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One word describes it all: Awesome. This is what the pre release Windows 7 Phone (which is actually an LG pre release phone prototype) really is. Packed with 5MP camera with Flash light, QWERTY keyboard and only a few millimeters thicker then iPhone, this is surely a treat for your eyes! This is the first ever Windows 7 Phone.
Microsoft Windows Phone 7 Series is officially unveiled by Microsoft at Mobile World Congress 2010 today. Joe B gave an awesome demo of WP7 that has amazed me.
It has a total new UI design inspired by the Zune UI. The hardware includes 3 significant buttons, start, search and back.
Have you heard that before? I guess you did. Every time Microsoft launches a new OS, it claims it’s seamless and runs smooth but sooner then later, the truth dawns upon the 
millions who have already paid a hefty price to upgrade. But we have to agree that Windows 7 was really something in terms of innovation and user experience. Some folks called it the faster and lighter version of Window Vista. So what’s the news now? A Microsoft employee leaked the coming of a new OS, Windows 8 (his post has since been deleted from the MSDN blog but can you really delete something from internet? ever?)
All those who had downloaded the Windows 7 RC and are now using it will be taken aback when the Big Brother Microsoft will start giving out bi-monthly expiry-notifications on your Windows 7 taskbar. So fellows start looking for alternatives. Here is the complete schedule and a temporary work around this problem:
Azure Platform Benefits for MSDN Premium Subscribers and Bizspark Members” align=”right” src=”http://www.programmerfish.com//wp-content/uploads/2009/11/image92.png” />MSDN Premium subscribers in 21 countries can get access to the Windows http://www.programmerfish.com/category/windows-azure-microsoft/’ target=’_blank’>Azure special benefits for MSDN Subscribers. If you are an MSDNA Premium subscriber or a BizSpark member, you can claim your Windows http://www.programmerfish.com/category/windows-azure-microsoft/’ target=’_blank’>Azure benefits now (currently available for 21 countries). Here is a step by step guide on how to claim Windows http://www.programmerfish.com/category/windows-azure-microsoft/’ target=’_blank’>Azure benefits from an MSDN Subscription.
Just a small thought but has value I guess. Some may not like the tabbed browsing concept in Windows Live Messenger 2010 screenshots leaked by Neowin. I say it’s good, because those who have multiple displays at workspace may find it very useful if they use one(display) to have a constant look at Social Apps (like WLM, Twitter Desktop Clients and Skype). In this scenario, isn’t the current version of Windows Live Messenger taking a lot of your space? (see the image below)
From January 4th 2010, MSDN Premium subscribers in 21 countries will get access to the special introductory Windows http://www.programmerfish.com/category/windows-azure-microsoft/’ target=’_blank’>Azure Platform offer that lasts 8 months and allows the subscriber to get 750 hours of Windows http://www.programmerfish.com/category/windows-azure-microsoft/’ target=’_blank’>Azure compute per month with three SQL http://www.programmerfish.com/category/windows-azure-microsoft/’ target=’_blank’>Azure databases, AppFabric and bandwidth.
Have you ever get bored with a static desktop background which stays the same every time
you log in to you computer? DreamScene a utility which allows videos to be used as desktop background, it is one of the Ultimate Extras which can be downloaded from Windows Update in Windows Vista Ultimate.
DreamScene was removed from Windows 7 in favor of Windows SlideShow, but a little hack can make non-Vista-Ultimate versions such as Windows Vista Home Basic, Home Premium, Business and Enterprise edition and editions of Windows 7 to use DreamScene too.
If you missed our coverage of Windows 7 launch party then you can’t afford to miss this one because you have a chance of winning Windows 7 Ultimate NFR (Not for Resale) worth $319.99 USD and there are absolutely no strings attached!
It’s the one that I got at the Launch Party. So what do you have to do to participate? It’s damn simple.
WAMP Server is one of the best software packages that installs and manages Apache, MySQL and PHP very easily on Windows. But when you already have IIS running then you may not be able to run WAMP Server at Localhost. You need to shutdown IIS in order to run WAMP Server properly.
In this short tutorial, I will tell you how you can run WAMP Server on Windows without shutting down IIS 7 on Windows 7. By following this tutorial you can run WAMP Server on http://localhost:8080 and IIS 7 on http://localhost
Windows 7 Logon Background Changer is a free software that you can use to select 
from a list of images on your computer as logon screen backgrounds. The software works with both RTM and release candidate versions of Windows 7. Here is what you can do with the software:
I say Microsoft’s “life without walls” ad campaign is their best marketing campaign. Here is one of the ‘desi’ commercial that was made for India and I just love it. In India and Pakistan, there is a tradition of arrange marriages. The Parents of the man to be married talk to the parents of the lady for the proposal and the wedding takes place if the couple is willing to get married. Watch this funny commercial in which Windows helps a girl to expose the proposal.
Running Windows 7 without Aero is a turn off for those who are in love with it (like me). One of the PC’s I have is an old Acer Extensa notebook with 1.7 Ghz Pentium M processor, 1.5 GB RAM and GMA 900 graphics processor that has no support for Aero. For some reason, I use it but without the Aero, It isn’t fun.
When home, I use that notebook through Remote Desktop to enjoy Aero with full visual effects. Here’s how:
Microsoft announced that it is bankrolling Windows 7 ‘E’ version (E stands for Europe) that was specially designed for the EU region after a suit was filed against the gia
nt for monopolizing the market and killing competition by bundling it’s browser, Internet Explorer with every Windows installation. Win7 version E would rather ‘ask’ at the time of installation about which browser to install from the list of popular browsers like Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and others.
Windows http://www.programmerfish.com/category/windows-azure-microsoft/’ target=’_blank’>Azure, the Internet-scale cloud services platform hosted in Microsoft data centers, is confirmed to be commercial today during the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2009 . Microsoft guarantees 99.95% up time for web apps and 99.9% uptime for Storage on Windows http://www.programmerfish.com/category/windows-azure-microsoft/’ target=’_blank’>Azure. Windows http://www.programmerfish.com/category/windows-azure-microsoft/’ target=’_blank’>Azure, SQL http://www.programmerfish.com/category/windows-azure-microsoft/’ target=’_blank’>Azure and .NET Services will be commercially available at the Professional Developer Conference 2009. Till then, the CTP is free for all.
