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Windows 7 Product Guide by 09154137756

Posted in Computing, Download, Websites on October 30th, 2009(No Comments)

Interested in Windows 7? (I suggest you should, it really rocks) Anyway, if you want to do a little more reading before jumping in, or you’re one of the early adopters to the OS, you may want to download Microsoft’s 140-page user guide from their site. At 140 pages, it’s definitely comprehensive and contains lots of information for both new and experienced users. You can download the document either in PDF or XPS form from this link. Otherwise, you may also read my Windows 7 blog post.

Source: Ars Technica

Office 2007 Service Pack 2: Now Available by 09154137756

Posted in Computing, Download, Software on April 30th, 2009(No Comments)

I logged in today at around 6pm and Windows Update greeted me with a pleasant surprise: the SP2 patch for Office 2007 is now available.

If Windows Update is not activated, you can alternately download the 292MB installer from here.

The full list of  improvements and bug fixes from SP2 is listed in full details here, but the most significant of them was the native support for publishing the created document as PDF, XPS or ODF (open document format). In previous versions, you need to download and install a separate installer in order to save your document as a PDF or XPS file. Other improvements of note include new enhancements for SmartArt and increased performance for Outlook.

Go Open Source! by 09154137756

Posted in Computing, Download, Freeware, Lists, Software on October 23rd, 2008(5 Comments)

One of the major benefits of having an Internet connection is gaining access to a vast repository of files for everyday consumption. Media, computer programs and documents can be readily obtained through different means, such as straightforward downloading, P2P and torrent. However, in recent years, this has also brought up rampant illegal distribution of copyrighted materials. Just typing in the name of the program from your favorite search engine yields websites where you can download commercial software at absolutely no cost, but at the expense of leaving behind “Thank you for visiting our site” souvenirs that can compromise your security, causes instability in your system and fill your system with annoying crap and worthless junk. It is basically a matter of accepting more serious annoyances in exchange for a small piece of convenience.

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