Microsoft has already experienced the power the netbook has to open up operating system options for PC consumers, since it saw Linux distributions being included as the default operating system on consumer-oriented machines for the first time with the advent of the small, affordable, feature-light m...

I usually don’t do a huge amount of reading about Linux. That is, not concerning its development. I am usually concerned with solving problems, with the specific distribution I am working with, at the time. Since the weekend, I have been reading a few articles about Jaunty Jackelope, the upcom...

In our recent Springboard Series Virtual Roundtable— Windows 7: To the Beta and Beyond —with Mark Russinovich, we fielded numerous questions on the Windows 7 Beta release that the panel was unable to address, given time limitations. As promised, we have collected these questions and will be prov...

Lighter posting this weekend.  I’m cleaning up the back yard for Spring and other assorted house-cleaning chores I’ve been putting off for a while. Michael Pietroforte at his awesome 4sysops blog has one of the best sysadmin sites I just can’t wait to see a new post from. Michael’s skil...

In the Windows 7 beta, the Windows Experience Index of Primary Hard disk is rated lower than Windows Vista. This is not possible as the Windows Experience Index (WEI) is up to 7.9 in Windows 7 and its 5.9 in Windows Vista. Maybe this is a small bug or something in the beta version and I hope it will...

I was watching a segment on MSNBC’s Count Down with Keith Olbermann about a lot of cosmic 1990’s that’s taking place lately, first there is news of Michael Jackson doing a come back and key character stars from the hit comedy series Seinfeld will be appearing together on Curb Your Enthusiasm, ...

Just saw this on Softpedia which discusses changes introduced in the Windows 7 Logo documentation. Specifically focusing on improving the compatibility of devices and applications for future versions of Windows.   “The Windows logo program for software products has advanced to the next level as M...

Pentru că uneori ne place să fim ahead of our times, am hotărât să organizăm probabil cel mai mare paralelizat eveniment pe care Microsoft Student Partners l-a găzduit vreodată în Universitatea Babeş-Bolyai. Este vorba despre Future Wave Technologies sau Tehnologii de Frontieră de la Micr...

Thanks for all of those who attended today, We had a great response to the session. We will post the recording of the session up some time next week so keep your eye out for that. I have put the questions and answers from the session below, If you had more questions please let us know. A big thank y...

Microsoft is currently testing a new search engine called Kumo to replace their failing Live Search. The testing is currently being tested internally by Microsoft employees, before going public. Microsoft has struggled to get their search vehicle to be used by the public, and is currently in third p...