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Windows 7 RC may, or may not be available for the public beginning May 5

by Robert Nelson on Apr 20, 2009 at 06:08 AM

During this past weekend, Microsoft had quietly announced that the Release Candidate for Windows 7 was going to be available for download beginning on May 5.  Additionally, it was also noted that MSDN and TechNet Partners were able to begin downloading Windows 7 RC immediately.  This all sounded pretty normal,… Continue Reading »

Windows 7 Release Candidate to get a May 2009 public release?

by Robert Nelson on Mar 18, 2009 at 06:09 AM

Some new sources are pointing to a slightly modified release schedule for Windows 7.  Though still unconfirmed from Microsoft, it looks like a Release Candidate version will be available for a select group of testers during April and then made available for public testing in late May 2009. While the… Continue Reading »

Microsoft Windows 7 Beta Build 7000 in screenshots

by Robert Nelson on Jan 14, 2009 at 01:12 PM

As many of you already know, Microsoft had announced during CES that it was publicly opening up the beta of Windows 7.  Given that, I could not wait to download, install, and begin to check it out.  After all, I did have a spare partition that was just begging for… Continue Reading »

Microsoft delays availability of Windows 7 Beta

by Robert Nelson on Jan 9, 2009 at 07:14 PM

Despite a promise that the beta of Windows 7 was going to be publicly available this afternoon, a quick check of the website shows that it still is not available.  However, according to a recent post on The Windows Team Blog, it appears that they delayed the release in order… Continue Reading »

Microsoft announces Windows 7 Beta availability, downloads begin Friday

by Robert Nelson on Jan 8, 2009 at 02:06 AM

Anyone anxious to begin testing out the latest version of Windows 7 will not have to wait much longer.  During this evenings keynote, it was announced that it will be available for download beginning this Friday.  Windows 7 will be available only as a download, and limited to the “first… Continue Reading »

Spiff up your MySpace photo with Pixisnap mosaics and Polaroids

by JG Mason on Nov 12, 2008 at 01:02 PM

Looking for something to set you apart on MySpace?  Need a funky-fresh, dressed to impress photo?  Head on over to Pixisnap and use there free service to create your very own mosaics and Polaroid images.  The site is just a web application so there is no downloading.  Getting images to… Continue Reading »

New Netflix movie player for Windows and Mac available

by Iyaz Akhtar on Oct 31, 2008 at 06:49 PM

According to a source, you can opt into the new Netflix Watch Instantly movie player.  The source is The Official Netflix Blog, so it’s probably accurate.  This brings Netflix’s movie player to OS X for the first time (without running Windows) by using Microsoft’s Silverlight. If you’re a slider and… Continue Reading »

Firefox 3.1 beta 1 released for public testing

by Cheng Hung on Oct 16, 2008 at 06:47 PM

The delay is finally over! Mozilla has recently released Firefox 3.1 beta 1 (code-named “Shiretoko”) for public testing. What should a web developer expect? Web developers will definitely be delighted to know that the @font-face CSS property is implemented in Shiretoko. This will allow web developers to design websites with… Continue Reading »

FriendFeed: Live blogging gone wild

by Jodie Andrefski on Oct 16, 2008 at 02:01 PM

FriendFeed launched a new feature last night,  real-time updating.  With this feature, you can see all the most recent FriendFeed posts without even having to refresh the page.  As nifty as this new feature is, it can also get a bit crazy. The site has essentially turned the web into… Continue Reading »

Nokia tablet first to get Firefox Mobile

by JG Mason on Oct 10, 2008 at 07:24 AM

Firefox Mobile Concept Video from Aza Raskin on Vimeo. Rumored to be “soon” or even next week, Firefox Mobile Alpha will be released onto the Nokia N810 internet tablet.  Sure to be the first of many releases, the new web browser designed for mobile devices is sure to mix things… Continue Reading »

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