Want a copy of Windows 7 Beta 1?

Participants in the annual conference of PDC 2008 received copies of pre-beta version of Windows 7, and representatives from Microsoft then announced that a public beta version will be available no earlier than the beginning of 2009. But what to do if you do not want to wait that long? You want to get the first beta version of Windows 7 now, right?

So, I can not give it to you, but I can tell you how and where you can get into their own hands DVD disc with a copy of the first beta version of Windows 7.

Immediately stipulate that in addition to $ 100 and a strong desire to visit one of the upcoming conference MSDN Developer Conference (MDC), you will need money to travel to the United States and vice versa, as these conferences will be held only in major cities in the United States where people are, as always , More fortunate than the rest of …

But if all someone imaginary fly to the U.S. to attend a conference for developers (MDC), you’ll probably need a schedule of these events:

• 12/9/08 – Houston, TX
• 12/11/08 – Orlando, FL
• 12/16/08 – Atlanta, GA
• 1/13/09 – Chicago, IL
• 1/13/09 – Minneapolis, MN
• 1/16/09 – Washington, DC
• 1/20/09 – New York, NY
• 1/22/09 – Boston, MA
• 1/22/09 – Detroit, MI
• 1/26/09 – Dallas, TX
• 2/19/09 – San Francisco, CA

Windows 7 goes beyond the local search

In August, Microsoft released the fourth generation of its search technology Windows Search 4.0 (WS4). According to the results of recent tests, improved productivity in the new version was simply stunning: 26% faster for Windows XP, and 84% – for Windows Vista. At the moment, we already know that Windows Vista SP2 will be supplied with WS4, therefore, likely that the Windows 7 Find and Organize team uses technology WS4 the basis for the development of Windows 7.

But a team of developers will not be limited only by the comparative tests on productivity. When withdrew Vista, it has surpassed the Windows XP search capabilities. And now it is time to see how Microsoft plans to refine the search in Windows 7. According to information that the Corporation has submitted to developers, the new operating system will be able to search the local network:

Windows 7 has the ability to search for documents outside the user’s computer. The developers and IT professionals can customize their search mechanisms without the need of writing a separate code in a way that is OS Windows 7 search. This will allow end-users search the local network or the Internet with the ease with which you can find any document on the computer, while using the familiar and the familiar interface of Windows

Gears of War 2 Limited Edition

The long-awaited game Gears of War 2, created by Microsoft, finally something came out. And almost immediately after its release for sale appeared collection gift edition games – Gears of War 2 Limited Edition. Buy it, really, oh, how difficult.

As part of this gift box? First, drive with a game Gears of War 2 Special Edition, secondly, the disc with full video on GOW2, in the third – the first issue of comics on the game GOW2. But the most interesting are two things that are included in the set: Beneath the Surface: An Inside Look at Gears of War – a disc with the movie on the development of the game and sweater with a hood with the emblem of the game.