Technology & Pop Culture

Windows 7 Surfaces On TechNet! Download Ahoy!

Posted by Bradley under BREAKING, Technology

Windows 7 RTM has shown up on Microsoft TechNet.

Go get it if you have a TechNet subscription!

http://technet.microsoft.com/

Tags: Download, Microsoft, RTM, TechNet, Windows 7

OFFICIAL: Windows 7 Will Cost You $49 Or $99 (Well Not Really)

Posted by Bradley under Technology

Windows 7 is coming October 22, 2009 and is a significant step in the evolution of Windows as an operating system.

Sadly, it will cost you $119.99, $199.99 or $219.99 for Home Premium, Professional or Ultimate upgrades respectively.

But if you are a fanatical geek (or a smart consumer) you can score a copy of Windows 7 Home Premium or Professional for $49 or $99.  That’s half off!

But there’s a catch.

You have until July 11 or “until supplies run out” to pre-order your copy from Microsoft at the link below.  After that the price goes up to the regular, retail pricing.

It is worth noting that Best Buy and a handful of other retail stores will be participating in this offer if you like to rock your software brick and mortar style.

To put it in Microsoft’s words, “Sit back and smile. You scored.”

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/buy/offers/pre-order.aspx

Tags: July 11, Microsoft, Pre-Order, Pricing, Windows 7

Microsoft’s Kudo Tsinoda Says Expect “Project Natal” In Calendar Year 2009 On Jimmy Fallon

Posted by Bradley under BREAKING, Technology, Television, Video Games

On Jimmy Fallon tonight (June 11, 2009) Microsoft’s Kudo Tsinoda said Xbox 360 could be getting motion control ala Project Natal by calendar year 2009.

Does this mean Microsoft’s game-changing technology would be available for the Holiday season?

More info on Project Natal at Engadget:

http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/01/microsofts-project-natal-demo-video-has-us-jumping-with-anticip/

[IMG via Engadget.com]

Tags: Calendar Year 2009, Jimmy Fallon, Kudo Tsinoda, Microsoft, Project Natal, Xbox 360

Windows 7 On Sale October 22

Posted by Bradley under Technology

That is all.

Tags: Microsoft, October 22, Windows 7

Download Windows 7 Release Candidate Now, It’s Free Until June 1, 2010

Posted by Bradley under BREAKING, Technology

Microsoft has posted the download link for Windows 7 Release Candidate.

The next generation operating system is free until June 1, 2010 after which time the Release Candidate will expire and you have to buy Windows 7 for real.

Free is good.

Keep in mind this is Release Candidate software says Microsoft:

This is pre-release software, so please read the following to get an idea of the risks and key things you need to know before you try the RC.

Vista may you die a miserable death. (And you Windows XP holdouts too.)

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/download.aspx

Tags: Download, Microsoft, RC, Windows 7, Windows 7 Release Candidate

REMINDER: Microsoft’s Free Support For Windows XP Ends Today

Posted by Bradley under Technology

People love and continue to love Windows XP but Microsoft is ending free support for its most popular OS beginning today.

That means if you HAVE to call up Microsoft for a problem with XP you will have to shell out your hard earned money to talk to somebody.

Office 2003 also leaves mainstream support tomorrow.

But never fear your automatic updates and security patches will continue on until April 8, 2014.

Tags: Ends, Free, Microsoft, Office 2003, Support, Windows XP

CNN And Microsoft To Capture “Most Detailed Moment Ever” For Obama Inauguration

Posted by Bradley under News, Technology

Tomorrow the United States of America will make history by inaugurating Barack Obama as the first African-American President in its history as a nation.

And CNN and Microsoft want to help by “capture[ing] the most detailed experience of a single moment ever”.

At the moment Obama takes the Oath of Office, attendees of the event are requested to e-mail CNN three photos.

Those three photos will be used along with Micorsoft’s Photosynth technology to create a 3D visualization of the event.

From CNN.com:

1. Take one photo of the moment when Obama takes the oath. If you have a digital camera with a zoom lens, take three photos (wide-angle, mid-zoom, full-zoom)

2. E-mail each photo as soon as possible to themoment@cnn.com (one photo per message, 10MB size limit). Don’t forget to include your name in the message if you’d like to appear in the list of the contributors. Please only send in photos you took yourself.

3. Go to cnn.com/themoment to see all of the photos in our photosynth

Check out this awesome example of the Roman Colosseum put together by National Geographic using the Photosynth technology.

http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2009/44.president/inauguration/themoment/

Tags: CNN, Inaugration, Microsoft, Obama, Photosynth

New Theme For Windows XP Surfaces

Posted by Bradley under Technology

Tired of that everyday, Fisher Price theme for Windows XP?

You can change it!

The ability to do this has been around for a while — most of the time involving hacking your XP install with some third-party files.

But from time-to-time Microsoft releases themes that are “official” and require no hacking.

Askvg.com recently stumbled onto the new “Embedded Theme” for Windows XP.

I had been using Royale and Royale Noir for quite some time but this one is much sexier.

Oh and there’s that tacky Orange Zune theme.  Umm.  (Not x64 compatible, screw it.)

Enjoy the new look.

http://www.askvg.com/download-new-official-embedded-theme-for-windows-xp-and-2003-no-file-patching-required/

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?aywudxvynnq

[IMG via askvg.com]

Tags: Embedded Theme, Microsoft, Royale, Royale Noir, Theme, Windows XP