Microsoft has released Windows Vista 5472 to the Technical Beta participants, which means this one is still not available to the general public. The build ID is "5472.5.winmain_idx01.060713-1900" which means it was just compiled on July 13, so this is a pretty recent version.
The ISO image is still about the same size as it has been in the past: 32-bit is 2,629.0MB and
CNet is now reporting that Dell has no intentions of overclocking the XPS 700 at the factory. However, they will make it easy for customers to overclock the system themselves by offering the option right in the BIOS. Here is what Dell had to say about it:
Recent demonstrations of the XPS 700 at the recent World Series of Video Games Summer Tournament
The team working on IE7 beta 3 has announced that it is now available in multiple languages. Those languages are:
- Arabic: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/ar-xm/betadownload.mspx
- Finnish:http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/fi-fi/betadownload.mspx
- German:http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/de-de/betadownload.mspx
- Japanese:http://www.microsoft.com/japan/windows/ie/downloads/default.mspx
And of course it is available in English. When installing a new release, remember that you need to uninstall any previous builds.
Many companies have tried to give Windows users the same style of widgets that Mac owners get. Widgets have become very popular because it gives you quick access to some of your most important items, and not to mention it adds a little eye candy.
Google's newest version of Google Desktop Search (GDS) has the ability to not only put gadgets (their term for widgets) on
Back in March I wrote about a site called OpenWebDesign.org which offered a lot of open source Web site templates. The templates are a great starting place for anyone creating a Web site. Now there are two more great sites that have emerged that also offer some free alternatives.
TemplatesBox.com has a nice variety of free templates as well as some premium templates that
Yahoo has launched their new Ajax powered, redesigned homepage today in the U.S.! Up until today it has been in beta which was made available for all to see back in May at yahoo.com/preview. It will be released in other areas of the Globe throughout the month.Some countries such as India, Ireland, UK, and Canada already have a localized version available. Yahoo has
For all of those MySpace addicts out there you can now get the Unofficial MySpace Toolbar. It will make your whole experience a lot easier by providing links to quickly access your MySpace information. Here are some of the things that it can do for you:
- Auto-Login: Never type in your password again. The AutoLogin tool automatically logs you into MySpace.