Windows Server 2008, due for its official launch today, is a major upgrade for Microsoft's server platform, the first for around five years. Requiring a graphical user interface (GUI) on a server operating system always seemed odd, even back in 1993 when Microsoft released Windows NT 3.1.It has taken Microsoft until now to begin fixing the problem. Server 2008 comes with an installation option called Server Core, and although it is not quite GUI-free (Notepad and Regedit still run), it is command-line Continue Reading

vsAIR vs Silverlight : A user base war.Adobe’s Pacific technical director Mark Blair gave the keynote, online apps offline, platform independent, everywhere. There was a Q&A after the keynote that added to that, but the only main new addition is that AIR should be coming to Linux this year. During Blair’s presentation was a slide on the companies developing AIR apps. Some we’ve covered already, like eBay, then there were other names like the NASDAQ developing with AIR. Locally the Commonwealth Continue Reading

It has been a long journey of about six or so months here at IBM Pakistan and to be honest I loved it. My job was to add urdu language support into the IBM websphere portal server which can be an added benefit for business owners and users.Urdu can create new opportunities in our region not only for government agencies, but news services and mobile carriers.It was awesome and I will post a topic on how to incorporate Urdu into the portal server.Love You IBM. Continue Reading

  TuneUp Utilities 2008 optimizes the performance of your computer, solves problems and helps you to customize your system to suit your needs. Features: TuneUp Utilities 2008 - Start Center: TuneUp Utilities is made up of many useful modules that can all be accessed from a common Start Center. This Start Center is divided into five categories to make finding individual modules easier. Reliable Protection for Your Data: TuneUp Disk Doctor performs a thorough analysis of your disk Continue Reading

Glogster - Like Geocities (in a bad way), And In Flash Glogster is a new service that lets users create web pages (they call them posters) using Flash elements. Upload photos, songs, text and other stuff, drag it around, and call it a day. You can embed the poster on another website, but its too big for most blogs or social networking sites at 960 pixels wide. You can also add friends, so technically its a social network. It reminds me a lot of Geocities back in the day (remember?), perhaps Continue Reading

  One of the most accepted bits of conventional wisdom among pundits as 2007 draws to a close is that the marketplace has rejected Windows Vista in favor of Windows XP. The biggest piece of evidence is Dell’s decision in April 2007, based on a vocal response via its Dell IdeaStorm page, to continue offering Windows XP as an option on some consumer systems. It picked up steam with Microsoft’s announcement in September that it was going to allow its large OEM partners to preinstall Continue Reading

fromCeline Allee, Director Windows Client, Microsoft <wvultofr@microsoft.com> toSamZBest@gmail.com, date5 Jan 2008 15:04:45 +0530 subjectHappy Birthday Windows Vista! Happy Birthday Windows Vista! As we approach the one year anniversary of launching Windows Vista® we want to remember you as one of the many people who downloaded and tested one of the Windows Vista Beta or Release Candidates through TechNet or MSDN®. YOU were a significant contributor to the development Continue Reading

In 1998 I got my first always-on Internet connection via my cable provider. The move from dial-up to cable was huge. Speed was an important factor but the fact that I could access the internet at any time had an even bigger impact. After the shift from dial-up to always-on came mobile. Mobile hasn’t caught on as we hoped it would. And it turns out it might look different than we thought. No ordering pizza on a black & white WML generated iMode site. The future of mobile internet looks Continue Reading

Transaction valued at approximately $44.6 billion in cash and stock; provides 62 percent premium to current trading price for Yahoo! shareholders; combined entity to create a more competitive company, providing superior value to shareholders, better choice and innovation for customers and partners REDMOND, Wash. — Feb. 1, 2008 — Microsoft Corp.today announced that it has made a proposal to the Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) Board of Directors to acquire all the outstanding shares of Yahoo! Continue Reading