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A deep dive into Windows 7 (build 6801)
Ed Bott: Microsoft took the wraps off Windows 7 for the first time at the Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles three weeks ago. That public unveiling and the widespread availability of a pre-beta release of the Windows 7 code (build 6801) inspired a slew of first looks (including mine). But after that initial flurry [...]
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Automatic And Up-To-Date Fedora 9 Installations With Kickstart And Novi
Kickstart allows you to do automatic Fedora/RedHat/CentOS installations. This is useful and time-saving if you have to deploy tens or hundreds of similar systems (e.g. workstations). Kickstart reads the installation settings from a Kickstart configuration file. The problem with Kickstart is that it usually uses the distribution’s packages from the time the distribution was released, [...]
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Microsoft to Launch Online SharePoint, Exchange on Monday
Microsoft on Monday will release the first of several of its hosted business-productivity services.
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The company will launch Exchange Online and SharePoint Online at an event in San Francisco, according to an e-mail from its public relations firm. A spokeswoman from the agency confirmed that the services will be available Monday.
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Windows 7’s biggest threat: Journalists
When Microsoft finally releases its follow-up to Windows Vista and it’s time for the business and technology journalists (yes, bloggers are included in that grouping) across the world to decide if Windows 7 is the kind of operating system most people should want to use, Microsoft will be facing a deluge of biased individuals that, [...]
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Automatic And Up-To-Date Fedora 9 Installations With Kickstart And Novi
Kickstart allows you to do automatic Fedora/RedHat/CentOS installations. This is useful and time-saving if you have to deploy tens or hundreds of similar systems (e.g. workstations). Kickstart reads the installation settings from a Kickstart configuration file. The problem with Kickstart is that it usually uses the distribution’s packages from the time the distribution was released, [...]
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Windows 7 and netbooks: Separating fact from speculation
Is Microsoft going to take a revenue hit when it releases Windows 7 because of the changing mix of PCs in the market? That’s the expectation of many company watchers, though I have to admit I’m not quite so sure. Here’s why.
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Microsoft starts rolling out IE 6 for Windows Mobile
Microsoft has made available for download emulator images for Internet Explorer (IE) 6 for Windows Mobile phones.
(Yes, that isn’t a typo. Even though Microsoft is finalizing IE 8 for PCs, it’s only up to IE 6 for its mobile platform.)
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In tight times, Microsoft launches two new servers
It’s not a great time for a new product launch. But Microsoft officials soldiered on with the company’s planned November 12 virtual launch of its newest small and mid-size business servers: Windows Essential Business Server 2008 and Windows Small Business Server 2008.
As of today, customers can obtain the final versions of both products. Both of [...]