Like many of you groovySystem Admins out there, I never like to introduce a new product to the corporate environment until the release of a major Service Pack. I guess that’s why I’m pretty excited to see that Microsoft just released Exchange 2010 SP1 a few days ago. It’s going to be a longgg weekend [...]
When Chrome was first released with Version 1, it wasn’t much to look at. Now 2 years and 5 versions later, the improvements are astounding. Chrome has really come out of the woodwork offering stability, performance, security, and a huge variety of features. Version 6 is an overall improvement over all of the things that [...]
Just a quick note this evening letting everyone know that Microsoft is opening up their new Browser IE9 Beta for the public to download. Feel free to grab a copy here. The latest version released is: 1.9.7916.6000 which was released 8/4/2010. For more info take a look at the IE9 Platform Preview User Guide or the Tech [...]
By now most of you probably know were not fans of Adobe Flash or Adobe PDF reader here at groovyPost. Don’t get me wrong, they are both great products, but the constant stream of new security vulnerabilities found with the products is very concerning. Anyway, I’m always looking for good Adobe Reader alternatives such as FillAnyPDF, or [...]
When it comes to Photo and Image Editing / Manipulation, there really isn’t a better application that Adobe Photoshop. Photographers and Creative studios will agree it’s the premier photo editing application Period. Unfortunately, Photoshop also comes with a steep learning curve and a premium price tag which for must of us is overkill considering we [...]
As many of you know, since the very beginning, I’ve been talking about Microsoft’s free Home Anti-Virus application – Microsoft Security Essentials. I reviewed the free AV software several times because I really do think it’s the best option for the home when it comes to keeping those nasty malicious apps off your computer. At [...]
Microsoft just released a new tool for Outlook 2007 and Outlook 2010 that integrates their email clients with Bing to help plan your travel more efficiently. The Bing Travel Planner is currently in beta, but you can still download it and give it a try. You can pick it up from the Official Microsoft site [...]
Busy busy week for Microsoft! Earlier I mentioned Microsoft ending support for Windows XP SP2 and ending support for Windows Server 2000. Even more interesting is that Microsoft has finally released Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 BETA. I mentioned the requirements for getting the beta in a blurb about Windows 7 earlier, however [...]
Together with the release of Service Pack 1 Beta for Windows Server 2008, Microsoft has released Service Pack 1 Beta for Windows 7. Although Microsoft is saying the download is not for “home user” being that all the new features are for “Corporate Customers”. That being said, I think based on the quality of Microsoft’s [...]
Ever needed to view a PowerPoint presentation but realized you don’t have Microsoft Office installed? For those of us that need to view PowerPoint presentations but don’t have the luxury of the software, Microsoft has a groovy little tool to help out. Microsoft Office PowerPoint Viewer is Microsoft’s solution for people who want to view [...]
When a bundle of free software boasts features beyond what the Windows 7 System Image tool can do, I’m typically doubtful. However in the case of the free product Comodo Time Machine, they deliver. While not exactly allowing you to traverse the space time continuum, it can create system snapshots efficiently and protect you from [...]
The Outlook Hotmail connector tool has been around for quite some time helping Outlook users manage their Hotmail e-mail, calendar, and contacts. Recently Microsoft has updated it once again to version 14 and the it’s packed with new features that were never available, until now. Because Outlook is such a powerful management tool, many people [...]
Really? Are you serious? It’s 2010 and your still running Windows 2000? You realize you can’t get security patches for it right? Ok… Apparently there actually IS corporations? people? out there still running Windows 2000 because this week Microsoft released a new script to help migrate users and their data from Windows 2000 to Windows [...]
Last weekend Microsoft unveiled a number of training kits, and a discussion has already been started in the groovy forum on the new SharePoint Dev Training Kit. Even bigger news however is the Office 2010 Dev Training Kit, and while it may not seem as glamorous as being an “Appstore”, it certainly is a nice [...]
