Archive for December 8th, 2011

Preview of the Windows 8 App Store

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★ Comment and thumbs up ★ Please make sure to subscribe my YouTube channel if you haven’t already! Follow me for updates: YouTube – youtube.com Twitter – twitter.com Google+ – gplus.to Facebook – facebook.com —————————————————————————————————————- Microsoft revealed Tuesday one of the key components that will be shipping with its upcoming Windows 8 platform: the Windows Store. The new software portal will launch in late February alongside the beta of Windows 8, selling applications ranging in price from $1.49 to $999.99. To an installed base of 500 million-plus Windows users, the Windows Store presents a whole new world of software discovery and consumption

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First big upgrade of cloud-hosted TFS: better performance, easier project management

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Team Foundation Service Preview, Microsoft’s cloud-hosted beta version of its Team Foundation Server application lifecycle management, received its first major update today, offering improved performance, better notifications, a clearer user interface, and richer oversight of projects. Team Foundation Service is built on Team Foundation Server (TFS) 11; the as-yet unreleased successor to TFS 2010. TFS 11 will be available as both traditional on-premises software and an online version hosted on Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform.

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Hands-on with the newly launched Microsoft Answer Desk, a Tech Support site

Microsoft has without announcing, launched their new Tech Support website Microsoft Answer Desk. While some may see similarities between it and Apples Genius Bar, one has to wonder, whether Microsoft..

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Unlock a new prize everyday with Bing Holiday Calendar

Bing has launched its holiday promotion for the season. The first-ever Bing Magical Holiday Calendar is offering eligible visitors (US only) a month of free offers, sweepstakes and inspiration to… For more visit The Windows Club.

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Beautiful Windows 7 Christmas Themes

If you are looking out for some Christmas Themes for your Windows 7, you have come to the right place! Microsoft has just released two new ever-green theme packs for Windows 7 that can adorn your… For more visit The Windows Club.

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Use Big Colored Taskbar Buttons With Taskbow

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Microsoft has made changes to the taskbar in Windows 7. One of the new features is the ability to pin programs, and with some tweaking files and folders to the taskbar for easier access. The size of open windows in the taskbar has been reduced to the program’s icon

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Change File Extension Icons With Types

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Microsoft has removed the useful File Types tab in the folder options of Windows Explorer in Windows Vista and Windows 7. The File Types menu displayed a list of known file extensions along with editing options.

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