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Bill Gates Announces the Availability of Microsoft Windows XP Beta 2

General 8068 Published 2001-03-27 02:02 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Bill Gates, chairman and chief software architect of Microsoft Corp., today announced the availability of Windows

XP beta 2, the new Microsoft

Windows operating system for home and work, at the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC). Distributed to hundreds of thousands of testers, beta 2 provides the opportunity for continued testing of the next version of Microsoft´s new operating system. Windows XP, the new Windows with a new look, is built on an enhanced Windows 2000 engine that enables exciting new experiences, giving users the freedom to unlock the possibilities of the digital world.

"The broad distribution of Windows XP beta 2 through the MSDN

developer program, TechNet, Microsoft´s own internal testing, and the technical beta program represent Microsoft´s commitment to working with our partners, customers and employees to make sure Windows XP is rock-solid," said Chris Jones, vice president of the Client Group in the Windows division at Microsoft. "This is an ideal time for developers to build and test hardware and software for Windows XP so our customers will have the best computing experience when Windows XP is released later this year."

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Application Center 2000 Evaluation Edition

General 8068 Published 2001-03-26 21:55 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Thanks to John Groller for informing me that Microsoft has posted a 120 day evaluation edition of Application Center 2000.

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Windows XP Home Page

General 8068 Published 2001-03-26 21:52 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Microsoft has updated their Windows XP Home Page. Thanks Mark.

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12 New Case Mods

General 8068 Published 2001-03-26 21:48 by Philipp Esselbach 0

GideonTech has put up 12 new case mods.

Backing Up Outlook Express Data

General 8068 Published 2001-03-26 01:13 by Philipp Esselbach 0

PC911 has posted a new article about backing up your Outlook Express data.

Microsoft Releases Windows XP Beta 2

General 8068 Published 2001-03-25 23:11 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Microsoft finalized Windows XP Beta 2 on Friday, declaring build 2462a as the release. The company then posted Beta 2 for download by beta testers Sunday at noon PST, while the Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) will ship Beta 2 on Monday. Beta 2 will be the final beta release for Windows XP, which is largely considered "feature complete" at this point. Moving forward, the company will focus on fit and finish issues, bug fixes, and other small improvements as it moves to release Windows XP in time for holiday sales.

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Abit Interview

General 8068 Published 2001-03-25 23:07 by Philipp Esselbach 0

FullOn3D has interviewed Scott Thirlwell at Abit.

ZZZ Online #76

General 8068 Published 2001-03-25 23:05 by Philipp Esselbach 0

The 76th issue of ZZZ online is out.

ZTAGPTool 0.13

General 8068 Published 2001-03-24 21:44 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Thanks to DosFreak for this one:
ZTAGPTool 0.13

This is a small program to change numerous settings on the AGP BUS of modern computers. It is currently able to set:

AGP (ability to turn off all AGP capabilities)
AGP-Rate (AGP 1x, AGP 2x, AGP 4x, AGP 8x)
AGP Sideband Addressing (ON/OFF)
AGP FastWrites (ON/OFF)

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Internet Explorer 6.0 International

General 8068 Published 2001-03-24 12:11 by Philipp Esselbach 0

ActiveWin reports that the follow language versions of Internet Explorer 6.0 Public Preview are still available.

Arabic Language Version, Chinese (Simplified) Language Version, Chinese (Traditional) Language Version, German Language Version, Hebrew Language Version, Japanese Language Version, and Korean Language Version

PowerStrip 3 Beta Build 122

General 8068 Published 2001-03-24 11:33 by Philipp Esselbach 0

The-Ctrl-Alt-Del has posted a new build of PowerStrip 3 Beta

IE6 beta no longer available...?

General 8068 Published 2001-03-24 03:16 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Weric send words that Microsoft has removed the download of Internet Explorer 6.0

ImageMate CF Card Reader Review

General 8068 Published 2001-03-23 23:15 by Philipp Esselbach 0

TacoNuts has posted a review on the ImageMate CF Card Reader.

Internet Explorer 6 Public Preview Beta Build 2462

General 8068 Published 2001-03-23 21:34 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Microsoft has released the public preview of Internet Explorer 6.0. Thanks Weric.

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Internet Explorer 6 Public Preview Website

General 8068 Published 2001-03-23 14:49 by Philipp Esselbach 0

The Internet Explorer 6.0 Public Preview Website is up. The public beta of IE6 will be released tonight. Thanks Chris.

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Weekly Platform Trends: The AMD DDR Socket A Platform

General 8068 Published 2001-03-23 14:41 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Hardware Central has posted their weekly edition of Weekly Platform Trends.

Beta 2 of Windows XP ready to roll

General 8068 Published 2001-03-22 19:16 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Microsoft Corp. is on track to deliver the second beta of Windows XP to testers and test sites Friday, Brian Valentine, the company´s senior vice president of the Windows division, has confirmed.

In an interview with eWEEK, Valentine said it was "all systems go" for a Friday release unless a priority one bug, or "show stopper," was found. "But, as of now, there are none of these," he said.

Beta two will be released to Microsoft´s (Nasdaq: MSFT) TechNet site, its MSDN subscribers and the internal standard beta test list, essentially reaching hundreds of thousands of potential beta testers.

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Logitech announces Cordless MouseMan Optical

General 8068 Published 2001-03-22 12:04 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Ian Chiu of USB Workshop send some news:

Logitech announces Cordless MouseMan Optical

Cordless MouseMan Optical curves to fit comfortably in the right hand and features the same shade of deep metallic blue as Logitech´s optical Wheel Mouse. It has two brushed steel-effect buttons, a third button, which sits under the thumb, and a scroll wheel which doubles as a fourth button. All four buttons can be easily programmed to simplify the control of on-screen information.

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Iomega preps 100MB HipZip player

Iomega PocketZip (or called Clik! before) is getting a capacity boost from 40MB to 100MB. The company also plans to roll out 100MB-version of the popular HipZip Digital Audio Player by Christmas.

Weekly CPU Prices

General 8068 Published 2001-03-22 11:58 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Sharky Extreme has updated their weekly CPU prices.

Microsoft Set to Release Windows XP Beta 2

General 8068 Published 2001-03-22 00:26 by Philipp Esselbach 0

According to several sources at Microsoft, the company is set to finally release Windows XP Beta 2 today or early tomorrow, some 3 weeks behind schedule. The delay, however, occurred because Microsoft officials wanted this release to be of the highest possible quality; virtually everyone I´ve talked to at the company says that Microsoft has really raised the bar with this release.

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