Month: July 2011

Microsoft offers Windows Embedded Compact 7 certification exam

Microsoft announced a certification exam it says can validate the skills and experience of Windows Embedded Compact 7 developers, awarding them MCTS (Microsoft Certification Technology Specialist) status. The Microsoft Windows Embedded Compact 7 Development exam, #70-181, is available now, the company says.   Best Microsoft MCTS Training, Microsoft MCITP Training at certkingdom.com The exam, whose […]

Microsoft drops patch support for Windows Vista Service Pack 1

Vista mainstream support ends for good next year Microsoft  dropped support for Windows Vista Service Pack 1 this week, and recommended that Vista users buy Windows 7 or upgrade to the most recent version of Vista.   Best Microsoft MCTS Training, Microsoft MCITP Training at certkingdom.com There were two Vista service packs. Support for the […]

Microsoft COO Goes on Competitor-Bashing Spree

For his annual keynote at the Microsoft Wordwide Partner Conference, taking place this week in Los Angeles, Microsoft Chief Operating Officer Kevin Turner wasted little time challenging Microsoft’s many competitors. He flouted the supposed weaknesses of Cisco, IBM, Google, Oracle and others, letting attendees know that Microsoft is gunning for these companies’ business. Microsoft MCTS […]

Microsoft: Buy Windows 7 today, keep same PC for Windows 8 upgrade

Microsoft may lower hardware requirements for Windows 8 Any computer running Windows 7 will be upgradable to Windows 8, Microsoft said today while pledging to keep hardware requirements level or even lower when the next version of Windows comes out.   Best Microsoft MCTS Training, Microsoft MCITP Training at certkingdom.com IN PICTURES: The 11 hottest […]

Microsoft plans big Skype/Lync integration

Ballmer promises Lync won’t be harmed by Skype purchase Skype will be thoroughly integrated with Microsoft’s Lync communications software, assuming regulators approve the $8.5 billion acquisition, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said this week.   Best Microsoft MCTS Training, Microsoft MCITP Training at certkingdom.com   Lync, which is being sold both as a server product and […]

7 free Windows tune-up tools and tips

You don’t need to spend money to keep a Windows computer running in top form. Here’s how to fix, clean and maintain Windows using programs you can download now for free. The following software and tips generally apply to Windows 7, Vista and XP, and are listed in the order you should use them for […]

Microsoft Rolls Dice Hopes For (Windows) 7 And (IE) 8

After taking a lot of flak for Windows Vista, Microsoft has recently released beta versions of two of its most popular products–Windows and Internet Explorer–in an attempt to recover lost ground.   Best Microsoft MCTS Training, Microsoft MCITP Training at certkingdom.com   The past few years have not been easy for Microsoft. The company that’s […]

The iPad goes to war

iPads and other ‘consumer’ tablets are becoming standard tools in the battlefield — and may migrate to other high-stress work It’s not often you hear a defense contractor promoting “consumer” devices such as the iPad, but in the last few weeks, military manufacturer Harris Corporation has been pitching to journalists the iPad’s utility in the […]

Let’s face it: HTML5 is no app dev panacea

Don’t believe the hype: building serious applications still takes more than mere Web markup Nothing frustrates a professional developer more than hearing someone describe themselves as “an HTML programmer.” Coding Web pages with markup has about as much to do with real programming as writing a menu has to do with cooking a meal. But […]

The fall and rise of Microsoft Silverlight

Before hitching up with Windows Phone and Windows 8, Microsoft’s cross-platform rich Internet application framework gets a modest upgrade Microsoft Silverlight has had a topsy-turvy year. Apparently doomed or at least marginalized by HTML5, Silverlight found a foothold in Windows Phone and has more recently emerged as a key component of the Jupiter application framework […]

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