Following millions of Windows fans downloading Windows 7 Beta OS, Microsoft decided to lift the 2.5 million download limit to the most anticipated OS since, well Vista.

Reports indicated that just a few hours after Windows 7 Beta was launched, the servers hosting the OS were put into a critical tension. Users from all over the globe rushed in an effort to be among the 2.5 million beta testers.

Microsoft Windows communications manager Brandon LeBlanc said the following on a blog post: Due to an enormous surge in demand, the download experience was not ideal so we listened and took the necessary steps to ensure a good experience.

The download limit is lifted effective today up to January 24.

Engadget was able to test the new operating system using MacBook Pro and VAIO P. Initial impressions from different tech bloggers revealed that Windows 7 is better than Vista in terms of speed. Security and total performance on the other hand offer different issues. For example, McAfee anti-virus failed to work on Windows 7 during the test, but as Microsoft calls the OS, it is still in beta.

Windows 7 have a feature similar to Mac’s Time Machine; there is also an auto backup system for MP3s. Microsoft is continually issuing update patches as of this writing.

Source: Engadget

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OpenOffice one of the largest open source application and leading contender of the Microsoft Office will release its 3.0 version this Monday. The event coincides with the eighth year anniversary of the software.

Charles Schulz of the OpenOffice.org hopes the release day will mark the actual availability of the software as well.

OpenOffice 3.0 was released as a beta in May. It sports new features like a new Start Center, icons, and zoom control in the status bar. The version 3.0 can also open docx file, the default format use in MS Office 2007.

The event will be joined by OpenOffice supporters and makers. This will include a presentation by Jean-Paul Huchon, president of Region Ile de France, Louis Suarez-Potts, president of the OpenOffice.org Community Council. Charles-H. Schulz, leader of the native-language confederation at OpenOffice.org is also set to speak on the engagement. The event will be sponsored by Region Ile de France, Silicon Sentier, and OpenOffice themselves.

Earlier, OpenOffice 2.0 and 2.4 versions suffered a flaw affecting the software’s custom memory allocation routine. The bug was exposed by iDefense’s VCP (vulnerability contributor program) where enthusiasts and bug finders get paid to expose software vulnerabilities and bugs.

Source: PCMag

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Have you noticed that it’s been quite a while since Microsoft has released a new browser? Whenever I see IE 7’s icon on my desktop, I sometimes feel that it has been installed there for almost a decade already.

Everybody wants to see something new on their computer. Why do you think people mobbed the stores when Vista was first released? The fact that the first program that we always see on our computer is the operating system makes us all the more eager to try new ones in order to break the monotony. Many indeed decided to change despite the fact that many analysts stressed at that time that XP is more secured than its successor.

The second most used program in your PC would most likely be the browser. Naturally, you would want a new one to spice up things when you teleport yourself into cyberspace. Seeing the same old interface day after day would, after all, cause undue fatigue to your eyes.

I think the guys at Redmond have already noticed that they’ve been using the same old browser for Bill knows when. Hence, the release of Internet Explorer 8.

But don’t jump to Microsoft’s download site just yet. The fact that it’s free doesn’t mean that it’s ok to try it out without giving other things a thought. Take note that while the browser is your primary portal to the Internet, it is also the door most commonly used by hackers to take control of your PC.

IE 8 is still in its beta stages. Although Microsoft has already released a copy of it, it’s still far from being the finished product. The fact that it’s a beta version should clip your eagerness in trying the application. You could be sure that there are a variety of issues that are hounding the new browser, foremost of which is security.

If you’re bent on introducing the new Microsoft browser in your system, make sure that all your security apps are up and running. Be sure to have RegCure installed so that your Windows registry will not be compromised. Of course, an antivirus is also indispensable. Although it might be ok to try IE 8 beta, you shouldn’t use it as your primary browser. Doing so would be like putting up a door with a broken lock.

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