It has been leaked to the internet and made available for download via Torrent, but finally the first Beta package of Windows 7 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 is now available for download directly from Microsoft TechNet Evaluation Center. The Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Betas are concurrent releases packaged together in a single download. Among the benefits of running Windows 7 and…

Windows 7 might probably be the best Microsoft operating system so far, boosted with its first service pack scheduled to be released soon. But there are already rumors that Microsoft started working on Windows 8 which the confidential details have been leaked to the internet. Though MS has not confirmed the authenticity yet, some MS fans are excited about how Windows 8 will look like. In fact, the first video…

The newest version of one of the popular web browsers, Mozilla Firefox, is now out for beta testing. Firefox 4 Beta 1 is already available for download. Users who will try using the first beta release will become part of the beta program and will receive regular updates for the newest features. Firefox 4 Beta 1 comes with dozens of major features and improvements including New Add-ons Manager to manage…

This has been rumored even before the final release of Windows 7, but it looks like details of Windows 8 have already been leaked on the internet. Windows 8 is said to be the next Microsoft computer operating system to be released by 2012. Below are screenshots of Windows 8 product cycle and other confidential slides stamped “Microsoft Confidential” and “Under NDA”. The slides also contain a footnote “Windows 8…

This is good news for everyone. iSkysoft FLV Converter for Windows is being given away for three months. You can get this software until September 1st, 2010. iSkysoft FLV Converter for Windows is designed to convert popular videos to YouTube FLV or convert FLV video to popular video formats. This FLV Video Converter is capable of converting most standard videos files and gives a full support to High Definition videos….

You might have your best computer security software combination running smoothly and without any conflict on your PC. Some really works fine and your system is protected, but it all depends on the list of computer security software you are going to use simultaneously. Several free software downloads have been published on this blog, usually those that went on promo for a limited time. You can always check the free…

If you are using the latest version of Firefox which is v3.6, you might also be using Personas to dress your browser skin. You might have also installed additional plugins for a better internet experience, especially if you are using Windows 7- in which you really need to maximize its features. But if you are going to check the performance of your PC, you’ll see that Firefox is consuming the…

June 1, 2010 is the final phase of Windows 7 RC expiration. The RC version of the latest operating system from Microsoft will completely expire today. Windows will start to a black desktop and RC users will be presented with a Windows Activation screen. The screen states that the copy of Windows users are running is not genuine. We can recall that Windows users were able to experience Windows 7…

Western Digital announced recently that the WD TV Live HD media player is now compatible with the latest Microsoft OS- the Windows 7. Thanks to the latest firmware upgrade. That means that with the use of Windows 7 Play To feature, users can initiate and control the streaming of video, music or photos to the WD TV Live HD media player and home entertainment systems from any Windows 7-based PC…

Every time there’s a new promo from different software developers, I always post it on this blog as long as I’m informed. This is to provide my regular readers and subscribers the opportunity to enjoy the promotions. Most of the time, promotions are time-limited. That means that products are being offered free or discounted just for a particular time-frame. If you are interested of getting those free downloads, you can…