Microsoft Office 2010 Beta

Microsoft has just released their next wave of productivity applications.  Microsoft Office 2010 beta is here and is a huge improvement over Office 2007.  The beta went public today and can be downloaded freely from Microsoft.

Ubuntu 9.10 Released

Ubuntu 9.10 was released on Thursday October 29th.  This is one of the most popular Linux distribution on the planet, and for a good reason.   Ubuntu promises many things, but mainly to distribute a free operating system, that is timely, secure, and simple.

 

I, Mega Man

I just wanted to make a quick entry and share my pictures from Halloween this past weekend.  My girlfriend, Sally, and I decided to make our Halloween costumes.  She knew I have been a Nintendo freak since I have been little, so picking a category was easy, it was picking the character that was hard...

 

Windows 7 Is Here!

Windows 7 is finally here!  Today, October 22nd 2009 Microsoft releases Windows 7 to the public.  This is a great day for Microsoft and for the world.  A lot of hard work worldwide has gone into making Windows a better product and today it all comes to fruition.

Free Antivirus from Microsoft

If you are paying for antivirus protection, you are paying too much.  There are many free antivirus products out there, but some are definitely better than others.  I highly reccomend Microsoft Security Essentials.

Windows 7 hits RTM

Windows 7 has finally been RTM'ed! (Release To Manufacturing)  It has passed all of the validations tests and has been voted as ready for release!  This means that the final build of Windows 7 is finally ready to be shipped to their OEM partners, burned on DVD media, packaged, and released on MSDN and Technet.

Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference

Today Microsoft is holding the Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) in New Orleans.  This conference is a platform to deliver the latest Microsoft strategies, products, and road map for their products.   Here they plan to connect with their biggest partners to showcase some of the things are are just over the horizon.

General Mills Oppurtunity

After moving to Minneapolis I quickly realized that there were a wealth of opportunities in the Twin Cities.  I was a little scared at first, especially since the economy isn't doing the greatest. Before even checking the oppurtunities in the area,  I narrowed my options down to 3 companies I would like to work for: General Mills, Target, or Best Buy.  I didn't know if any of them had openings, but I knew they were all good companies to work for.  I started my search here...

Windows 7 Pre-Order

 

Microsoft has released their pricing scheme for Windows 7.  All versions of Windows will cost 10% cheaper than their previous versions.  Microsoft has also launched pre-order sales as of today but only for a limited time.

Microsoft Security Essentials

Microsoft is getting ready to release a beta of their latest in security applications.  Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) has been working under the codename "Morro" and is almost ready for it's public appearance.  It's a FREE real-time antimalware solution for home users to protect them against viruses, spyware, rootkits, and trojans.

 

Install Windows 7 Using a USB Drive

After purchasing a netbook, I quickly realized that Windows XP, Vista, nor Ubuntu was the right OS for my netbook.  Each seemed to consume too many resources and took a long time to boot.  I wanted to install Windows 7 to see how it ran.  The only problem was that my netbook doesn't have a CD/DVD drive.  I dug up a 4GB pen drive and decided to somehow get Windows 7 installed by booting from it.  Here is how:

 

Samsung Jack - i637

I finally decided to get a new cell phone.  I have had AT&T service now for about 6 years.  I have been with AT&T ever since it was Cingular and I have been using a cell phone that still had the old Cingular logo on it.  After the charger pins finally broke on my old one and I couldn't sync it to my PC anymore, I decided to buy a new one.

Test Article - RSS

This is a test article to test the RSS functionality.  If it works correctly, it will post to my feedburner account.  From there I can keep stats on my articles and subscribers.   I can even have my articles post to my facebook wall. This article is to test the entire workflow. I am going to leave this post up for a bit.  The time for caching may be a while.

Japan 2009

I finally made it to and from Japan.  The trip was from May 21st to May 30th.  It was just enough time to get to see all of the touristy spots, spend time with my family, and get use to the time zone.  We went many places, Yokosuka, Kamakura, Tokyo, Hakone, and Yokohoma.