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ASP.NET MVC 3 Release Candidate

This morning the ASP.NET team shipped the ASP.NET MVC 3 RC (release candidate). ASP.NET MVC 3 is a pretty sweet release, and adds a ton of new functionality and refinements.  It is also backwards compatible with ASP.NET MVC V1 and V2 “ which makes it easy to upgrade existing apps (read the release notes for the exact steps to do so). A fantastic detailed blog is written by Scott Guthrie. Read and … [Read more...]

Kinect in short supply for the holidays

Speaking to investors during an earnings call yesterday, GameStop president Tony Bartel said that customers shouldn't wait to get their hands on Kinect, Microsoft's motion-gaming peripheral that allows users to control on-screen action with only body movement. "[Kinect] will be a hot item through the holiday season and the key opportunity will be just to continue to keep them in stock," Bartel … [Read more...]

Microsoft DigiGirlz and Barbie: Inspiring Girls to Engage with Science and Technology

As part of its efforts to address this disparity through the DigiGirlz program, Microsoft joined forces with Mattel and the Girl Scouts of Northern California to encourage young girls to explore computer science careers. On Wednesday, more than 200 Girl Scouts, community leaders, government officials and Microsoft employees came to Microsoft Silicon Valley for the DigiGirlz Summit. At the summit, … [Read more...]

Symantec security software is now FREE with Windows 7 Professional purchase

Sandrine Skinner writes in Windows Team blog: We™re excited to let you know that today we™re also working with Symantec and PC Mall, a major U.S. reseller of technology products, services and solutions to small businesses, to extend free security software to those larger small businesses with up to 50 PCs and at least one server. From Nov 1st until December 31st you can get Symantec EndPoint … [Read more...]

Will you use cracked Windows 7?

It is said that Windows 7 (or Windows operating system as a whole) is "overpriced". It is often used as to show the "reason" to use cracked Copy of Windows 7. Let us discuss about this whole matter as well as the risk associated with using a cracked copy. Firstly, it is never morally good to use an item without the permission of the owner, which is not yours. in other words, it is a theft. Have … [Read more...]

Linux supporter openly says about using pirated version of Windows: question of security arises

One new user started a thread in Microsoft Windows forum stating they are  not satisfied with the product service of Microsoft Windows. Original thread: Click here. Well known Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals and Moderator tried to resolve the problem; but instead they continued their baseless posts. Some other new members joined to support the original poster supporting the thread … [Read more...]

Windows 8 to showcase desktop as a service

Microsoft already offers a number of virtualization technologies ” Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI); application virtualization (App-V, MED-V, Remote Apps, Terminal Server), OS virtualiztion (Remote Desktop, Terminal Services, VDI); data virtualization (folder redirection and synch); hardware virtualization (Hyper-V), plus various System Center management offerings. While many are touting VDI … [Read more...]

Internet Explorer 9 Preview 7 Test Drive

Internet Explorer 9 Platform Preview 7 showcases performance enhancements made to the Chakra engine. Furthermore, Canvas pixel array manipulation has been optimized for better performance in this release. The Internet Explorer Platform Preview requires Windows 7 (x86 or x64) or Windows Vista SP2 (x86 or x64). Vista users must install Internet Explorer 8 or later to use the Platform Preview.  … [Read more...]

New KB article to fix Icons change incorrectly in Windows

This troubleshooter: "Diagnose and repair Windows File and Folder Problems automatically" may automatically fix the problem described in this article. This troubleshooter fixes many different problems. What it fixes You cannot empty the Recycle Bin or delete a file or a folder inside the Recycle Bin. When you try to rename or move a file, you receive the following error message: "The file or … [Read more...]

Microsoft SafeOS

Microsoft is certainly exploring operating systems beyond Windows, and SafeOS can be added to the list that already contains Midori and Singularity. But in all fairness, SafeOS is not designed as a moniker but rather it serves the purpose of describing the concept of a non-Windows safe operating system, whereas Midori and Singularity are codenames for projects already being explored by the … [Read more...]