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Beta be gone… October 28, 2006

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Microsoft has been busy as of late. They have several products, well actually two, that have shed the Beta moniker. Those two products are Defender, their Anti-Spyware utility that has been quite good to me. They have made some changes to the GUI (Graphical User Interface), and have also included two free support calls. The other product to be released is Internet Explorer 7, this new version updating a languishing product, includes features such as Tabbed browsing, anti fishing detection, RSS support, a redesign of the interface. Both of these products are released for the Windows XP platforms.

In other product release news Microsoft has started its Christmas Windows Campaign. The program is being called Express Upgrade, it allows those that buy a computer cable of running Windows Vista to upgrade from Windows XP. The list of companies participating thus far are Acer, Dell, Fujitsu, Gateway/eMachine, HP, Lenovo, Medion, NEC, Sony, and Toshiba.

If you’re in the market for a new computer this holiday season, be sure to ask your retailer about the Express Upgrade to Windows Vista, being offered by participating PC manufacturers. When you buy a qualifying Windows Vista Capable PC between October 26, 2006 and March 15, 2007, you may be eligible for an Express Upgrade to Windows Vista.

Products:
Microsoft Defender (Download)
Internet Explorer 7 (Download)

SpaceShipTwo to the rescue, SpaceShipTwo to the rescue? October 1, 2006

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Wired’s NextFest was host to Sir Richard Branson announcement and display of Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo mockups. SpaceShipTwo is 60ft long, a little over twice as long as SpaceShipOne. SpaceShipOne is the winner of the X-prize competition for the first reusable spaceship competition and is the basis for SpaceShipTwo. This 60 feet of fuselage will hold two pilots, six passengers. and possibly experiments. The cabin mockups appear to be padded and has several windows large windows, or ports if you wish, for the passengers to view Earth and the great expanses of space. All this and more can be had for mere $200,000.00. In addition to the two and a half hour space flight they’ll get three days of space flight training. Additional details can be found at the links below.

 

Source: Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo Cabin - Gizmodo
Resource: Virgin Galactic