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  1. Now available: Grounded, a new survival adventure game

    Grounded, the new survival adventure game from Obsidian Entertainment, is now available through Steam Early Access and Xbox Game Preview with Xbox Game Pass, so you can also play on PC. In this game, players wake up in a suburban backyard after being mysteriously shrunken to the size of an ant...
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    A Few Issues

    Ok I am new to building computers. I set mine up about 2 months ago and unfortunately I didn't partition the drive(480GB SSD) like I should have. Is there anyway to do that now without losing all the content I currently have leaving 1 partition with my games and videos and such and a 2nd...
  3. Inside the MSRC – Building your own security incident response process

    This is the third and last in a series of posts that looks at how Microsoft responds to elevated threats to customers through the Microsoft Security Response Center’s (MSRC) Software and Services Incident Response Plan (SSIRP). Our previous posts discussed how Microsoft protects customers...
  4. build your home on sand?

    I hear the rent is ok but it's a long swim.
  5. Creating a Custom PowerBI Visualization from Scratch with Sachin Patney

    About a week or so ago Nico and Sachin announced a really cool visualization contest where people could win actual money! They were eager for everyone to be successful so they wanted to have an end-to-end demonstration on how one would go about building a visualization from scratch. In this...
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    Windows 10 Building new computer

    Hello everyone, I am currently looking for computer parts for a custom built computer that I will make over the summer. I was wondering if I take the hard drive (1TB) from my current computer and put it into my new computer could I still use the free windows 10 upgrade? WIll I have to reset the...
  7. There is even more fun on-the-go in the latest Minecraft – Pocket Edition

    New adventures await you in the world of Link Removed. The Windows Phone app got an update today bringing you all kinds of cool things to make creating, building, and exploring in Minecraft even more fun. Link Removed There are new skins, which allow you to change the appearance of your...
  8. VIDEO Blox 3D: Block Modeling for Kids

    Hi, Im from Appy Monkeys, a developer of kid's apps.We developed Blox 3d to teach kids how to make 3d models a la Lego on tablets and mobile devices.Build planes, trains,animals ,pretty much anything under the sun! The simple UI and unique workflow lets kids develop their creativity and...
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    Windows 7 Installing windows 7 on different computer

    Hi. My dell computer completely died. Im in the process of building a new computer. Can i use the windows 7 disc on my new computer
  10. Windows 8 Insights and Resources for Building Windows 8 Projects

    An insightful read, indeed! Link Removed Cheers, Drew
  11. THE MICROSOFT INVESTOR: Ballmer Rumored To Step Down After Windows 8 Launch

    MSFT Up Strong Vs. The Market The market is rallying on released economic metrics. The number of people signing up for jobless benefits fell last week, while housing starts and building permits rose last month. Shares of MSFT are up stronger that its peers. Source: Yahoo! News
  12. Microsoft Windows 7 Opens The Door To Bentley's V8i 'Immersive Design'

    Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading company dedicated to providing comprehensive software solutions for sustaining infrastructure, recently announced at this annual gathering of infrastructure professionals that its V8i SELECTseries portfolio of multidisciplinary, interoperable software...
  13. Windows 7 Show Us Your Tech: Nuclear Edition

    Carl Greninger works in Microsoft IT Operations as a PM. Carl is also the closest I've met to a real life "Doc Brown". He even has his own version of a Mr. Fusion, except his really works. Carl spent about a year along with a group of 13-17 year old students building his own nuclear reactor...
  14. Windows 7 3-min. Quickie: Compiling C++ Projects using only the Windows SDK and the Command Prompt

    I have received a couple questions about "How do you build C++ projects in Windows without installing Visual Studio?". This video demonstrates the process but to explain it in a couple short steps: Link Removed* Open the Windows SDK command prompt** Browse to your project folder run "vcupdate...
  15. Hello Everyone! New Windows 7 User Seeking Solutions and Knowledge

    I just got Windows 7 x64 running on 2 PC's in my house and I thought I'd register so I can look for some soloutions to a few problems, and learn more in general about Windows 7. I'm a huge tech geek, and I've been building PC's since 1997, and used every copy of windows since 3.0 (excluding the...
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    Windows 7 Problems unzipping folders

    Im having problems unzipping folders, I start to extract then it just stops and say calculating time remaining. I thought it would end up finishing but it doesnt after letting it sit for 12 hours. Afterwards the file folder that it extracted to can not be deleted. Im using build 7000. I also...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 Release Candidate Expected In February February

    Is that true? It is found from Windows 7 Forums. Link Removed - Invalid URL We reported yesterday that Microsoft was already working on release candidate builds of the windows 7 operating system. Our assumption at that time was that the Windows 7 Release Candidate would be released in...