It’s finally available to the masses! Microsoft Windows 7 is now available for download to MSDN and TechNet users. Windows 7 was released to manufacturing about two weeks ago. Information about this can be found here: http://geo.geek.nz/microsoft/… As you can imagine, Microsoft servers are being hammered right now with the demand of Windows 7. This morning I grabbed Windows 7 Enterprise x86 and x64 versions. I have been running Windows 7 Release Candidate for months now and things have been going very well. I am still using Windows 7 Release Candidate as my primary operating system on my...

The long awaited Windows 7 Release Candidate is now available for download to MSDN and Technet users. Microsoft servers are being hammered right now with the demand on Windows 7 Release Candidate. I was able to grab it install it and have it running. Windows 7 Release Candidate added a bundle more features along with quite a few bug fixes. Virtual XP for Microsoft Windows 7 is also now available for download to MSDN and Technet users. Will be installing ArcGIS 9.3.1 on Windows 7 soon on my primary laptop so will post updates about how that goes. In the meanwhile, go download Windows 7 RC ...

Well it’s been a great start to 2009! I am still on holiday and enjoying it. I don’t get back to work till middle of next week so still enjoying the break and the wonderful summer weather. Just a heads up. Microsoft Windows 7 Beta is now available on MSDN for download, I am downloading it right now. I have been running the Microsoft Windows 7 PDC build and this was awesome. From reviews out on the internet, the beta build is even better! Go download it now from http://msdn.microsoft.com. Also check out how Microsoft Windows 7 ranks up against Windows Vista and XP here:...

Microsoft has released Windows XP SP3. The long awaited release RTM’d on Tuesday and is now available to all MSDN customers. These customers can access the downloads by browsing to the top downloads section. Windows XP SP3 will be available via Windows Update and the Microsoft Download Centre as of mid next week. There has not been any news from ESRI regarding the long awaited release of SP3, so you can assume it is not supported yet. I am sure they will add support in the next service pack. I will give it a test with ArcGIS 9.2 SP5 see how this runs. The MSDN top downloads section can be...

Microsoft will be holding a 100 level webcast talking about how you can map your data with SQL Server 2008 and Virtual Earth. Many people have been wondering how to do this and now you can get an insight. You will also learn how to use the spatial data types within SQL Server 2008 to create these mapping features using Virtual Earth. Join us as we look at Microsoft SQL Server 2008 as a productive platform.  We use Container Overseas Shipping Operation (Contoso) as our scenario customer while we work our way through the features that make SQL Server 2008 this platform. Contoso is a shipping...

Over the last few weeks Microsoft has launched a bundle of new galleries around their release of Microsoft Visual Studio 2008. These galleries provide a bundle of resources to enhance your development experience. The MSDN Code Gallery gives you the ability to download sample applications and code snippets. It also allows you to share you own resources. Check it out here: http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/ Another resource to enhance your development experience is the Microsoft Visual Studio Gallery. This site provides a catalogue that showcases free and commercial products that complement or extend Visual...

I see this morning that Microsoft has made Windows Vista SP1 available to MSDN and Technet Subscribers. You can access this in the Top Subscribers Downloads section on the subscriptions home page. I have yet to test ArcGIS 9.2 SP4 with Windows Vista SP1, will do very soon and post the results. Head over and download it from...