Tag: Microsoft
Microsoft has announce that the Zork Trilogy will be Open Source from now one. According to the posting on their website: Today, we’re preserving a cornerstone of gaming history that is near and dear to our hearts. Together, Microsoft’s Open Source Programs Office (OSPO), Team Xbox, and Activision are making Zork I, Zork II, and Zork III available under the MIT License. Our goal is simple: to place historically important code in the hands of students, teachers, and developers so…
Microsoft released the source code to GW-BASIC this past week and then promptly made it un-modifiable announcing that the source code was for historical purposes only. No build scripts were included with the release and thus there is no way to create any binaries without a great heap of work. If you are still interested in seeing the source, you can check it out at:https://github.com/microsoft/GW-BASIC
OnLive Desktop App for the iPad is now in the Apple App Store. The App which allows you to use Microsoft Office on your iPad features 2gb of Free cloud storage as well as the full capabilities of the Desktop version of Office, right on your iPad. For more information, check out the OnLive Desktop Website To Download the iPad App, go to the App Store at http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/onlive-desktop/id490292278?mt=8
Microsoft has released their iPad version of their organizational management software OneNote. Version 1.3 of the OneNote software is a free download from the Apple App Store and allows the user to create up to 500 notes. After that mark, the user would need to purchase the full package of the OneNote program with the in-app purchase option. The full package of OneNote for iPad is $14.99. The package for the iPhone is $4.99. Changes between version 1.2 and 1.3…
According to the OfficeforMac blog (http://blog.officeformac.com/), SP1 for Office 2011 is to be released within the next week. According to the blog, the biggest change in SP1 will be the ability for Outlook to sync between Outlook 2011 and Apple Sync Services. For more about the update, check out the Microsoft Office for Mac Blog at: http://blog.officeformac.com/
A.P.P.L.E. Glimpses Apple Computer releases QuickTime 6 Preview Apple Computer Inc. released the latest beta version of its popular video playing software, Quicktime 6 to the public this month. While the software is expected to build upon the changes that were in the last release, it still has some distance to cover before catching up with the other players in the market. The latest version includes support for MPEG-4 file format as well as AAC Audio from which is an…
