http://www.ms-next.net Microsoft's Next Technology Focus Wed, 24 Oct 2007 08:37:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We are pleased to announce the release of the remaining 19 languages packs for Windows Vista Ultimate. This Ultimate Extras release brings the total number of language packs for use with Windows Vista Multilingual User Interface Pack (MUI) to 35. Windows Vista Ultimate enables users install multiple languages on their ... http://www.ms-next.net/2007/10/24/remaining-ultimate-extra-language-packs-released/ Ever since Vista was released, there has been discussion of when Microsoft would deliver SP1, and whether or not that delivery would be a significant milestone in the OS's development. Microsoft has downplayed the importance of Vista service packs for months, arguing that Vista is "high quality right out of ... http://www.ms-next.net/2007/10/17/windows-update-spoof-allows-early-download-of-vista-sp1/                                                                                                                                                                                         If you've been in the work force for 20 years or more, you can remember a time when the pace of business-and life in general-was quite a bit slower than it is today. Back then we read newspapers and magazines and watched the network news to stay informed. ... http://www.ms-next.net/2007/10/17/bill-gates-the-age-of-software-powered-communications/ These past couple of months since our last release, we asked ourselves, “What can we do to make SkyDrive even better?” The most obvious answer is something that our users have asked us to do: give out more storage. We’re excited to announce that we’re doubling everyone’s storage to 1 ... http://www.ms-next.net/2007/10/12/windows-live-skydrive-rise-to-1gb/ In my previous post, the focus of attention was our new Office 2008 User Experience.  For this post, I will turn the focus to another area that I am deeply passionate about --- Microsoft Word 2008.  At MacBU, many of us have the great fortune to work on multiple ... http://www.ms-next.net/2007/10/11/word-2008-word-publishing-layout-view/ I went along to Microsoft’s Cardinal Place today to sit in with a few familar faces (you know who you are!) and listen to the team talk about a number of OEM topics such as Windows Server 2008, Office Ready PC, and combatting illegal licensing. One of the Partners wanted to ... http://www.ms-next.net/2007/10/11/downgrading-vista-to-xp/ "These items haven't garnered the same kind of press attention, hype and word-of-mouth as the others, but they're nonetheless important -- maybe very important -- to your network." 10. The Print Management Console (PMC). This was originally released with Windows Server 2003 R2. But unlike the R2 release, it's a ... http://www.ms-next.net/2007/10/10/top-10-overlooked-features-of-windows-server-2008/ Last Wednesday was our general “ZBB” target for the Office 2008 project, a major milestone on the road to release and something we’ve been pushing hard for over the past several months. We saw some fantastic surging by the development team to clear out backlogged product issues late into Wednesday ... http://www.ms-next.net/2007/10/10/update-on-office-2008-progress/ The first version of Windows Home Server (WHS) is barely out the door, but Microsoft already is readying another set of fixes to launch in November, as well as the next “minor” release, which it is calling “UR1,” for Update Release 1. The WeGotServed site served up a great Q&A ... http://www.ms-next.net/2007/10/09/windows-home-server-team-readies-next-ur1-release/ Windows lives and dies by its service packs. I can't recall the last initial release of any Windows product that didn't have at least some problems. Microsoft has often used the service packs for some serious after-release polishing of the OS. In the case of Windows XP, the first service ... http://www.ms-next.net/2007/10/09/windows-vista-sp1-beta-positive-review/