With the positive reaction to the Windows 7 beta coming from various places in the media, many have started to wonder how well Windows 7 will fare once it ships. While it’s still too early to know for sure, certain well-known groups have already made a point to voice their opinion about what will happen [...]
Gartner thinks Windows 7 will fare better than Vista, over time.
Posted March 27th, 2009 by 007. Comment (0).
Security Update released for Windows 7
Posted March 13th, 2009 by 007. Comment (0).
While Microsoft excluded Windows 7 from the security patching ceremony in January and in February, things went a little differently on this month’s Patch Tuesday. Microsoft fixed three vulnerabilities yesterday: two were spoofing-related and were marked Important, while the other was marked Critical as it had a Remote Code Execution impact. According to the security [...]
App-compatibility kit due in April
Posted March 11th, 2009 by 007. Comment (0).
March 10, 2009 (IDG News Service) Microsoft Corp. next month plans to release a tool kit to help business users begin testing their existing applications for compatibility with Windows 7.
In a virtual roundtable that Microsoft hosted this week to field questions about the upcoming operating system, Mark Russinovich, a Microsoft technical fellow, said the software [...]
Windows 7 will allow users to disable Internet Explorer
Posted March 9th, 2009 by 007. Comment (0).
Microsoft Corp. has announced the next version of its Windows operating system will include a control panel that allows users to turn off Internet Explorer (IE) 8 and other key Microsoft programs.
The new feature is a significant move for the world’s largest software company, which has been accused by rivals and regulators of forcing consumers [...]
Microsofts shares a glimpse of the future
Posted March 2nd, 2009 by 007. Comment (0).
Move over Jetson’s, Microsoft is hinting at what the future will be like with it’s impressive array of integrated technologies. Everything from smart paper to multi touch wall displays.
Some of this technology has been featured in movies where technology was a dominant part of the script: James Bond, Ironman, Minority Report, The Island and many more.
But [...]