Windows XP Service Pack 3 is Now Available

Published at May 6, 2008   Filed Under Microsoft, Windows   2 Comments  

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed or Email alerts. Thanks for visiting!After delaying for a week Microsoft finally made available the Windows XP Service Pack 3. Visit the Microsoft Update page to download SP3, it is not yet pushed via Windows Automatic Update, but you can download [...]

Microsoft Live Mesh Tech Preview Launches

Published at April 23, 2008   Filed Under Microsoft   1 Comment  

Microsoft has launched a tech preview of its new service called Live Mesh. Live Mesh is a kind of all in one solution to online storage, web OS and file syncing. Currently it only supports windows PCs but you can expect Mac and Mobile support by the end of the year. Using this app you [...]

Improved Live Search News

Published at April 16, 2008   Filed Under Microsoft   0 Comments  

Microsoft Live Search has improved its Live Search News. I do see the new page morning, but now it is not showing. The UI looks like something similar to techmeme.

First Look at Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1

Published at March 5, 2008   Filed Under Microsoft, Technology   11 Comments  

I downloaded the Internet Explorer 8 beta 1 to see how it works and to test its new features. Install took some time, it scanned all my computer for any malicious software.

Download Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1

Published at March 5, 2008   Filed Under Microsoft, Technology   2 Comments  

Microsoft has released Internet Explorer 8 beta 1 today. The new browser shows many improvements, standards compliance.
New features
Activities: “Activities are contextual services to quickly access a service from any page.” It works like this, suppose you are on a restaurent web page and wants to see where it is located, this is a form [...]

Internet Explorer 8 Enters Private Beta

Published at February 24, 2008   Filed Under Microsoft   2 Comments  

Microsoft sent our invitation letters to beta testers to participate in Inter explorer 8 beta 1. Other than the invitation there are not many details about IE8, this will be released soon to the general public.
According to ZDNet, Microsoft will show off IE 8 at Microsoft’s Mix 08 conference in early March in Las [...]

Microsoft PDF Plugin for Office 2007

Published at February 24, 2008   Filed Under Microsoft   0 Comments  

Microsoft is offering an official save as PDF or XPS plugin for Office 2007. This plugin allows you to export and save Micorosoft Office 2007 documents in PDF and XPS format, you can also send these PDF and XPS files as attachments with some of the Office programs.
To download the plugin you need to verify [...]

Windows Live SkyDrive Now Offers 5GB Storage, Leaves Beta

Published at February 21, 2008   Filed Under Microsoft, Technology   2 Comments  

Microsoft has increased the Live SkyDrive space from 1GB to 5GB. They increased the SkyDrive storage space back in October from 500MB to 1GB and introduced RSS feeds.

Along with 4GB bump SkyDrive is now out of beta. Earlier it was only available in US, UK and India but now they have expanded it to other [...]