“SOFTWARE GIANT Microsoft seems to have allowed the great unwashed the chance to play with its trial versions of Vista.The Vista 5728 build became ‘publically available’ over the weekend here. µ
Vole says it decided to release Vista to the riff raff because it has a number of improvements and updates from RC1, but has not been put through the same internal testing process as RC1 and therefore may be unstable. ”
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- The Odd Browsers Out: Deepnet, Netscape, and SeaMonkey @ ExtremeTech
- Symantec slams Firefox again @ The Inquirer
- Emails that self destruct arrive @ The Inquirer
- Digital Photography from 20,000 Feet @ AnandTech
- HyperKore System Giveaway @ Modders-Inc.com
- Online Internet Security: When to draw the line against Internet Paranoia @ Tweaknews
- True OS Mobility: A Fact or a Myth @ OSWeekly
- The Sorry State of Operating Systems @ OSWeekly
- OS Users are Attack Dogs @ CoolTechZone
- TUESDAY ONLY! NTI Offers free copy of USB utility software @ OCModShop
- Stompfest 2006 @ Techgage
- When Titans Join Forces: Implications of the AMD-ATI Merger @ Hardware Zone
- DTech Bluetooth & USB 2.0 Hub @ ThinkComputers
Feeling left out of the loop when it comes to Vista?
Well, you don’t have to feel like that any longer, Microsoft has opened up a beta version that anyone can download and install. The Inquirer has the link straight to the download page for the DVD. It will take a while to finsh, so don’t hold your breath, and whatever you do, don’t overwrite your main copy of Windows, use a spare HDD!
