Microsoft Morro Antivirus screenshots leaked.
After Microsoft pulled the plug on it’s OneCare product line it announced that it would be re-releasing the antivirus product as a free product before the end of 2009. Microsoft already offers AntiMalware in the way of Windows Defender, considering the fact that even though sales of OneCare wasn’t that great, in many AV tests OneCare rated in the top 3 so the fact Microsoft is basically repackaging it and releasing it for free no strings attached should give Norton, McAfee and the other Antivirus makers that seem to just release more and more bloated software year after year a nice run for their money.
According to Janice Chaffin, president of Symantec’s Consumer Division, “Microsoft’s free product is basically a stripped down version of the OneCare product Microsoft pulled from the shelves. A full Internet security suite is what consumers require today to stay fully protected.” which I find to be COMPLETE AND UTTER BULL.
As a computer technician, and network engineer let me just break it down for you. Microsoft already has a “Suite”.
Firewalls have been built in to XP and Vista, in fact Vista supports bi-directional filtering. But even when it comes down to this it doesn’t really matter to the average consumer sitting behind their linksys router NAT’d and firewall’d already so why do we need additional firewalling? Oh ya so that Norton can randomly screw up and blog mail and messenger and other oddities that I’ve seen over the past 3 years.
AntiPhishing… last I checked this was built into IE8
AntiMalware… Windows Defender in Vista and Windows 7
AntiSpam… Windows Mail / Outlook already have spam filters and their constantly getting better.
and now Microsoft is moving Morro to be a free Antivirus to complete the security “Suite” as the Norton and Mcaffee schills continue to sound their “we’re better because you pay for us” Bulls*it. The fact of the matter is in the modern day and age if you do your windows updates, and run a basic free antivirus your pretty much as safe as you ever will be, What Norton and the big Antivirus manufaturers want is to scare consumers into thinking they need their bloated slow and useless software when the simple fact is.
Ok i’ve rambled for long enough, on to the goodies care of neowin for the leak. Remember Morro will apparently be releasing for free before the end of 2009 to work side by side with Windows Defender (hence the similar look).
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Microsoft Morro Antivirus screenshots leaked.
After Microsoft pulled the plug on it’s OneCare product line it announced that it would be re-releasing the antivirus product as a free product before the end of 2009. Microsoft already offers AntiMalware in the way of Windows Defender, considering the fact that even though sales of OneCare wasn’t that great, in many AV tests OneCare rated in the top 3 so the fact Microsoft is basically repackaging it and releasing it for free no strings attached should give Norton, McAfee and the other Antivirus makers that seem to just release more and more bloated software year after year a nice run for their money.
According to Janice Chaffin, president of Symantec’s Consumer Division, “Microsoft’s free product is basically a stripped down version of the OneCare product Microsoft pulled from the shelves. A full Internet security suite is what consumers require today to stay fully protected.” which I find to be COMPLETE AND UTTER BULL.
As a computer technician, and network engineer let me just break it down for you. Microsoft already has a “Suite”.
Firewalls have been built in to XP and Vista, in fact Vista supports bi-directional filtering. But even when it comes down to this it doesn’t really matter to the average consumer sitting behind their linksys router NAT’d and firewall’d already so why do we need additional firewalling? Oh ya so that Norton can randomly screw up and blog mail and messenger and other oddities that I’ve seen over the past 3 years.
AntiPhishing… last I checked this was built into IE8
AntiMalware… Windows Defender in Vista and Windows 7
AntiSpam… Windows Mail / Outlook already have spam filters and their constantly getting better.
and now Microsoft is moving Morro to be a free Antivirus to complete the security “Suite” as the Norton and Mcaffee schills continue to sound their “we’re better because you pay for us” Bulls*it. The fact of the matter is in the modern day and age if you do your windows updates, and run a basic free antivirus your pretty much as safe as you ever will be, What Norton and the big Antivirus manufaturers want is to scare consumers into thinking they need their bloated slow and useless software when the simple fact is.
Ok i’ve rambled for long enough, on to the goodies care of neowin for the leak. Remember Morro will apparently be releasing for free before the end of 2009 to work side by side with Windows Defender (hence the similar look).
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Microsoft’s list of “changes” in Windows 7 RC1
Ok as I said I would do I am reposting the basic features already acknoledged by Microsoft to have been changed and posted by Gizmodo this list actually combines the main lists from Microsoft and some small things that Gizmodo noticed changed. I hope Giz won’t mind me borrowing it if they do they can always shoot me a note, as always thats why I source my info 
Anyways here’s the list fellow visitors For those of you who haven’t already torrented it and found most of the changes already LOL. (Yes 7100 is on bittorrent and just about every nzb site.)
Desktop and User Interface:
• Gadget view options
In the Windows 7 beta it was impossible to separate desktop icons from gadgets under the View setting available by right-clicking on the desktop. Now there is the option to hide just your gadgets or just your desktop icons.Keyboard Shortcuts:
• Windows Flip (ALT + TAB) with Aero Peek
Aero Peek is now enabled for Windows Flip (or more commonly known as ALT + TAB).• Improved Windows Logo + # keyboard shortcut
Pressing Windows Logo + # (where # corresponds to an item’s order in the taskbar) in the beta would only launch the program in Windows 7. In the release candidate, it can both launch and switch between Windows. For example, if IE wasn’t running and the second item on the taskbar, Windows Logo + 2 will launch the program. If IE is running with a single window, the same shortcut will now switch to the program. When IE is running with several windows or tabs, holding down the Windows Logo and tapping the 2 key repeatedly will actually cycle through the open IE items off the taskbar (with Aero Peek). Letting go simply switches to the corresponding window. It works really similarly to the ALT +TAB shortcut.Multitouch:
• Aero Peek for touch
First, the taskbar’s thumbnails now support a gesture so you can drag your finger across the taskbar and it will trigger Aero Peek. The Show Desktop button is improved so a press-and-hold will allow the customer to peek at the desktop. A regular tap still allows you to switch over.• Windows Explorer
Multi-touch zoom is now enabled for Windows Explorer.Power Options:
• Faster access to High Performance power plan
Clicking on the battery icon in the taskbar notification area offers two different power plans: Balanced and Power saver. Windows 7 laptops are configured to use the Balanced by default. Now in the popout menu, you can see all three options.Taskbar:
• Increased taskbar space
There is even more increased space on the taskbar now. The release candidate will feature 24-39% more icons before the taskbar scrolls (depending upon resolution, icon size and the default notification area).• Increased flexibility and changes to Jump Lists
When there are too many things pinned to Jump Lists, it defeats the whole purpose of easy access. Jump Lists now only automatically suggest the first 10 items (there is still the option to customize the length of the list).Now you can also pin files and folders to programs that are not handle that file type. Pinning the item in most cases will create a new registration so that launching it from the Jump List will always open the file with that specific program (ex. a pinned HTML file to Notepad will always open the file in Notepad).
The Control Panel jump list will now list your most recent items.
• Newly installed programs
When a program is installed, it automatically and temporarily surfaces at the bottom of the Start Menu. It lets the user see it, giving them the option to launch it or drag it to the taskbar.User Account Control:
• Increased security
There will be two changes to the release candidate to UAC settings. The first change is that the UAC control panel will run in a “high integrity” process (thus requiring elevation). The second change will now prompt for a confirmation when you are changing the level of UAC.
Source: Gizmodo
Microsoft’s list of “changes” in Windows 7 RC1
Ok as I said I would do I am reposting the basic features already acknoledged by Microsoft to have been changed and posted by Gizmodo this list actually combines the main lists from Microsoft and some small things that Gizmodo noticed changed. I hope Giz won’t mind me borrowing it if they do they can always shoot me a note, as always thats why I source my info Anyways here’s the list fellow visitors For those of you who haven’t already torrented it and found most of the changes already LOL. (Yes 7100 is on bittorrent and just about every nzb site.)
Desktop and User Interface:
• Gadget view options
In the Windows 7 beta it was impossible to separate desktop icons from gadgets under the View setting available by right-clicking on the desktop. Now there is the option to hide just your gadgets or just your desktop icons.Keyboard Shortcuts:
• Windows Flip (ALT + TAB) with Aero Peek
Aero Peek is now enabled for Windows Flip (or more commonly known as ALT + TAB).• Improved Windows Logo + # keyboard shortcut
Pressing Windows Logo + # (where # corresponds to an item’s order in the taskbar) in the beta would only launch the program in Windows 7. In the release candidate, it can both launch and switch between Windows. For example, if IE wasn’t running and the second item on the taskbar, Windows Logo + 2 will launch the program. If IE is running with a single window, the same shortcut will now switch to the program. When IE is running with several windows or tabs, holding down the Windows Logo and tapping the 2 key repeatedly will actually cycle through the open IE items off the taskbar (with Aero Peek). Letting go simply switches to the corresponding window. It works really similarly to the ALT +TAB shortcut.Multitouch:
• Aero Peek for touch
First, the taskbar’s thumbnails now support a gesture so you can drag your finger across the taskbar and it will trigger Aero Peek. The Show Desktop button is improved so a press-and-hold will allow the customer to peek at the desktop. A regular tap still allows you to switch over.• Windows Explorer
Multi-touch zoom is now enabled for Windows Explorer.Power Options:
• Faster access to High Performance power plan
Clicking on the battery icon in the taskbar notification area offers two different power plans: Balanced and Power saver. Windows 7 laptops are configured to use the Balanced by default. Now in the popout menu, you can see all three options.Taskbar:
• Increased taskbar space
There is even more increased space on the taskbar now. The release candidate will feature 24-39% more icons before the taskbar scrolls (depending upon resolution, icon size and the default notification area).• Increased flexibility and changes to Jump Lists
When there are too many things pinned to Jump Lists, it defeats the whole purpose of easy access. Jump Lists now only automatically suggest the first 10 items (there is still the option to customize the length of the list).Now you can also pin files and folders to programs that are not handle that file type. Pinning the item in most cases will create a new registration so that launching it from the Jump List will always open the file with that specific program (ex. a pinned HTML file to Notepad will always open the file in Notepad).
The Control Panel jump list will now list your most recent items.
• Newly installed programs
When a program is installed, it automatically and temporarily surfaces at the bottom of the Start Menu. It lets the user see it, giving them the option to launch it or drag it to the taskbar.User Account Control:
• Increased security
There will be two changes to the release candidate to UAC settings. The first change is that the UAC control panel will run in a “high integrity” process (thus requiring elevation). The second change will now prompt for a confirmation when you are changing the level of UAC.
Source: Gizmodo
Windows 7 RC1 Gets surprise new features!
Well the day is hear, ok it’s not RTM but Microsoft’s RC1 of Windows 7 has released and oh boy theirs some goodies inside. Personally I wasn’t expecting anything new for the Release Candidate of Windows 7 but apparently Microsoft didn’t want us to be disappointed with just a few bug fixes and included some odd yet awesome enhancements. No the “Windows 7 new user interface” wasn’t included that has been rumored to be coming, then again most people agree if that does make it into Windows 7 (any significant Windows UI changes) they will hold it off until the last moment with internal testing and finally RTM.
One quick new feature as Gizmodo pointed out earlier is the awesome new backgrounds that are both odd yet entertaining especially coming from Microsoft who’s normally very well… stuckup, but then again maybe their background choice group is being entertaining I mean first the “Beta” fish and now we have wacky backgrounds in our first Release Candidate.
Windows 7 Release Candidate.
1’s other noticeable feature is the fact that you can now stream your Media Library to other computers. It’s all covered via Windows Media Player’s Remote Media Sharing. It allows you to stream your media over the Internet via your Windows Live ID that you associate with your Windows 7 user account via a small downloadable file (wow Microsoft really isn’t including anything excess to protect from those antitrust buzzards aren’t they). But as other tech junkies have pointed out this should also allow them to leave the possibility of it being extended later to cover signings via OpenID or other services. Both your Main PC and your other PCs that your trying to share the library with need the same version of Windows Media Player, but once that’s done and both are using the same Live ID or your on a Live ID that you’ve shared your library with (yes you can share it). The library will be accessible via the “Other Libraries” right below your own local library on that computer and can be browsed and used just like the standard library. Definitely a big bitch slap to the iTunes lovers that think their bonafide text list is nice (Sorry guys I’m a zune marketplace lover).
If that wasn’t an awesome enough feature apparently Microsoft decided that sneaking in a nice home user feature wasn’t fare without also adding a secretish feature for the Workstation crew and to make all those business users that shunned Vista happy. A full Windows XP Mode is included with Windows 7 for those stubborn business apps that just refuse to get updated to work with the latest operating systems and API’s. It basically takes your app and runs it inside of a complete Windows XP virtual environment so that it has 100% windows xp compatability. The downside I suppose you could call is that that like the above sharing mode that WMP got, theirs a small download required to activate this feature, a small price to pay for full compatability. Personally I hope both items are included on the final RTM dvd, as their both pretty solid ideas with great potential for making lots of people happy.
Customization seems to be the other thing they decided to take a tap at and as you can see below, courtesy of Gizmodo there’s some pretty wicked and well trippy backgrounds that I truely pray aren’t a joke and do indeed make their way into RTM along with hopefully more, as I know I love the second one and people in my office and home have already picked their favorite Wacky Desktops. I suppose the only features that seems to still not be present that has me a bit upset that fits into this category, is the Desktop RSS feed editable via a decent builtin control panel page, and the ability to also easily set the logon ui without third party tools or having to edit the registry 
But hey we still probably have RC2 and RTM to go
That’s just the latest features to be discovered lets not forget the extensive list of previously mentioned updated features in RC1, as well as the tweaks to aeropeek, and general improvements and bug swashes that took place since the last beta. I’ll repost the list on a post soon of all the other features that Microsoft says they adjusted since the last beta into RC1.
Windows 7 RC1 Gets surprise new features!
Well the day is hear, ok it’s not RTM but Microsoft’s RC1 of Windows 7 has released and oh boy theirs some goodies inside. Personally I wasn’t expecting anything new for the Release Candidate of Windows 7 but apparently Microsoft didn’t want us to be disappointed with just a few bug fixes and included some odd yet awesome enhancements. No the “Windows 7 new user interface” wasn’t included that has been rumored to be coming, then again most people agree if that does make it into Windows 7 (any significant Windows UI changes) they will hold it off until the last moment with internal testing and finally RTM.
One quick new feature as Gizmodo pointed out earlier is the awesome new backgrounds that are both odd yet entertaining especially coming from Microsoft who’s normally very well… stuckup, but then again maybe their background choice group is being entertaining I mean first the “Beta” fish and now we have wacky backgrounds in our first Release Candidate.
Windows 7 Release Candidate.
1’s other noticeable feature is the fact that you can now stream your Media Library to other computers. It’s all covered via Windows Media Player’s Remote Media Sharing. It allows you to stream your media over the Internet via your Windows Live ID that you associate with your Windows 7 user account via a small downloadable file (wow Microsoft really isn’t including anything excess to protect from those antitrust buzzards aren’t they). But as other tech junkies have pointed out this should also allow them to leave the possibility of it being extended later to cover signings via OpenID or other services. Both your Main PC and your other PCs that your trying to share the library with need the same version of Windows Media Player, but once that’s done and both are using the same Live ID or your on a Live ID that you’ve shared your library with (yes you can share it). The library will be accessible via the “Other Libraries” right below your own local library on that computer and can be browsed and used just like the standard library. Definitely a big bitch slap to the iTunes lovers that think their bonafide text list is nice (Sorry guys I’m a zune marketplace lover).
If that wasn’t an awesome enough feature apparently Microsoft decided that sneaking in a nice home user feature wasn’t fare without also adding a secretish feature for the Workstation crew and to make all those business users that shunned Vista happy. A full Windows XP Mode is included with Windows 7 for those stubborn business apps that just refuse to get updated to work with the latest operating systems and API’s. It basically takes your app and runs it inside of a complete Windows XP virtual environment so that it has 100% windows xp compatability. The downside I suppose you could call is that that like the above sharing mode that WMP got, theirs a small download required to activate this feature, a small price to pay for full compatability. Personally I hope both items are included on the final RTM dvd, as their both pretty solid ideas with great potential for making lots of people happy.
Customization seems to be the other thing they decided to take a tap at and as you can see below, courtesy of Gizmodo there’s some pretty wicked and well trippy backgrounds that I truely pray aren’t a joke and do indeed make their way into RTM along with hopefully more, as I know I love the second one and people in my office and home have already picked their favorite Wacky Desktops. I suppose the only features that seems to still not be present that has me a bit upset that fits into this category, is the Desktop RSS feed editable via a decent builtin control panel page, and the ability to also easily set the logon ui without third party tools or having to edit the registry But hey we still probably have RC2 and RTM to go
That’s just the latest features to be discovered lets not forget the extensive list of previously mentioned updated features in RC1, as well as the tweaks to aeropeek, and general improvements and bug swashes that took place since the last beta. I’ll repost the list on a post soon of all the other features that Microsoft says they adjusted since the last beta into RC1.
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Magic Video Converter can convert and split almost any media format (Look at Supported Files) such as AVI, MPEG, MPEG 1, MPEG 2, MPEG 4, VCD, DVD, SVCD, RMVB, RM, and WMV and some new format such as .flv which is used on youtube, h.264, .mkv etc. Besides, it is compatible with DVD burning which is very easy to use. You can also create burning menu with it.
Magic Video Converter is a program that is very easy to use, it’s simple and has a great interface. It works great with WIndows Vista.
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Magic Video Converter can convert to following files:
-3GP
-AAC
-AC3
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-ASF
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-MOV
-MP2
-MP3
-MP4
-MPEG
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-SWF
-WAV
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Magic Video Converter supports following files:
.3gp……………………… - 3GPP Files and 3GPP2 Files
.aac……………………… - AAC Files
.ac3……………………… - Raw AC3 Files
.amr……………………… - AMR Audio Files
.avi……………………… - AVI Files
.cmf……………………… - Casio Movie Format Files
.dv or .dif……………….. - DV Video Files
.flv……………………… - Flv files (youtube)
.gif……………………… - Animated GIF Files
.h261…………………….. - Raw h261 Files
.h261 or h.264…………….. - Raw h264 Video Files
.m4a or .mp4a……………… - MPEG-4 Audio Files
.m4v……………………… - Raw MPEG4 Video Files
.mjpg or .mjpeg……………. - MJPEG Video Files
.mkv……………………… - Matroska Files
.mov or .qt……………….. - QuickTime Files
.mp2……………………… - MP2 Files
.mp3……………………… - MP3 Files
.mp4……………………… - MPEG-4 Files
.mpc or .mpp………………. - Mousepack Audio Files
.mpg, .mpeg, .mpa, .dat or .vob - MPEG Files
.nut……………………… - NUT Files
.ogg……………………… - Ogg Vorbis Files
.rm or .rmvb………………. - Real Media Files
.str……………………… - Old PlayStation Files
.swf……………………… - Macromedia Flash Files
.ts or .trp……………….. - HDTV Transport Stream Files
.wav, .au or .aiff…………. - WAV Files
.viv……………………… - VIV Files
.wma, wmv or .asf………….. - Windows Media Files
.yuv……………………… - Raw Video Files Read more
Photoshop goes Online
Photoshop, long considered the standard in image editing software, has moved online in a big way. Mimicking a move, a la Google, Adobe, the creator of Photoshop software has launched Photoshop Express Online Beta. The web 2.0 style website offers the user a comprehensive set of editing tools and features to manipulate photos to your heart’s content. While similar services from Picnik gives you the basic tools for editing, Photoshop online incorporates the basics along with advanced tools only found within the Photoshop family. The online service may not cannibalize the sales of the desktop Photoshop software but will present a challenge to competitors in the online photo editing space.
The service works well over broadband connections and uses Flash to produce a fluid experience for the user. Beyond simple photo editing, Photoshop Online also provides 2GB of storage space for the user to host photos. The service can automatically create stunning album galleries for viewing on the web and offers direct connection to other services such as Facebook and Picasa.
The best part of the whole deal, like many other web 2.0 services, Photoshop online is offered at the irresistible price of free. While future upgrades may be offered at a nominal charge, the current application should be sufficient for the average user.
http://www.photoshop.com/express
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