Microsoft’s new surface computer brings up memories of the movie Minority Report (2002) where Tom Cruise used a computer pinned to the wall to look up locations of future criminals.

I’m glad the technology has now reached the consumer market and there’s no better company to inject this in the living room, board room, classrooms, etc. than Microsoft. They are very good in making consumers buy this product no matter what.

I hope they come up with a remote control attached to fingertips to make the experience better.

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Windows Build 6001 Service Pack 1, v113 (commonly called Windows Vista SP1) was spotted during Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) in LA last week and was instantly picked up by Gizmodo.

I have no doubt Microsoft is going to release Windows Vista Service Pack 1 as earlier promised despite speculations that Microsoft is going to release update incrementally through their Windows Vista update feature.

This is a how to guide for enabling or disabling User Access Control (UAC) in Windows Vista. Below are the steps:

Step 1: Go to Windows Vista Control Panel by clicking on the link found in the start menu.

This is a how to guide for activating Windows Vista after upgrading it to a new Windows Vista Version (Basic, Home Premium, Business, Enterprise, Ultimate). Usually this happens whenever you purchase a computer with pre-loaded Windows Vista Home or Home Premium and would like to install Business, Enterprise or Ultimate editions:

Activating Windows Vista is required to keep your operating system running with all its functionalities since missing the required time to activate Vista would automatically disable a lof of features rendering Windows Vista useless.

Step 1: Go to Windows Vista Control Panel by clicking on the link found in the start menu.

Microsoft is going after Linux with a series of patent violations which Microsoft apparently own. Linus Torvalds, creator of Linux has this to say: Linus goes on to say that “it’s certainly a lot more likely that Microsoft violates patents than Linux does.” Linus says that if the source code for Windows was reviewed in the same way that Linux has, Microsoft would also be facing patent violations.

Virtualization is an important part of any organization especially in IT departments and IT decision makers to evaluate and assess software compatibilities, performance and other factors for software deployment and usage.

Virtualization is the abstraction of computer resources to use one physical hardware to host one or multiple logical environments frm server, operating system, application or storage device.

This is a how to guide for installing Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 RC2 on Windows Vista Enterprise Edition:

Once you have the installer of Virtual Server 2005, go and find setup executable and right click on the file and choose Run as Administrator. There are a number of problems that can be encountered when administrative rights for applications is not elevated; for our installation, we would want to be on the safe side.

The different versions of Windows Vista that is commonly publicized and compared upon are Windows Vista Basic, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Business and Windows Vista Ultimate. Fortunately there is another version of Windows Vista called the Enterprise edition which is a super set of Windows Vista Business aimed for developers, IT managers, architects and IT decision makers.

Protection

The enterprise edition provides a higher level of data protection through its hardware-based encryption technology. Compatibility of applications is wider than most versions given the importance of enabling organizations with single worldwide deployment.

Enterprise edition also has Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption which protects data from a lost computer ensuring safety for the organization.

I was told of a cool site featuring how Microsoft defy all challenges in different technologies. The site is rich in great video and animation. Below are the screenshots:

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Microsoft is not going to buy Yahoo but reports indicating that the two giants are in talks of a possible buyout is not an act to generate buzz among themselves; but a legitimate win it all vision for both of them. Microsoft is behind Google and their barrage of online services from MSN to Live have not closed the gap between these two companies; buying an established company like Yahoo should be no brainer as it could instantly keep them within striking distance of Google.

The buyout is not going to happen