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Windows 7 Theme – Girls Rock!
She’s in the band. Rock out with musician desktop backgrounds (wallpaper) in this Windows 7 theme. To download the theme, click the Download button, and then click Open. The theme will be applied to your desktop and added to Personalization in Control Panel.
Download Windows Live Essentials 2011 Beta Refresh
Recently, Microsoft released the beta 2 of Windows Live Essentials suite that was initially made available to public for testing on June 24, 2010. It incorporates many feature improvements and bug fixes. It’s getting better and better. Want to learn about the new features? Do read our posts on different parts of Windows Live Essentials.
- 40+ Cool Features of Windows Live Messenger
- 40+ Cool Features of Windows Live Movie Maker
- 40+ Cool Features of Windows Live Photo Gallery
- 40+ Cool Features of Windows Live Writer
- 40+ Cool Features of Windows Live Mail
“We’re releasing an update to Windows Live Essentials 2011 beta,” said Chris Jones, Vice President, Windows Live Engineering. “One of the main reasons we release betas is to allow early adopters to enjoy our products and provide feedback on their experience. Your beta feedback and usage has helped shape the many improvements we’ve made and continue to make across Messenger, Photo Gallery, Movie Maker, Writer, Mail, and Family Safety,” Jones added.
According to Chris Jones, the initial beta release was a hit for Microsoft with 3 million unique users in Messenger alone, 3.5 million updates to display pictures, 6.2 million video calls, and 7.6 million updates to status messages. Here are some of the many improvements you will see in the new build.
Bing RSS Feed Theme released for Windows 7
Switch it up! Receive two new photos from Bing every week for three months, with this Windows 7 theme that updates automatically through an RSS feed. Don’t forget to check out the other bing Themepack Bing’s Best 1, Bing’s Best 2 and Bing’s Best 3.
Windows 7 Theme – Ramadan Kareem
Ramadan is the month during which the Quran was revealed, providing guidance for the people, clear teachings, and the statute book. Those of you who witness this month shall fast therein. Those who are ill or traveling may substitute the same number of other days. GOD wishes for you convenience, not hardship, that you may fulfill your obligations, and to glorify GOD for guiding you, and to express your appreciation. [2:185]
10 copies of Windows 7 sold every second, 175 Million Licenses Sold!
Less than a month ago, we posted that about 7 copies of Windows 7 sold every second with 150 million licenses sold since launch. Recently, Microsoft announced the record fourth-quarter revenue thanks to the strong demand for Windows 7. So, now at around 10 copies of Windows 7 is sold every second with 175 million licenses sold since launch. The company is projected to sell 300 million by the end of 2010.
According to Neowin “Windows 7 is now running on 16% of all PCs around the world and is expected to over-take Windows Vista in market share within the next few weeks. Not only is Windows 7 a huge success, but Microsoft has seen a big uprising of Internet Explorer 8 use, which is still the most popular web browser on the market.”
Windows 7 Theme – Colors of India
Microsoft recently released an official Windows 7 Theme for India named as “Colors of India“. To download the theme, click the Download button, and then click Open. The theme will be applied to your desktop and added to Personalization in Control Panel.
Microsoft reports Record Q4, Beat That!
Yesterday, Microsoft announced record fourth-quarter revenue of $16.04 billion for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, a 22% increase from the same period of the prior year. Operating income, net income and diluted earnings per share for the quarter were $5.93 billion, $4.52 billion and $0.51 per share, which represented increases of 49%, 48% and 50%, respectively, when compared with the prior year period.
“This quarter’s record revenue reflects the breadth of our offerings and our continued product momentum,” said Peter Klein, chief financial officer. “The revenue growth, combined with our ongoing cost discipline, helped us achieve another quarter of margin expansion.”
Product momentum continued during the quarter with the successful launch of Office 2010 and strong performance from existing products including Windows 7, which has sold more than 175 million licenses to date, Windows Server, Xbox, and Bing, which achieved its 13th consecutive month of share gain.
New version of Microsoft Security Essentials is now available!
Microsoft has released the beta for the next version of Microsoft Security Essentials. The software, Security Essentials, is a free toolset for any Windows user to protect themselves from the malware that plagues the world of Windows computing.
Microsoft Security Essentials is a free download from Microsoft that is simple to install, easy to use, and always kept up to date so you can be assured your PC is protected by the latest technology. It’s easy to tell if your PC is secure – when you’re green, you’re good. It’s that simple. New features in the beta of Microsoft Security Essentials include:
Windows 7 Theme – Bing's Best "Japan"
Bing team recently launched the localized version of Bing for Japan and Australia. Along with the launch of localized version, Microsoft also released the Bing’s Best Japan themepack for Windows 7 which contains a total of 18 cool wallpapers. Don’t forget to check out the other bing Themepack Bing’s Best 1, Bing’s Best 2 and Bing’s Best 3.
Download the full offline installer of Windows Live Essentials Wave 4 Beta
Windows Live Essential Wave 4 Beta was released to public about a month ago. At that time, the website only provides you the option of web installer to install the different applications of Windows Live Essentials package. Using the Web installer, you need to download each and every program when it is being installed. Some of you might like to download the offline installer which allows you install Windows Live Essentials without the Internet connection.
Windows Live Essentials refreshes the Windows 7 experience with an integrated set of free apps that include these: Windows Live Mail, Windows Live Messenger, Windows Live Photo Gallery, Windows Live Movie Maker, Windows Live Sync, Windows Live Writer, Windows Live Family Safety and Bing Bar.
Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit for Windows 7 Enterprise is now available!
The new Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 5.0 is now available for download! MAP 5.0 is an agentless tool designed to simplify and streamline the IT infrastructure planning process across multiple scenarios through network-wide automated discovery and assessments. So, what’s new in MAP 5.0?
- Heterogeneous server environment inventory – Know what’s in your IT environment. The Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit performs a network inventory of IT assets remotely without the use of agents, identifying heterogeneous server environments consisting of Windows Server and Linux operating systems, including those running in a virtual environment. MAP 5.0 also automates the discovery of Linux-powered LAMP stacks.
- Software usage tracking for Windows Server, SharePoint Server, System Center Configuration Manager, Exchange Server, and SQL Server - Right-size your IT environment with MAP Toolkit 5.0, and simplify your software license management and compliance processes. MAP 5.0’s new usage tracking feature provides consistent software usage reports for key Microsoft server products: Windows Server, SharePoint Server, System Center Configuration Manager, Exchange Server, and SQL Server. Run updated reports whenever you need to accurately assess current software usage and client access history in your environment. This reduces time and administrative costs for managing your server and client access licenses (CALs) and helps you to streamline the management of your software assets.
What’s new in Windows 7 Service Pack 01?
Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 represents Microsoft’s continuing commitment to quality. While many of the updates contained in SP1 are available as individual downloads, the integration of these updates in SP1 enhances the ease of deployment for IT administrators. These enhancements are typically made available in the form of regular updates delivered via Windows Update and, in some cases, the Microsoft Download Center. All updates are then rolled-up, along with additional enhancements, into a single package called a Service Pack.
Various individual files and components have been updated. Also, the language-neutral design of Windows necessitates that the service pack be able to update any possible combination of the basic languages supported by Windows 7 with a single installer, so language files for the 36 basic languages will be included in the standalone installer at the final release. The beta will only be available in 5 languages. Here are the notable changes in Service Pack 1 for Windows 7.
“Windows 7 slates are coming this year” say Ballmer
Today at Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2010, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told 14,000 partners that new Windows 7 slates are coming before the end of this year. This information is revealed through the homepage of this year’s Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference website, there is a section for Windows 7 slates on the slides.
According to Mary-Jo Foley “Microsoft and its existing PC partners, including Asus, Dell, Samsung, Toshiba and Sony, will all be fielding Windows 7 slates in the coming months, Ballmer said. These slates will be available at a variety of price points and in a variety of form factors — with keyboards, touch only, dockable, able to handle digital ink, etc.”
Download Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Beta
Today at Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2010, Microsoft announced the public availability of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 service packs. This early release of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Beta is not available for home users. In order to download and install the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Beta you must currently have a Release to Manufacturing (RTM) version of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 already installed.
According to Microsoft, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Beta helps keep your PCs and servers on the latest support level, provides ongoing improvements to the Windows Operating System (OS), by including previous updates delivered over Windows Update as well as continuing incremental updates to the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 platforms based on customer and partner feedback, and is easy for organizations to deploy a single set of updates.
Download Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2010
Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2010 Update 1 is the newest version of Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, a Solution Accelerator for operating system and application deployment. MDT 2010 Update 1 supports deployment of Windows 7, Office 2010, and Windows Server 2008 R2 in addition to deployment of Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP.
Deploy Windows 7, Office 2010, and Windows Server 2008 R2 with the newly released Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 Update 1. MDT is the recommended process and toolset for automating desktop and server deployment. MDT provides you with the following benefits:
