Seattle PI has a letter written by Bill Gates in 2003
http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/microsoft/archives/141821.asp
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Thursday, June 26, 2008
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Windows XP SP3 Delayed
Reports are coming in that Windows XP SP3 is being delayed.
Read more here on the story. Apparently it has to do with an undiscovered bug.
http://www.news.com/8301-13860_3-9931343-56.html?tag=nefd.lede
Read more here on the story. Apparently it has to do with an undiscovered bug.
http://www.news.com/8301-13860_3-9931343-56.html?tag=nefd.lede
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Review of Microsoft Live OneCare
I recently wrote this article about Microsoft Live OneCare.
http://victorcab.blogspot.com/2008/04/microsoft-live-onecare.html
Be sure to check it out. In the meantime if you want to download the latest verison of Live OneCare click here.
http://victorcab.blogspot.com/2008/04/microsoft-live-onecare.html
Be sure to check it out. In the meantime if you want to download the latest verison of Live OneCare click here.
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Microsoft Windows Live Toolbar
Windows Live Toolbar
by: Victor Caballero
Windows Live Toolbars are a great addition to the browsers for a completely satisfactory user experience. With best configuration with Windows operating systems of Windows XP Service Pack 2 or something more lately and even with Windows Vista it enables users to go for a search almost from any Web page. It even enables previews of maps from any web page. Looking into the hardware configurations with 128 MB of RAM and 800 MHz processor, it even needs an Internet Explorer 6.0 and beyond. Indeed the search option on the Windows Live Toolbar enables the users to search anything from the online reserves of the World Wide Web from news to pictures and maps to theory. Microsoft has also come up to augment Windows Live Toolbar and its potentials by its very well planned strategy of acquisition of “Onfolio”. The users of toolbars now would have the added advantage of great resources of assembling, categorizing and distribution of information online.
Windows Live Toolbars also enables users to have custom buttons to get the most important information that the individuals care for the most. Things like that the individuals need like air ticket, sports etc. It even offers Smart Menus to obtain customized maps, medicines, weather forecasts, money, stock exchange information and so much more. Windows Live Toolbar version 3.0 supports all these exclusive features to make information access even faster. Windows Live home page links makes the experience just a click away and highlight contents and text information on a Web page. The Windows Live Toolbars usually work in unison with the other major toolbars available however when installed alongside the Yahoo Toolbar then the tabs of these appear as sub tabs of each other sometimes. However turning off tabbed browsing for either of the toolbars can prevent this. It even helps the users to clear their search history at their own discretion and maintains the users privacy policy. The Windows Live Toolbar also comprises “Windows Desktop Search” that usually runs as a background process and help in indexing all files and emails of the user data. The search option is also a very effective one and starts rolling up and listing its results within moments and even as the user keys in a search query, the probable search topics appear before him or her and help them choose from the list and gives a great experience to the entire search and find information for them.
Windows Live Toolbar is much similar to the MSN Search Toolbar and usually performs all the tasks that the MSN Search Toolbar does. However alongside it does incorporate some added functionalities and does a lot more for the better user experience. To state an example that is commonly referred, the usual MSN Toolbar Pop Up Blocker is still available and comes with the added functionalities of the Microsoft Phishing Filter that helps block websites that usually try to sneak into the users personal information from a computer. The Windows Live Toolbar usually installs a standard toolbar in the Internet explorer browser coming along with a search text box and a few more add-ons. In certain cases it comes with an add-on for the Microsoft Outlook Express as well as a toolbar. The installation process is also simplified with a few clicks and customization options and usually completes within minutes. However it currently works with only Internet Explorer 6.0 and above and no with Firefox. Also with the launch of Internet Explorer 7, it is important to note that Windows Live Toolbar works with 32-bit version of Internet Explorer 7 and not with the 64-bit version of it. However it works well with Windows Vista 64-bit and Windows XP Professional x64 version with the 32-bit version of Internet Explorer 6 as well as 7.
It can be stated that truly the Windows Live Toolbar is a utility that is designed by Microsoft as a member of the Microsoft's Windows Live service ranges. It is indeed a really deserved successor to MSN Search Toolbar. The ultimate in the success of any web product is the user feedback and liking and with the great features offered by the Windows Live Toolbar and its systematic assembling of different domains of good and useful user experience; it has truly earned the distinction of being one of the leaders of this business in the current ruling market and everybody has look ahead to much more features and advantages from this endeavor for even greater landmarks to be attained from the services offered by Windows Live Toolbars!
by: Victor Caballero
Windows Live Toolbars are a great addition to the browsers for a completely satisfactory user experience. With best configuration with Windows operating systems of Windows XP Service Pack 2 or something more lately and even with Windows Vista it enables users to go for a search almost from any Web page. It even enables previews of maps from any web page. Looking into the hardware configurations with 128 MB of RAM and 800 MHz processor, it even needs an Internet Explorer 6.0 and beyond. Indeed the search option on the Windows Live Toolbar enables the users to search anything from the online reserves of the World Wide Web from news to pictures and maps to theory. Microsoft has also come up to augment Windows Live Toolbar and its potentials by its very well planned strategy of acquisition of “Onfolio”. The users of toolbars now would have the added advantage of great resources of assembling, categorizing and distribution of information online.
Windows Live Toolbars also enables users to have custom buttons to get the most important information that the individuals care for the most. Things like that the individuals need like air ticket, sports etc. It even offers Smart Menus to obtain customized maps, medicines, weather forecasts, money, stock exchange information and so much more. Windows Live Toolbar version 3.0 supports all these exclusive features to make information access even faster. Windows Live home page links makes the experience just a click away and highlight contents and text information on a Web page. The Windows Live Toolbars usually work in unison with the other major toolbars available however when installed alongside the Yahoo Toolbar then the tabs of these appear as sub tabs of each other sometimes. However turning off tabbed browsing for either of the toolbars can prevent this. It even helps the users to clear their search history at their own discretion and maintains the users privacy policy. The Windows Live Toolbar also comprises “Windows Desktop Search” that usually runs as a background process and help in indexing all files and emails of the user data. The search option is also a very effective one and starts rolling up and listing its results within moments and even as the user keys in a search query, the probable search topics appear before him or her and help them choose from the list and gives a great experience to the entire search and find information for them.
Windows Live Toolbar is much similar to the MSN Search Toolbar and usually performs all the tasks that the MSN Search Toolbar does. However alongside it does incorporate some added functionalities and does a lot more for the better user experience. To state an example that is commonly referred, the usual MSN Toolbar Pop Up Blocker is still available and comes with the added functionalities of the Microsoft Phishing Filter that helps block websites that usually try to sneak into the users personal information from a computer. The Windows Live Toolbar usually installs a standard toolbar in the Internet explorer browser coming along with a search text box and a few more add-ons. In certain cases it comes with an add-on for the Microsoft Outlook Express as well as a toolbar. The installation process is also simplified with a few clicks and customization options and usually completes within minutes. However it currently works with only Internet Explorer 6.0 and above and no with Firefox. Also with the launch of Internet Explorer 7, it is important to note that Windows Live Toolbar works with 32-bit version of Internet Explorer 7 and not with the 64-bit version of it. However it works well with Windows Vista 64-bit and Windows XP Professional x64 version with the 32-bit version of Internet Explorer 6 as well as 7.
It can be stated that truly the Windows Live Toolbar is a utility that is designed by Microsoft as a member of the Microsoft's Windows Live service ranges. It is indeed a really deserved successor to MSN Search Toolbar. The ultimate in the success of any web product is the user feedback and liking and with the great features offered by the Windows Live Toolbar and its systematic assembling of different domains of good and useful user experience; it has truly earned the distinction of being one of the leaders of this business in the current ruling market and everybody has look ahead to much more features and advantages from this endeavor for even greater landmarks to be attained from the services offered by Windows Live Toolbars!
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Most Popular Browser Toolbars
Most popular Browser Toolbars
By: Victor Caballero
Browser Toolbars are common add-ons nowadays to different browsers adding different functionality to the user experience. The browsers themselves take care of fundamental browsing navigations like moving back and forth and similar works. The toolbars time and again add supplementary functionality to browsers like search options, quick links, send emails, bookmarks and many more. These actually add the easy with which the users can move across the workspace over the internet and also gives them the essential time saving for being able to do things at single click from the browser itself. Some of the most popular browser toolbars available in the market are Yahoo toolbars, Google toolbars, AOL toolbars, Windows Live toolbar and many more.
Coming to a brief description of each of these, let us talk about Yahoo. As it is popularly known among most of the internet users across the world, as per statistics it is a principal online information portal attracting hundreds and millions of users inside its network that is a collection of different websites like email, news, technology, chatting, entertainment, news, shopping, search engines etc and available in different languages. The services are available as free ones as well as paid premium ones as well. The services are advertised and made localized to every individual user across the world via the free downloadable toolbars that provide the cool user experience to a host of these services. It can be stated as an endeavor from the company to reach out to the multitude with its bouquet of services and also enable them to use these services as much as possible.
Google toolbar is also a browser toolbar presented for Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox browsers. Being a global player and leader in search engine frontier, the Google toolbar provides a search box and “Go” button to enable users to search almost everything that they need information on across the world and truly makes the entire earth accessible at a click away from them. The “Google Suggest” is like an intelligent piece of this functionality that gives instant suggestion of topics that can be searched, while the user types any keywords in the search box from the toolbar. It is indeed a very handy device and useful from the perspective of the users. Apart from it, the other functionalities available are “Spell Checker”, “Auto Links”, “Google Bookmarks”, “send email via GMail” and many more. Another great add-on to the Google’s toolbar is the “Google Compute”! It permits a computer to help the users to unravel tricky scientific problems during the time the computer would otherwise remain unused.
The AOL Toolbar by AOL is also available for Internet Explorer and Firefox with options like email, games, radio, search engines and other similar functionality. Windows Live toolbars comes as a next generation for the MSN Search toolbars with functionalities like desktop searching functionality and index options for emails as well as files. It also provides facilities like “Instant Messenger”, “Windows Live homepage”, “Search options” and many other things.
In all the Browser Toolbars have indeed become extremely popular over the years and within a short time and the above mentioned most popular browser toolbars are truly doing a great market among the ever growing Web community across the world.
Resources:
Download a Free copy of Windows Live Toolbar and Search while being fully protected.
By: Victor Caballero
Browser Toolbars are common add-ons nowadays to different browsers adding different functionality to the user experience. The browsers themselves take care of fundamental browsing navigations like moving back and forth and similar works. The toolbars time and again add supplementary functionality to browsers like search options, quick links, send emails, bookmarks and many more. These actually add the easy with which the users can move across the workspace over the internet and also gives them the essential time saving for being able to do things at single click from the browser itself. Some of the most popular browser toolbars available in the market are Yahoo toolbars, Google toolbars, AOL toolbars, Windows Live toolbar and many more.
Coming to a brief description of each of these, let us talk about Yahoo. As it is popularly known among most of the internet users across the world, as per statistics it is a principal online information portal attracting hundreds and millions of users inside its network that is a collection of different websites like email, news, technology, chatting, entertainment, news, shopping, search engines etc and available in different languages. The services are available as free ones as well as paid premium ones as well. The services are advertised and made localized to every individual user across the world via the free downloadable toolbars that provide the cool user experience to a host of these services. It can be stated as an endeavor from the company to reach out to the multitude with its bouquet of services and also enable them to use these services as much as possible.
Google toolbar is also a browser toolbar presented for Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox browsers. Being a global player and leader in search engine frontier, the Google toolbar provides a search box and “Go” button to enable users to search almost everything that they need information on across the world and truly makes the entire earth accessible at a click away from them. The “Google Suggest” is like an intelligent piece of this functionality that gives instant suggestion of topics that can be searched, while the user types any keywords in the search box from the toolbar. It is indeed a very handy device and useful from the perspective of the users. Apart from it, the other functionalities available are “Spell Checker”, “Auto Links”, “Google Bookmarks”, “send email via GMail” and many more. Another great add-on to the Google’s toolbar is the “Google Compute”! It permits a computer to help the users to unravel tricky scientific problems during the time the computer would otherwise remain unused.
The AOL Toolbar by AOL is also available for Internet Explorer and Firefox with options like email, games, radio, search engines and other similar functionality. Windows Live toolbars comes as a next generation for the MSN Search toolbars with functionalities like desktop searching functionality and index options for emails as well as files. It also provides facilities like “Instant Messenger”, “Windows Live homepage”, “Search options” and many other things.
In all the Browser Toolbars have indeed become extremely popular over the years and within a short time and the above mentioned most popular browser toolbars are truly doing a great market among the ever growing Web community across the world.
Resources:
Download a Free copy of Windows Live Toolbar and Search while being fully protected.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Microsoft Live Toolbar
Get the Microsoft Live Toolbar and take advantage of all the new features being released by Microsoft Live.
Windows Live is a new set of services that bring your online world together. Finally, the people you care about, the information you need, and powerful protection, all at your fingertips. For more information visit
With Windows Live Toolbar see instant previews of maps and weather from any web page.
Windows Live Toolbar helps you:
Start a search from any Web page
See instant previews of maps and more from any Web page
Personalize your Web experience with custom buttons
Requires Internet Explorer 6.0 or later
Windows Live is a new set of services that bring your online world together. Finally, the people you care about, the information you need, and powerful protection, all at your fingertips. For more information visit
With Windows Live Toolbar see instant previews of maps and weather from any web page.
Windows Live Toolbar helps you:
Start a search from any Web page
See instant previews of maps and more from any Web page
Personalize your Web experience with custom buttons
Requires Internet Explorer 6.0 or later
Friday, February 29, 2008
Microsoft to buy xobni?
TechCrunch is reporting that Microsoft is negotiating a deal with Xobni.
Xobni makes a software add for Outlook to improve your email experience.
Xobni
Website: www.xobni.com
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Founded: April 1, 2006
Funding: $4.3M
Xobni, the word “inbox” spelled backwards, has created a new way to look at your email. Xobni takes the effort out of organizing, searching, and navigating your email.
The only thing that has changed with email in the last ten years is that… Learn More
Xobni makes a software add for Outlook to improve your email experience.
Xobni
Website: www.xobni.com
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Founded: April 1, 2006
Funding: $4.3M
Xobni, the word “inbox” spelled backwards, has created a new way to look at your email. Xobni takes the effort out of organizing, searching, and navigating your email.
The only thing that has changed with email in the last ten years is that… Learn More
Friday, February 1, 2008
Microsoft makes $44.6 billion bid for Yahoo
Microsoft makes $44.6 billion bid for Yahoo
Microsoft said Friday that it is making an unsolicited offer of $31 a share, or $44.6 billion, to buy Yahoo in a move that would give the software giant more market share and become a significant threat to Google.
Microsoft said Friday that it is making an unsolicited offer of $31 a share, or $44.6 billion, to buy Yahoo in a move that would give the software giant more market share and become a significant threat to Google.
Friday, December 21, 2007
Microsoft goes after pirates
According to the LA Business Journal, Microsoft has been actively taking tips from consumers about illegal copies of software being available from on ebay and Craig's List.
I have posted requests for software on CraigsList.org and have received several people offering copies. Even after I stated that I am only interested in original software NOT copies.
Sometimes I don't think people can read. Anyway, apparently Microsoft is hammering down further on the illegal copying of software.
More to follow.
I have posted requests for software on CraigsList.org and have received several people offering copies. Even after I stated that I am only interested in original software NOT copies.
Sometimes I don't think people can read. Anyway, apparently Microsoft is hammering down further on the illegal copying of software.
More to follow.
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Microsoft Internet Explorer 8
Word is that Microsoft is preparing to release IE 8 Beta 1 in first half of 2008.
According to the IE blog, IE 8 has been in development for the past year and now renders the Acid2 Face in IE8 standards mode.
This according to Dean Hachamovitch - General Manager - Internet Explorer for Microsoft
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/
There have been many updates to Windows and IE this past year. It appears that Microsoft is doing everything they can to make Internet Explorer the best product it can be.
I am still open to using IE but have also been using Firefox and the latest beta is impressive. We will see how it shakes down and what program becomes the preferred browser. It's also interesting to mention Safari as it is now available in version 3 for Mac and Windows.
According to the IE blog, IE 8 has been in development for the past year and now renders the Acid2 Face in IE8 standards mode.
This according to Dean Hachamovitch - General Manager - Internet Explorer for Microsoft
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/
There have been many updates to Windows and IE this past year. It appears that Microsoft is doing everything they can to make Internet Explorer the best product it can be.
I am still open to using IE but have also been using Firefox and the latest beta is impressive. We will see how it shakes down and what program becomes the preferred browser. It's also interesting to mention Safari as it is now available in version 3 for Mac and Windows.
Monday, December 10, 2007
Microsoft starts offering U.S. ads on MSN Mobile
Microsoft starts offering U.S. ads on MSN Mobile
Mon Dec 10, 2007 6:28am EST
Microsoft Corp. began on Monday to place advertisements on its U.S. MSN Mobile page, moving into the nascent mobile phone advertising business.
Computer-based Web usage dwarfs mobile Internet use in the United States, but companies like Microsoft, Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc. see advertising tied to mobile phones as potentially more lucrative than the $40 billion online advertising market.
The company will start with advertisements from Bank of America, Paramount Pictures and Jaguar. Microsoft already sells mobile phone advertisements in Belgium, France, Spain, Japan and the United Kingdom.
Microsoft's idea is to offer customers the option to place advertising across a wide range of platforms from the Internet to mobile phones to its Xbox Live online video game service.
Microsoft also plans to bring new features such as astrology and movie ticket buying to its MSN Mobile page.
Mon Dec 10, 2007 6:28am EST
Microsoft Corp. began on Monday to place advertisements on its U.S. MSN Mobile page, moving into the nascent mobile phone advertising business.
Computer-based Web usage dwarfs mobile Internet use in the United States, but companies like Microsoft, Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc. see advertising tied to mobile phones as potentially more lucrative than the $40 billion online advertising market.
The company will start with advertisements from Bank of America, Paramount Pictures and Jaguar. Microsoft already sells mobile phone advertisements in Belgium, France, Spain, Japan and the United Kingdom.
Microsoft's idea is to offer customers the option to place advertising across a wide range of platforms from the Internet to mobile phones to its Xbox Live online video game service.
Microsoft also plans to bring new features such as astrology and movie ticket buying to its MSN Mobile page.
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