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July 20 2009
Google flies you to the moon
Today is the 40th anniversary of the first moon walk, the Internet giant on Monday released an addition to its Google Earth mapping software to
provide images of moon landscapes and traces of human exploration there. Read more details in Google Blog
Get the lastest Google earth with moon interface here.
July 14 2009
Microsoft announces Azure pricing, details
Microsoft announced how much it will charge companies that want to use its Windows Azure cloud computing service when it is released in final form
this fall. The software maker announced a variety of plans, including one that charges purely on consumption and another that offers discounted
rates for those that agree to a six-month commitment.
Microsoft also announced pricing for its SQL Azure database, charging $9.99 for the basic Web edition, including up to a 1GB relational database and
$99.99 for the Business Edition, which includes up to a 10GB database.
Watch out the video on CNET.
July 13 2009
The next version of Office moved a step closer to reality as Microsoft released an invitation-only technical preview of Office 2010.
Those so-called Office Web Applications are being demonstrated today, but the technical preview of the Web apps won't come until later this year.
For consumers, Microsoft plans to make the browser-based versions a free part of Windows Live next year. Office 2010 will also come in both 32-bit and
64-bit versions--a first for Office.
Watch out here for more details http://www.microsoft.com/office/2010/
July 10 2009
Sliverlight 3 and Expression Blend 3 launched. Check out Visual Kitchen here
download the tools from http://silverlight.net/getstarted/
Silverlight 3
here
Microsoft Expression Blend 3 + SketchFlow RC here
Deep Zoom Composer
here
Silverlight Toolkit here
July 8 2009
Google Chrome Operating System
Google said that it will launch the Google Chrome operating system that initially will target netbook computers by offering a faster,
better and more secure way for users to access Web-based applications. More details in the below blogs.
There are the main interesting items:
- It’s open source
- It’s a lightweight OS aimed at netbooks
- It’ll be available to consumers in the second-half of 2010
- It’ll run in x86 and ARM processors
- The idea is for you to be on the web in seconds
July 6 2009
Microsoft Silverlight 3 and Expression 3 Launch
Microsoft Silverlight 3 and Expression 3 will be unveiled at a virtual launch event on July 10, 2009. Attend the event at www.seethelight.com on July 10 to watch the keynote sessions and see new in-depth sessions.
July 5 2009
Microsoft® is delighted to announce the availability of Microsoft® Hohm™.
Sign up and start saving now. It's free: www.microsoft-hohm.com
July 01 2009
Visual Studio Learning Pack 2.0 is a software package created by Microsoft to help students learn about computer programming.
It consists of the following five components:
- Sort Designer Control
- Search Designer Control
- Visual Declarative Designer
- Assistant Class Designer
- Visual Programming Flow Chart
You can download it form here.
June 30 2009
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June 28 2009
Principles of Design Series: Learning about Points, Lines, and Form using Expression Design
Learn more about the point, line and form; elements of design.These elements are the foundation you can use to compose and design user interfaces.
Explore these elements while exploring Expression Design. Watch below the video from Silverlight blog.
June 27 2009
Microsoft Web Platform Installer 2.0 RC
The Microsoft Web Platform Installer 2.0 (Web PI) is a free tool that makes it simple to download, install and keep up-to-date with
the latest components of the Microsoft Web Platform, including Internet Information Services (IIS), SQL Server Express, .NET Framework and Visual
Web Developer. In addition, install popular open source ASP.NET and PHP web apps with the Web PI. Download this from the Microsoft site by clicking
the below image.
June 26 2009
Silverlight Geek - An interview with Jesse Liberty on
Channel 9
Jesse Liberty is the official Silverlight Geek. He talks about Silverlight
and Expression Blend.
June 25 2009
Office 2010 is the next big thing. Watch out here.
The final version of Office 2010 is due out next year. To run the desktop versions of Office 2010, Microsoft said that users will need either Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista,
or Windows 7.
Watch Microsoft Office 2010 IT Blog http://blogs.technet.com/office2010/.
The Microsoft Office 2010 Technical Preview is a limited, invitation only program which will provide you with the opportunity to experience early,
pre-release versions of Office 2010 which will include the following applications: Word 2010, Excel 2010, Outlook 2010, PowerPoint 2010, OneNote 2010,
Access 2010, InfoPath 2010 and Publisher 2010. Check out
here.
June 24 2009
Today, Microsoft announced Microsoft Hohm. That's Hohm as in H + OHM, the unit of measurement for
electrical impedance.
Microsoft Hohm is a free online beta application that helps you save energy and money. With Microsoft Hohm you can better understand your
home energy usage, get recommendations to conserve energy and start saving.. The beta is now available to all residents in the United States
with plans to roll out internationally over the next year and beyond.
As with any recommendation engine,Hohm will provide increasingly more accurate and relevant suggestions for energy conservation as its users
contribute home energy input and feedback.
Watch the video in Channel9.
June 23 2009
Windows 7 Release Candidate
Since this is pre-release software, this is what Microsoft says:
- The RC release will be available at least through June 2009 and we’re not limiting the number of product keys, so you have plenty of time.
- The RC will expire on June 1, 2010. Starting on March 1, 2010, your PC will begin shutting down every two hours. Windows will notify you two weeks before the bi-hourly shutdowns start. To avoid interruption, you’ll need to install a non-expired version of Windows before March 1, 2010
- Be sure to back up your data and please don’t test Windows 7 RC on your primary home or business PC
- before installing the RC please read the Release Notes, and Things to Know for important information about the release
- Be sure turn on automatic updates in Windows Update in case we publish updates for the RC
You can download this from Microsoft site.
June 22 2009
Google Wave, Google Wave is a new tool for communication and collaboration on the web, coming later this year. Official link is here
http://wave.google.com/
This tool first shown to the open market on May 30 2009. Below video show the Google I/O Wave keynote
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