AP – The next version of Microsoft Corp.'s Office software will feature simpler graphics and try to anticipate users' tasks as the company hopes to make the product easier to use, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates said Tuesday. Tweet yahoo.com
Daily Archives: September 13, 2005
WinZip v10.0 Beta Build 6604
WinZip brings the convenience of Windows to the use of Zip files and other compression formats. The optional wizard interface makes zipping and unzipping easier than ever. WinZip features built-in support for CAB files and for popular Internet file formats such as TAR, gzip, UUencode, BinHex, and MIME. ARJ, LZH, and ARC files are supported…
Many Americans Don’t Backup Digital Data
Survey conducted by Harris Research for hard drive maker Maxtor reveals over one third have never backed up their data files. Tweet designtechnica.com
Official Microsoft Gadget Site now Online!
Check this out – earlier today Microsoft introduced the new Windows Sidebar in Windows Vista which includes new technology that incorporates “Gadgets” into the Sidebar, which can sit within the Sidebar or be dragged out onto your desktop. Well, Microsoft has now made available their official Microsoft Gadgets website! According to the site, Microsoft Gadgets…
World of Warcraft upgraded to 1.7; Hunters get rehauled
Blizzard today released a patch for the unstoppable behemoth known only as World of Warcraft. Patch 1.7 makes for a long list of improvements, modifications, additions, and subtractions. Put on a tea kettle and set aside a good bit of time of you want to read through all that the patch updates, but here is…
Office 12 Exposed
The Programmers Developer Conference (PDC) has unveiled the user interface for Microsoft Office 12. Bearing more than a passing resemblance to Aqua and brushed metal looks from Mac OS X the menus now appear to operate more like a tab popping-out the right toolbar instead of a sub-menu.” Tweet slashdot.org
THQ Shipping Evil Dead Regeneration
Latest title in the Evil Dead saga brings back Bruce Campbell as the voice of hero Ash and adds Ted Raimi as the voice of Ash’s sidekick. Tweet designtechnica.com
MSDN Opens Up to Firefox, Opera
MSDN announced last week that it had tweaked its subscriber download site in order to make it compatible with both Firefox and Opera. There are some issues, such as extra work needed in installing the File Transfer Manager, however developers are working on a new version of the FTM that should correct final problems. Tweet…
StarCraft [Patch]
StarCraft & Brood War retail patches v1.13e Tweet 3dgamers.com
X-Men 3, Death, Fantastic Four 2, Wonder Woman: September 13th Comic Reel Wrap
We’ve got exclusive news on a possible character cameo out in Westchester, looks at Wolvie, that “Even Stevens” kid hanging out with Neil Gaiman, Dr. Doom in a super villain team up, Danny Elfman dissing Sam Raimi and more in today’s look at links, legends and lies. Tweet comicbookresources.com
