Category Archive: Intresting

Oct 29 2011

Looking at the past and the future

It’s been a week of anniversary’s. This past week, Windows XP and Apple’s iPod both turned 10 years old.  I’m amazed how much has changed in the last 10 years. Windows XP is Microsoft’s best operating system to date, Windows 7 has only just recently taken over Windows XP installed base.  So I guess it …

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Sep 03 2011

No Windows Home Server 2011

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This is a real shame, that Home Server isn’t coming to the action pack this year like it did last year.    I think I won’t purchase it next year and go for TechNet instead.

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Jul 07 2011

Build numbers and release dates for Exchange Server

I came across this 158530 Microsoft Knowledge base some time ago and have only just got around to posting, I have republished here for easier reading. Version Description Version Number General Release Date Exchange Server  4.0       4.0.837               April 1996 Microsoft Exchange Server  4.0 (a)                 4.0.993     August 1996 Microsoft Exchange Server  4.0 SP1           4.0.838 May …

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Jun 23 2011

D9: Steven Sinofsky (Full Video)

I’ve been reading the following posts from Paul Thurrott’s. Windows 8: Sinofsky @ D9 Transcribed, Part 1 Windows 8: Sinofsky @ D9 Transcribed, Part 2: The Demo Windows 8: Sinofsky @ D9 Transcribed, Part 3: Q & A Paul doesn’t seem to link to the acutal D9 video for some reason, so I thought I …

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Jan 04 2011

How to: Login to Messenger twice…

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Logging in to Windows Live Messenger using separate accounts. I’ve been looking for a way to do this a the last couple of months.  Why would I want to do this?  Well when I’m at home in the evening I want friends to see me and I don’t mind work colleagues being to contact me.  …

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Aug 24 2009

Windows 7 Family Pack

Just reading on the Windows Team Blog, that we are indeed going to be able to purchase the Windows 7 Family Pack here in the UK. This will allow 3 PC’s to be upgraded in the home.  This is good news, however the bad news, is that’s it’s only going to be on sale for …

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Jun 09 2008

3G iPhone

  So my wish is getting closer… see here.  Although I think I’m going to have to wait at least two years for the O2 and Apple deal to come to and end before I’ll get my final wish of Orange selling the iPhone… hopefully in that time HTC will be kicking butt with there …

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Sep 07 2006

BA using images from Google Earth

I was working down the street yesterday there was a poster on the side of a bus stop, which was using a image from Google Earth, the ad was advertising BA flight costs to new york, I didn’t have a camera with so did get a chance to take a picture, I’ll see if I …

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Aug 15 2006

Windows Live Writer

OK this is my first post using Microsoft’s New Windows Live Writer Application/Utility… Not had much of a play around yet, but why not just have a plug in for word, maybe because everybody doesn’t have word. Anyway if you wish to use it, you can get it from here. http://windowslivewriter.spaces.live.com/

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