Changing topics for today, I want to talk about the Windows 8 Developer Preview which was released on September 13th. I had the time to install it under virtual box and was pleasantly surprised! About how fast it installed the easy to understand install prompts and the new “Metro” UI which is aimed at touched devices. Also the ability to switch to the standard Windows operating system. This is an alpha build so it’s not even on at the beta stages yet, Take a look for yourself! Continue reading
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Internet Explorer 9 What’s New?
Well as the title says you can guess we are going to be switching gears for at least today. Instead of Cisco information for a today in this blog post I want talk about Internet Explorer 9 and its features which was released yesterday night at 9pm Pacific time. But what makes Internet Explorer 9 any different? One thing you’ll notice is that Internet Explorer 9 does have a slimmer UI and does run faster than IE8 did. However there is a lot under the hood IE9. The following fact sheet that is below is also posted at Microsoft Press and you can find that fact sheet and other information about Internet Explorer 9 here Continue reading
Windows 8 Tablet in June?
A report recently surfaced saying Microsoft wants to aim for June to show off a Windows 8 Tablet. Business Insider who broke the report said that Microsoft is looking into a Apple-like” approach. Continue reading
Windows 7 SP 1 has arrived
Yesterday (February 22, 2011) Microsoft released the first service pack for the Windows 7 operating system. There are some new features depending if it is Windows Server but mainly bug fixes. Continue reading
Internet Explorer 9 RC
Yesterday Microsoft released the release candidate version for Internet Explorer 9, some things have changed compared to the beta release which was released in September, bug fixes, “Do Not Track” settings were added and the UI (User Interface) changed slightly. I like the feel of it, and it seems a lot more stable compared to the beta releases. Continue reading
