Here at the Hi-Tech Squad we don’t often “recommend” software but there are two critical bits of software that everyone needs a good anti virus and good backup.
For the anti virus the best free offering is AVG Free and for backup we just found out about GFI Backup…
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VirtualBox 3.0 has been released by Sun. This major update introduces Symmetrical Multiprocessing (SMP) in virtual machines as well improved 3D support.
VirtualBox is an x86 virtualization solution, developed by Sun Microsystems (it was originally created by German software company Innotek). When it is installed on an existing host operating system (known as the host) additional guest operating systems can be loaded and run, each with its own virtual environment.
VirtualBox the only professional x86 virtualization solution that is freely available as Open Source Software under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL).
VirtualBox runs on Windows, Linux, Macintosh and OpenSolaris hosts and supports a large number of guest operating systems including but not limited to Windows (NT 4.0, 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista, Windows 7), DOS/Windows 3.x, Linux (2.4 and 2.6), Solaris and OpenSolaris, and OpenBSD.
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Microsoft has officially announced the initial pricing for Windows 7, and full retail Home Premium version will be $200, or $40 less than the initial and today’s pricing of Windows Vista. Upgrade to Home Premium will be $120. But those who where hoping for something sweet considering the state of the US and world economies will be disappointed, especially considering that an upgrade to Snow Leopard will only cost $30.
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Developers wishing to create dynamic websites, web applications and web services with a database back end are presented with two main stream choices. Develop for PHP and MySQL or ASP.NET and possibly Microsoft SQL Server. Both technologies have their strengths and weaknesses and there are those who biased towards one technology over the other. How do PHP and ASP.NET compare?
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IBM has announced the release of Lotus Symphony 1.3, an alternative suite to Microsoft Office. The productivity tool suite consists of three component applications, Documents, Spreadsheets and Presentations
Lotus Symphony 1.3 includes several usability and functionality enhancements and has also improved interoperability with Microsoft Office 2007. The release now supports the importing of Microsoft Office 2007 files and includes enhancements to DataPilot tables in spreadsheets. Password protection support has been added for Microsoft Office and IBM Lotus SmartSuite spreadsheets and significant improvements have been made to improve the overall performance on Mac OS X systems.
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Microsoft has announced via the Windows 7 Team Blog that Windows 7 will be released on October 22nd. This is a lot quicker than some people expected as Microsoft had previously announced that Windows 7 would be released in 2010.
Pricing isn’t yet available for Windows 7, but it will probably be comparable to Window Vista and there will be upgrade options. Like Vista there will be a whole range of Windows 7 versions including Windows Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional (which is aimed at businesses), Windows 7 Enterprise and Windows 7 Ultimate. The Home Premium and Professional versions will be the most common ones.
Read more here: Windows 7 Coming Release Date Announced
(Via Gaj-It.com - UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping.)
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Microsoft has released Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. The update adds support for additional hardware and standards, including 64 bit processors from VIA.
The update also includes Windows Search 4.0, which is the latest version of Microsoft’s desktop search client, plus improved WiFi performance after resuming from sleep mode. In order to install Windows Vista SP2, you’ll need to have Service Pack 1 installed.
You can download Windows Vista SP2 here.
You can also read more Information about Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista and for Windows Server 2008
Read more here: Microsoft releases Windows Vista SP2
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Google has released version 2.0 of Google Chrome, with more JavaScript speed improvements, new feautres and bug fixes.
JavaScript-heavy web pages will now run about 30% faster and there are some useful features like form autofill, full screen mode, and the ability to remove thumbnails from the New Tab page.
Here’s a short video demonstrating some of this new functionality:
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Apple has just released a beta of their Safari web browser for the Mac and for the PC. Judging by previous “beta” releases from Apple, the quality should be very high and the browser should be very useable now.
Amongst the raft of cool and new features on Safari 4 are:
Full-Page Zoom - Zoom in or out on web content using keyboard shortcuts, Multi-Touch gestures, or the Zoom toolbar button for more comfortable reading. Images and graphics scale up while your text remains razor sharp, keeping the web page layout consistent as you zoom. To add the Zoom button to your toolbar, simply choose Customize toolbar from the View menu and drag the button onto your toolbar.
Speculative Loading - Safari loads the documents, scripts, and style information required to view a web page ahead of time, so they’re ready when you need them.
Cover Flow for Bookmarks - Using Cover Flow, you can flip through websites as easily as you flip through album art in iTunes. Cover Flow displays your bookmarks and history as large graphical previews, so you can pick out a website instantly.
Smart Address Field - Enter web addresses quickly and easily. As you begin to type an address in the address field, Safari automatically completes it with the most likely match — called the Top Hit — and highlights it. Simply press the Enter key to connect to the site. If the Top Hit is not the site you intended to visit, check the list of relevant suggestions, drawn from your bookmarks and browsing history, that Safari displays. Click to select the site you want to visit.
CSS Effects - Pioneered by Safari, CSS effects help developers add polish to websites by stylizing images and photos with eye-catching gradients, precise masks, and stunning reflections that require only a few lines of code.
Acid 3 Compliance
Safari is the first — and only — web browser to pass Acid 3. Acid 3 tests a browser’s ability to fully render pages using the web standards used to build dynamic, next-generation websites, including CSS, JavaScript, XML, and SVG.
HTML 5 Offline Support - Web developers can now create applications that you can use even when you don’t have access to the Internet. Thanks to HTML 5 offline support, designers can build web applications that store themselves on your computer, where you have immediate access to them. Along with the application, web developers can also choose to store the application’s data on your system, so you always have the information you need. Applications and data can be stored in a traditional SQL-like database serving as an application cache or as a “super cookie,” which stores data in the familiar cookie format.
Nitro JavaScript Engine - Safari 4 introduces the Nitro JavaScript engine, an advanced bytecode JavaScript engine that makes web browsing even faster. In fact, Safari 4 executes JavaScript up to 6 times faster than Internet Explorer 8 and up to 4 times faster than Firefox 3.1.
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Microsoft has released a public beta of desktop virtualization software to run legacy Windows applications on Windows Vista.
Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V) allows computers running Vista also run Windows XP or Windows 2000. Virtualization becomes a strategic issue for the conquest of new users of Vista in the business world.
The beta can be downloaded here. A short survey will need to be answered before downloading the software.
You can read more at Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization for Vista
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