Amazon - Pre order Windows Vista?

It appears that Windows Vista is available to be preordered at Amazon. The online retailer has listed all versions of vista on their site. The Ultimate Vista version is to be 400 bucks!

Microsoft Office 2007 Test Drive

If you don't have the resources to download the beta version of Office 2007, you can run it live on your desktop will Runaware application. It is a simple ActiveX control that install on your computer. It takes only takes about 5 mins to get it started up (broadband connection of course.) You can explore any of the following programs:

• Access 2007
• Excel 2007
• InfoPath 2007
• OneNote 2007
• Outlook 2007
• Outlook web Access
• Powerpoint 2007
• Publisher 2007
• Visio 2007
• Word 2007
• Sharepoint Designer 2007

You will need a Microsoft Live account. Requires a 1 minute registration if you don't have one. And you will need to use Internet Explorer.
For next time: I will get previews and screenshots on all the programs.

New Look to Yahoo Mail

Yahoo Mail just got a little bit better. The new beta version of Yahoo Mail sports a similar layout to Microsoft's Outlook. With a navigation pane on the left, index pane in the middle top and a View of the current message pane on the middle bottom of the page. You will also notice a full advertisement on the right hand side. As you can see in the picture the layout is sleek, eye popping and will be able to compete with Microsoft Hotmail live mail and as well as GMail.
While it is in beta testing you really just can read and compose mails, the options page will shoot you back to the original mail site.

Google Checkout Now out

Google released their own version of PayPal called Google Checkout. It is very similar to PayPal. You can use it at merchants that accept payment through Google Checkout. EBay, owning company of PayPal said they wouldn't accept Google Checkout as a form of payment. The site is similar to another other checkout platform, its easy to use, and for now many merchants are offering $10 dollars off if you use Google Checkout. Unfortunatly no big name merchants are on the list yet. Google continues to take a shot at every internet market. Whats next Google FleaBay? Visit the Tour for more details.

Zone Alarm True Vector Service Issue

ZoneAlarm Internet Security is known to have its issues when it comes to uppdating the program or reinstalling. When installing ZoneAlarm install program gives a prompt that states. "ZoneAlarm can not log into True Vector Service. Please shutdown this service." With extensive playing around I found out that one file had to be deleted or renamed. I overcame the file vsmon.exe. That file is the True Vector service. You need to either delete that file or rename the file. You can do a simple search for the file or find it yourself in the Windows\system32\ZoneLab


* I know this is off topic but this had to be posted. A new site dedicated to fixs and tutorials will soon be up