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It’s official: No IE 8 until 2009
After one more public test build early next year, Microsoft plans to release the final version of Internet Explorer 8 in calendar 2009.
Microsoft officials shared the updated timetable via a November 19 post on the IE Blog.
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Microsoft-hosted Online security-service for business users due in 2010
Microsoft’s just-announced free anti-virus/anti-malware service, codenamed Morro, isn’t the only new Microsoft security service in the works.
Company officials made a passing reference at their SharePoint Online/Exchange Online launch earlier this week to a new Microsoft-hosted service that will be part of the Online family. A Microsoft blog posting on November 18 shed a bit more [...] -
ActiveWin.com: Fallout 3 – Review
Byron has just posted his review of Fallout 3, for Xbox 360. Here is an excerpt:
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Pushing the Limits of Windows: Virtual Memory
Mark Russinovich: In my first Pushing the Limits of Windows post, I discussed physical memory limits, including the limits imposed by licensing, implementation, and driver compatibility. This time I’m turning my attention to another fundamental resource, virtual memory. Virtual memory separates a program’s view of memory from the system’s physical memory, so an operating system [...]
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Flickr Search Connectr for Windows 7 Search Federation
Jose Barreto: Three documents providing some details about Windows Server 2008 R2 have been posted on the microsoft.com website. These documents provide some insight into this upcoming release of Windows Server. A pre-release version was also shared with partners and customers during a few recent public conferences (including the PDC 2008 and WinHEC 2008).
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Windows Server 2008 R2 – three new documents available for download
Jose Barreto: Three documents providing some details about Windows Server 2008 R2 have been posted on the microsoft.com website. These documents provide some insight into this upcoming release of Windows Server. A pre-release version was also shared with partners and customers during a few recent public conferences (including the PDC 2008 and WinHEC 2008).
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Windows Search 4.0 Desktop Performance tips and considerations
Matt Hester: Doing a lot of work with Windows Search I have learned how the tool works and I have worked with a lot of great folks at corporate to help put together some fantastic information on performance tips and considerations. Also in this post I wanted to talk about some of the key [...]
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E7: Disk Space
This post is about disk space and the disk space “consumed” by Windows 7. Disk space is the sort of thing where everyone wants to use less, but the cost of using a bit more relative to the benefits has generally been a positive tradeoff. Things have changed recently with the availability of solid-state drives [...]