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There is a lot of confusion surrounding the availability of the Windows 7 beta, but if you follow this guide you should be able to get it just fine. Ever since the Windows 7 public beta went live yesterday, Microsoft servers have been buckling under the demand. The much coveted ISO files and CD keys have had somewhat sporadic availability, but as always can be had if you know where to look. Luckily for you, we’ve kicked over every stone to bring you everything you’ll need to get started.
But if you can't or don't want to get the beta, here are some screenshots. In his January 7, 2009, keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced the availability of a beta version of Windows 7. We downloaded the beta and took a bunch of screenshots to see what the new operating system looks like.
Microsoft is planning a quiet patch Tuesday. Microsoft plans to ship a solitary security bulletin next Tuesday with fixes for a serious security problem in its flagship Windows operating system. The bulletin will carry a “critical” rating, which means that exploitation of the vulnerability could allow the propagation of an Internet worm without user action.
Yahoo continues its search for a new CEO. After Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang announced he would step down once the struggling Internet company found a suitable replacement, executives began looking for a new replacement. The company reportedly has a small list of candidates it's considering, with Yahoo President Susan Decker and former Autodesk Executive Chairwoman Carol Bartz at the top of the list. Bartz is either a backup candidate or front runner for the job, and Yahoo insiders who wish to remain anonymous said the board is leaning more towards an outsider to take over the company.
Text messages have been used to recover a stolen car. Alan Heuss was sitting in his running BMW in Columbus on Wednesday when an armed man opened a passenger door, stuck a gun in his face, and made off with his stuff. After filing a police report, Heuss was meeting with some friends to drown his sorrows when one suggested that they try to contact the thieves by texting Heuss' stolen cell phone. "He said, 'I'm going to text these guys, I'm going to blow some smoke their way,'" Heuss told the station. "He said, 'I'm going to tell them I've got a bunch of hot chicks, as if I'm texting you, and that we've got some drugs, too.'"
Apple seem to be all set to attend CES next year. The blogosphere has been passionately arguing both for and against an Apple appearance at CES, which is held in Las Vegas rather than Macworld Expo's San Francisco. Sources close to the company have indicated to AppleInsider that the move is a done deal, a remarkable turn of events given that CES has long been dominated by Microsoft's product announcements issued in keynotes delivered by Bill Gates and now by CEO Steve Ballmer.
Greenpeace have released their latest Green Electronics Survey. The current report sees Nokia in the lead, followed by Sony Ericsson, Toshiba, Samsung and Fujitsu-Siemens. Trailing the pack are Apple, Philips, Lenovo, Microsoft and Nintendo. Nintendo is dead last and scores “zero on most criteria except chemicals management and energy,” Greenpeace said. On a scale from 1 to 10, Nokia scores 6.9, while Nintendo is at 0.8. Microsoft is criticized for poor recycling and energy use (2.9 points overall), while Apple has made some progress in 2008 and now scores 4.3 points, since the company is now reporting product its carbon footprint and new iPods are free of both PVC and BFRs.
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