Well Windows Live Essentials Beta 2 was released yesterday, at last. They’ve done a hell of a lot of work and so far it seems to have paid off. Windows Live Messenger They’ve changed the interface quite a lot. It’s a bit more user friendly now, and a few new visual effects make life easier. …
Tag Archive: beta
Dec
20
2008
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Dec
04
2008
Windows 7 beta 1 and Windows Vista SP2 coming next year
Microsoft announced yesterday that it will be releasing Windows 7 Beta 1 on DVD on their US tour next year. They have also announced that they are hoping to have Windows Vista Service Pack 2 finished and shipped by July next year. They have now finished a test version of Windows Vista SP2 beta and …
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Nov
16
2008
Windows 7 ready for Christmas next year?
I was very shocked when I found that it has been reported that Windows 7, the operating system succeeding Windows Vista (see http://www.geekonthepc.co.uk/2008/10/30/windows-7-what-do-you-think/) may well be installing while we are eating our Christmas Lunch next year. Yes, Microsoft has apparently told system and engineering partners that Windows 7 will indeed be ready for Christmas 2009. The …
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Nov
06
2008
WordPress 2.7 Beta 2 Out Now
The WordPress Developement have released beta 2 of WordPress 2.7 with a long list of updates and bug fixes. I’m not going to test it on my server because I don’t think there’s a huge amount of updates from a visual perspective. Anyhow, if you want to see what’s been done, head over to http://wordpress.org/development/2008/11/wordpress-27-beta-2/ You …
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Nov
01
2008
WordPress 2.7 Beta 1 Out – First test on GEEK!
I logged onto WordPress today to find they’ve launched a first beta of 2.7. So quick as I could, I prepped up a test install to see what its like. So here is the first page, and it looks wonderful. Well, first looks – I really like the new design. Looks much more organised and …
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