Posted by: kurtsh | July 22, 2005

BETA: Windows Vista Beta 1

I can nominate you to be a Beta tester for Windows Vista Beta 1 if you’re a customer of mine, however be aware that the technical beta will require a commitment to do actual testing of the OS.  Beta testers that aren’t actively engaged in providing feedback may be cut from having access to Beta 2 so only sign up if you think you’re going to have the time. 

I will need the following:

  • First and Last Name
  • Company Name
  • Shipping address (No PO Boxes – our carriers only ship to street addresses)
  • Microsoft Passport ID
  • Phone Number
  • Email Address

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Posted by: kurtsh | July 22, 2005

NEWS: Longhorn renamed to “Windows Vista”

Here’s some things I’ve heard whispered about here in the hallowed halls of Microsoft:
  • The letters VI in "Vista" represent the roman numeral 6 which as everyone should know is the version number of Longhorn.  The issue is that while theres a movement to change our product releases back to "version" numbers (witness the release of Windows Mobile 5.0 for example) 6 isn’t exactly a very popular number, and additionally, the Windows Marketing MBAs need something wizbang to throw in the commerials so they selected "Vista".
  • If you look at the Windows logo, a casual glance might lead you to believe that it hasn’t changed much.  But upon careful inspection, notice that the gradiency has changed from lateral (left to right) to a radial gradient.  It’s supposed to be indicative of a broader view of information… i.e. a vista.
  • The pronunciation being used for vista is "vist-uh" with a short i.  Believe it or not, that question is a real popular one being asked.  We have a large latin contingent that’s trying to get it to be "veet-stuh" because of their usage of the letter i as an "ee" sound.  Heh – good luck that one guys.

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Posted by: kurtsh | July 21, 2005

RELEASE: Microsoft Video Screensaver

The Microsoft Video Screensaver includes sample movie footage that gives you a surprisingly new sight of countries all over the world. Every language release has its own video that shows you in a new and surprising way what living in these countries may look like. This international version represents a compilation of some of the best scenes from several country-specific releases.

You can either chose to play the default video or your own private selection of your favourite home videos. Simply point the Microsoft Video Screensaver in the configuration dialog to a custom video folder and you can play your own video files or links to these video files from that folder – either randomly or in sequential order.

 

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Posted by: kurtsh | July 20, 2005

BETA: MSN Screen Saver

With the MSN Screen Saver (Beta) you can:

  • Personalize with background photos and news and weather information from MSN® or any RSS feeds from websites you choose.
  • Search the Web and click news headlines directly from the Screen Saver.
  • Stay connected with MSN Hotmail®, MSN Messenger, and MSN Spaces. Track how many unread Hotmail messages and current Messenger conversations you have, and display blogs and photos from your friends’ MSN Spaces.

DOWNLOAD: 
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=9a53f492-b999-465f-ac70-435536bafa33&displaylang=en

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Posted by: kurtsh | July 20, 2005

BETA: Microsoft Office Business Scorecard Manager 2005 Beta 2

Microsoft introduced a second beta version of its business intelligence package for servers on Tuesday. Dubbed Microsoft Office Business Scorecard Manager 2005, the test version of the product, formerly code-named Maestro, is being made available for free download at the company’s Web site.
 
1) Go to http://beta.microsoft.com
2) Guest ID:  MaestroTester
 

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Posted by: kurtsh | July 20, 2005

DOWNLOAD: Windows Server System Reference Architecturer v2.0

Windows Server System Reference Architecture is a technology architecture that has been rigorously tested and proven in a partnered lab environment to provide exceptional planning and implementation guidance that addresses fundamental infrastructure issues such as availability, security, scalability, and manageability of the platform.

WSSRA consists of the following downloadable packages:

  • Overview Documents
  • Architecture Blueprints
  • Implementation Guides
  • Deployment Toolkit
DOWN LOAD: 

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Posted by: kurtsh | July 20, 2005

EVENT: Professional Developers Conference 2005

The Microsoft Professional Developers Conference
Sept 13-16, 2005 at the Los Angeles Convention Center is coming to SoCal!

The Future of the Microsoft Platform is Developer Powered

Designed by developers, for developers, PDC05 is the place to learn about exciting new software that’s in development at Microsoft, including the developer capabilities of Windows® "Longhorn" and the next version of the Microsoft Office System.  It’s also the place to meet with other passionate developers to explore the future of the Microsoft platform, get ideas and build relationships.  Whether you’re building applications for yourself, your company, or the entire Internet, PDC05 has something for you. It features six tracks filled with learning sessions ranging from 100 to 400 level technical depth.

GO HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION:  http://www.microsoft.com/pdc

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Posted by: kurtsh | July 20, 2005

TRAINING: Introduction to MOM2005 Hands-on

This is a free workshop designed to deliver practical, hands-on information about managing your infrastructure with Microsoft’s Operations Manager (MOM) 2005. This workshop is follow up to the complimentary copy of MOM that you recently received in the mail and provides information on service and operations management concepts, and identifies the basic requirements for managing computers and the applications that they host.
 
The agenda includes:
  • Overview of MOM 2005
  • MOM Operations Components
  • MOM User Interface
  • The MOM Feature Set and Concepts
  • Lab Portion: Planning and Deploying MOM 2005

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Posted by: kurtsh | July 20, 2005

SECURITY: Messaging Security Solutions from Microsoft

There is an overview of all of our Messaging Security technologies (mainly the Sybari Antigen acquisition properties) available at the following web site:
 
It covers:
– Antispam Products
– Antivirus Products
– ISA Server Gateway Filters
 

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Posted by: kurtsh | July 20, 2005

TWEAK: Adding SuperFetch to Windows XP SP2

It is rumored on the Internet that one can get a significant performance boost on their system if they do the following:
 
1) Go to RegEdit and look up the following Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlSession ManagerMemory ManagementPrefetcher
 
2) Find the value:
EnablePrefetcher = 3
 
3) Add the value: 
EnableSuperfetch = 1
 
This is purported to be a feature of Longhorn that works on Windows XP SP2 machines. 
Contrary to statements made by lame scriptkiddies however, this is HARDLY the only way that Longhorn is faster that Windows XP.

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