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- An IE8 Beta 2 Q
- An IE8 Beta 2 QWhat if you uninstall beta 1 first?Will you fall back to IE7 then be able to install beta 2 with a fallback to IE7?Can I uninstall IE8? Yes ... unless ...... you downloaded and installed IE8 Beta 1 prior to installing Windows XP SP3, in which...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-28
- What's in IE 8 for enterprise users?
- What's in IE 8 for enterprise users?The biggest thing in IE8 for the enterprise: continued compatibilityproblems and continued foot dragging on the standards front. Also very slow JavaScript. Much slower than the already released version of FireFox, Opera, and Safari. Pretty sad . . . .RE: What's in IE 8...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-28
- Internet Explorer 8 (aspx)
- This beta preview version of Internet Explore r8 is intended for Web developers and other Web professionals. It is not intended to be a functional product for Web surfers. Internet Explorer 8 beta is intended to enable developers, web developers and IT pros to begin to test the new browser...
- Software downloads 2008-08-28
- Internet Explorer 8 gets a massive makeover
- Internet Explorer 8 gets a massive makeoverStandardsWhat I want to know, does the "standards" mode remove previous IE hacks? For example, using the underscore in CSS statements would be ignored by every browser except IE. If IE8 now supports standards but STILL reads the underscore hack, this could be a...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-27
- Suddenly, Android is hot again
- After months of silence, the double-whammy of new software and hardware has gotten everyone talking about Android again. Earlier this month Erick Schonfeld at TechCrunch was wondering if anybody cared about Android any more. Now TC is practically gushing over the mobile platform. What happened? Two things:...
- Blog posts 2008-08-27
- Weekend Gadget Guidance: Get MS Office Ultimate for $59.95
- Weekend Gadget Guidance: Get MS Office Ultimate for $59.95No thanksI wouldn't take a free copy of Office...not with that godawful ribbon bar. You know you've screwed up the user interface of a product when a predominant question on websites seems to be "How do I print?". If you...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-22
- "Windows 7 Client" drivers appear on Microsoft's Update Catalog
- "Windows 7 Client" drivers appear on Microsoft's Update CatalogSo I take itthat there WILL be driver compatibility between Vista and Win7. Exact same kernel perhaps?
- Discussion threads 2008-08-21
- Seinfeld to host the Microsoft Makeover
- Seinfeld to host the Microsoft MakeoverRE: Seinfeld to host the Microsoft MakeoverPersonally, never liked the comedy styling of Jerry Seinfeld. I'm not partial to the whining and other obvious childish renderings.But how apropos for Microsoft!!!!!!Annnnnnnd cue the ABMers.ACTION!!!!A PC perspective was done about a year ago"Do you need a lift...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-21
- MB Astrology Compatibility Suite (exe)
- MB Astrology Compatibility Suite comprises of the Zodiac Astrology Compatibility, Chinese Zodiac Compatibility, Egyptian Astrology Compatibility, and Japanese Compatibility. This is an unique relationship compatibility test software that helps one analyze his/ her relationships based on the planetary positions at the time of birth based on different calculations. This version...
- Software downloads 2008-08-21
- ListMate Express (exe)
- ListMate Express is an high-speed e-mail list management suite of tools for all Windows platforms. It features 9 separate tools/screens each with its own host of features. All executed at warp-speed. It comes in 3 different levels so you can custom-tailor your ListMate Express solution just right for you -...
- Software downloads 2008-08-21
- Windows: You say major; I say minor
- Windows: You say major; I say minorThey can call it anything they please. It is still overpriced JUNK.Get Linux :-)Duck the questionMaybe they should do another theme change. For a while it was a series number (3.1), then a year (95, 98, 98SE, 2000), then a letter combo XP,...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-20
- Mozilla getting ready to push Firefox 3.0.1 on 2.0 users
- Mozilla getting ready to push Firefox 3.0.1 on 2.0 usersOlder OSesAnd for those people that are running older OSes that the Mozilla folks decided to abandon, just what is Mozilla planning to do? Perhaps forcefully install an incompatible version on top of the one they already had, thus rendering...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-20
- Novell-Microsoft interop pact may look sweeter to IT shops these days
- Novell took a lot of heat from open source backers for executing an interoperability pact with Microsoft in late 2006 but the partnership -- strengthened with a new $100 million investment from Microsoft today -- is probably looking sweeter to mixed IT shops these days. Why? Because of recent...
- Blog posts 2008-08-20
- Why do you want WinFS?
- Why do you want WinFS?same questionI posted exactly the same question to AKH article talkback. It will be interesting to see the answers.This makes everything so easy, now.If MS doesn't deliver it, then it's not really a necessary technology or all that important.It makes life so much easier when every...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-20
- My Windows 7 wish list
- My Windows 7 wish listPut more muscle in thereWhen you pay 100+ bucks, you'd expect it's loaded with more than just Notepad or Paint. Those two haven't had much major upgrade since Windows 3.0. If you want some themes, you shouldn't have to pay another 40 or so to get...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-19
- iHome iP47BR (black)
- SDI Technologies has released some of the better affordably priced clock radios in recent years under its iHome brand, but the iHC5S wasn't among them. It wasn't for the lack of trying, however. The 2007 product did double duty as a clock radio and a Bluetooth speaker/speakerphone. In other words,...
- Product reviews 2008-08-18
- 10 reasons to love Silverlight and 10 reasons to hate it
- 10 reasons to love Silverlight and 10 reasons to hate itRE: really bad storyIt is a slow news day for me. But I thought it was one of the better breakdowns I'd seen and I'm also fishing for .NET/Mac hints.=Ryanreally bad storymust be a slow news day... they blog about...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-18
- Don't downgrade me to XP!
- I ordered several desktops last week for administrative staff and, unfortunately, overlooked the "Downgrade to Windows XP" option. This is, in fact, the default for HP's business systems, which certainly speaks to Microsoft's Vista debacle. The secretaries are thrilled that the machines on their desks are running XP...
- Blog posts 2008-08-18
- Toshiba soups up traditional DVDs
- Toshiba soups up traditional DVDsactually, you are wrong...HD dvd has the higher capacity, and better technology, like BetaMax in the past was superior to VHS but still lost the war. I would love to be able to use HD DVD rather than blue ray for data backupsThis is a first...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-18
- Confirmed: Microsoft to proceed directly to Windows 7 Server
- Confirmed: Microsoft to proceed directly to Windows 7 ServerI wouldn't expect 7 Server in 2009The bottom line is MS has been very smart in releasing the client OS first and following later with the server release. Late 2009 for the client and sometime in 2010 for the server would...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-15
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