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Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 Released

Microsoft has released the Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 for Public Beta Testing.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/ie/ie8/readiness/Install.htmIE 8 has a host of new features, which includes

Activities - Activities are contextual services to quickly access a service from any webpage. Users typically copy and paste from one webpage to another. Internet Explorer 8 Activities make this common pattern easier to do.
WebSlices - WebSlices is a new feature for websites to connect to their users by subscribing to content directly within a webpage. WebSlices behave just like feeds where clients can subscribe to get updates and notify the user of changes.
Favorites Bar - In Internet Explorer 7, the Links bar provided users with one-click access to their favorite sites. The Links bar has undergone a complete makeover for Internet Explorer 8. It has been renamed the Favorites bar to enable users to associate this bar as a place to put and easily access all their favorite web content such as links, feeds, WebSlices and even Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents.
Automatic Crash Recovery - Automatic Crash Recovery (ACR) is a feature of Windows®Internet Explorer® 8 that can help to prevent the loss of work and productivity in the unlikely event of the browser crashing or hanging. The ACR feature takes advantage of the Loosely-Coupled Internet Explorer feature to provide new crash recovery capabilities, such as tab recovery, which will minimize interruptions to users’ browsing sessions. Learn more…
Improved Phishing Filter - Internet Explorer 7 introduced the Phishing Filter, a feature which helps warn users when they visit a Phishing site. Phishing sites spoof a trusted legitimate site, with the goal of stealing the user’s personal or financial information. For Internet Explorer 8, we are building on the success of the Phishing Filter with a more comprehensive feature called the “Safety Filter.”

Internet Explorer 8 can be installed on Microsoft Windows Vista® Service Pack 1 (SP1), Windows Vista, Windows XP® Service Pack 2 (SP2), Windows Server® 2008 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2). Downloads are available from the following location:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/ie/ie8/getitnow.mspx

6 March 2008 in Beta Testing & Developer Tools & Software | Comments (0)

Virtual Earth 3D

Virtual Earth 3D brings you another step closer to knowing “what it is like out there”. You can search, browse, and organize local information viewed in three dimensions, just the way it exists in the real world. This enables you to more effectively find the data that is relevant to you, making Live Maps more useful than ever. Even better — it’s just plain fun!

System Requirements:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Windows Internet Explorer 7, or Firefox 2.0
250 MB or more hard disk space
A 1 GHz processor (2.8 GHz or faster recommended)
256 MB of system memory (1 GB recommended)
32 MB video card (256 MB recommended) that supports Microsoft DirectX 9
A high speed or broadband Internet connection

Download Virtual Earth 3D

7 November 2007 in Beta Testing & Software | Comments (1)

i’m - Making a Difference

i’m is a new initiative from Windows Live Messenger™. Every time you start a conversation using i’m, Microsoft shares a portion of the program’s advertising revenue with some of the world’s most effective organizations dedicated to social causes.

So any time you have an i’m™ conversation using Windows Live Messenger, you help address the issues you feel most passionate about, including poverty, child protection, disease, environmental degradation and animal protection. It’s simple. All you have to do is join and start an instant messaging conversation.

There’s no charge, so join now and put our money where your mouth is.

29 September 2007 in Software | Comments (0)

Microsoft Experience Pack for Windows Vista

Microsoft Experience Pack contains four programs that provide unique functionality and fun to enhance your experience using a Tablet PC.

Media Transfer
Copy or stream media files from your home computer to your Tablet PC, so that you can enjoy your favorite music, videos, or pictures wherever you go.

Ink Crossword
Solve crosswords on your Tablet PC using your tablet pen. Twelve puzzles come with Ink Crossword. You can also download a free daily puzzle and purchase more puzzle packs online.

Equation Writer
Easily add mathematical expressions to your papers. Handwrite a math equation, and then convert it into a neatly typewritten image to paste into a report or a presentation.

Ink Flash Cards
Create flash cards to help you learn facts or study for an exam. Handwrite a question on the front of a card and put an answer on the back. Draw, insert graphics, and add text, too.

Download Microsoft Experience Pack for Windows Vista
Size: 15.4 MB

26 March 2007 in Software | Comments (0)

Microsoft Origami Experience Pack

Origami Experience Pack is a combination of three programs that make your Ultra-Mobile PC (UMPC) running Windows Vista even easier to use. Upgrade your UMPC to Windows Vista, and then install Origami Experience Pack.

Requirements:

Windows Vista
Supported Hardware: UMPC

Download Microsoft Origami Experience Pack
Size: 15.1 MB

26 March 2007 in Software | Comments (0)

Office Accounting Express 2007

Office Accounting Express 2007 is the ideal accounting solution for new or existing home office based small businesses. Office Accounting Express 2007 helps small business owners and bookkeepers save time on everyday tasks, work the way they want, and grow their business through online sales, online invoicing, and payment processes. And Office Accounting Express 2007 comes with the familiar look and feel of the Microsoft Office system.

Download Office Accounting Express 2007
Size : 208.2 MB

22 March 2007 in Software | Comments (0)

Volume Activation Management Tool

The Volume Activation Management Tool enables IT professionals to automate and centrally manage the volume activation process using a Multiple Activation Key (MAK). VAMT v1.0 is only available as a US-EN (x86) release.

The Microsoft Volume Activation Management Tool (VAMT ) is part of Microsoft Volume Activation 2.0 and allows organizations to manage the activation of their Windows Vista and Longhorn Server computers using Multiple Activation Key (MAK) keys.A MAK performs a one time activation of computers against Microsoft. Once the computers are activated they require no further communication with Microsoft. The number of computers that can be activated with a specific MAK is based on the type and level of the organizations’s volume license agreement with Microsoft.MAK Independent Activation: Each computer individually connects and activates with Microsoft either online or via telephone

MAK Proxy Activation: One centralized activation request on behalf of multiple computers with one online connection to Microsoft

Activation Status: Ability to determine the activation status of Windows Vista and Longhorn Server computers in the environment

Remaining MAK activations: The current remaining activations associated with a MAK key

XML Import/Export: Allows for exporting and importing of data in a well formed XML format to enable activation of systems in disconnected environment scenarios

Local reactivation: Enables reactivation of computers, that has been previously activated using MAK, after rebuild or reimage by applying the Confirmation Id

Multiple Activation Key (MAK) REQUIRED: In order to use VAMT, a valid MAK is required. MAK keys can be obtained from the Microsoft Licensing portals by customers with a valid Volume License Agreement.

Read the Instructions in Download page.

Download Volume Activation Management ToolÂ 1.0
Size: 2MB

7 March 2007 in Administrator Tools & Software | Comments (0)

Windows Movie Maker and Windows DVD Maker SDK

Windows Movie Maker and Windows DVD Maker SDK is helps you create and add your own custom special effects and transitions to Windows Movie Maker in Windows Vista, and your own custom transitions, buttons, and menu styles to Windows DVD Maker in Windows Vista.

Download Windows Movie Maker and Windows DVD Maker SDK
Size: 699KB

Requirements:

Windows Vista
Microsoft DirectX SDK (Summer 2004 or later)
Either Visual Studio 2005 or Visual Studio .NET

7 March 2007 in Software | Comments (0)

Windows XP Video Decoder Checkup Utility

The Windows XP Video Decoder Checkup Utility helps you determine if an MPEG-2 video decoderÂ is installed on your Windows XP computer and whether or not the decoder is compatible with Windows Media Player 10 and Windows XP Media Center Edition.

This utility:

Lists all the MPEG-2 video decoders that appear in your Windows registry (a database that contains information about the hardware and software installed in your computer).

Indicates whether each decoder listed in the registry is marked as compatible with Windows XP Media Center Edition and whether any decoder listed in the registry is marked as the preferred video decoder.

Indicates whether each decoder listed in the registry is marked as compatible with the synchronization feature of Windows Media Player 10.

Lets you designate which installed decoder that you want Windows Media Player 10 to use when synchronizing DVR-MS files to a portable device. This is known as the preferred video decoder.

Lets you undo any changes the utility makes to your Windows registry.

Download Windows XP Video Decoder Checkup Utility

Size : 163 KB