A year ago today, Microsoft acquired Yammer. To commemorate the event, Microsoft released this infographic showing the timeline of Yammer's growth to 8 million users. From its launch in 2008 to its growth and integration in the future, the timeline shows the company's success should continue as Microsoft leverages the technology in Office 365 and other products. Click the … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2013
Windows Server 2012 R2 evaluation available
Ahead of their BUILD conference, Microsoft released Windows Server 2012 R2 preview today. You can download the 3.8GB iso from the TechNet evaluation center. Improvements to virtualization and storage seem to be the big areas of improvement according to Microsoft earlier this month at TechEd. At the heart of the Microsoft Cloud OS vision, Windows Server 2012 R2 brings … [Read more...]
Adobe Reader and Acrobat Cleaner Tool
When an uninstall or install process fails, often the application can neither be re-installed or uninstalled. It exists in limbo somewhere between the two states. To move past the issue, it can mean searching the registry and file structure for objects that might have been left behind, a very tedious process. Last week, Adobe released to their enterprise IT lab collection … [Read more...]
How do you make Adobe Flash Player a 460+ MB download?
Adobe Flash Player is well known for being bloatware - including unnecessary programs with the actual download you wish to acquire. For a long time they were serving up McAfee Security Scan Plus. Now, if you visit the Get Adobe Flash Player page in Internet Explorer or Firefox from a Windows computer, you will be prompted to install Google Chrome and the Google Toolbar. The … [Read more...]
Windows 1.0 through Windows 8 commercials
We have previously seen a video of an individual upgrading from DOS 5.0 to Windows 1.0 and through Windows 7. (A new video has been made to include Windows 8 Pro in the install series.) Now we can watch some of the commercials through the Windows releases that might explain why an individual would be interested in upgrading. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhtFU7G2lRE To be … [Read more...]