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Of interest are the top films from the Windows 7 72-Hour Film Festival, held in Seattle last month. "Seattle-based filmmakers were given 72 hours to create a 30 second to 2 minute film celebrating the launch of Microsoft's new Windows 7. Genres
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A little more than three years ago as I noted here , I joined the Windows division working in COSD for Jon DeVaan with the rest of his management team (as I initially noted here ) to work on Windows 7. I've certainly enjoyed the run in Windows, this being
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Welcome to Windows 7 Release! OK, now you have your copy of Microsoft Windows 7. First, check that your PC will run it with Upgrade Advisor http://bit.ly/rP24L . And if you've got questions about Windows 7, look thru the posts from community experts on
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As Mary-Jo Foley reported and (as noted on twitter ) just announced on Microsoft PressPass , Dave Mendlen discusses availability of Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Beta 2, the March 22, 2010, launch date, and the simplified product lineup for
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As I noted in my post yesterday , this year's Microsoft Giving Campaign activities kicked off this month. In addition to the items I mentioned in my previous post, I also posted a couple of special items. (If you don't know about our campaign, see this
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As I noted here , this year's Microsoft Giving Campaign activities kicked off recently. In support of the charity auction we run, I posted a few items of interest. (If you don't know about our campaign, see this link for more info: http://bit.ly/1ajgA0
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For those FTEs who read this blog, a quick note to let you know that I have posted a few items of interest on this year's Microsoft Giving Campaign auction . (If you don't know about our campaign, see this link for more info: http://bit.ly/1ajgA0 .) A
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Now available (US and Canada) is the new Microsoft Security Essentials suite , available for free, providing protection from viruses, spyware, and other malicious software for your PCs at home. Just installed the release version on my home PCs today.
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Even with the recent price drops on the Xbox 360 Elite to $299 , a new announcement today on an additional $50 rebate for customers in the U.S. from now (September 22) and October 5, 2009. More information on the rebate can be found here . Fine print:
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This from the Microsoft Support Lifecycle team, a revision to the Microsoft Support Lifecycle policy regarding the availability of Daylight Saving Time (DST) and Time Zone (TZ) updates during the Extended Support phase… DST or TZ updates are important
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As I noted on Twitter today, writer Mitchell Ashley says that he didn't realize he'd ruffle so many Mac user feathers with his article 5 Reasons Macs Can't Claim They're Better than Windows 7 (also available via http://bit.ly/BeSTp )… I regularly use
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Check out Microsoft KnowledgeBase Article 970653 , "August 2009 cumulative time zone update for Microsoft Windows operating systems", which the Windows team just posted. A nod to the good folks across our company working on our effort
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Going to MGX this year? Here are a couple of resources for you - I will add to the page later as I have time. If you're heading to the US for MGX (Microsoft Global eXchange - the Microsoft Sales & Services annual event), here are a few helpful hints
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New in heavy rotation is the latest Laptop Hunter "You find it, you keep it" Microsoft PC television commercial… As Steve noted , this time Matt and Olivia are looking for a laptop under $700 and "Windows Photo Galley gets a high five in
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A quick note, as I have been way too busy prepping for a slew of work this month… New on Microsoft.com: a new site dedicated to Windows Home Server for small businesses, " to organize and safeguard your work for up to 10 computers." Windows
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