Digital Assistant

Many web users may have chosen to install and test the new version of internet explorer (IE8). The problem is the latest version if IE is far from stable. It is however not a simple task to revert back to IE7

Google have released their the Beta version of the Google toolbar 5. It has a slightly different look and a host of new buttons and features.

Windows Vista will need to improve a lot from RC1 to full release. I recently tested Windows Vista RC1 for a few days and have to say I was very disapointed.

The user interface does indeed look very sleek and new, but it's the problems under the hood that let the next generation Microsoft OS down

Microsoft have rolled out release candidate 1 of Windows Vista to more than a
million beta testers for what may prove to be the final stage of testing before
Vista goes mainstream. Microsoft hope to use this final test period to iron out
any existing bugs that may be present.

Microsoft have just released what they are calling the release candidate 1 of the Internet Explorer web browser. Internet Explorer 7 has been in beta testing for many months. It now looks as if a final release may not be far away.

Microsoft have recently releases their 2nd Beta of Microsoft Office 2007. I
downloaded the release and have to say I am very impressed with the improvements
that I am seeing over previous versions of Office.

Mozilla have recently released the first Beta release of Firefox 2. This will
allow enthusiasts and developers to download and try the new version before it
has been fully released. Users should be cautious, because it is a Beta and will
contain bugs.

Microsoft have released their third Beta version of Windows internet explorer
(Beta 3). This release as cured a lot of the earlier bugs that users have been noticing
in earlier Beta version of IE7

Microsoft are now, more so than ever relying un user feedback to improve
their products. Members of the public are now invited to take part in the
Microsoft beta testing programs. It is now possible for almost anyone to sign up
and test new Microsoft products before they are fully released.

Microsoft recently released the
community demo of the next generation web development toolset. Expression
Web Designer was available as a trial download that expired in Feb 07, however
many users have experienced problems with the installation procedure. I
attempted to install the software yesterday and the application installation
failed almost before it had even started.