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Microsoft has decided today that it was ready to release the Windows 7 beta to the public. The preliminary requirements call for 1GHz processor (either 32-bit or 64-bit), 1GB RAM, 16Gb of disk space,  and support for DirectX 9 graphics with 128 MB memory. These requirements are subject to change with the final released. Other than that, it looks good to go. As always, you should not use the beta software on a production machine because while most bugs are worked out at this point, it isn’t a complete product and things could go wrong and you might lose your data. However, I have heard great things about this release so far, so you shouldn’t run into any problems.

Download Windows 7 Beta: Microsoft

Today Microsoft released the beta of its latest browser, Internet Explorer 8. The launch comes after the demo at the MIX08 conference where it was announced that it was available to the public. Many new features accompany the release such as compliance with the latest standards such as Acid2, integration with Facebook, eBay, Live Maps, Me.dium, and improved functionality with AJAX web pages. I am too integrated with Firefox myself to make the move, but it is definitely worth a look. Just a reminder this is a Beta edition so there may be bugs and crashes.

If you are interested in checking it out here if the download link: MS Internet Explorer 8 Beta.