microsoft’s plans for improving performance of SSD drives in Windows 7 are starting to emerge concrete with some solutions. Manufacturers like Seagate or Sandisk are working to finish their cut of the work as much as possible, and Microsoft is trying to […]