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Microsoft Corporation today is launching the official Windows Live Wave 3 beta.

If I’m correct in saying that wave 3 includes from Microsoft, the latest versions of Live Messenger, Movie Maker, Mail with Calendar synchronization, Writer, Photo Gallery, Family Safety and the Outlook Connector.

These downloads have been confirmed as functional, whether its on a time-trial beta basis or a fully functional beta is still unknown at this time.

happy beta-ing! magic

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Get all the tips and tricks of Vista with this Windows Vista for Dummies DVD.

This easy to follow program gives you step by step instructions and visual demonstrations to quickly grasp the everyday tasks all Vista users need to know.

Based on the bestselling Windows Vista For Dummies book, this DVD demonstrates how to navigate and organize your files; block Internet viruses and hackers; create music, photo, and movie CDs and DVDs; back up your files; and more!

Enjoy! magic

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We have learned that Google has launched a new Internet Browser, its called Chrome and should be available to download from today.

It’s pretty much the same as Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, Apple’s Safari and Mozilla’s Firefox, Chrome has more tools for Web surfers to cloak their online preferences, creating a shield that could make it more difficult for Google and other marketing networks to figure out which ads are most likely to appeal to which individuals.

It really is just a matter of time to see how much security the new browser has, Apple’s Safari has been reported to be the most open browser with security flaws.

happy browsing! magic

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Microsoft Corporation last night (Wednesday) unwrapped another beta version (IE8 Beta 2) for more testing its also available for all consumers, this is the corporation now unveiling new privacy and security features as the company battles the upstage Firefox’s browser.

The new browser IE8 includes a browsing tool called an accelerator, which allows you to highlight text on a Web site and then choose from a variety of functions, including different search engines, language translation or map displays.

Now for a spot of technical stuff for the Internet Explorer fans:

Microsoft Corporation now commands 73% of the internet browser market, while Mozilla’s Firefox has 19% market share, this is according to research firm Net Applications.

Microsoft’s lead has fallen in recent years.

Just four years ago, Microsoft’s market share was more than 91%. In addition to Firefox, Apple Inc. is becoming more of a competitor as strong sales of Macintosh computers have boosted use of its Safari browser, which has about 6% of the market.

Use of Firefox shot up in June when a new version was released.

More than eight million people downloaded the application in the first 24 hours after it went public.

enjoy! magic

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Well only a few months ago Mozilla - creators of Firefox the rival of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer was released to the public after several beta releases.

Now Microsoft launch their little beauty, which boasts a InPrivate mode, the patent for the InPrivate name has been filed in the U.S by the corporation.

The most intriguing tool, and the one that has prompted the “porn mode” label, was dubbed “InPrivate Browsing” by Microsoft.

When enabled, IE8 will not save browsing and searching history, cookies, form data and passwords; it also will automatically clear the browser cache at the end of the session.

Other new tools will include “InPrivate Blocking” and “InPrivate Subscription,” which notifies users of third-party content that can track browsing history and subscribe to lists of sites to block, respectively.

Microsoft will also tweak its existing “Delete Browsing History” by adding an option to preserve bookmarked sites’ cookies even when all others are erased.

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Here’s a piece of information we came accross, Microsoft have confirmed that the Vista service pack 1 won’t be available for download until march.

During beta testing for Vista service pack 1, Microsoft found that some device drivers were causing problems on some systems with service pack 1 installed.

Although the issues can be fixed by uninstalling and reinstalling the drivers, Microsoft decided this would be too complicated for most users.

So Microsoft are spending from now until March fixing drivers that are causing problems, and we have also learned that Microsoft have given OEM’s the disk images based on Vista service pack 1, so they can build their machines on the new service pack 1 format.

Microsoft have also started producing Vista service pack 1 on DVD for volume licensing.

Vista should be more stable after the service pack is installed. Wait and see

Africa needs to embrace wireless broadband as a potential solution to the digital divide.

Chairman of Intel Craig Barrett has said. “It’s cheaper, easier and more efficient to communicate wirelessly,” he told the BBC News website.

Less than 1% of Africans have access to broadband and only 4% use the net.

The International Telecommunications Union has predicted that the Intel-backed Wimax system could become the dominant mobile standard in Africa.

The continent’s geography and political barriers have made it difficult to roll out wired broadband.

There is a shortage of fibre cable links between African countries and very few states have extensive copper wire networks for ADSL broadband.

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