Microsoft IE Team Sends A Cake To Firefox Team
There is still an hour left before the Download Day finishes and Firefox 3 has already been downloaded over 7.4 million times (at the time of writing this post)! Today morning, the Internet Explorer team from Microsoft sent a fancy looking cake for the Mozilla Firefox team to Mozilla’s Mountain View headquarters to join the celebration of the Firefox 3 release. Wasn’t that sweet of IE?
Microsoft Videos Beta Launched
Microsoft has recently launched their own video site called Microsoft Videos, which allows you to watch rich media from Microsoft. The site’s tagline says, discover and watch Microsoft’s collection of online video. This site is still in beta. You can look for latest videos from their Quick Picks, search for videos or choose from the video categories. To use the player on the site, you will need to install the Microsoft Silverlight plugin which is availabe for free download.
You can embed videos on other sites, email or Digg them. At the moment, it only has U.S. content because it’s still in its early stages. But in the coming months they’ll be adding videos from Microsoft subsidiaries around the world. Stay tuned for more updates on Microsoft Videos.
Download Windows 7 Theme for XP
by Haris on June 6, 2008
in Design, Microsoft, Tips and Tricks, Windows, Windows XP
Windows 7 is the next upcoming OS from Microsoft. And for some reason, they are not letting out much details about this OS. So I don’t think we’ll be able to get our hands on it any time soon. But what if we get to enjoy its look and feel on Windows XP and Vista, eh? Since not much is known about the OS, this theme looks more like Windows Vista, but its nice to see some refreshing changes to the same old look.
Before you jump to the Windows 7 theme for XP, Windows Vista users might also like to check out Windows 7 theme for Vista that I had posted later.
Shop At Microsoft Using Microsoft Store
Microsoft has launched an online store where people can purchase popular Microsoft products like Windows and Office. The simple, clear site design makes it easier to navigate. Currently, Microsoft Store is only available for Germany and the UK. Other online international stores will come out in 2008 and 2009. The platform which drives this online purchasing will become available to partners in the future so they can distribute Microsoft’s products electronically too.
Windows Search 4.0 Available For Download
Windows Search 4.0 is now available as a final version from Microsoft for download. A Preview version of Windows Search 4.0 was previously available for download for Windows XP, Vista and Server 2003. A lot of quality improvements have been made since the Preview version because of the feedback that Microsoft got from its users. The Preview version was downloaded around 300,000 times!
Windows Search 4.0 lets you perform an instant search of your computer. Windows Search 4.0 helps you find and preview documents, e-mail messages, music files, photos, and other items on the computer.
Windows XP SP3 Includes Vulnerable Flash Player
Wondering another bug? LOL, yeah! Windows XP Service Pack 3 seems to be a never ending portal of bugs. A new bug again, this is simply crazy! One bug ends and the other begins. Previously, the reboot problems were enough for the AMD users, and Microsoft had no idea how to get rid of it, until HP came out with the fix. Phew! Now let’s begin with the latest bug that has been found in SP3.
It’s been reported that Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) ships with an out-of-date version of Adobe’s Flash Player that’s vulnerable to recently-spotted attacks, according to Microsoft’s support documentation. Windows XP SP3 includes Flash Player 9.0.115.0, a version released by Adobe Systems Inc. in December 2007, and was superseded by Version 9.0.124.0 on April 8, nearly two weeks before Microsoft decided SP3 was done by giving it a release to manufacturing (RTM) label and sending it out for distribution.
Introducing Windows 7 With Real Screenshots
If you thought Windows Vista was the end of Windows franchise, then you’re wrong. Currently in development, is Micorosft’s next version of Windows named as Windows 7. It is expected to be released in 2010, four years after the release of Vista. Windows 7 or Windows Seven, was initially codenamed as Blackcomb, but later in 2006 it was renamed as Windows Vienna and last year it was named as Windows 7. Who knows, we might hear a new name by Microsoft this year?
This time Microsoft is expecting to surprise its users and customers with performance tweaks and improvements rather than providing eye-candy visuals like they did in Windows Vista. Some of the latest features in news, regarding Windows 7 are, support for Virtual Hard Disks, new user-interface, a new calculator (totally lame!) etc.
Glow In The Dark Xbox 360
by Haris on May 26, 2008
in Design, Gadgets, Microsoft, Uncategorized
XCM has developed a replacement shell for Xbox 360, which actually glow green when lights go out. This new shell replaces your entire exterior of Xbox 360 to produce a creepy-ish green-glowing effect in a dark room. And as this shell is partially transparent, you can even see what’s inside your Xbox 360 (screenshots below).
Office 2007 SP2 Will Support Open Document Format
Microsoft has announced that they will be adding support for several new document formats in Office 2007. Office 2007 SP2 is planned to release in the first half of 2009, and the major addition in it will be Office 2007′s support for XPS, PDF 1.5, and ODF 1.1 files, among others.
