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Thurrott Tears Apart Vista Critics

Posted in microsoft, vista on August 1, 2008 | No Comments »

Randall Stross jumps the shark
So before I rip into this one–and honestly, how could I do otherwise, given how wrongheaded this is?–I would like at least take a moment to note that I generally enjoy Randall Stross. This one, however, took me by surprise and I had to resist the urge to toss aside the [...]

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People Don’t Know How Great Vista Really Is

Posted in microsoft, vista on July 25, 2008 | No Comments »

Microsoft looks to ‘Mojave’ to revive Vista’s image
I’ve gotten a lot of email about this article, and while I discussed it on the podcast this week (which you like haven’t heard yet) and have a note about it in today’s Short Takes (which isn’t online yet), it bears mentioning because, well, I told you so:

After [...]

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Windows 7 in 2010

Posted in microsoft on June 25, 2008 | No Comments »

From NetworkWorld:
“Microsoft will ship Windows 7 sometime in or near Jan. 2010, according to a letter company senior vice president Bill Veghte sent to Microsoft customers Tuesday.
The letter, sent to enterprise and business customers, will eventually be publicly posted on Microsoft’s Web site. In the letter sent to “Windows Customers” and titled [...]

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Windows Search 4.0 Released

Posted in microsoft on June 4, 2008 | No Comments »

The final code for the redesigned Windows Search 4.0 is out.
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IE 8 Beta 2 Due in October

Posted in microsoft on May 31, 2008 | No Comments »

According to PCWorld:
“Microsoft will release a second beta of Internet Explorer 8 before the end of October, said a manager in its technical support group, who also warned Web designers to start adding a new tag to their sites or risk those sites “breaking” when the new browser ships.
“We are encouraging site administrators to get [...]

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IE 8.0 Beta 2 is Coming…

Posted in microsoft on May 26, 2008 | No Comments »

I found out that Microsoft is planning on releasing Internet Explorer 8.0 Beta 2 later this year and that it’s going to be geared towards end users rather than developers. Yipee. None of the new features of IE 8 are particularly interesting to me and I know that I will find the same functionality on [...]

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NYTimes Reviews Browser Wars

Posted in microsoft, mozilla, open source on May 26, 2008 | No Comments »

I found an article on the New York Times website describing the new Firefox 3 release and the state of the current browser wars.
“SAN FRANCISCO — The browser, that porthole onto the broad horizon of the Web, is about to get some fancy new window dressing. Next month, after three years of development and six [...]

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Microsoft Quits Attempt to Buy Yahoo!

Posted in microsoft on May 3, 2008 | No Comments »

Thank God…
http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1376

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Slipstreaming Windows XP Service Pack 3

Posted in microsoft on April 29, 2008 | No Comments »

Paul Thurrott has a great guide on how to actually slipstream SP3 into your existing Windows XP SP2 disc. Makes deploying the OS to mulitple machines a breeze.
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/xpsp3_slipstream.asp

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