What’s hitting the software market?

Microsoft presents the latest software MS Office for Mac 2008 that hits the market in early 2008. This is one application that Mac users have been waiting for a long time mainly because Office has been the most powerful application suite available. The specialty is that if you got an Intel-based Mac, then you are ready to go with the application and at high speed. The new Office comes with full of interface enhancements that follows the footsteps of Office 2007 for Windows version. This application includes a new ribbon-like toolbar, more animated, and more stylish.
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January 10, 2008 | Filed Under Featured, Software | Leave a Comment

Reasons to avoid Visual Studio 2008

With Visual Studio 2008 launching, developers look more thrilled about its release and can’t wait to get it on their systems. But there are some reasons which make Visual Studio 2008 different from the prior versions. Check this video which I found through the net which explains the reasons as to why avoid upgrading to Visual Studio 2008.

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December 11, 2007 | Filed Under Software, Videos | Leave a Comment

Microsoft Entity Framework Beta 3 released

Microsoft has released Entity Framework Beta 3 and has officially announced that ADO.NET 2.0 and third party database vendors have agreed to support the framework. Entity Framework Beta 3 provides data access APIs for .NET 3.5. It is the next version of Framework Beta 2 which was released in August.

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December 8, 2007 | Filed Under Software | Leave a Comment

Happy Anniversary Xbox!

It’s the fifth anniversary of Xbox live. But it really makes us hard to believe that its been half a decade after this powerful gaming console was launched, and about half a decade ago we were going out of control on Death match, Moto GP etc.

Microsoft’s online service has gone a long way in half a decade. Xbox 360 claims to be the best gaming console the world has ever witnessed. It gave a hard time for its rivals and publishers to take things seriously for consoles.

On the fifth birthday of this gaming console I would list out some things which I believe are the greatest achievements. This is all about Xbox, yes it is, and I hate taking my readers back to the age old Moto GP anymore.

1. Online gaming:

Xbox Live is a console that is class of its own. Its features like online play are of particular interest among gamers over the internet. Developer support has made sure that majority of titles, feature game modes, and leaderboards, but the experience of online play has always been a different feel.

2. Game Fixes:

Microsoft has done a good thing by providing Xbox game updates. If there’s a problem of a game break, it swiftly gets fixed; thereby making things easy and downloading updates won’t make you wait longer than a minute.

3. Downloadable content:

With the coming of Xbox live, downloadable content got more attention. Downloads aren’t free for all and not everything is worth it. But things like multiplayer maps, crackdown expansion packs have been greatly demonstrated of how developers could inject life into their games over Xbox Live.

4. Voice Chatting:

Getting Live broadband was a controversy in 2002, with most plugging on dial up. But one of the benefits from the network was that each Xbox Live gamer could have a voice chat. Games like Halo and rainbow six have great interactivity and you don’t have to stop playing and then type messages to your group members.

5. Xbox Live:

Of all I must not forget to tell you that Xbox Live Arcade has been no doubt Xbox 360’s greatest online achievement. Releases got quickly sloped up to one or two each week and the quality too has seen a rise. Games like Quake Arena, Sensible World of Soccer have seen themselves on top. Some could see a price drop, but with full Xbox games appearing on Marketplace we could see a slit down the line.

5. Marketplace:

Xbox live Marketplace updates are fast and you can compare it with others like PS3 or Wii. It has been a leader right from day one. New game demos, videos and others have been added every week. Soon we will have days when we could download full-on Xbox games. Five years ago we were going behind downloadable demos and now we have them for granted.

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November 15, 2007 | Filed Under Gaming | 1 Comment