Those interested in Windows XP Mode can now play with newest version. It is still not final, but release candidate is a big step. Small outline of what exactly was changed you can see at Windows 7 Team Blog.
I will wait for final Windows 7 RTM before I install it so I can only hope that Virtual PC got back all it’s “mojo” from old days. Try it your self at Virtual PC web pages.
Where
Wühlischstraße 29, 10245 Berlin N52.50957 E13.45804
Location is at corner and during summer whole sidewalk is filled with tables. There are some tables inside but it is just too hot to sit if you come during sunny day. Whole place does look a little bit shabby.
What
I had pizza that will remain unnamed and I do hope that my forgiveness wasn’t side effect of eating it. On other hand, it may be worth of this little nuisance since pizza was quite good. I cannot say that it was best in Berlin since I haven’t check all other places, but I must admit that it was best pizza I had lately (in any country).
Cost
Pizza is around 8 € which is not too expensive when you take quality into calculation. Beer at 3 € is quite costly but those German beers (I had Berliner) flow so nicely that is impossible to mind too much.
Verdict
I’ll be back.
This one is only small update to MagiWOL. Notable changes include:
You can download it here now. At later time, you will be able to find it also at my home page.
P.S. Although interface looks simple, for those who wish to access full power of program there is menu hidden behind press of Alt key (or configurable to be always visible via Options).
Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 will have one ability not found in any edition of Windows - it will be able to boot from flash media.
While this doesn’t mean much now, in long run OEMs will start selling servers with Hyper-V already inside. It seems to me that it will be very hard to get server without it. It will be free for OEM and I can imagine quite a few customers actually sticking with it.
Hopefully we are not too far from day when Windows will boot from USB.
P.S. This seems to me as attack toward embedded VMware ESXi. Critics would say that Microsoft waited for cheap 32 GB flash modules. :)
While common folks need to wait in order to get Windows 7 RTM bits, pirates do not have the same problem. It all started with leaked RTM torrents within days of completion (even RTM candidates were leaked). Circle now completes with cracked version (courtesy of Lenovo OEM key).
And do not forget that all this is happening before even MSDN subscribers got their copy. It seems to me that pirates have better distribution channels than Microsoft. :)
[2009-08-03: Microsoft will block that particular OEM key, but let’s face it, new key is just around corner…]