Archive for July, 2009
Rumours are afoot that a Windows 7 build 6.1.7600.17000.win7_rtm.090717 is in existence, this as you can see suggest it was not only compiled today but also that it is RTM. Watch this space! Source: here
It seems that Microsoft and Yahoo! deals are still not off the cards with yet another spate of Microhoo! rumours emerging. In a recent report made by Kara Swisher at AllThingsD Microsoft’s top execs are down in Silicon Valley attending talks. Kara mentions that “While sources at both sides stressed that this was in no […]
Completely off topic I know, but like most people I was shocked when I heard the news that Michael Jackson had died (I was actually working into the early hours at the time – we were migrating an application between data centres). Fans believe that Michael’s health deteriorated after performing at a Pepsi shoot where […]
Early last month Sony very quietly launched “VidZone“, an application that streams reasonably high quality music videos for free (from what I can see subsidised by very discrete advertising). I know it is not Netflix (don’t get me started), but it is definitely worth a look and good for when you have friends over. To […]
Back in May Steve Riley, an ex-Microsoft security guru come probably the best speaker I have ever seen was taken hostage by recent layoffs. He now works for Amazon Web Services, as mention on his Blog.
Living inside the EU? Want to run an Internet browser on Windows 7? (of course you do) If the answer is YES then you were probably hoping for Microsoft to invent some sort of clever mechanism for you to add your chosen browser (in my case Internet Explorer 8). Unfortunately this does not appear to be the […]
