Tag: "Microsoft"

WSUS Offline Update v7.3

With WSUS Offline Update, you can update any computer running Microsoft Windows safely, quickly, and without an Internet connection.

Messenger Plus! v5.11.760

Messenger Plus! is an add-on for Windows Live Messenger that adds tons of features and extras to the software. Extend the possibilities of Messenger and make your experience a lot more entertaining!

Updated: March 4, 2012

Microsoft Visual Studio 11 Ultimate Beta

Visual Studio 11 Ultimate Beta provides a complete development solution of tools and server infrastructure that simplifies the entire application development process. You can deliver business results by using productive, predictable, and customizable processes, and increase transparency and traceability throughout the lifecycle by using detailed analytics. Whether you are creating new solutions or enhancing existing applications, you can use the powerful prototyping, architecture, and development tools to bring your vision to life. And you can target the cloud and an increasing number of other platforms, and you can take full advantage of parallel computing and other cutting-edge technologies. You can also use the advanced collaboration features to increase team productivity and the integrated testing and debugging tools to find and fix bugs quickly. In short, you can create innovative, high-quality solutions even as you drive down the cost of development.

Microsoft Windows Server 8 Beta

Windows Server is the leading server operating system that powers many of the worlds’ largest datacenters, enables small businesses around the world, and delivers value to organizations of all sizes in between. Building on this legacy, Windows Server 8 delivers hundreds of new features and enhancements for transforming virtualization and cloud computing to help you reduce IT costs and deliver more business value. Within Windows Server 8 you will find exciting innovations in areas of virtualization, networking, storage, user experience, and a transition to Windows PowerShell to take scripting to a whole new level. The next release of Windows Server, Windows Server 8, offers businesses and hosting providers a scalable, dynamic, and multitenant-aware, cloud-optimized infrastructure. It securely connects across premises and allows IT Professionals to respond to business needs faster and more efficiently.

Microsoft Windows 8 Consumer Preview

Windows 8 is the codename for the upcoming new operating system of Microsoft Windows that follows Windows 7. It features a new Metro-style interface that was designed for touchscreen, mouse, keyboard, and pen input. It also adds support for the ARM processor architecture in addition to the previously supported x86 microprocessors from Intel and AMD. Its server counterpart is codenamed Windows Server 8. The Windows 8 is designed to be the first Windows client to support systems on a chip (SoC) architectures, including ARM, and since it will be pre-installed on a range of next generation devices, it will also feature Metro, a NUI + GUI interface on the surface combined with a new application platform under-the-hood designed to enable the creation of immersive experiences.

Researchers ID Skype Users Who Also Use BitTorrent

Entertainment companies seeking to trace people who are illegally file sharing may be interested in new research that could identify file-sharers through their Skype accounts. A research team has figured out how to link online Skype users to their activity on peer-to-peer networks, a correlation that could represent a major threat to users’ privacy.

The study focused on how a Skype user’s IP address can be determined without that user knowing, and then linking that same IP address to files that are being shared through peer-to-peer networks such as BitTorrent.

Microsoft IntelliPoint v8.20 – Microsoft’s Mouse Software Drivers

IntelliPoint software enables you to customize the unique features of your Microsoft® mouse to fit your needs. With IntelliPoint mouse software, you can reassign each mouse button — including the wheel button — to perform a command or keyboard shortcut, like Undo, Close, or an application-specific function. You can also modify mouse settings, such as pointer speed and updated horizontal scrolling. IntelliPoint 6.1 even offers biometrics support for advanced identity management. If you have a Bluetooth mouse or keyboard, you will need to have Windows XP with Service Pack 2 installed.

Microsoft IntelliType v8.20 Pro – Microsoft’s Keyboard Software Drivers

IntelliType Pro software enables you to customize the unique features of your Microsoft® keyboard to fit your needs. With IntelliType Pro software, you can reassign many of the keys to open a program, file, or Web page, or to perform commands, such as Find, Show Desktop, or other application-specific functions. You can disable keys you sometimes press accidentally, like CAPS LOCK, and modify keyboard settings, such as updated horizontal scrolling and zoom slider performance. IntelliType Pro software even offers extended application support, as well as biometrics support for advanced identity management. If you have a Bluetooth mouse or keyboard, you will need to have Windows XP with Service Pack 2 installed.