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Microsoft Excel calculation fix now available
Here’s Microsoft’s latest post regarding their slight problem with a spreadsheet being able to do sums properly. Link Calculation Issue Update (Fix Available) Two weeks ago, we posted about an issue involving the calculation of numbers around 65,535 and 65,536. As of today, fixes for this issue in Excel 2007 and Excel Services 2007 are [...]
Continue reading...Windows gets into the the translation business – and does a lousy job at it
10. September 2007
Like most online translators, Windows Live Translator (Beta) can take something from one language and turn it into garbled nonsense in another. To be fair, it’s not always easy to translate things but this is one area where computers just aren’t very good. You can get a very basic sense of meaning but that’s about [...]
Continue reading...Microsoft, You’ve Captured My Attention (for PC gaming)
22. August 2007
I’m lazy, I admit it. I don’t play PC games. I just don’t. I use the computer for just about everything BUT gaming as I’m a console girl. I don’t care to use a keyboard for gaming and I don’t care to plug in a controller as I had tried it once and then found [...]
Continue reading...Starting tomorrow, the price of an Xbox 360 has dropped $50
7. August 2007
Referring to itself in the third person, Microsoft announced that Microsoft had reduced the price of an Xbox 360 by $50 in a move to gear up for the holiday season, which probably also includes the back to school season and possibly next Valentines day. Technorati Tags: xbox, price drop, , fifty bucks, pick me [...]
Continue reading...Microsoft Photosynth and NASA’s shuttle from every which way
6. August 2007
Microsoft is showing of their photosynth tools by allowing plain old humans like you and me (provided we’re running XP or Vista) to look at the Shuttle Endeavour from just about any angle you could get a camera into. And not just the shuttle, but he transport vehicle, the build shack and the surrounding area [...]
Continue reading...Microsoft Visual Studio 8 Beta 2 now available for download
27. July 2007
Download it now and you’ll be as happy and productive as this guy! Share and Enjoy:
Continue reading...Running Vista? Need shortcut keys?
26. June 2007
Computer Productivity has the scoop on Windows Vista shortcut keys: Windows Vista is the next version of Microsoft Windows, an operating system for both home and business. As with its previous counterparts (Windows XP, Windows ME, Windows 98, Windows 95), developers of Vista have made available many shortcut keys to make our lives easier. We’ll [...]
Continue reading...Now three Linux vendors won’t sign patent deals with Microsoft
22. June 2007
For a while, it was looking like Microsoft threats (and money) would convince a substantial number of Linux distribution providers to sign “interoperability and IP protection” pacts with Redmond. But as of today, the “deal/no deal” count is even. read more | digg story Share and Enjoy:
Continue reading...Ad web widgets to Vista’s Sidebar using Amnesty
17. May 2007
No, this isn’t a plea for a web widget safe haven. Amnesty is a handy program that will allow you to convert many web widgets, flash games and and flash video into Vista gadgets. You can read about it here and grab it here. This looks really handy if you want to slip a Google [...]
Continue reading...Get yer Silverlight here! Free download! Get it while it’s hot!
1. May 2007
Microsoft has released Silverlight. What the heck is a Silverlight you ask? No, it’s not a propriatary super hero or a globe spanning super-bug, but a “cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for delivering the next generation of .NET based media experiences and rich interactive applications for the Web.” You can make stuff in it. See the Silverlight [...]
Continue reading...Windows XP phased out by year’s end
12. April 2007
Micrsoft has opted to phase out OEM availability of Windows XP by the end of the year. Welcome to the age of Vista. APC has the full story here, or read it after the jump. Share and Enjoy:
Continue reading...Enable telnet in Windows Vista
20. March 2007
By default, Vista installs without telnet available. I know, I know, you should be using SSH for everything now, but sometimes you just need good old telnet. Here is how to enable telnet in Vista: 1. Open ‘Control Panel’ 2. Select ‘Programs and Features’ 3. In the left column, select ‘Turn Windows features on or [...]
Continue reading...Microsoft’s aero vision of 2010
20. March 2007
During 2005 Microsoft made a video demonstrating their vision for 2010. The video shows off real time collaboration between multiple devices, all working seamlessly together. It would be extremely beneficial if this could become reality but the most interesting part of the video for me was the ‘look’ of the interface been used on the [...]
Continue reading...The Vista Wow…What or Why?
14. March 2007
Vista was released to the general public on 30th January 2007. For a good time before that there were beta versions, other named versions, Release candidates and a Business version. When it was released we had retail versions, update versions and OEM versions to choose from, all varying in price. Each with different features added on or taken away depending on the 'wow' effect you purchased/downloaded/borrowed. Each installed quicker than XP but all had a better looking desktop appearance than it. So after a few weeks of playing and tinkering just where is the 'wow'?
Continue reading...ArsGeek’s First Give Away! Enter to Win One of Six O’Reilly Books.
10. March 2007
Welcome to our first give away. The prizes? Five copies of Windows Vista: The Missing Manual published by O’Reilly Press! This book retails at $34.99 and has been reviewed on our site. O’Reilly thoughtfully donated five copies for us to give away! Here’s how you can get your hands on one of these five books. [...]
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