Tag: Tech News

Breaking News: Exchange Server “14” has a name! And the BETA is available today!

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Microsoft announced today that the next version of Microsoft Exchange (previously known as version 14) is now called Microsoft Exchange Server 2010. Here’s the MS PressPass article about it.Great name!  Surprised?“No.”I didn’t think so.  But the good news is that the beta is now available today as well.  You can get it here.  Is that … Continue reading Breaking News: Exchange Server “14” has a name! And the BETA is available today!

Important Windows 7 Beta-to-RC Upgrade (?!) Information

~ Kevin Remde ~ 8 Comments

Now.. before you kill the messenger, you really need to read and understand this post from the “Engineering Windows 7” blog  in its entirety:Delivering a quality upgrade experienceDon’t want to read it all?  Okay.. If you really want the summary instead, here are important bits: We are thrilled that so many people are running and … Continue reading Important Windows 7 Beta-to-RC Upgrade (?!) Information

Breaking News: Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit 5.5 is RTW

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(RTW = Released to Web) There’s a new version of the Application Compatibility Toolkit out.  ACT 5.5.Download hereFor those of you not familiar with this toolset, check out the main TechNet Library pages about it. Oddly, that page was updated two days from now.“Huh?  ‘Was updated.. Wednesday’ ? ”This blog post is happening April 6, … Continue reading Breaking News: Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit 5.5 is RTW

Breaking News: IE8 Released!

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Breaking news: The browser that you are using right now is quite possibly out of date.Today Microsoft released the new version of the Internet Explorer browser.  Internet Explorer 8, or “IE8”.  http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/default.aspxIt’s fast.  It’s cool.  It’s easier to develop for (standards, baby!).  And it’s available HERE.For details from the team who brought it to you, … Continue reading Breaking News: IE8 Released!

Internet Explorer 8: You want it faster? How’s this?

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Awesome.  The IE team put up a “performance testing” video showing tests they did comparing IE8 and other well-loved browsers.  See it, plus other IE8 videos, here:  Internet Explorer 8: VideosNOTE: We don’t win every scenario.  I think this is a good, honest video.  While we do come out on top for page load speed … Continue reading Internet Explorer 8: You want it faster? How’s this?

Breaking User Group News: UGSS is LIVE!

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This is cool.  What was formerly known as “Codezone”, a site for Developer user groups, resources, and events, has now become “User Group Support Services”, supporting both the developer and IT Pro Communities.“Do you really care about user groups, Microsoft?”Absolutely.  In fact, Shawn Travers answers that question in his blog, too, along with a good … Continue reading Breaking User Group News: UGSS is LIVE!

Breaking News: Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) Release Candidate Available

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Today Microsoft reached another milestone in the release cycle for the next version of Internet Explorer - “IE8”.  I’ve been running Beta 2 very happily for quite awhile, and recently gained access to an internal release of Release Candidate 1.  Today we’ve made that release available for anyone who wants to try it out.  “Where … Continue reading Breaking News: Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) Release Candidate Available