Windows 7

Windows Seven is the next full version of the Windows Operating System. The main feature will be speech and digital link functionality and advantage of 64 bit processin power.

Gates announced about the Windows seven in CES January 2007. He stated that it will be a more user-centric that means
“that right now when you move from one PC to another, you've got to install
apps on each one, do upgrades on each one. Moving information between
them is very painful. We can use Live Services [a way to connect to Microsoft
via the Internet] to know what you're interested in. So even if you drop by a
[public] kiosk or somebody else's PC, we can bring down your home page,
your files, your fonts, your favorites and those things. So that's kind of the
user-centric thing that Live Services can enable….”

Consumer Electronics Show (CES)

The Consumer Electronics Association contacting the CES(trade show) to show the many previews and introducing of the new products at each January in Las Vegas, Nevada

CES 2007

This year CES held in January 2007, The PC Magazine coverage’s the News, Reviews, Gadgets, Photos, and keynotes from CES 2007

2008 International CES Keynote Speakers

Bill Gates - Chairman, Microsoft Corp.
Pre-show Keynote Address6:30 p.m. Sunday, January 6, 2008, The Venetian, Palazzo Ballroom

Gary Shapiro - President and CEO, Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)
Toshihiro Sakamoto - President, Panasonic AVC Networks Company
Day 1 Opening Keynote Address8:30 a.m. Monday, January 7, 2008, The Venetian, Palazzo Ballroom

Paul Otellini - CEO, Intel Corp.
Day 1 Afternoon Keynote Address4:30 p.m. Monday, January 7, 2008, The Venetian, Palazzo Ballroom

Don’t look the Keyboard

Typing Game is the interesting game that tests your typing dexterity. Words are randomly appearing on the screen, you need to type quickly as much as accurately. I scored 2, 46,384 and came in too 100 score.

Microsoft offers Software Protection & Licensing services for Developers.

Microsoft is planning to release Software Licensing & Protection services (SLP) for developers in the October 07.

The main features of this SLP are protecting the Independent Software Vendors (ISV) intellectual property, easily creating the license for their product, track the product and flexibly integrate into backend business process.

The Microsfot SLP platform will be encompassed of three difference elements, which can be licensed individually with Microsoft. There are :

Code Protector SDK : The product using the new concept called the “transformation” which is entirely different from the encryption and simple complication. This toolkit is specifically designed to protect and fully transform managed code or .NET code. Version one of the will work with .NET code; a forthcoming version will be adopt for the Win32 code.

SLP Server : This server product will come with Standard and Enterprise editions. A product that will allow ISVs to host their own servers and create software licenses — machine-based, time-based (for software subscriptions and trials), user-based and/or feature-based — for their products

SLP Online Service : This service will allow the partners allows partners to do all of their license management without hosting their own servers. Microsoft is planning to deliver three levels of service (Basic, Standard and Enterprise) to partners on a yearly subscription basis. The company also plans to give free subscription to the SLP Online Service Basic edition for the members of MSDN premium subscriptions.

Future Windows Releases

In Dec 2006, Microsoft has got notable points which will include in the next releases of Windows. But Microsoft doesn’t release these feature officially. It seems they feel some of the feature that users are most interested.

Among some of the more interesting items on the honed feedback-request list:

• Integrated antivirus
• Inclusion of a completely vector-based graphical-user interface
• Multi-session Remote Desktop
• Session-restore feature for Internet Explorer 7
• Capability for other Windows PCs to act as Media Center Extenders
• ISO/BIN system-image support
• Download manager for Internet Explorer
• Replace error ID number with plain language explanation