Today is Day 2 of PDC09, and attendees were given a nice “treat.” During this morning’s keynote, Windows and Windows Live Division President Steven Sinofsky took the stage and announced that all attendees* of this year’s PDC will be given an Acer Aspire 1420P Convertible Tablet PC. This is being done...
Our friends over in the MDOP team just released the beta version of the Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) 4.6 today. We know that many of you are looking at application virtualization in both the context of your existing environment and also as part of your migration planning to Windows...
The Windows Home Server Team has announced today the beta of Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 (PP3). And if you’re running Windows 7, Windows Home Server PP3 comes with several new features designed to take advantage key Windows 7 features: Full Image-based Backups of Windows 7 PCs. After the Windows...
Today I am featuring guest Blogger Jeremy Chapman from the Windows Product Team. To see more of Jeremy, view our latest VRT on Application Compatibility. To learn more, click here. Below is his interview with Jeff Wettlaufer from the System Center Team. I recently interviewed fellow product manager,...
Starting July 1st, 2009, when you launch Windows Live Movie Maker Beta you will be prompted to implement a software update which will extend the beta. You can download the software update here to continue to use the software without any interruption. If you choose not to install the software update,...
Our friends over in the Solution Accelerators team just released the beta version of the Microsoft Assessment and Planning tool (MAP) 4.0. Many of you have discovered just how valuable these Solution Accelerators have been, based on the feedback we receive. We want to bring this particular...
Over the weekend, some of you may have received an email from us reminding you that the Windows 7 Beta expires on August 1 st , 2009. In that email, we ask that if you are still on the Windows 7 Beta that you should consider moving to a “non-expired” copy of Windows such as the Windows 7 RC or Windows...
When a new version of Windows is released, people either upgrade their existing PC or purchase a new PC with the latest version of Windows already pre-installed. For the people who want to upgrade their existing PC, they are often faced with the question of whether their PC can run the new Windows version...
3 new Plug-ins for Windows Live Writer were recently release that I think bloggers who live and breath in Windows Live Writer (such as myself) will appreciate. These plug-ins were created by the awesome Windows Live Writer Team here at Microsoft. DiggThis – Add a “DiggThis” badge to your blog posts so...
Today, we’ve released a refresh of the Windows Live Essentials Betas. You can download the updated suite at download.live.com . The Windows Live Essentials consist of Messenger , Mail , Photo Gallery , Movie Maker , Writer , Toolbar , and Family Safety . We want to make sure we iron out all the kinks...