Full details over on the Windows blog. Here's the quick rundown: Starter (typically only found on low-cost netbooks) to Home Premium: $79.99. Home Premium to Professional: $89.99. Home Premium to Ultimate: $139.99 Unlike Windows Vista, using Any… more »

A few people have asked me what the hashes are for the final bits of Windows 7. These are confirmed: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit: Name: 7600.16385.090713-1255_x64fre_client_en-us_Retail_Ultimate-GRMCULXFRER_EN_DVD.iso Other name: en_windows_7_ultimat… more »

The new swish Office 2010 splash screen has got a fair bit of attention. They are quite nice looking. Here's the one from Outlook 2010: I would have thought having the Ribbon UI in Outlook and OneNote would be more important, but maybe its not q… more »

By default Windows 7 no longer shows the Recent Items list in the Start Menu by default. Instead it prefers to use the Jump lists, for example Windows Explorer will show recent folders etc, Windows Media Player will show frequent or recent albums played… more »

Last week Microsoft accepted EU/Opera requests to have a browser ballot screen, where users can install from a list of web browsers the browser they would like. This won't only be for Windows 7, but will be pushed down as an update to Windows XP and W… more »

It looks like Microsoft and the European Commission have come to an agreement where Windows 7, instead of being browserless, will include a ballot screen to select any web browsers to install. While this will be less annoying than going and finding a… more »

Disgusting, absolutely disgusting. Not happy with ruining the Earth, the advertising industry now looks to expand into space. A new company is looking to sell advertising on the Moon, by using robots to carve out patterns in the lunar regolith. Bidd… more »

Microsoft has announced that Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 have now been released to manufacturing. This means that MSDN and Technet subscribers will be able to get their hands on a copy from August the 6th, Volume Licence customers from the 7t… more »

Saturn V carrying Apollo 11 rolls towards the launch pad. Lift off Moments after first stage seperation Looking back at the Earth from about 180,000 kilometres away On their way home What was left behind Nice work Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin and… more »

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter which entered lunar orbit a few weeks ago, has imaged five out of the six Apollo landing sites. Which was a tad earlier than I was expecting. They were taken when the Sun was low in the sky so the decent stage of the lu… more »