Microsoft has released the Update Rollup 2 for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005. This update enhances the stability and performance of Media Center 2005 and it also fixes several known issues.
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According to a Betanews post, the IM giants Microsoft and Yahoo are expected to announce a “blockbuster” interoperability. With such deal, users of each network will be able to connect to the users of the other network for using text and voice chat free of charge.
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Ok, at least the fake Windows XP SP3. According to Microsoft’s plan, we won’t see any service pack for Windows XP anytime soon, or at least not before it launches its Windows Vista.
But someone at thehotfix.net is kind enough to collect 100+ hotfix pack of many of the Windows XP SP3 fixes up for download. This of course is not an official Microsoft release, but it has gained enough popularity to enter download sites like Softpedia and Majorgeek.
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According to Microsoft, your upcoming Windows Vista is going to boot up and shut down faster than you coud ever imagine.
Switching it on will be like turning on your television, you get the display within 2 to 3 seconds. It works by processing the login scripts and startup programs and services in the background.
Whoa, that’s impressive, Microsoft. But I don’t get the point. For my Windows XP machine, I get to see the desktop pretty quickly, but the system is almost not usable for another minute or two because it has many things to load in the background.
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Microsoft has shown off the new user interface for its upcoming Office suite at the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference 2005. Dubbed “Office 12″, the application suite will see the most dramatic change to the way its applications work since the intruduction of the toolbar back in 1997.
Check out the screenshots at the link below. The new toolbar does look good, but they seem to be wasting space.
Link: Microsoft Press Release.
Microsoft has just unveiled a product codenamed “Max” that is based on its next-generation WinFX technology that you are supposed to see only in its upcoming Windows Vista. Max enables users to create and manage slideshows, arrange their photos into various layouts and sharing them.
It’s currently available as a free beta download. The installation will attempt to download WinFX Runtime Components 3.0 Beta 2 if your Windows hasn’t been equipped with WinFX. Windows Genuine Advantage validation seems not enforced.
Link: Microsoft Max.
Paul Thurrott, the guy behind the famous WinSupersite has revealed that the upcoming Windows Vista (previously known as Longhorn) will come in not one or two, but seven editions, which in overall can be grouped in two categories, Home and Business. In summary, the following editions of Windows Vista will be available from Microsoft. Be sure to check out Paul Thurrott’s WinInfo to find out more.
* Windows Vista Starter Edition
* Windows Vista Home Basic Edition
* Windows Vista Home Premium Edition
* Windows Vista Professional Edition
* Windows Vista Small Business Edition
* Windows Vista Enterprise Edition
* Windows Vista Ultimate Edition
Steve Ballmer, the CEO of Microsoft, is a person who would not hesitate to tell you how he feels (for plenty of examples, check this out). A Microsoft ex-employee recalls Steve’s reaction when he told Steve he was going to leave for Google.
“At that point, Mr. Ballmer picked up a chair and threw it across the room hitting a table in his office,” Lucovosky recounted, adding that Ballmer then launched into a tirade about Google CEO Eric Schmidt. “I’m going to f***ing bury that guy, I have done it before, and I will do it again. I’m going to f***ing kill Google.” Schmidt previously worked for Sun Microsystems and was the CEO of Novell.
Via Betanews:
MSN on Thursday took the wraps off a new version of its Start.com customizable portal. The new version includes support to indicate what feeds have been read or unread, automatic updates, as well as capabilities to show more or fewer headlines based on a user’s preference.
It’s a portal similar to customizable Google page. It lets you drag and drop elements, it reads RSS feeds and it lets you change the skin, among other things. It is an incubation project that Microsoft would not hesitate to tell you that it is not an officially supported site and doesn’t represent any particular strategy or policy.
By the way, you are now reading start.com.my. It’s a personal blog, and it’s not affiliated with start.com nor Microsoft in any way. Not another cybersquatting suit, please!
Link: Start.com.
Microsoft announced that they have acquired Telo, Inc., a provider of voice over Internet protocol (VOIP). Microsoft is said to have plan to “incorporate and expand” upon Teleo technologies and integrate them into MSN. A plan to capture the market Skype, Voipbuster and Gizmo but not Google have entered.
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