Attention all beta testers! Firefox 4.0 Beta is now available for public download! At first glance, Firefox 4 brings us a new UI and some nice features. However, unlike other recent beta releases, this beta appears to be full of issues which might justify waiting for the next beta or the full release. Let’s take […]
Today Google Announced on it’s SketchUp Blog the release of Google SketchUp 7.1. For those of you not familiar with Google SketchUp, it’s Google free 3D Modeling software anyone can use to build 3D models of anything and then upload them into Google Earth. Very GROOVY indeed. Google SketchUp Download Link The 7.1 […]
Tonight I discovered Microsoft has released WSUS 3.0 SP2. For most enterprise shops, this is a big deal since Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) is the primary method corporations use to Patch their Desktops (and sometimes servers). It’s Free, simple to use, and very useful. A low-level Systems Admin can use it (unlike SCCM) to […]
Microsoft has been saying the Exchange 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2) would be released “around” Q3 2009 and today, the wait is finally over! Microsoft has officially launched Microsoft Exchange 2007 SP2, and it’s available for download on the Microsoft Download Center Site: – Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 2 Download Link. […]
Microsoft has delivered on their Promise! Windows 7 RTM GOLD CODE is now officially released and available for download for Technet and MSDN Subscribers. Unlike the day of the RC release, the download servers appear to be much faster. I was able to download the ISOs without incident. So far VERY GROOVY! […]
It’s official. Windows 7 has gone RTM (Released to Manufacturing.) This means that Microsoft will now be delivering the final Windows 7 GOLD code to all their partners like DELL, HP, Toshiba, McAfee, etc. so they can prepare their products for the General Availability (GA) launch of Windows 7 on October 22nd, 2009. Along […]
Although a day late, SCOM 2007 R2 just hit the Microsoft MLVS site and is available for download. SCOM 2007 is a huge release for SCOM (formerly known as MOM – Microsoft Operations Manger) with many new features and upgrades including improved performance, support for NON Windows Servers such as Linux and Unix, integration […]
The wait is over. Firefox 3.5 has finally been released and is available for immediate download. I’ll soon be writing about some of the new features of Firefox 3.5 (improved privacy and improved clearing of history, tab tearing, video support, etc.) Until then, however, here’s the official list from the Mozilla Site: From the […]
It’s official, this morning Microsoft released Internet Explorer 8 (IE8.) If you’re looking for the download link, I suggest heading here: http://www.microsoftpost.com/?s=windows+internet+explorer+8 for the Download Link and all the Internet Explorer 8 goodness. 😉 Packed full of new features and concepts I guess it’s time I finally install it on my primary box. […]
Today Microsoft released Data Protection Manager 2007 Service Pack 1 (Sp1.) It’s a big release which is why I thought it was worth a mention this morning. Although I’m not using it on any of my Production systems yet, DPM is a VERY promising alternative to the standard Tape Backup solution for Exchange and […]
