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    SQL Server 2016 Upgrade Advisor - code named "DBA Workbench" | Data Exposed

    In this episode of Data Exposed, Scott Welcomes Ken Van Hyning, a Principle Software Engineer in the SQL Server team. Today Ken introduces us to the SQL Server 2016 Upgrade Advisor, code named DBA Workbench, a tool that consists of a suite of advisors for upgrading to SQL Server 2016. Ken begins...
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    Windows 10 Mobile build 10080 available for Fast Ring Insiders

    Microsoft releases build 10080 for Windows 10 Mobile so Fast Ring Insiders can try the new Office Preview apps and several other new additions. read more Continue reading...
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    Microsoft Inc. to kill Internet Explorer

    Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser will be no more. The computing giant confirmed that a new browser will be created and will feature in upcoming versions of Windows. Microsoft is planning to launch their new browser with Windows 10. Continue reading...
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    MonoGame says goodbye to XNA (and that's a great thing)

    I've highlighted MonoGame a number of times but it's always been dependent on XNA, which has been dead for a few years now, making it a little complicated to use. Until last week. MonoGame has just reached a huge milestone and has left XNA behind for good... Here are just a few of our MonoGame...
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    Windows 10 Technical Preview Build 10041 now available

    Hi everyone, I’m happy to announce we’re rolling out Build 10041 for PCs to the Fast ring. Like all of the previous preview builds this one comes with a collection of new functionality and bug fixes. The build will only be available through Windows Update for systems already running a previous...
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    Windows 10 Build 9926: Where's Windows Update?

    Windows Update gets a new home in Windows 10 Build 9926. read more Continue reading...
  7. MikeHawthorne

    VIDEO Video on new build...

    Hi If anyone hasn't already seen this video, here it is. This is about build 9888... I think is says that this will be available in early December. Mike
  8. kemical

    VIDEO Windows 9 in Action

    Get a look at some of the 'new' stuff in Windows 9.....
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    Windows 8 Windows 8.1.1 update scheduled for April 8th

    Microsoft has announced at the Build 2014 conference that Windows 8.1 Update 1 will be released on 8 April via Windows Update. Paul Thurrott has an article detailing what's new: Ref: http://winsupersite.com/windows-8/windows-81-update-1-review Microsoft have also confirmed at the Build...
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    Windows 8 Explore Windows 8.1: New Features and Enhancements Showcased in Official Video

    Following up from Windows 8.1's official unveil last week, Microsoft has now produced a video -- staring Jensen Harris no less -- that showcases the new operating system. On display is the new "cloud-powered photo frame" Lock screen, the new Start screen, the new All Apps screen, the new and...
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    Windows 8 Windows 8.1 will be free

    A recent blog notes that the 8.1 update will be free and available through the Windows Store. Look out around the 26th June for a public preview: Ref: Link Removed
  12. whoosh

    VIDEO New Windows

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  13. MikeHawthorne

    Windows 8 What can you do in Windows 8 that you can't do in Windows 7?

    Hi I was thinking about this today. When I upgraded from XP to Windows 7 there were new features that were obvious. Like Snap better CD writing apps in the software, etc. I was trying to come up with things that are different from Windows 7 in Windows 8 other then the user interface...
  14. MikeHawthorne

    Windows 8 Haven't updated Windows 8 to RP yet, what's different?

    Hi I haven't gotten to updating to the Release Preview yet, I have jobs in progress I want to wrap up first, then I think I will triple boot and put it in a new partition before I remove the CP version. What obvious differences are there between the 2? Does the new version contain the...
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    Windows 7 Why Windows 8 so fast?

    Windows XP came out in October of 2001. Vista came out in January of 2007. 7 came out in November of 2009. If windows 7 is supposed to be the greatest thing on Earth, why is Windows 8 coming out already? I realize that there was only a 6 year delay between XP and Vista, and understandably only a...
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    Windows 8 New file copy features in Windows 8

    Link Removed My concern is that while it really does look like a really nice user interface with rich features and functionality, is it actually faster. When moving files about from one place to another in explorer, it was never much of a concern what it looked like while it was happening. My...
  17. amitsarwara

    Windows 8: Leaked power point slides

    Microsoft is coming with new OS windows 8. And there is lot of leaked information about the Windows 8 in the Market. Here are some power point slides of windows 8. In real we don't know if these are real or not. but Microsoft didn't say anything about these slides.But after seeing these...
  18. amitsarwara

    Leaked Power point PPT of Windows 8

    These are some of leaked power point slides from the Microsoft.With these slides we can can say that there is something in th8 windows 8 which is different from the older version of Windows and Microsoft is trying to provide the smoothness Reliability Like apple Source Link Removed
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    New Windows 8 build reveals virtual keyboard, SMS

    The latest Windows 8 build 7989 uncovers a variety of new features, including a new virtual keyboard, support for SMS, and per-feature licensing that prompt users to buy new features as they needed them. Source: Yahoo! News
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    Windows 8 likely coming out fall 2012

    There are new details about exactly when Windows 8 will be hitting store shelves. read more Link Removed
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