I need to let you know some GREAT news I’ve heard. As many of you I’m sure experienced, the demand for the public Windows 7 beta was enormous. So much so that it overwhelmed the servers for many of our external sites. Of course, with such great demand, there’s a good chance we’ll quickly reach … Continue reading News: Windows 7 Beta Download Limits?
A few blog posts ago I had a little bit of a rant on who I thought was the best company to bring the world what I like to call “Life 2.0: No barriers. No walls. No limits.”But now I may have to eat my words…http://www.theonion.com/content/themes/common/assets/videoplayer/flvplayer.swf Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No KeyboardYou just … Continue reading Okay.. I take back all the nasty things I said about Apple
“So Kevin.. in part 2 the upgrade to Windows 7 was complete. Did everything just work for you after you upgraded? Almost. Remember in part 1 I mentioned that I was upgrading a Vista machine that was only really being used as a host for a virtual machine running under Virtual PC? Well.. Virtual PC … Continue reading Windows 7: My First Install (Episode C of 3)
Yeah.. I know.. It was “Return of the Jedi”, not “Revenge”. And it wasn’t Part 2, or even "Episode II”. It was Episode 6 (or more correctly, “VI”). Episode II was actually “Attack of the Clones”. Unless you’re counting from the second movie made (Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back). But this is just … Continue reading Windows 7: My First Install (Part 2 – Revenge of the Jedi)
Microsoft Corp. :: Microsoft Research Helps Novice Musicians Discover Their Inner Songwriters(Title and first link in this blog post are courtesy of clicking the “Blog This” button in my browser, which launches me into Windows Live Writer. That’s the first time I’ve tried that. I like it.) Okay.. consider me once again blown away. I … Continue reading Microsoft Corp. :: Microsoft Research Helps Novice Musicians Discover Their Inner Songwriters
Okay.. so not only did I download the beta immediately when it was available from the TechNet Subscriber Downloads site, but I also decided to run my first install as an upgrade to a fairly cleanly installed Vista machine.“Upgrade? Using a beta?!”Yeah, I know. Crazy. But this machine was only serving one simple purpose on … Continue reading Windows 7: My First Install (Part 1)
(Warning: If you only expect serious technology announcements or serious discussion from this blog, you should stop reading this post right now.) Just an observation…If you don’t have a wall, you’ve got no place to put a window. Why do I need windows if I have no walls? That’s just stupid.Don’t get me wrong.. I … Continue reading What is “Life without walls?”
Only 35% left to go on my download of Windows 7 from the TechNet Plus Subscription site. Yes indeed… as expected, SteveB let loose the availability of the first public beta of Windows 7 during his keynote address at CES. And almost to the moment he announced it, the PressPass article went live, and the … Continue reading Breaking News: Windows 7 Beta 1 Availability
With all of the excitement around Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 announcements coming later today (January 7, 2009), it’s easy to forget that there are many other important updates on the near horizon (even nearer than Windows 7); one of them being the new version of Internet Explorer: IE 8. The IE Team … Continue reading IE8: Let us help you BLOCK the install!
This just struck me as geeky-cool (a term I use far too often, but that’s because I thrive on geeky-cool things). I just saw a blog post on the DHCP Team Blog about a new little improvement called “DHCP Network Hint” coming in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.“Wait a sec.. DHCP has been … Continue reading Windows 7: Even DHCP Can Be Improved
Absolutely Full of I.T. 