Windows Vista Service Pack 1 RC is now available through Windows Update.
Experience the WU based Vista SP1 installation by following 4 simple steps. Windows Vista SP1 RC distributed through Windows Update will be applicable to Windows Vista machines that are running on any of the 36 languages supported by Vista RTM.
Today sp1 ships. hurray. It’s not up there yet but should be later today.
Looking down the list of fixes, here are some that caught my eye (read the whitepaper for the full list):
Office Online Downloads (SP1 will be available here)
The new Microsoft Download Center is going to be fully functional with Silverlight.
Silverlight is the next generation of .NET based media experiences. More information on Silverlight can be found over at it’s homepage.
When initially loading the website, you will be promt to install Silverlight. You have to have Silverlight installed to view the new download center. Apparently BETA participants are being invited randomly from the Microsoft Connect website. The design is very sleek, and sexy I should add. Other than that, the current download links on the BETA website forward you back to the current Download Center.
Hope to hear some official word on this BETA soon, in the mean time check it out!
Full versions, which Microsoft hopes will help spur increased Vista adoption, are due to be released early next year.
Microsoft released on Wednesday new test versions of Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista Service Pack, two highly anticipated technologies that are scheduled to be released early next year.
Microsoft also revealed partner resources to prepare customers for the release of the server OS, which the company plans to release to manufacturing on Feb. 27, 2008, the same day as a joint-launch event that also will promote SQL Server 2008 and Visual Studio 2008. Combined, the three mark Microsoft’s major product release cycle for the year, although the products are not scheduled to be released simultaneously.
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More than three dozen major improvements and more than two million lines of changed program code that promise more features, more security and performance.
A few months later than had been planned, Mozilla released on Monday night the first beta version of an overhauled Firefox, the widely used open-source Web browser.
Firefox 3 beta 1 includes a number of significant features that Mozilla said should improve security, ease of use, rendering of Web pages, and location of previously visited Web pages. And for the new era of rich Internet applications, the browser can run Web-based applications even when the computer is disconnected from a network.
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The Wait for Visual Studio 2008 is Over
On Monday, Nov. 19, Microsoft announced that Visual Studio 2008 and the .NET Framework 3.5 were released to manufacturing (RTM). With more than 250 new features,Visual Studio 2008 includes significant enhancements in every edition, including Visual Studio Express and Visual Studio Team System. Developers of all levels – from hobbyists to enterprise development teams – now have a consistent, secure and reliable solution for developing applications for the latest platforms: the Web, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, the 2007 Office system, and beyond.
MSDN Subscribers: Get Visual Studio 2008 Now
For a good startup, get the Free Visual Studio 2008 Express Editions
Or get the free 90 days trial for VS2008 Team Suite Edition, which can be converted to full version with a key.
Don’t forget the MSDN Library for Visual Studio 2008.
Mozilla will push another version of Firefox to users as early as next week to fix five bugs it introduced in last Wednesday’s security update.
Mozilla Corp. will rush another version of Firefox to users as early as next week, the company’s user interface designer said Tuesday, to fix five bugs it introduced in last Wednesday’s security update.
According to notes from a weekly Mozilla meeting on Firefox, the regression reports began accumulating over the weekend. Firefox 2.0.0.8 was posted for download late Wednesday, Oct. 17. Three of the five problems were limited to Windows, but two page rendering issues affected all versions of the browser, including those for Mac OS X and Linux.
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Despite the official release date of 10/26, the newest OS from Apple has been leaked on torrent site.
The leaked file is in DMG format and with a size 6.56GB, so you need a D9 disk to burn it. It can be installed in original Apple hardware directly, but with some modification, you may also try your luck on the PC(a.k.a hackintosh).
The version number is 5A581, which believes to be the GM(golden master), identical with the one ships two days later. Some users have managed to install the shining new Leopard and post screen shot.
Size of DMG (downloaded as separate .RAR files):7156338431
MD5 (osx-leopard105.dmg) = c38902e728dc47a4ccb34aa6143b9bbe
Also add these trackers for optimal performance:
http://inferno.demonoid.com:3416/announce http://www.moviex.info:2710/r12xjr0azivx42cjuyzn3c73mdqxj31q/announce http://vip.tracker.thepiratebay.org/announce http://araditracker.com/announce.php?pid=241eac72250a7cd33b0ae3c7080e2e7d
The latest and greatest Ubuntu arrived on Oct. 18.
Ubuntu, the remarkably popular desktop Linux distribution that tries to bring the latest and greatest open-source programs every six months, arrived Oct. 18. The Gutsy Gibbon Ubuntu 7.10 Desktop Edition includes improvements in advanced plug-and-play printing, enhanced browsing and the option of a smooth new user interface built on top of the new GNOME 2.20 desktop.
Grab it before it gone