Month: September 2010

Download Windows Live Essentials 2011

Well, to put it shortly, the final bits of Windows Live Essentials 2011 are now available for download from Microsoft. I’m currently looking at any changes that have been made and will provide a review of the final version sometime later. Hopefully, I’ll get around to posting some screenshots up here tomorrow. More from Microsoft: … Continue reading Download Windows Live Essentials 2011 →

WinQuire Daily Tidbits: September 30, 2010

Daily news stories from around the web. Focusing primarily on Microsoft and related technologies and services, updated daily and throughout the day. Here’s what’s going on right now. Microsoft has established a new BPOS Dashboard to notify users when/if the BPOS servers are down. This is an interesting development, especially when it follows closely three … Continue reading WinQuire Daily Tidbits: September 30, 2010 →

WinQuire’s Daily Tidbits

Taking a cue from several different sites that produce daily updates (Dwight Silverman’s LinkPosts, Paul Thurrott’s SuperSite Daily Updates, among many more sites), may it be links, news information, etc. I think I will start a daily series of links and news tidbits that are happening in the Microsoft/Technology world. So here’s the first day … Continue reading WinQuire’s Daily Tidbits →

Microsoft Will Not Require Windows 7 SP1 for IE 9

Yesterday, a couple of news stories went around regarding Windows 7 SP1 as a pre-requirement for users who wanted to install IE9 with Windows 7. This is no longer the case as it had sounded yesterday. In fact, Microsoft will not require SP1 as a pre-req for Windows 7 users who wish to install IE9. … Continue reading Microsoft Will Not Require Windows 7 SP1 for IE 9 →

Microsoft TechNet Subscription Product keys Reduction

This past weekend I had run across some interesting information over at the SuperSite for Windows regarding a possible decrease in the number of TechNet Product Keys. At the time it was pushed off as a possible network issue with Microsoft and I took no further notice with the issue. However, now it looks like … Continue reading Microsoft TechNet Subscription Product keys Reduction →

Intel Breaks New Ground: Selling Unlock Cards for Chipsets

Intel announced that it will be using one of its lower-end chipsets to test whether or not customers will be privy to purchasing upgrade codes to enable certain components of their chipsets. Intel will enable this technology on its low end Pentium G6951 line of processors. Intel won’t be offering this choice with all of … Continue reading Intel Breaks New Ground: Selling Unlock Cards for Chipsets →