- 50 Windows Tips & Tricks
For most people using a computer means using Windows and over the years Microsoft’s operating system has become easier to use.However, there is always room for improvement, so in this feature we have compiled 50 of the finest tips for Windows XP and Vista. These can help to make Windows even better, easier to use and faster. Most don’t even require you to install any extra software, so if you want to make your copy of XP or Vista better, it’s possible to get started immediately ...
Note: 50 Windows Tips & Tricks - As Windows XP Deadline Looms , OEMs Turn To Vista Downgrade Rights
Microsoft may be preparing to discontinue sales of Windows XP, but some OEMs have found a way to circumvent the software giant's June 30 deadline.In yet another sign of the market's resistance to Windows Vista, Dell Computer, Hewlett Packard , and Sony on Wednesday all confirmed plans to exercise the downgrade rights Microsoft offers with OEM versions of Windows Vista Business and Vista Ultimate in order to continue offering XP-equipped PCs to their customers ...
Note: As Windows XP Deadline Looms , OEMs Turn To Vista Downgrade Rights - Buzz News
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Note: Buzz News - Do Not Download XP SP3 RTM ( Build 5512 ) Integrated Slipstream ISO Image
Whatever you do, make sure you steer clear of downloads from torrent and warez websites that claim to offer the slipstream ISO image of the third and final build of Windows XP Service Pack 3. You have to understand that the downloads claiming to offer Windows XP integrated with Service Pack 3 RTM Build 5512 as an ISO image do not contain an official build from the Redmond company. Despite the fact that Microsoft did indeed make available the standalone update installer packages for XP SP3 RTM to MSDN and TechNet subscribers, it has not as yet delivered the slipstreamed version of the service pack ...
Note: Do Not Download XP SP3 RTM ( Build 5512 ) Integrated Slipstream ISO Image - Extend Vista's Speech Recognition Capabilities
Vista is a step forward in terms of the evolution of natural input methods for the Windows client, in comparison to its predecessor, Windows XP. The latest Windows operating system features advanced speech recognition capabilities designed to supplement the now traditional input methods involving the keyboard and the mouse. As of the past week, the Redmond company is offering end users a way to extend the default speech recognition functionality offered by Vista via the Windows Speech Recognition Macros Technical Preview ...
Note: Extend Vista's Speech Recognition Capabilities - Forget Vista SP1, Microsoft Made An Alternative For Download
Forget about Windows Vista Service Pack 1. Even though the first service pack for the latest Windows client was made available to the general public just two months ago, it is already old news. Moreover, Microsoft has alternatives in place designed as a veritable plan B to Vista SP1 ...
Note: Forget Vista SP1, Microsoft Made An Alternative For Download - IE8 Beta 2 Will Fix What's Wrong With Beta 1
Internet Explorer 8 has been in cooking stage since 2007, but end users and developers have gotten the first taste of the next iteration of the browser as of March 5, 2008, the opening day of Microsoft's Internet-centric MIX08 conference. A developer-centered release, Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 is focused on web standards compliance and comes with a consistent under-the-hood evolution, while the end user features were postponed for later versions. Microsoft is currently working on the next development of the browser, Beta 2, planned for the summer of this year, and has revealed that inconstancies in IE8 Beta 1 will be dealt with. Case in point: the problems with HTML and DOM.
Note: Buzz News: IE8 Beta 2 Will Fix What's Wrong With Beta 1 - Internet Explorer vs. Firefox. vs. Safari vs. Opera
Judging strictly by the sheer volume of vulnerabilities Mozilla Firefox was the most insecure browser in 2007, according to Symantec. Firefox had a total of 122 security holes, more than any other rival browser. Symantec credited the efforts poured into securing Internet Explorer 7 for IE managing to be situated under Firefox in terms of security flaws. Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera and Safari are together synonymous with the browser market, having divided the vast majority of the Internet audience among them. In addition to the constant race for an increased install base, the four browsers are also continually evolving toward new standards of performance, compatibility and security. In this regard, Symantec has published a report offering an insight on
Note: Browser Wars : Internet Explorer vs. Firefox. vs. Safari vs. Opera - June 30 Not End Of Windows XP Support
Concerned that customers are confusing the impending end of Windows XP retail availability with the end of support, Microsoft Corp. has reminded users that the aged operating system will be supported until early April 2014.Jared Proudfoot, a manager in Microsoft's support life cycle group, reiterated the final support dates for Windows XP in a post to a company blog ...
Note: June 30 Not End Of Windows XP Support - Leopard Leaves Vista in the Dust in Performance Benchmark
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard has left Windows Vista Home Premium in the dust in a performance benchmark put together by Popular Mechanics both on desktop machines and on laptops. On computers featuring similar hardware configurations Apple's proprietary operating system proved its superiority over Microsoft's latest Windows client, according to the results delivered by cross-platform benchmarking tools Geekbench (from Primate Labs) and Cinebench (from Maxon) ...
Note: Leopard Leaves Vista in the Dust in Performance Benchmark - Microsoft Adds New Edge Security Products
The Interop conference in Las Vegas was the stage where Microsoft introduced two new edge security products debuted under the Forefront brand umbrella. The Forefront Unified Access Gateway, together with the Forefront Threat Management Gateway are the latest additions to the Forefront line of products. In this manner, the Redmond company is presenting both the next-generation network edge protection product and remote network access solution, concomitantly with the rebranding that takes the new offerings on a new path compared to their predecessors.
Note: Microsoft Adds New Edge Security Products - Microsoft Enhances Office SharePoint Server 2007
Microsoft has announced a new initiative designed to enhance Office SharePoint Server 2007. Via investments in the partner channel, the Redmond company is looking to maximize the value of the SharePoint platform for its customers. The new offering is available exclusively to Volume Licensing Software Assurance customers who will be able to get SharePoint Deployment Planning Services for their Office SharePoint Server 2007 product ...
Note: Microsoft Enhances Office SharePoint Server 2007 - Microsoft Search Is As Well As Inexistent In Europe
Microsoft's search properties, with Live Search at the forefront, are as well as inexistent in Europe. The Redmond company has a share of just 1.9% of all the volume of searches in Europe, which makes Microsoft an insignificant player. In March 2008, according to statistics released by comScore, Microsoft managed to attract only 469 million searches in Europe. This is nothing compared with the 19,434 billion queries that were conducted through Google in March ...
Note: Microsoft Search Is As Well As Inexistent In Europe - Over 5,000 Products Certified For Windows Vista Service Pack 1
One of the main aspects that hurt Windows Vista RTM and the adoption of the operating system was poor support from the environment of products orbiting the platforms in comparison to Windows XP. The fact is that the vast majority of software and hardware solutions available on the market when Vista hit the shelves in January 2008 were tailored to XP ...
Note: Over 5,000 Products Certified For Windows Vista Service Pack 1 - The Art Of Blocking And Dodging Vista SP1
In the context of Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista RTM was easy to ignore throughout, but with the introduction of Service Pack 1, the equation of the latest Windows client has evolved. SP1 represents not only a maturity milestone for Windows Vista, but also a stage in the life of the operating system that will catalyze a boost in uptake. But at the same time, the rapidly approaching cut-off date for the availability of Windows XP and the increasing focus of the OEM market on XP's successor mean that consumers will find it increasingly hard to avoid Windows Vista ...
Note: The Art Of Blocking And Dodging Vista SP1 - The Microsoft And Yahoo Merger Is Not Over
The Microsoft and Yahoo merger is still far from over despite failed negotiations between the two companies. Yahoo managed to remain independent and fend off Microsoft's unsolicited acquisition proposal for no less than three months and now the Sunnyvale Internet giant has to suffer the consequences ...
Note: The Microsoft And Yahoo Merger Is Not Over - The New Face Of The Vista SP1 User Account Control
With the maturity milestone that is the introduction of Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista, Microsoft has improved various aspects of the operating system, including the User Account Control. Introduced as an added security mitigation into Windows Vista, UAC is one of the features of the operating system that have been under a constant barrage of fire, throughout 2007, as it was advertised as one of the platform's problem areas ....
- The Ugly Side Of Vista SP1 vs. XP SP3
With Windows Vista and Windows XP concomitantly available on the market, the Redmond company inherently catalyzed the comparison between the two Windows clients. But the fact of the matter is that the benchmarks, comparisons of features, capabilities, market shares and security vulnerability measuring contests performed since Vista became available have managed to hurt Microsoft's Windows business where it counts more. In the end, the repercussions of the constant Vista RTM vs. XP SP2 which grew into the smackdown of Vista SP1 and XP SP3 have unfavorably impacted the Windows client total revenue and operating income ...
Note: The Ugly Side Of Vista SP1 vs. XP SP3 - Vista SP1 To Cure The Vista RTM Wow Hangover
When Windows Vista was unleashed in January 31, 2008, Microsoft was promising performance, security, innovation, all wrapped up under an umbrella of a Wow user experience. Instead Vista got a mixed reception, and a barrage of criticism over how bloated it was, over hardware resources consumption, over hardware and software incompatibility issues, over poor support, over the nagging User Account Control, etc. Everything that didn't tic to perfection in Vista was dissected and thrown to the dogs. And Vista made it easy... Microsoft's own customers' satisfaction studies for Vista indicates that potential buyers failed to warm up to the latest Windows client. The same is not valid for end users ...
- Windows Vista SP1 RTM Downloads Get The Green Light
Microsoft has given the green light to Windows Vista Service Pack 1 RTM downloads... again. Released to manufacturing on February 4, 2008, the availability saga of the first service pack for Vista is now in its final stage, namely delivery through Automatic Updates. Two days after the RTM of Windows XP Service Pack 3, Microsoft started pushing Windows Vista SP1 through AU. In this manner, the service pack was delivered and deployed automatically to all Vista RTM users that had Automatic Update enablers ...
Note: Windows Vista SP1 RTM Downloads Get The Green Light
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