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Microsoft to kill off Windows Live OneCare next year

Posted by sudhirmangla November 19, 2008

In a very surprising move, Microsoft has announced today that Windows Live OneCare customers will be getting the shaft next year. The software giant has decided to replace OneCare with a free security solution (codenamed "Morro") to be released in the second half of next year. The yet-to-be-announced product will be a realtime anti-malware protection solution, whereas OneCare offered that plus backup and management features. Retail sales of the Windows Live OneCare subscription service... Read more »

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25GB Free Online Storage – Windows Live SkyDrive, Just around the corner

Posted by admin November 14, 2008

Microsoft is increasing the capacity offered by its storage service in the Cloud fivefold. This means that users of Windows Live SkyDrive will be able to enjoy no less than 25GB of free online storage. The move comes as a natural evolution of the Windows Live suite of services and applications towards the full implementation of Wave 3. Microsoft indicates that it is currently hammering away at the finishing touches for Windows Live SkyDrive Wave 3, and offers users a taste of what it is in store... Read more »

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Windows Live Updated Final Essentials Release

Posted by admin November 14, 2008

Microsoft’s Windows Live team today formally announced a number of upgrades to the Live platform that constitute its “next generation,” a more unified experience across all the services within Windows Live. Beginning in the coming weeks, existing Windows Live users’ home.live.com page will change from the current straightforward (read: Google-ish) list of services to a social, profile-based (read: Facebook-ish) setup where all the existing Windows Live services are tied together... Read more »

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Microsoft strikes Web search deal with Sun Microsystems

Posted by admin November 11, 2008

SEATTLE: Microsoft Corp said on Monday that it reached a Web search deal with Sun Microsystems Inc, the latest partnership struck by Microsoft aimed at chipping away at the dominance of Google Inc. As part of this agreement, users of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser who download Sun’s Java technology platform will be given the option to also download the MSN Toolbar from where users can directly access the company’s search engine. Earlier this year, Microsoft also reached an... Read more »

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Windows 7 Scalable Enough To Support 256 Cores

Posted by sudhirmangla November 5, 2008

Though obviously Microsoft has taken a fair amount of heat regarding Windows Vista, there’s probably a directly proportional level of hype on their next mainstream OS, Windows 7. Projected by some to be the OS that Vista should have been, and still by others to be nothing more than Vista on steroids (perhaps just a six-pack of Red Bull, depending on who you talk to); there’s plenty of rumor, gossip, leaked and public information to go around to keep your mind off your troubled Vista installation... Read more »

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Microsoft confirms MinWin is in Windows 7, after all

Posted by sudhirmangla November 4, 2008

MinWin — the core of the Windows operating system — is, indeed, in Windows 7. It’s just not part of it in the way many people (including yours truly) initially assumed. Technical Fellow Mark Russinovich, who detailed via a Channel 9 Webcast last week how Windows 7 would run on up to 256 processors, tackled yet again the MinWin bugaboo during that same episode. (I say “bugaboo” because ever since Microsoft officials first discussed MinWin, there’s been confusion... Read more »

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Application Architecture Guide Book for Microsoft .Net Patterns and Practise

Posted by sudhirmangla November 1, 2008

Application Architecture Guide Book for Microsoft .Net Patterns and Practise V2.0 is Released (Beta 1) Download Book Application Architechture Guide V2.0 Index of Application Architecture Guide Book Parts Part I, Fundamentals of Application Architecture Part II, Design Part III, Layers Part IV, Quality Attributes Part V, Archetypes - Design and Patterns Chapters Introduction Architecture Best Practices At a Glance Fast Track - A Guide for Getting Started and... Read more »

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E-mail, photo programs stripped from Windows 7

Posted by sudhirmangla September 26, 2008

Microsoft has decided that Windows 7 won’t include built-in programs for e-mail, photo editing, and movie making, as was done with Windows Vista, CNET News.com has learned. The software maker included Windows Photo Gallery, Windows Mail, and Windows Movie Maker as part of Vista, but later chose to offer separate downloadable Windows Live programs that essentially replaced those components with versions that could connect to online services from Microsoft and others. Microsoft told CNET News... Read more »

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Windows 7 Beta Is on the Horizon, Forget XP SP3 and Vista SP1

Posted by admin September 1, 2008

The first Beta of Windows 7 is on the horizon, and in this context it’s right about time to look beyond Windows XP Service Pack 3 and Windows Vista Service Pack 1. The next iteration of the Windows client has been a palpable presence only through the Milestone 1 build dropped at the end of 2007, with the Redmond company gagging all details on the operating system and its development process. At the same time, with the evolution of Vista’s successor toward the first Beta stage, Microsoft... Read more »

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Vista, Internet Explorer and Outlook tips

Posted by sudhirmangla July 11, 2008

Vista, Internet Explorer and Outlook tips Internet Explorer Is tabbed browsing cluttering up your life? In the Tools menu, select Internet Options. In the General tab, under Tabs, click the Settings button. Uncheck the topmost checkbox, which is labeled Enable Tabbed Browsing (requires restarting Internet Explorer), and click OK. To enable the tabbed browsing function later, just go back and select this option, and save your preferences. Find on the Web Page If you want to search for a particular... Read more »

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