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Windows 7 to RTM during last two weeks of July - Official

2009-07-12T09:50:00.000+05:30

Now it has been posted in Microsoft Partners Network that - “……Windows 7 will release to manufacturing (RTM) during the last two weeks of July, with general commercial availability on October 22, 2009. So get started and test-drive Windows 7 RC today. Then show your colleagues and customers how Windows 7 can improve management……” This was announced at Computex 2009 in Tapei. So get ready for

Thank-you gift from Windows 7 Starter Team

2009-07-06T22:15:00.001+05:30

Received today a Thank-you gift from Windows 7 Starter Team. This was provided to all the participants for their contributions and the effort to help beta test Windows 7 Starter. Thanks to Starter Team !! Thanks Samer, Wendy, Edson and everyone at Windows 7 Starter team. Its a Notepad and kind of sticky racket-ball game, both branded with Windows 7 logo. Earlier I had also received

Union Budget Live with Silverlight- Real-time chat with TV anchors

2009-07-04T15:10:00.000+05:30

This year’s Union Budget will be different. We all have been watching the budget speech on TV or reading about it,but this year’s Budget will be streamed Live using Microsoft Silverlight* , so that you can watch it on your PC. Users will get live coverage of both ET Now and Times Now as well as on-demand videos, live news feeds, special updates and will also be able to interact with Facebook

Disable Bing Homepage Image

2009-06-22T17:00:00.000+05:30

Bing Home Page provides stunning Images which changes daily and are with Hotspots which gives interesting info about the image. Its like discovering and learning something new daily. But there may be some who for some reason may not want the Bing Image to be shown. So this can be turned off and can be turned on again if one wants it. Click on ‘Help’ link at bottom of Homepage which will

Add a Bing Box to your Blog, site

2009-06-22T14:40:00.001+05:30

You can now put a Search Box powered by Bing on your Blog or site. You may already have put a Search Box powered by Live Search which though provide results using Bing Engine only but its interface is of Live Search. So you can change that by putting this Bing Box. Just go to http://www.bing.com/siteowner/ and follow the instructions by clicking on ‘Get started’ button- I have used advanced

Bing – A first look at Microsoft’s Decision Engine

2009-06-01T01:00:00.000+05:30

Couple of days back I received an invite for attending LiveSearch briefing from Live Search team. I was among the select set of MVPs picked for active participation in providing feedback. The Live meet demoed the Microsoft’s new Search Engine called Bing. (internally was called kumo) I was very much impressed by the Bing demo and was very eager to try my hands on Bing. But it was not yet made

Join the interactive Bing Webcast

2009-05-31T16:00:00.000+05:30

Everybody is very eager to have a look at bing – Microsoft’s new decision engine. You can surely do by joining for a webcast where all the cool features of Bing will be demoed. And you can sit quietly and watch or engage by asking the questions. Webcast details: 10AM Pacific Daylight Time, Monday, June 1 (10:30PM India time, June 1st) http://ms.istreamplanet.com/search (Join before 10AM

Test Drive Bing - Microsoft’s new Decision Engine with Stefan Weitz

2009-05-31T15:35:00.000+05:30

I have been exploring Bing for 2 days now as I received its preview code from Live Search Team. And its truly impressive. Its amazingly refreshing, so helpful in providing the required results. So its not just a Search engine but aptly being called as Decision Engine. Much loved Stefan Weitz, Director of Bing takes on a tour of Bing and demos many of its cool features and also talks of why the

Bi-hourly Shutdowns for the Windows 7 Beta – Date Clarification

2009-05-26T13:30:00.000+05:30

There was lot of confusion on when the Bi-hourly shutdown of Windows 7 Beta will begin. As it was announced earlier that it will begin on July 1st, 2009 and Windows 7 beta will Expire on August 1st, 2009. But recently many received an e-mail from Microsoft which reminded users of Windows 7 Beta to move to a “non-expired” copy of Windows such as the Windows 7 RC or Vista as bi-hourly shutdowns

Watch IPL matches LIVE- powered by Silverlight

2009-05-23T14:00:00.000+05:30

Its crunch time at IPL T20 cricket matches, semifinals and finals time. Yesterday was the 1st semifinal, which we all enjoyed the electric innings of Adam Gilchrist. At the start of the IPL matches , I had twittered and posted about watching all the action LIVE at www.iplt20.com Now www.iplt20.com has all the Highlight clips, the best Bollywood Moments, Fan Shots, Interviews, Festivities,

Laptop Hunters- Lauren and Sue

2009-05-15T06:10:00.000+05:30

In the latest of Laptop Hunters series of ads, Lauren with $1700 to spend, wants a laptop with speed, portability and long battery life. They end up with a Dell for $971.99 not before checking out Mac. Lauren: “This Mac is $2000 and that’s before adding anything.” Sue: “Why would you pay twice the price?” Lauren: “I wouldn’t” Lauren: “I’m a PC and I got what I exactly wanted”

tech.ed India- Catch all the excitement LIVE

2009-05-13T09:30:00.000+05:30

From today, tech.ed India 2009 is going to start at Hyderabad, India. (May 13-15 , 2009) . In fact, in a short while from now there will be keynote by Steve Ballmer . (9:45AM IST) (+5:30GMT) Apart from that there will be 28 Technical Tracks, 100 demo stations, 24 HOLs & 12 Technology Tents spread over from 13-15 the May. For those who are not able to attend , catch all the excitement LIVE,

Microsoft Office 2010 Technical Preview registration

2009-05-12T00:50:00.000+05:30

TechEd USA attendees will get the first chance to participate in limited Technical Preview program of Microsoft Office 2010 that will begin in July. “The Microsoft Office 2010 Technical Preview is a limited, invitation only program which will provide you with the opportunity to experience early, pre-release versions of Office 2010 which will include the following applications: Word 2010,

How to log into Multiple Hotmail accounts at the same time?

2009-05-08T15:30:00.000+05:30

Many a times you wanted to have your 2 Hotmail accounts window opened at the same time in your browser but you can’t as it would not allow you to do so. You had to logout of one and again sign-in to other. But now with Internet Explorer 8, its possible. After signing into one Hotmail account, Just click the New Session option on the File menu, and a new browser window will open, and this will

21 Windows 7 Tips and Tricks from Microsoft Partner Program

2009-05-07T11:15:00.000+05:30

Check out this compilation of Windows 7 Tips & Tricks from Microsoft Partner Program. It illustrates some of the enhancements that are new in Windows 7. Download this 3 parts documents in pdf format. Each part contains 7 Tips. The complete Download is a 5,964.0 KB zip file, which can be downloaded from here. These tips includes - Shuffling Through Program Windows Managing Your Windows

Windows 7 FAQs

2009-05-05T09:55:00.000+05:30

Check out the Windows 7 RC FAQs which has answers to all of your questions you wanted to know, questions such as: What is Windows 7 Release Candidate? Are there risks to installing the RC? When Will RC Expire? Can I upgrade directly from the Windows 7 Beta to the RC? Can I upgrade directly from Windows Vista to the RC? Can I upgrade directly from Windows XP to the RC? Why isn't there a

Windows 7 RC – Minimum system requirements

2009-05-05T09:45:00.000+05:30

Now that Windows 7 RC is available for all to download, check this what you need : Internet access (to download Windows 7 RC and get updates) A PC with these system requirements: 1 GHz or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor 1 GB RAM (32-bit) / 2 GB RAM (64-bit) 16 GB

Windows 7 RC released for all

2009-05-05T09:00:00.000+05:30

So the wait is finally over, as said earlier Windows 7 RC is released today- May 5th for all to download and experience it. You can get it from - http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/download.aspx Or http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/dd353205.aspx?ITPID=mscomsc Here’s what you should know about RC- straight from the Official site: This is pre-release software, so please

Windows 7 Learning Portal - Be the Expert on Windows 7

2009-05-04T15:15:00.000+05:30

As many of you know Windows 7 RC will be available to general public from tomorrow May 5th for download and all of you are very eager to get your hands on Windows 7 RC. So why not get the Skills and Knowledge you need to be the Expert on Windows 7. “Become the Windows 7 expert in your company. Discover the wide variety of Microsoft training, books, and certifications that are available to

Windows 7 ISO image tips

2009-05-02T15:50:00.000+05:30

Windows 7 RC will be available for download for General Public on 5th May. And is already available now for MSDN, TechNet Subscribers and on Microsoft Connect for Testers. Many are eagerly waiting for downloading the Windows 7 Image. So after the download you will just rush to burn the downloaded ISO image. My small tip will be handy while doing the same. First of all after downloading just

Laptop Hunters – Sheila

2009-05-02T07:00:00.000+05:30

In the series of Laptop Hunters ads, this is a new ad. Sheila, a filmmaker wanted a laptop under $2000. And she finds her perfect laptop – a widescreen HP HDX 16t with enough power to handle moviemaking, before rejecting the best Apple under her budget which had just 2GB RAM. Check this video: Video: Laptop Hunters $2000 – Sheila gets an HP HDX