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Windows Vista: Aero Glass and Java Don't Mix
By Jason Brooks | Posted: 2006-09-29
Among the wrinkles still to be ironed out of Microsoft's Windows Vista before the long-awaited client operating system goes gold is the tendency of Vista's shiny new "glass" UI to balk at Java-based applications. In eWEEK Labs' Vista tests, most recently with the post-RC1 Build 5728, Aero Glass has
Vista Moves One Step Closer
By MSW Staff | Posted: 2006-09-27
Vista Moves One Step Closer: Microsoft releases an interim build to Customer Preview Program participants.
IE Patch: Too little, too late? An out-of-cycle patch may have been released after the damage has been done.
Research This: Microsoft marks the 15th anniversary of its Research division by
Microsoft Research: 15 Years Old and Still Kicking
By Peter Galli | Posted: 2006-09-26
As Microsoft Research celebrates its 15th anniversary this month, Rick Rashid, senior vice president of research, says he hopes that 15 years from now there will still be the same vibrant environment that exists today. "If we can do this for the next 15 years, the sky is the limit.
Windows PowerShell RC2 Released
By Peter Galli | Posted: 2006-09-26
Microsoft has made the second release candidate for Windows PowerShell available for download from its Web site. PowerShell is a command-line shell and scripting language that gives IT pros better control
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Microsoft May Use Incentives to Tempt Users to 'Soapbox'
By Peter Galli | Posted: 2006-09-25
Microsoft is considering offering incentives to users of its new video-sharing service, Soapbox on MSN Video, which launches early next year. The service represents Microsoft's attempt to compete in the
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Microsoft Releases New Build of Windows Vista
By Peter Galli | Posted: 2006-09-22
Microsoft has released an interim build of Windows Vista to its usual testers as well as to some 100,000 of the participants in its Customer Preview Program. Build 5728 includes ongoing fit and finish work based on the feedback Microsoft has received on Vista Release Candidate 1 since its release
Microsoft Tool Brings VB6 Developers to .Net
By Peter Galli | Posted: 2006-09-22
Microsoft has released a new add-in tool to help Visual Basic developers preserve Visual Basic 6 applications and breathe .Net into them. The Interop Forms Toolkit 1.0 is a free add-in that simplifies the process of displaying .Net WinForms in a VB6 application. The new toolkit not only helps
Former Microsoft Exec Gets Millions in Stock Options
By Peter Galli | Posted: 2006-09-21
Amazon.com has given Brian Valentine, who was head of Windows Vista development until he resigned recently, stock incentives worth more than $12-million at the current share price. The stock award was
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Nokia to Offer Microsoft's Live Search
By Peter Galli | Posted: 2006-09-21
Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone maker, will offer Microsoft's Live Search for its Mobile Search platform. The Live Search feature will be available for Nokia's N-Series multimedia phones as well as for phones that use its S-60 software.
The Four Tiers of Vista's UI
By Peter Galli | Posted: 2006-09-21
Just in case you didn't already know this, Windows Vista is shipping with four tiers of user interface experience, from the new Aero Glass to Vista Standard, Vista Basic and Windows Classic. The istartedsomething blog has 28 screenshots that compare the four.
To Sue or Not to Sue
By MSW Staff | Posted: 2006-09-20
To Sue or Not to Sue: In the past week Microsoft has filed lawsuits against 20 resellers, but also issued promises that it could not sue developers for using Microsoft's Web services applications.
Comings and Goings: Microsoft Lures Another McAfee Security Guru; Former Microsoft Exec Joins
Will Europe Delay Vista?
By Peter Galli | Posted: 2006-09-20
Are Microsoft and the European Commission set for a major showdown? Or is all the talk of a possible delay when Windows Vista ships in Europe and concerns about the new security features in the operating system just more bluster between the two sides? Microsoft has been speaking out of
Windows CE 6.0 Has RTM'd
By Mary Jo | Posted: 2006-09-18
On September 15, Microsoft released Windows CE 6.0 to manufacturing. Microsoft delivered Beta 1 of CE 6.0, code-named "Yamazaki," in May. CE 6.0 is expected to be the foundation for the next version of Microsoft's Windows Mobile platform, which was code-named "Crossbow," last we heard.
Microsoft Zune: The Good, the Bad and the DRM Ugly
By Mary Jo | Posted: 2006-09-18
Even if you're already sick of hearing about Microsoft's Zune portable media player, there are still a few tidbits worth calling out. Microsoft already is dropping hints that there's a Zune phone coming.
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Windows Chief Allchin Tells App Developers to Get the Lead Out
By Mary Jo | Posted: 2006-09-18
Jim Allchin, co-president of Microsoft's platforms and systems division (and acting Windows Vista development chief) posted late last week an open letter to software developers on Microsoft's Vista
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