Microsoft has officially released Windows Vista Service Pack 1 to the public and it’s available for download.
Windows Vista SP1 addresses specific reliability, performance and compatibility issues.
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is available in the following 5 languages English (US), French, German, Japanese, or Spanish (Traditional).
Download: Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista
Download: Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista 64bit
There may come a time when you need to save your work to a file format that’s easy to print or share. A perfect example of this is when you need to create a document that’s only going to be read or printed such as a newsletter or resume.
The ideal file format in this kind of scenario is a PDF (Portable Document Format). Thankfully Office 2007 has a free add-in that allows you to save Office files as a PDF.
Download: 2007 Microsoft Office Add-in: Microsoft Save as PDF or XPS
Once you’ve installed the add-in you’ll be able to save your documents as a PDF. You can save to PDF from almost any Office 2007 application but for this tutorial I will explain how to publish a Word 2007 document as a PDF.
*Note: To open the newly saved file you will need software installed on your computer that can view PDFs. I suggest using Acrobat Reader or Foxit PDF Reader
MSN UK has released a free Fun Family pack which contains 30 Windows Live Messenger emoticons.
Download: 30 Free Windows Live Messenger Icons
For more free Windows Live Messenger emoticon packs you can visit MSN PimpMyLive UK . The packs include Display Pictures, Winks, Backgrounds and Emoticons.
Microsoft has released downloadable step by step guides for Windows Server 2008.
These step-by-step guides help IT Professionals learn about and evaluate Windows Server 2008.
These documents are downloadable versions of guides found in the Windows Server 2008 Technical Library.
Download: Windows Server 2008 Step by Step Guides
The Transparent Glass feature in Windows Vista may look nice and pretty but it sure can slow down your computer if your graphics card isn’t up to par.
A way to speed up Vista and still get the benefits of Aero is to disable the Glass Transparency effect.
Microsoft has just released a new service called the Live Search Webmaster Center.
Similar to Google’s own Google Webmaster Central, site owners can use the service to troubleshoot the crawling and indexing of their website, submit a sitemap and also view statistics of their site.
This service is open to the public so you can sign in with your normal Windows Live ID.
Following on from yesterdays post on how to get a live.com email address. I will now show you how to get a @windowslive.com address.
Firstly you’ll need to go to the French Get Windows Live Now page and then click on the orange Télécharger button.
You will now be presented with the Windows Live sign up page. Here you can either select either a @windowslive.com or @hotmail.com address.
The second part of the form is where you enter your password. For security purposes I always make my passwords 8 characters long with a mixture of upper and lower case letters.
The third section is where you enter your password reset information. Enter an alternative email address, secret question and answer.
The forth part is where you put in your personal information. First and Last Name, Gender, Birth Year, Country, State and Postal Code.
Type in the security code and then click the Accepter button. If everything has been entered correctly you should now have your very own @windowslive.com email address.
It’s now possible to get @live.com email address. I’ve registered one myself so I can confirm that this works.
Simply go to the Get Windows Live Hotmail page and then click one of the Get it free orange buttons.
This will then take you to the sign up page where you can select either a @live.com or @hotmail.com email address.
There might come a time when your computer has become so slow and clunky that you’ll need to add extra RAM (Random Access Memory).
Before adding the extra RAM though you’ll need to find out how much is already in your computer. I’ll now explain how to do this.
Under System you will see how much Memory is installed in your computer
Following on from the tutorial How to show or hide the recycle bin in Windows Vista I will now show you how to change the recycle bins appearance.
*Note: To restore the Recycle Bin back to its original icon click Restore Default and then OK
