Microsoft Office 2007 Beta 2 for download!

Microsoft begins opening up their Beta program to would be testers of Microsoft Office 2007.  If you are interested in test driving the next version of Microsoft Office, you can download it or receive it by post, by clicking here.

Attention: Partition Magic Users!

For users that resize their hard drive partitions, mirror disk images (great backup tool!), etc. and who are tired of paying guys like Symantec $50 bucks everytime they decide to upgrade the current edition of the software. Users should try a free opensource solution called GParted – GNOME Partition Editor. All you have to do is download the ISO image for the software (30 Megs) from this site and burn it to a CD using your favourite CD making software. To use the software, just pop the disc into the drive and boot up your computer and follow the instructions on the screen.

~Geekboy.

Windows Vista Official System Requirements

Today, Microsoft unveiled a brand spanking new website informing consumers and businesses among other things, the minimum system requirements for the upcoming successor to Windows XP – Windows Vista. There are two categories of minimum requirements – Vista-Capable (basic edition) and Premium (everything but the kitchen sink edition) Ready.

Vista-Capable computers must have the following minimum requirements:

• 800 MHz Intel-compatible processor
• 512MB of RAM
• DirectX 9.0-Capable Graphics Processor
• 20GB HD

Vista Premium Ready computers must have:

• 1 GHz Intel-compatible processor
• 1GB RAM
• DirectX 9.0-Capable Graphics Processor, with 128MB graphics memory. (64MB of graphics memory to support a single monitor less than 1,310,720 pixels [no more than 1440×900]; 128MB of graphics memory to support a single monitor at resolutions from 1,310,720 to 2,304,000 pixels [no more than 1920×1200]; 256MB of graphics memory to support a single monitor at resolutions higher than 2,304,000 pixels [more than 1920×1200]).
• 40GB HD with at least 15GB "free space"

Note: The only difference between the two sets of requirements is that computers that only meet the minimum requirements for Vista-Capable will still be able to run Vista but will not be able to run the new Windows graphical user interface (i.e. you will not be able to see the really cool transparency effects of the menus and windows). Users planning on buying a machine before the end of the year should look for the tiny "Vista-Capable" or "Vista-Premium Ready" decals on their computers. For those users, who have computers that meet or exceed the minimum requirements and plan on running Vista, they should seriously consider upgrading some of their hardware to optimize the performance of the operating system.

~Geekboy.

Finally, Apple unveils the MacBook!

After numerous weeks of speculation by many Apple rumor sites, Apple finally unveils the much anticipated MacBook. The MacBook replaces the ibook as Apple's mainstream consumer notebook. Apple MacBook features:

• 13.3" Widescreen LCD display
• 1.83 or 2.0 Intel Duo Core processor
• Apple Remote /w Frontrow
• Built-in webcam for video conferencing
• 60 – 80 Gigabyte Hard drive
• Choice of colours: Black or White
• Price (vary depending on configuration): $1249 – $1649 CDN
• Available at your authorized Apple retailer or at www.apple.ca