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In January we blogged about our plan to distribute IE8 via Automatic Update/Windows Update (for simplicity, we'll refer to this as Automatic Update for the rest of this blog post). This post provides some additional information about how users and administrators are in control of browser upgrades. Last week, we released IE8 via Automatic Update to users still running pre-release versions of IE8 (Beta 2 or Release Candidate 1). The goal was to make sure users who chose to install IE8 have the latest up-to-date version. Starting on or about the third week of April, users still running IE6 or IE7 on Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, or Windows Server 2008…

Yesterday was a significant milestone in the web’s continuing evolution—the announcement of ECMAScript, Fifth Edition Candidate Specification (formerly known as ECMAScript 3.1 back when I last mentioned it) the “Candidate Specification†stage is the last stop on the road to becoming a final standard. Read more about it on the Jscript blog! This is a great achievement and paves the way for enhanced web programming scenarios in all browsers. I’d also like to personally thank Allen and Pratap for their contribution to the TC-39 effort, as well as their assistance in delivering a few of the ES 5 features to our customers in IE8. -Travis Leithead More...

TrustedReviews IDC: Linux spending set to boom by 21 percent in 2009 CNET News, CA He is a member of the CNET Blog Network and is not an employee of CNET. Disclosure. by Rolker April 10, 2009 9:12 AM PDT Just one question: Does this mean that in the future having a Linux base PC (Ubuntu, for example) is going to cost money? ... Canonical disputes Microsoft netbook claims LinuxDevices.com Microsoft: Windows 7 Downgradeable to XP Techtree.com Upgrade From Windows 7 Beta 1 at Your Own Risk Microsoft Watch Maximum PC - CNET News all 405 news articles More...

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New York Times Sports Business Mohegan Sun’s View: Don’t Blame Us New York Times, United States By RICHARD SANDOMIR The view from behind the tinted windows of the Mohegan Sun Sports Bar in the center-field bleachers of the new Yankee Stadium is a lovely, unimpeded one. Keep up with the latest news on The Times’s baseball blog. ... More...

hi i added a child domain in my parent domain.parent domain has exchange server 2007 they are in same LAN.i wantto use same exchange server for child domain.how i need to configure the exchange server? and if they are not in same LAN network how i can set exchange server for child domain? thanks.

hi there' i added a child domain in my parent domain.also does the child domain manage parent domain as normally?or what i need to do for this? thanks.

TrustedReviews Upgrade From Windows 7 Beta 1 at Your Own Risk Microsoft Watch The Z590 I saw at the local sonystyle Store in December had a Windows Experience Index of 3.8, same as the model I bought in January. The rating jumped to 4.4, following last week's Windows Vista restore process, which makes me wonder about the ... Want an Easy Upgrade to Win 7 RC? Upgrade from Vista, not Win 7 Beta Maximum PC Canonical Strikes Back at Microsoft's Linux 'FUD' OS News Windows 7 will allow downgrades too CNET News Computerworld - TG Daily all 391 news articles More...

Microsoft to update Office 2007 this month Computerworld, MA It has crafted toolkits to block other updates, however, including one to keep the new Internet Explorer 8 from reaching PCs. Office 2007 debuted at retail in January 2007, concurrent with the launch of Windows Vista. More...

AMD Offers Free Media Sharing Software: No Intel Users Allowed PC World A public beta of the software will be released in a few weeks, Gotcher wrote. The software works with Microsoft's Windows Vista and upcoming Windows 7 operating systems. It is not compatible with Windows XP or Linux, according to AMD. More...

New York Times Mohegan Sun’s View: Don’t Blame Us New York Times, United States By RICHARD SANDOMIR The view from behind the tinted windows of the Mohegan Sun Sports Bar in the center-field bleachers of the new Yankee Stadium is a lovely, unimpeded one. Keep up with the latest news on The Times’s baseball blog. ... More...

Computer Tips-Leading website provides help with Windows XP, Vista ... Search By Headlines (press release), NV Computer problems plague many people, whether software such as Windows XP or Vista or hardware related. The majority of problems have simple solutions, as long as the individual knows how. The difficulty can be locating the right information, ... More...

Windows Windows/XP ZDNet.de, Germany With Boink you can add a now playing box to your blog or myspace that changes with every track you play. Boink downloads cover art automatically for any tracks that the itunes Music Store doesnt have. Hot-keys give you better control and automate track ... More...

The best anti-virus for Windows Vista depends on the needs of the user. While there are heavyweight anti-virus that has compatible version in windows Vista like Norton, Symantec, Kaspersky, etc. Some users still prefer free anti-virus applications. Below is a list of anti-virus that runs on Vista. Go ahead and choose the one right for you: Free [...] More...

Mohegan Sun’s View: Don’t Blame Us New York Times, United States By RICHARD SANDOMIR The view from behind the tinted windows of the Mohegan Sun Sports Bar in the center-field bleachers of the new Yankee Stadium is a lovely, unimpeded one. Keep up with the latest news on The Times’s baseball blog. ... More...

Will Windows XP keep ruling the netbook? BetaNews In a post on the Microsoft blog last Friday, leblanc also declared that, over the year ahead, the next generation of netbook pcs will be outfitted with Windows 7, for "even richer experiences and greater utility." At the very same time, ... More...

TrustedReviews Canonical disputes Microsoft netbook claims LinuxDevices.com Ubuntu sponsor Canonical has posted a blog entry disputing Microsoft's claims that it owns 96 percent of the netbook market, and that Linux netbook returns are four times higher than with Windows. Canonical was responding to a blog earlier this month ... Windows 7 beta upgrade won't be easy CNET News Microsoft: 96 Per Cent of Netbooks Running Windows TrustedReviews Microsoft: Windows 7 Downgradeable to XP Techtree.com OS News - Microsoft Watch all 388 news articles More...

The Inquisitr MS advertising OS News Now this "study" focussing on the price but telling the reader as well that Vista is crap more than once, that Mac OS X is more advanced but that with Windows 7 all will be better. How often have Windows users heard the latter and MS just didn't ... How I Came to Get a PC and Not a Mac Microsoft Watch Microsoft’s New Windows Ads: They’re a Trap! Bwahahahahahahah! Technologizer all 82 news articles More...

Windows Live Essentials "completes" Windows 7 by offering a compelling... More...

AMD Releases Beta of New 3D Multimedia Browser PC World A public beta of the software will be released in a few weeks, Gotcher wrote. The software works with Microsoft's Windows Vista and upcoming Windows 7 operating systems. It is not compatible with Windows XP or Linux, according to AMD. More...

Microsoft sponsors study that emphasizes a hidden Apple Tax Ars Technica, MA Now, Microsoft is pointing to a study by Roger Kay of Endpoint Technologies Associates, one which it sponsored, in a posting on the Windows Experience Blog, that talks about the hidden Apple Tax. According to the study, the Apple Tax doesn't just come ... More...

How to force Windows 7 to use 3rd party codecs Engadget HD, CA Please keep your comments relevant to this blog entry. Email addresses are never displayed, but they are required to confirm your comments. When you enter your name and email address, you'll be sent a link to confirm your comment, and a password. ... More...

Art: It takes a village San Diego Union Tribune, CA Local artist and gallery owner Bryan Snyder helped recruit artists for Art Surf through an artists blog that he helps run. About eight North County artists have confirmed participation in the window murals. “These large windows are a perfect canvas,†... More...

Conficker wakes up, updates via P2P, drops payload CNET News, CA "As expected, the P2P communications of the Downad/Conficker botnet may have just been used to serve an update, and not via HTTP," the blog post says. "The Conficker/Downad P2P communications is now running in full swing!" In addition to adding the new ... More...

Windows 7 is the kind of operating system that Windows Vista should have been and given the apparent surrender of Microsoft in this space, they have officially announced that Windows 7 is coming out soon and it is going to be better than Windows Vista. Since it would be several months or probably a year before [...] More...