Wow, after a dry spell, I’m being flooded with beta tests from Microsoft! I’m currently testing the following items:
Data Protection Manager 2006
Driver Install Frameworks
Microsoft Command Shell Preview
Windows Installer Beta
Windows OneCare Live Beta
MSN Messenger Beta
Mail Beta
Windows code-named “Longhorn”
Internet Explorer 7 Beta
I love testing new products! I know, I’m odd… but I really do enjoy the testing. Here’s the list of things I’ve tested in the past:
MSN Explorer Beta
MSN Messenger Beta
Windows code-named “Whistler”
Windows 2000 SP4
Windows XP SP1
Office 11 Beta
Windows Update Beta
Microsoft Update Beta
I can’t wait to start testing Longhorn… I have my system back up at home finally (had to take apart one of my 120mm fans, wasn’t spinning and my system was overheating) and plan on partitioning about 30GB off on my main drive for the install. I honestly can’t wait!
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So I checked my e-mail today so that I could clean out all the spam that normally fills it up, and I see a shiny little e-mail from a small company called “Microsoft” (you might have heard of them). Anyway, it seems they like me enough to invite me to the Longhorn Beta team! Wow! Here’s a snippet from the e-mail:
Dear Microsoft Beta Tester,We are pleased to offer you an early preview of Windows, Code-Name “Longhorn,”
by extending this invitation to join the Longhorn beta program. [...] Longhorn Beta Program participants will preview software for the next generation of Windows as well as Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003.What is Windows Code-Name “Longhorn”?
The next version of Windows, Code-Name “Longhorn,” promises to be the most secure and intuitive Windows release to date. It delivers on the promise of allowing people to use their computers more effectively and confidently to achieve their goals and pursue their passions. It offers new tools to help protect the integrity of your system and your information, easier ways to find, visualize and organize your information, and provides better integration across
applications, devices and systems. [...]
Thank-you for your participation, and we look forward to hearing from you!
Sincerely,
The Windows Product Team
That’s just awesome… I’ve been an official Beta Tester for about 3 years now (although I tested Windows XP through Dell when I worked there) and this is my first full OS Beta! Happy happy, joy joy!
That’s just awesome… I’ve been an official Beta Tester for about 3 years now (although I tested Windows XP through Dell when I worked there) and this is my first full OS Beta! Happy happy, joy joy!Let’s see… not much else has happened, work is work… I feel like I’ve been coding this Access program forever now! My current block? I can’t figure out how to hide all the toolbars except the ones I want to be shown. Grrr!
Well, that’s all for now… time to go take my lunch break. Until next time, be excellent to each other!
