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Office 2010 Beta: a first look review
Reviews As a result you'll find there are few obvious changes between the Technical Preview and the beta. If you've been using the Technical Preview, then the beta is a must-have update. The Technical Preview was a big step forward, but the beta ups the...
[November 18, 2009, 17:00]
Internet Explorer 8 beta: a first look review
Reviews Our system crashed during the reboot and had to be manually restarted (but remember, this is a beta). Although Internet Explorer 8 is a public beta, it's primarily aimed at developers. Perhaps acknowledging its declining market share among internet...
[March 7, 2008, 7:22]
Microsoft AntiSpyware (Beta): a first look
Talkback The software is in beta. The whole purpose of beta is to have these types of issues found and resolved. Regarding a Java app not working after installing this, I have two comments: So far, Microsoft has made barely any changes to the program since...
[January 12, 2005, 3:40]
Internet Explorer 7 Beta: a first look review
Reviews But Internet Explorer 7 for XP Beta isn't a Mozilla Firefox killer -- far from it. Unfortunately, the tabbed browsing feature in this beta is still clunky, and one of the best new features (the RSS icon lights up whenever a page has subscription...
[July 27, 2005, 23:55]
Google Chrome 2.0 pre-beta: a first look review
Reviews Now a pre-beta of Google 2.0 (build 2.0.156.1) is doing the rounds. To revert to a more stable channel, say from Dev to Beta, you'll need to reinstall Chrome and run the Channel Changer again. Chrome is already a fast browser (especially when...
[January 16, 2009, 6:42]
Beta release moves a step closer to Firefox 3.5
News Firefox is vying with Apple's Safari 4 beta and Google's Chrome for the best JavaScript performance, a factor that is important for the new generation of sophisticated websites such as Google Docs and or Facebook applications.
[March 13, 2009, 7:29]
Internet Explorer 8 beta 2: a first look review
Reviews The user interface hasn't changed much since Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1, except to add a Security pull-down menu between Page and Tools on the main toolbar. With the public release of its second beta, Microsoft said it intends for the Internet...
[August 28, 2008, 8:27]
Windows Vista beta 2: a first look review
Reviews Since beta 2 is not ready for prime time, you should install it on a new partition or on a non-production PC. For a detailed look inside, see our Windows Vista beta 2 screenshot gallery. New in Windows Vista beta 2 is a fully fleshed out help and...
[May 24, 2006, 8:00]
Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2: a first look review
Reviews We installed Beta 2 on Windows XP Professional inside a VMWare virtual machine, although Microsoft offers prebuilt Virtual PC images if you're using its own virtualisation system. Whether the lack of stable development tools for many of Vista's new...
[October 5, 2007, 14:35]
A Year Ago: NT 5.0 public beta due next week
News When Microsoft Corp.releases the first public beta version of Windows NT 5.0 next week -- its new network operating system -- you'll hear the distinctive sound of a bullet being loaded into the chamber.
[September 22, 1998, 6:27]
Exchange 2010 beta: a first look review
Reviews Exchange Server 2010 is set to be released later this year and we've been taking a look at the public beta. Although it's only a first beta, Exchange Server 2010 is very polished and appears close to completion, so we don’t expect much to change in...
[June 15, 2009, 13:30]
Google Earth (beta): a first look review
Reviews Google has recently released a beta version of its 3D mapping application that builds upon the Keyhole 2 LT application it acquired in 2004. It allows you to zoom from space right down to your city, take a virtual tour of the globe, or share what...
[July 11, 2005, 9:30]
Microsoft AntiSpyware (Beta): a first look review
Reviews If Microsoft should offer a commercial product before this date, the license for this beta version will expire. The beta version of Microsoft AntiSpyware is a first step in the right direction -- but others, such as server-based solutions, must...
[January 11, 2005, 12:10]
Internet Explorer 7 Beta: a first look
Talkback I don't care if the tabbed browsing is "a little clunky" or the RSS doesn't work properly.as long as it is THERE in the Beta. Beta versions of software (even Beta1) may only be intended for developers to get to grips with the basics of the...
[August 11, 2005, 16:31]
Internet Explorer 7 Beta: a first look
Talkback You didn't get into the nitty gritty of anything in particular, just commented about how "since it's still beta, it gives the other browsers more time to gain users". What a crappy first look. Of course, though, you can't perform a neutral...
[July 29, 2005, 14:09]
I started using Windows 7 Beta a few months ago
Talkback I started using Windows 7 Beta a few months ago and in my opinion it’s pretty good. It is much quicker and programs don't lag when you have a lot of stuff working at once. It is still too early to know what kind of problems may come up in the...
[October 24, 2009, 11:57]
I started using Windows 7 Beta a few months ago
Talkback I started using Windows 7 Beta a few months ago and in my opinion it’s pretty good. It is much quicker and programs don't lag when you have a lot of stuff working at once. It is still too early to know what kind of problems may come up in the...
[October 22, 2009, 21:16]
A Year Ago: IE 5.0 beta released to the public
News Microsoft released the beta-test version of its next-generation browser, Internet Explorer 5.0, to the public Wednesday -- giving a first glimpse of the features users will see in the final product, due in early 1999.
[November 5, 1999, 6:11]
Internet Explorer 7 Beta: a first look
Talkback There are a bunch of failed profestionals that are in the anything but microsoft camp this is the kind of twaddle I expect from the 'new media sheep' groupies - LAMP is the Holy Grail, and slogans like "if it aint Macromedia it aint worth s#!
[August 2, 2005, 18:18]
Internet Explorer 7 Beta: a first look
Talkback It's a sheer waste of time of the visitors of your site. Useless description. Much better reviews are at http://www.flexbeta.net/main/articles.php? action=show&id=102&perpage=1&pagenum=1 and http://www.clothedandy.com/Writings/IE%207%20Beta%201/
[July 29, 2005, 15:07]
