Posts Tagged ‘Microsoft’
New Chrome Browser Can Translate Website
In addition to improving privacy controls, the latest version of the Chrome browser offers website translation feature automatically.
For now, the latest version of Chrome is still in beta. With this translation feature, every web page visited by the user will be translated into certain languages. Not only that, this browser will offer the opportunity to set specific privacy controls on individual property websites.
This means, the additional capacity embedded Google in browsers can allow web users to access and understand the contents of the web with access to a particular language. For example, the user can understand the English language website in Arabic on the access. Such information is quoted from the Telegraph, Tuesday (2/3/2010).
By implanting a new innovation on the browser, Google is attempting to not less than competitors Internet Explorer (IE) produced by Microsoft. As is known, at the time almost in unison, Microsoft provides a ‘browser Ballot’. This feature is the way Microsoft took the hearts of the user’s browser by giving the freedom to use a browser other than IE.
Microsoft Will Launch Office 2010 Immediately
Microsoft will officially launch Office 2010 for the business segment in May 12, 2010. Whereas for the consumer segment, Office 2010 will be launched in June 2010.
This giant software developer also provides free software upgrades for customers who buy Office 2007 from now to 30 September. Thus was launched on Computerworld, Monday (8/3/2010).
Previously, Microsoft heralded will release Office 2010 on this March 2010, but it was denied by Microsoft itself with the official release date of software to support these work activities.
Microsoft plans to sell the four retail versions of Office 2010 from $99 until price $499. This price, according to Microsoft, is still equal to the price of the previous Office. When launch, Office 2007 software programs is sold with almost the same price. Even Office 2007 is one of the two products that are considered sufficient to provide benefits for Microsoft.
This largest software producer in the world are also rumored to be sold a version for the academy (education) at a price of $99, basic version costing $149 for consumers, and several software packages for full-featured business at a price of $499.
Don’t Press F1 Key if You are Using Windows XP
You are still using Windows XP operating system? That is fine. Surf the internet with Internet Explorer browser that is available there? Sure no problem.
Although the operating system Windows 7 is already publish and ready to replace the legendary Microsoft’s OS , but many users are at home and not be moved. Similarly, the users of Internet Explorer which is still the most dominant browser on the internet.
However, recently it found a security hole in VBScript, which only affects users of Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003. Through these gaps, malicious code can enter the user’s computer with the help of a button. Ie F1 key on the keyboard.
As quoted from Engadget, March 4, 2010, a number of hazardous sites urge users to press the F1 key on the keyboard. The goal, according to the site, so that the user opens the Microsoft Help feature to get help.
However, when users press the F1 key, a malicious code executed and entered into the user’s computer.
Microsoft itself promised to conduct a full investigation of this matter and will issue to overcome as quickly as possible. While waiting for the solution of the largest software manufacturer, you’ll want to avoid pressing the F1 key when a site asked.
Or, if you’re still using Windows 2000, XP, or Server 2003, please use a browser other than Internet Explorer.
Graphical Diary And Journal RedNotebook
A simple text file is sometimes all one needs to put thoughts on virtual paper. But text documents, even advanced ones like Microsoft Word documents, do not cut it when it comes to maintaining a regularly updated diary or journal.
RedNotebook has been designed to provide a better and more comfortable experience for regular note taking tasks. The program is available for multiple language and the operating systems Windows and Linux.
The main interface is divided into three columns. The left sidebar displays the calendar, the word cloud and search, the right sidebar tags and categories and the main column the current journal entry. More »
Internet Explorer HTML5 Video Tag Support
Internet Explorer 8 does not support the new HTML5 tags video or canvas and neither do previous versions of the Microsoft web browser. It is likely that Internet Explorer 9 will be released with full or at least partial support for those tags.
Christian Adam has released an experimental add-on for Microsoft’s Internet Explorer that adds support for the video tag to the web browser.
The project is still highly experimental but it could become an option for Internet Explorer users who would like to (or have to) work with HTML5 video.
The screencast above explains how support for the HTML5 video tag can be added to Internet Explorer. The developer provides a setup on his website that needs to be executed. This file adds the support.
A demonstration video is linked from the blog post as well which can be used to test the support of the HTML5 video tag. It did not work for us in our Internet Explorer 8 browser.
It is likely that the developer will continue improve the Internet Explorer extension so that it becomes more stable and reliable.
Visit IE video tag – Take Two on Christan Adam’s weblog to access the original announcement and downloads.
Browser Keyboard Shortcuts Not Working On Some Websites
If you browse the Internet a lot and use keyboard shortcuts to speed up the browsing you will have encountered the following behavior. If you happen to visit a site with embedded content, such as Flash or a document that is being displayed on the page, then you cannot make use of the keyboard shortcuts. All the shortcuts, like pressing CTRL T for opening a new tab, CTRL R or F5 for reloading or CTRL W for closing a tab, do not work on those pages.
This is standard behavior in Mozilla Firefox, Opera and Google Chrome but not Microsoft’s Internet Explorer which as the only web browser of the four most popular ones support keyboard shortcuts on those websites.
Maybe you want to try it out for yourself. Visit Tuneglue, a music discovery service using Flash. If you work in the interface and the focus of the cursor is on the page then keyboard shortcuts are not working.
There are lots of threads by users about this problem which has been acknowledged by the developers but nothing has been done about it so far.
The only option users have at this point is to use the mouse to move the focus from the plugin to the web browser again which will make the keyboard shortcuts works again.
Has anyone else experienced this issue and would like to share their findings?
Microsoft Windows 8 to be ‘future of PCs
Will it be Microsoft Windows 8 or Microsoft Windows .next?
Microsoft has pulled the plug on a blogger who seeded new details of the upcoming Windows 8 OS.
The new OS is set to be “completely different from what folks usually expect of Windows” and will “change the way people think about PCs and the way they use them”, the blogger is quoted as saying.
He/she continued: “So how am I referring to the next version of Windows without saying that many words – well simple – Windows.next. It is the future of PCs…” Apparently, Redmond has decided to listen to customer feedback after the comparative success of Windows 7 over Vista.
The report follows rumours that the next version of Windows is due to land July 2011.
Open Office 3.2.0 Final Released
Open Office 3.2.0 Final has been released and is currently distributed to mirror ftp servers worldwide to ensure a smooth delivery once the release notifications will be added to the project’s homepage. Five release candidates and numerous betas have made available before the developer’s of Open Office decided to release the final version of the Office suite.
There are lots of changes and improvements over Open Office 3.1.1, the current stable build that is still offered at the Open Office website.
Among the improvements are faster startup times for Open Office writer, draw and calc, improved ODF format support, added support for proprietary formats like password protected Microsoft Office XML documents, improved statistics function, changes in the way comments are added to Draw or Impress and new diagrams in Chart.
Interested users can take a look at the What’s New page to read up on all the changes and additions in Open Office 3.2.0 which are sorted by application.
The download has not been officially listed on the Open Office homepage. Users who want to download the new version of the Office suite right away can do so from one of the distribution mirror ftp sites. It is likely that the announcement will be made in the next 24 hours which suggests that waiting for the official release is another valid option.Users who do need to download Open Office right now should however consider downloading Open Office 3.2.0 and not Open Office 3.1.1.
Fix Stop Error Messages After Resume In Windows 7
Microsoft has released a patch yesterday that is fixing a bug that some Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 users are experiencing after resuming their operating systems from hibernation or sleep state. These users experience stop error messages when resuming the system, to be precise one or multiple of the following stop error messages:
- STOP 0×0000007A
- STOP 0×00000077
- STOP 0×000000F4
Microsoft Zune to be Launched in the UK
For the first time since launch in 2006, Microsoft has decided to sell and back Zune-branded products outside the US. It’s been a long time coming, but the announcement will see the brand hit 18 of the world’s biggest markets, including the UK.
Before you get too excited though, we must point out that we’ve heard nothing concrete about the Zune HD personal media player being launched within these shores. Instead, the ‘Zune’ we’re being told we’ll see refers to the remodelled movie and music streaming and download service about to hit the Xbox 360. More »
