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Adobe Releases Media Player beta

Oct 1, 2007   10 am
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adobe_logo Adobe announces partnerships with content developers that it hopes will drive demand for Media Player, now scheduled to ship before July 2008.

Adobe announced Monday the acquisition of Virtual Ubiquity, the maker of a Web-based, multiuser word processor called Buzzword. Adobe also spun out the beta of a new service called Share that allows users to share and work on documents together online, as well as publish them to wikis or Web pages.

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Microsoft launches Windows Media Center Internet TV beta

Sep 27, 2007   12 pm
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mce-logo Enjoy your TV program without a TV tuner in Windows Media Center.

Just as we expected, Microsoft is getting official with its Windows Media Center Internet TV feature, which is set to go live in beta fashion tomorrow morning. According to Microsoft, US-based users of Vista Home Premium and Vista Ultimate will soon be able to download a simple update.

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Hands-on: first impression on Vista SP1 Beta

Sep 26, 2007   3 am
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windowsvistalogo The much anticipated reliability and enhancement SP1 update for Vista reviewed.

As you might have known, the leaked beta of Vista SP1 is floating around now, and I get a chance to test it and would like to share my own experience.

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Windows Vista SP1 beta v.275 Download

Sep 25, 2007   5 pm
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windowsvistalogo For those who are not in the test group, this is the full-featured installation package which supports all the 36 languages.

This is as the one released yesterday, Version .275(6001.16659.0709163)

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Software update: ProcessMonitor 1.23

Sep 25, 2007   4 pm
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sysinternals A must-have in your system for troubleshooting and malware hunting.

Process Monitor is an advanced monitoring tool for Windows that shows real-time file system, Registry and process/thread activity. It combines the features of two legacy Sysinternals utilities, Filemon and Regmon, and adds an extensive list of enhancements including rich and non-destructive filtering, comprehensive event properties such session IDs and user names, reliable process information, full thread stacks with integrated symbol support for each operation, simultaneous logging to a file, and much more.

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Multi Updates From Microsoft for Windows

Sep 25, 2007   4 pm
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windows_logo Available from Microsoft today, for Windows XP, 2003 and Vista.

Check them out if you have encountered any of the problems described.

For Windows XP

KB931678

Install this update to resolve an issue where an access violation may occur when a pop-up window in Internet Explorer 7 is closed on a system running Windows XP with Service Pack 2. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer.

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    Windows DreamScene released for Vista Ultimate Users

    Sep 25, 2007   3 pm
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    windows_logo Windows DreamScene, which transforms your desktop from a static wallpaper image into a full-motion video is now available.

    The release, in conjunction with Stardock, offers a number of cool, new animated DreamScene desktops, including “Aurora”. Additionally, you can use your own videos as DreamScene desktops or visit Stardock’s Dream.WinCustomize.com website to download Stardock’s DeskScapes (an add-on to DreamScene) as well as a collection of fabulous content created by Stardock and members of the Ultimate community.

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    Windows Server 2008 RC0 Download

    Sep 24, 2007   9 pm
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    windows_logo Directly from Microsoft, [free] activation required

    All include x86 and x64 versions, and activation is required to get it work till Apr, 2008, otherwise, it’s for 30 days before ceasing to function. Pretty same as the Vista.

    The beta3 key can be used to active the RC0, apply one as an IT Professional if you haven’t done so.

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    Vista SP1 Beta release available today

    Sep 24, 2007   4 pm
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    windowsvistalogo Right on cue, Microsoft has made available the (long-awaited) Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista to a private group of beta testers.

    The update is noted for a number of positive changes, some of which include a much snappier logon experience, a new option in the Disk Defragmenter “allowing you to choose which volumes you would like to defragment,” improvements in responsiveness when resuming from Hibernation / Sleep modes, enhanced BitLocker function(Enterprise and Ultimate version only), better wireless network and dual monitor support.

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    foobar2000 v0.9.4.5 beta 1

    Sep 24, 2007   3 pm
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    foobar2000_logo Another round for foobar2000 updating wows starts.

    foobar2000 is a freeware audio player for Windows. Featuring a minimalist interface, it also has many features for metadata support and high-quality audio output. The theoretical maximum sampling rate can be as high as 96 kHz and bit depth can be as high as 32 bits per sample for best sound quality.

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