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Paint.NET 3.5 Released!

Yesterday, Rick Brewster announced that the final release of Paint.NET 3.5 is now available for download. Download: Paint.NET 3.5 I had blogged about one of the initial beta releases of Paint.NET 3.5 back in August. Paint.NET 3.5 utilizes DirectWrite...

Posted to Windows Experience Blog by Brandon LeBlanc on 11-07-2009

Tags: Windows 7, Paint.NET, Paint.NET v3.5, DirectWrite, DirectX, DirectX 11, .NET Framework 3.5 SP1, Graphics, .NET Framework, Editing

Using Play To in Windows 7 with the Linksys Wireless-N Music Extender

After seeing Brad Brooks’ demo of Play To in Windows 7 a couple weeks ago at the New York City Windows 7 Launch Party, I decided immediately that I must use Play To in my home. I went out a picked up a Linksys DMP100 Wireless-N Music Extender by Cisco...

Posted to Windows Experience Blog by Brandon LeBlanc on 11-07-2009

Tags: Wireless Network, Music, Wireless, Windows 7, Streaming, Playlist, Linksys Wireless-N Music Extender, Play To, Cisco, Windows Connect Now, DMP100, Logo'd, Devices & Printers

Windows 7 Vulnerability Claims

Now that Windows 7 is available, a recent blog by Chester Wisnieski (who works at security vendor Sophos), entitled Windows 7 vulnerable to 8 out of 10 viruses , which has stirred some interest. Here's a quick summary for those who missed Chester's blog...

Posted to Windows Security Blog by Paul Cooke on 11-06-2009

Tags: Security, Windows Security, IT Pro, Windows, Windows 7, Security Development Lifecycle, Internet Explorer 8, Windows Update, UAC

TechEd Europe 2009 Kicks Off Next Week with Keynote and Post-Keynote Q&A

Join Stephen Elop , President of Microsoft’s Business Division, and Robert Wahbe , Corporate Vice President of the Server and Tools Marketing Group at Microsoft, for the TechEd Europe 2009 keynote on Monday November 9th starting at 6:30am Pacific. During...

Posted to Windows Experience Blog by Brandon LeBlanc on 11-05-2009

Tags: IT Pro, Windows 7, IT Professional, IT, Enterprise, TechEd Europe 2009, #TEE09, Q&A, Business Solutions, Windows Server 2008 R2, TechEd 2009, New Efficiency

Top 10 reasons to use Windows Home Server in your SOHO

Since we had such a great response from our previous post on the Top 10 reasons to use Windows Home Server , we thought it would be beneficial to share our thinking on the business side of things. Don’t let the name Windows Home Server fool you into thinking...

Posted to Windows Home Server Blog by Nicole Berett on 11-05-2009

Windows 7 sales exceed Vista sales by 234%

It has been quite amazing to watch the global excitement build around Windows 7, especially during a tough economic climate. It was just a few short weeks ago that we learned about Windows 7 outselling the UK's "own" Harry Potter. In Japan, anxious PC...

Posted to Windows 7 Team Blog by Brandon LeBlanc on 11-05-2009

Tags: sales, NPD

Personalize Windows 7 with the Personalization Gallery on Windows.com

One of my favorite things about Windows 7 is how you can customize it and make it your own. Our personalization features give Windows 7 the ability to be as individual and to reflect who you are! Adding to this is a new Personalization Gallery on Windows...

Posted to Windows Experience Blog by Brandon LeBlanc on 11-03-2009

Tags: Windows Live, Windows Live SkyDrive, Wallpapers, Customization, Windows 7, Windows.com, Shuffle, Theme, Customize, Themes, Personalization Gallery, Brands, Background

Windows Home Server grows as your needs grow

If you look back at posts from several weeks ago, I wrote about the Top 10 Reasons to use Windows Home Server . Since then, I have been explaining each bullet in more detail including backup and restore , installing your home server , and connecting to...

Posted to Windows Home Server Blog by Nicole Berett on 11-03-2009

Tags: Windows Home Server, Protect, Organize, Data recovery, drive extender

Migrating from Windows XP to Windows 7 - Guidance for IT pros

Every day this week long-time Springboard technical contributor and Windows deployment insider, Jeremy Chapman, will post a blog about how to think about Windows 7 deployment projects. We debated on making this a whitepaper or a feature article, but to...

Posted to Springboard Series Blog by Stephen L Rose on 11-03-2009

NVIDIA and Windows Touch

Windows 7 will change the ways you interact with your PC. How you ask? Windows Touch . Touch refers to the way Windows lets you interact directly with a computer using a finger. Compared to using a mouse, keyboard, or pen, touch can be much more engaging...

Posted to Windows Partner Blog by NVIDIA on 11-02-2009

Tags: Windows 7, Graphics, GPU, Windows Touch, Multitouch, Tablet PC, GPU-accelerated

Internet TV & Netflix Comes to Windows Media Center in Windows 7

In case you haven’t already heard, I wanted to let you know that we’ve launched Internet TV in Windows Media Center for Windows 7 users. Internet TV lets you watch videos from a variety of providers via the Internet right in Windows Media Center in addition...

Posted to Windows 7 Team Blog by Brandon LeBlanc on 11-02-2009

Tags: Windows 7, Windows Media Center, Zune, Zune Video Podcast, Guide, Streaming Video, MSN, Netflix, CBS Audience Network, MSNBC, Sky, Netflix On-Demand

New Microsoft Security Intelligence Report Released

Volume seven of the Microsoft Security Intelligence Report (SIRv7) - part of Microsoft's commitment to providing an unparalleled level of security intelligence to help keep individuals and organizations better informed and to maximize security investments...

Posted to Windows Security Blog by Paul Cooke on 11-02-2009

Tags: Announcement, Security, IT Pro, SIR, Trustworthy Computing

Microsoft Just Made the Web’s Best Video

Remember this hilarious video called “A Brief History of the Web” I blogged about in March? The video has won the Best Online Video (standalone) at the OMMA Awards. Very cool! You can see the full list of winners here . If you haven’t seen the “History...

Posted to Windows Experience Blog by Brandon LeBlanc on 10-29-2009

Tags: Video, Internet Explorer 8, Browser, A Brief History of the Web, OMMA Award, Best Online Video

Awesome Windows 7 Resources

With Windows 7 now available worldwide, I wanted to share some resources available to help IT Pros become more proficient with Windows 7 and consumers more savvy about new support resources for Windows 7. Microsoft Learning has developed a wide range...

Posted to Windows 7 Team Blog by Brandon LeBlanc on 10-29-2009

Tags: Windows 7, TechNet, Springboard Series, Offers, IT Professionals, PressPass, Online Support, Resources, Windows 7 Learning, FixIT, @MicrosoftHelps, Career Campaign, Windows Action Center, Microsoft Answers

The Windows Marketplace for Mobile Client and your Setup code

The Windows Marketplace for Mobile client provides users a streamlined experience to purchase and install applications on their Windows Mobile 6.5 devices ( coming soon for 6.1, and 6.0). As you will notice when installing applications, the user interface...

Posted to Windows Mobile Developer Blog by Mike Francis on 10-29-2009

Tags: marketplace, windowsmobile, install