Adobe Creative Suite 3 has finally hit the shelves in stores. There are a total of 6 favors to it.

1. Adobe Creative Suite 3 Design Standard
   1. InDesign CS3
   2. Photoshop CS3
   3. Illustrator CS3
   4. Acrobat 8 Professional
2. Adobe Creative Suite 3 Design Premium
   1. InDesign CS3
   2. Photoshop CS3 Extended
   3. Illustrator CS3
   4. Flash CS3 Professional
   5. Dreamweaver CS3
   6. Acrobat 8 Professional
3. Adobe Creative Suite 3 Web Standard
   1. Dreamweaver CS3
   2. Flash CS3 Professional
   3. Fireworks CS3
   4. Contribute CS3
4. Adobe Creative Suite 3 Web Premium
   1. Dreamweaver CS3
   2. Flash CS3 Professional
   3. Photoshop CS3 Extended
   4. Illustrator CS3
   5. Fireworks CS3
   6. Acrobat 8 Professional
   7. Contribute CS3
5. Adobe Creative Suite 3 Production Premium
   1. After Effects CS3 Professional
   2. Adobe Premiere Pro CS3
   3. Photoshop CS3 Extended
   4. Flash CS3 Professional
   5. Illustrator CS3
   6. Soundbooth CS3
   7. Encore CS3
6. Adobe Creative Suite 3 Master Collection
   1. InDesign CS3
   2. Photoshop CS3 Extended
   3. Illustrator CS3
   4. Acrobat 8 Professional
   5. Flash CS3 Professional
   6. Dreamweaver CS3
   7. Fireworks CS3
   8. Contribute CS3
   9. After Effects CS3 Professional
   10. Adobe Premiere Pro CS3
   11. Soundbooth CS3
   12. Encore CS3

Microsoft Windows Vista should be available in retail stores as of today. Microsoft has also revamped their Microsoft Vista Homepage.

Tried Vista and it lags my 4 year old Pentium 4 3.2GHz computer with ATI X800 graphics card. Think I will get Vista only when I change my computer which is 2nd half of 2008.

As we all know that Microsoft Vista was originally scheduled to be released in 2003, after two years of Windows XP, but it got delayed by over five years due to various reasons. Definitely, Vista is very very improved OS over the previous versions, but the delayed in the launch has cost Microsoft, billions of dollars. Now the question at the moment is, what exactly after Vista? Microsoft can’t afford to wait another five years for an operating system. People are becoming more aware of the choices they have, and Linux is no longer a hobbyist OS, and that day isnt far away when it becomes simple enough to be a viable alternative to Windows. The competition is fierce. That is why, to stay at the top, Microsoft has planned a ‘Vista R2′, codenamed ˜Fiji which will be released some time in 2008. And after Fiji, there will be Windows ‘Vienna’. Windows Fiji, will not be a totally different OS from Vista; but it will be an add-on. Whereas Vienna will be totally different from Vista.

Windows Fiji will feature a more powerful sidebar, Monaco, a music authoring tool similar to Apples Garageband, default playback of HD-DVD, more advanced Speech Recognition, and new themes, icons, wallpapers, games, and minor tweaks to almost everything.
While in Windows Vienna the current interface will be completely stripped, no more explorer shells, and taskbars. No start menu. Probably no toolbars, or menus and Speech Recognition will become a major input device. One thing is for certain, Vienna wont be just an operating system, but a new generation in computing.

Source: PCLaunches.com

Microsoft Windows turns 21 today. Microsoft first launches Windows 1.0 on 20th Nov 1985.

Believe it or not Windows is 21 years old on Monday. When it was launched in 1985 the PC market was barely out of it’s infancy, and whatever you may think of Microsoft it is amazing what they Bill Gates & Co have built in such a relatively short time.

Windows has been through many iterations since Windows 1.0 hit the shelves 21 years ago, with the latest and most advanced (and probably the most expensive) Vista due to be launched soon after 5 years of development.
In honour of Windows birthday and to celebrate it’s coming of age, here are 21 things you never knew about Windows, Microsoft and Bill Gates:

12. Between 1986 and 1996 Microsoft’s stock soared hundredfold and it was estimated that Microsoft had created 10,000 millionaires by 2000.

18. Bill Gates scored 1590 on his SAT. Paul Allen, scored a perfect 1600.

19. The Windows operating system has 50 million lines of code (a line averages 60 characters) and grows 20% with every release. It’s put together by 7,200 people, comes in 34 languages and has to support 190,000 devices’ different models of digital cameras, printers, handhelds and so on.

Check out the full article here.

After 5 years of development, Windows Vista has gone gold and it will be available to the public by 30th January 2007.

REDMOND, Wash., Nov. 8, 2006 ” As Windows Vista is released to manufacturing (RTM) today ” a significant milestone for Microsoft and its partners ” anticipation is building around that all-important question: How good is it really?

Microsoft says Windows Vista is its most heavily tested operating system ever, with deep investments made to ensure greater security, reliability and usability. But after all the time, expense and effort to get it right, does Windows Vista meet the quality bar? For answers to this and other questions about the quality of Windows Vista, PressPass spoke with Sven Hallauer, release manager and director of program management at Microsoft.

» Windows Vista RTM Screenshots Gallery
» Windows Vista RTM Q&A

In related news, Microsoft Office 2007 has also RTMed on 6th November 2006.

REDMOND, Wash. ” Nov. 6, 2006 ” Microsoft Corp. today announced the completion of the 2007 Microsoft® Office system code and confirmed its release to manufacturing (RTM). This gold code milestone concludes the largest Microsoft Office beta program to date, with more than 3.5 million people downloading Beta 2. The unprecedented quantity of feedback from beta testers and customers helped the Office development team effectively validate product quality and optimize performance. Microsoft Office RTM also marks a critical step toward worldwide business availability of the 2007 Office system, Windows Vista„¢ operating system and Exchange Server 2007 on Nov. 30, 2006. To underscore the significance of this new day for business, Microsoft executives will participate in events around the globe, including an event with Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer in New York. General availability of the products will follow in early 2007.

» Office 2007 RTM Screenshots Gallery
» Office 2007 RTM Press Release