A few backs Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 was in talks as it had passed the ACID 2 test. Now it looks like the Browser has hit the beta 1 milestone. Microsoft sent out a letter to some selected beta testers offering them a chance to try out the technical preview of Internet Explorer 8 beta [...]
Archive for June 15th, 2008
Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 launched
Posted in web, tagged browser, explorer, internet on June 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ethernet Goes into Space
Posted in technical, tagged 400, ethernet, internet, space, web on June 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The first commercial Ethernet switch has been successfully deployed in space aboard the Columbus module research laboratory.
The switch will form part of a half duplex 10Mbps local area network (LAN) on board the International Space Station (ISS), which has previously used a mix of IT technology dating back as far as the 1980s.
Switches from Cisco, D-Link, [...]
Google and Yahoo Strike Deal, Microsoft’s Out
Posted in technical, tagged google, microsoft, yahoo on June 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Microsoft must be ticked. It didn’t get to buy Yahoo, or even just a slice of it. Instead, all its efforts only served to drive Yahoo into Google’s waiting arms.
The Google/Yahoo deal, announced yesterday, doesn’t make a Goohoo (or would it be Yagle?) by any means. According to BusinessWeek, Yahoo will display some Google text [...]
How to Get and Keep Windows XP After June 30 ??
Posted in technical, tagged microsoft, windows xp, xp on June 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Windows XP is dead … long live Windows XP. You may have heard that as of June 30, you’re no longer able to buy the operating system or obtain support for it. But that isn’t quite the case. In fact, you’ll be able to buy XP on certain mainstream PCs at least until January 31, [...]
