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Outlook – Bing Travel Planner add-in beta

Microsoft propose an add-in for Outlook to help you planning travel. This add-in includes search for plane, hotel or car based on Bing Travel service. The search is done directly from Outlook and will provide you the best travel plan based on a high volume of data (airfare, hotel rate…) You can download it from

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Internet Explorer – Testing IE 9 beta without problem

If you want to test IE 9 beta but are not sure about the compatibility with your web sites or web application, you can use the tool IETester (http://www.my-debugbar.com/wiki/IETester/HomePage) This tool can also help you to validate your rendering   Thanks to Patrick Guimonet to remind me it

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Internet Explorer – IE 9 has a download manager

Microsoft has now included on IE a download manager. When a you start a download, IE will ask you what do you want to do (as usual, SAVE or RUN) but no more with a ‘pop up’ Window. You have an action bar on the bottom. For security reason, IE will scan the download; to

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Internet Explorer – IE 9 beta first feedback

I just installed IE 9 beta, and as first feedback I have to say it’s very quick to install it; quicker than IE 8. Another feedback, displaying a web site is also quicker than with previous IE version (and also lot of others, to not say all, browser). As part of the new features, you

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Windows Home Server – Next version in beta

Windows Home Server is part of a long-term vision by Microsoft to create a new platform for the home. Windows Home Server helps families and home-based businesses with multiple computers to organize, share, and automatically back up photos, videos, music, and other important documents. With over 130,000 registered Microsoft Connect users, there is a stong

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Windows Live – New beta version

A new beta version of the next Windows Live Essentials has been delivered. Some of the more visible changes you’ll see in today’s update: Performance and quality of service improvements Facebook chat in Messenger Quick previews and improved tree view in Photo Gallery Flickr video publishing and Snapshot in Movie Maker More info at http://windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/archive/2010/08/17/windows-live-essentials-2011-beta-refresh.aspx

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Windows Small Business – Next version in beta

Microsoft has announced the beta program for the next version of Windows Small Business Server (SBS), codename Aurora. Windows Small Business Server Codename “Aurora” is part of the greatly anticipated next generation of awarded winning Windows Small Business Server, and represents a significant departure from our traditional on premise version because Aurora will be Microsoft’s

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