After months of debate and controversy, Microsoft will reach a pivotal moment this weekend in its effort to win approval of its Office Open XML document format by a key international standards organization. The process won’t end there, but the result could play a big part in determining how things play out in the months ahead.
Now that Microsoft is finally discussing Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1), we can finally discover what the company plans to ship in Vista’s first major update. Find out more in my newest showcase!
Computer buyers always face the frustrating fact that, whatever they buy, something better will soon be available for the same price or even less. So generally you just have to resign yourself and buy a new system whenever it seems like the old one is no longer adequate. Sometimes, however, there is enough change in […]
From Todd Bishop:
Microsoft and Eolas Technologies Inc. have settled their high-profile patent dispute over technology in Internet Explorer, according to a letter to Eolas shareholders from Mark Swords, the company’s chief operating officer. Th…
From the AP:
Ending court oversight of Microsoft’s business practices in November would not allow enough time to consider the antitrust implications of the new Windows Vista operating system, a group of states said in a filing Thursday. …
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Microsoft has launched Art of Office. What is it? From the site:
Art of Office is for Mac users pushing the boundaries of what can be done in Mac Office. Explore. Contribute. Reuse. Remix. Add your best work. Take what you like (giving credit w…
A recovery disk for your computer may be a good thing to have but you don’t need to pay $30 for one. That’s what Computerworld reports some big stores are charging for their own versions of recovery disks that they are pushing when you buy a computer. Actually you can make your own with the […]
In July, Microsoft announced its intentions to deliver a number of licensing technologies to ISVs interesting in deploying Microsoft-like activation and licensing in their products. One of those components, the Software Licensing and Protection Server (SLP), is likely to be released to manufacturing (RTM) on August 31.
The last Microsoft Codename a Day for August is Scorpio, a k a the 80 GB Zune 2 many are expecting Microsoft to release this holiday season.
This user complain was published at Tech2: Janak Mehta, Project Manager with, Adweb Tech Trade has been using Vista for the past four months now, as his notebook was bundled with the Windows Vista Professional Edition. He says, “It has been crashing ever since I have been on it and keeps asking silly questions, consuming […]