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Tweets: EventSentry v2.90 – MinWin explained – Windows 7 news – Windows 3.1 retired

• EventSentry v2.90 has been released – I blogged about the free version of this nifty monitoring solution a while back.
• Robert McLaws used his Geek-to-Layman Translator to explain MinWin, the mini kernel that is included in Windows 7.
• Microsoft aims Windows 7 for 2009 holiday season – This would be much earlier than I expected. I still have my doubts.
• Windows 7 might cause new compatibility issues – From all I’ve read  Windows 7 probably isn’t as problematic Vista.
• Windows 7 Running on Laptop – This video demonstrates that Windows 7 might boot up faster than Vista.
• Microsoft: Windows 7 will run on SSD netbooks – Well, Vista does too. The question is how fast?
• Microsoft has officially retired Windows 3.1 – What a pity! It is lightening fast and not as bloated as XP.
• Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.2 now available – Greg Shields shares his experiences.
• Microsoft white paper: Application Readiness for Terminal Services
• New Windows Update Client Available – It will be distributed automatically via Windows Update.
• Vista drives Windows market-share gains – Market share is now almost 20%. Not too bad for a failure.
• PowerShell v2 Release Schedule – PowerShell v2 might be released together with Windows 7.
• Operations Manager 2007 R2 Beta Announced
• Hyper-V 2. 0 won’t support hot add RAM (German) – That’s disappointing. I wonder what other features will be canceled.
• SQL Server 2008 White Paper: Analysis Services Performance Guide – 21 pages.
• Release Candidate version of Identity Lifecycle Manager “2.”