Yodm 3D - 3D Desktop for Windows XP and Vista
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17.4.2007 Windows Vista 3D Desktop
Microsoft indicated early that Vista will feature a three-dimensional interface with transparency, moving objects, anti-aliasing and other effects. Thanks to portos for this download.
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10.7.2007 3D Ultimate Vista for DreamScapes
3D Ultimate Vista For DreamScapes, RS. Vista Ultimate wallpapers with original transition effect...
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23.3.2007 Creative Hardware Accelerated 3D Audio for Vista
Creative Labs has opened up the doors to its ALchemy Project to enable hardware acceleration for DirectSound and EAX audio algorithms in Microsofts upcoming Windows Vista. The Alchemy Project is currently in its beta stages and intends to work around Microsofts audio limitations in Windows Vista due to the removal of the Hardware Abstraction Layer, or HAL.
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23.1.2007 3D TV
3D Dissolve Screen Saver
Watch 3D objects in random sizes and colors as they spin and transform. You might not see the same morphing twice. This updated version is smaller in size and has fixed a system key bug in Windows 95B.
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3D Santa Screen Saver
This screen saver features a 3D Santa Claus performing a variety of acrobatic acts (and a few unusual stunts, too). If you have a sound card, you can listen to some accompanying effects, as well.
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Virtual Earth 3D (Beta)
Virtual Earth 3D brings you another step closer to knowing "what it is like out there". You can search, browse, and organize local information viewed in three dimensions, just the way it exists in the real world.
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19.11.2006 Star Trek Voyager 3D Screensaver
Do you ever wish that the computer graphics in recent science-fiction TV shows had more air time? With the Star Trek: Voyager Screensaver, you can watch a 3D rendition of the beloved ship as it soars through the galaxy.
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UniveRSS, A 3D RSS Reader from Microsoft
In an email from MSDN Microsoft silently mentions the UniveRSS reader. After a look i actually was quite surprised. Microsoft took the RSS possibilities from IE7 and put them into a really stunning 3D interface!
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4.12.2006 TopDesk - 3D Flipper for Windows XP
TopDesk is a quick and easy way to switch between applications. With a single key press, you can instantly view thumbnails of all open windows, display thumbnails of windows belonging to the current application, or hide all windows to quickly access the desktop.
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2.2.2007 Download Duke Nukem 3D: Hi Res Project
Manhattan Project is occasionally frustrating, but when it's good, it's very, very good.
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Microsoft Virtual Earth 3D 3.0 Beta: Free Download
Virtual Earth 3D brings you another step closer to knowing "what it is like out there".
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7.10.2008 Vista Desktop Search Annoyance
I thought people might find this fix interesting because it annoyed the hell out of me when I first started using Vista. Thanks to pacpis for this news.
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5.9.2007 Turn on Remote Desktop in Windows Vista
Remote Desktop is disabled by default in Windows Vista, but its easy enough to turn it back on. If you need to access your Vista PC from another box, its an essential thing to turn on.
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26.1.2007 Windows Vista Feature Focus: Windows Flip and Flip 3D
In a previous Windows Vista Feature Showcase, I detailed a new Vista feature called Live Taskbar Thumbnails that helps users organize the many windows and applications they might have open at any one time. Live Taskbar Thumbnails is a Taskbar feature, but what it primarily does is provide a more discoverable way to switch between running tasks.
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21.5.2006 Vista Sidebar showcases desktop-Web integration
Long Zheng has published some fantastic Windows Vista screencasts, which display the power of the Vista OS - released as a developer beta last week. The screencast that I was most interested in was the Sidebar. Similar in appearance and functionality to the Dashboard feature of Mac OS X Tiger, the Vista Sidebar allows users to manage their gadgets (Microsoft's term for widgets) and other content such as RSS feeds.
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14.6.2006 Disable Windows Vista Evaluation Watermark from Desktop
If an user install Windows Vista in trial or demo or evaluation mode, by skipping and not keying in any Windows product registration key when asked during installation of Windows Vista.
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24.11.2006 Windows Vista Desktop Optimization Pack Updated
Microsoft has announced that it wrapped up its Desktop Optimization Pack for Windows Vista and that an updated and complete version of the offering will be made available for download on July 1 2007.
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5.6.2007 Microsoft agrees to change Vista desktop search
Microsoft agreed Tuesday to make changes to the desktop search feature in Windows Vista in an effort to assuage Google and head off a further antitrust battle with U.S. regulators.
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20.6.2007 Windows Vista SP1 RTM Optimized Desktop
With the advent of Windows Vista at the end of 2006/the beginning of 2007, Microsoft has started pouring a consistent amount of efforts into enabling optimized desktops.
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30.4.2008 Windows Vista SP1 at the Basis of the Optimized Desktop
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is at the basis of Microsoft's vision for the Optimized Desktop. Of course that the Redmond company is building a comprehensive strategy that involves additional resources and solutions on top of its Windows client.
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4.9.2008 Vista RTM Evaluation Copy Desktop Watermark Patch
Hi there people, here's a little guide on how to get rid of that stupid "evaluation copy" watermark in the bottom right corner of your Windows Vista RTM. Some may not see it yet, but believe me it will show up after a few reboots.
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14.11.2006 Restore/enable the Internent Explorer Icon on Vista Desktop
Restore, Enable and Display the Missing Internet Explorer (IE or IE7) Icon on Windows Vista Desktop.
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12.2.2007 Microsoft: Take Advantage of the Vista SP1 Desktop Optimization Pack
The Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack is designed to help customers get the most out of their Windows Vista clients, according to Microsoft's official description of the solution.
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16.7.2008 Vista SP1 Desktop Optimization Pack 2008 R2 RTM
Since the introduction of the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack, the Redmond company has sold in excess of 10 million units of the package of solutions, and on September 15, the R2 version of MDOP 2008 was released to manufacturing.
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16.9.2008 Connect Windows 7 with XP SP3 Vista SP2 via Remote Desktop Connection 7.0
Microsoft is gearing up to release a tool that will permit users of Windows Vista and Windows XP computers to connect to Windows 7 machines, and to take advantage of features that only the latest version of the Windows client brings to the table.
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12.9.2009 Download Windows 7 Remote Desktop Connection 7.0 for XP SP3 and Vista SP1 and SP2
While Windows 7 technologies are, as a general rule, available exclusively with the latest iteration of the Windows client from Microsoft, there also are exceptions.
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4.11.2009 The Windows 7 Desktop
Microsoft is laboring to deliver a new level of personalization, choice and control with the Windows 7 desktop, according to Senior Vice President, Windows and Windows Live Engineering Group, Steven Sinofsky.
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3.11.2008 Remote Desktop Connection 6.0
Remote Desktop Connection (Terminal Services Client 6.0, KB925876) provides a way to use any new Terminal Services features introduced in Microsoft Windows Vista and Microsoft Windows Server Code Name Longhorn.
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29.11.2006Free Vista Sunday, 3D desktop with Real Desktop Light
Jonathan Schlaffer: Vista has been an all-around disappointment and even those with SP1 have reason to complain. Those with problems are probably
more outspoken than those that dont but the issues keep piling up and Microsoft does little about them. This program may brighten up your Vista
experience a tiny bit.
Real Desktop comes it two
forms, Real Desktop Standard and Real Desktop Light; major differences set the two apart. With Real Desktop Standard you get all the features and
with Light, not so much.
The light version gives you a basic, fully 3D desktop environment. You can stack icons, drag them
anywhere on the desk, flip them around, upside down and several other neat things. What you cant do is change the wallpaper or orientation of the
camera. The other thing thats annoying is the light version lacks the ability to reset the icon positions; as you can see below, its very easy to
mess them up.
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02.03.20083D desktop revealed in recent Apple patent filing
Dozens of Apple patent applications were published lately revealing research that Apple had completed in 2007 on many topics encompassing future
versions of Mac OS X. The most intriguing is a series of patent applications which describe a "Multidimensional" user interface. Apple has
essentially been working on true 3D desktop environments. It's not clear when and if Apple will decide to implement these new 3D desktop design
ideas into a future version of Mac OS X. The 3D desktop idea suggests that Apple would take their existing Mac OS components like the dock, dashboard,
add more depth and give a three dimensional look.
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12.12.2008Apple holding back on web-based 3D graphics for the desktop
Apple has added 3D position and transform capabilities to WebKit, along with the 2D CSS-based transform abilities added some time ago. However, Apple
allows access to these advanced 3D abilities only via Mobile Safari. If Apple enables the features on the desktop, they could kickstart the
development of a whole new class of visually rich web applications... without Flash.
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16.03.2009Gaming on Vista 10 to 15 Percent Slower than XP
Microsoft is reportedly
telling it's gaming industry
associates that games will run
10-15% slower on their new
operating system due to the
new GUI implemented.
Vista's new 3D desktop will
constantly be draining the PC
of video memory that games
could make use of, so in
actual fact many of your
favourite games will probably
run faster on Windows XP. Of
course after Vista arrives new
PCs and hardware will be built
especially for Vista which
will increase performance
anyway.
Still,
looks like that pretty desktop
has a price after all.
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07.10.2006Parallels Launches Version 3.0 with 3d Graphics Support
Parallels released
http://www.parallels.com/en/pr
oducts/desktop/>Parallels
Desktop 3.0 for Intel Macs
today. The $79.99
virtualization software allows
owners of Intel Macs to run
Windows applications alongside
Mac OS X without requiring a
reboot. Amongst many other
features, version 3.0 brings
improved integration between
Mac OS X and Windows as well
as long awaited 3D graphics
support.
It was
revealed in August that 3d
acceleration for their
software package. Until now,
Parallels users had to reboot
into Boot Camp to get full 3d
acceleration.
Other
listed features include:
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Cross OS application & file
integration with Parallels
SmartSelect
- Coherence
2.0, including shared folders
and UI enhancements
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Expanded support for USB 2.0
devices
- Shared printers
for cross OS printing
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Significant enhancements in
performance and audio quality
- Bulletproof your VMs
with SnapShots
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08.06.2007Desktop OS, Hold the Vista
Exclusive eWEEK research indicates that Microsoft's desktop Windows operating system is a rousing success.
Vista?
No, XP.
In a survey conducted by Ziff Davis Enterprise Editorial Research for eWEEK of enterprise IT professionals, just
2 percent of respondents said that Vista was the primary desktop operating system at their companies, while 92 percent indicated that XP was their
primary desktop OS.
The majority of respondents also indicated that the move to Vista will not be driven by any improvements the
new OS offers, but rather by new hardware.
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14.03.2008Power efficiency enhancements in Vista SP1
Long Zheng: Most if not all the attention surrounding Windows Vista Service Pack 1 has been around performance, reliability and compatibility, but you
probably didnt know SP1 also makes short strides in terms of
Vistas power efficiency. And by short, I really do mean short because were talking about improvements in the magnitude of only a
couple percents. That in the context of 5 hours battery life is a mere additional 6 minutes. Having said that, some is better than none.
The first of two improvements is in the display subsystem. As you are probably aware of, the Desktop Window Manager (DWM) in Vista utilities
the 3D rendering capabilities of your graphics card to draw the desktop and windows.
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13.02.2008Microsoft Delivers Sophistication of Windows Aero to New Wireless Laser Desktop 7000
Microsoft Corp. brings the beauty of Windows Aero from the PC to the devices that surround it with its latest keyboard and mouse desktop set, the
Wireless Laser Desktop 7000, designed to complement the Windows Vista operating system with its striking design.
The new desktop
set includes an ultrathin Comfort Curve keyboard and rechargeable mouse, delivering ultimate performance and comfort. The keyboard features a Windows
Aero-inspired translucent design, floating Hot Keys and instant access to Windows Flip 3D,1 making this desktop a perfect companion for todays Windows
Vista-based PC.
Today Microsoft also debuts the Digital Media Keyboard 3000, an ultrathin, stylish yet affordable keyboard
designed to fit the digital lifestyle.
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11.03.2008LG will sell two models of 3D TVs in 2009
LG, a leading maker of HDTV's will be entering the 3D frontier next year. Choon Lee, Vice President Director at the Digital TV Research Lab,
stated that "3D TVs are the next big step for
; we will try with one or two markets in 2009" This is great news for the home consumer as 3D is
the next big technology coming down the pipe. Sadly that was all that was said about the new TVs. Will they require special 3D glasses, likely, but
it is unknown for sure. One can only hope that these TVs will be sold in many markets but it's still too far out to speculate.
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neowin.net - 27.11.2008
Fujifilm announces first 3D camera, due September
Fujifilm has launched a new compact digital camera which is capable of capturing 3D images and video. The camera, named the Fujifilm FinePix Real 3D
W1, is Fujifilm's first camera to be able to do this, and does it through the use of two lenses and two 10MP CCDs. The camera will be launched in
the UK in September, according to a statement from Fuji. The camera is held securely inside an aluminium die-cast frame, and has a 2.8 inch 3D LCD
screen at the back of it, capable of displaying the 3D images and video clips that are captured by the camera.
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neowin.net - 22.07.2009
The Advantages of Upgrading From Vista To XP
This article does have quite a unique twist to it...
Coding Sanity: I have finally decided to take the plunge. Last night
I upgraded my Vista desktop machine to Windows XP, and this afternoon I will be doing the same to my laptop.
Look & Feel
Windows XP has quite a cartoony look and feel compared to the slick look of Aero Glass; this is mostly offset by the lack of strange
screen artifacts caused by malfunctioning graphics code. You know, almost like static on the screen. This was a once or twice monthly occurrence on my
laptop, and happened on my desktop whenever I logged in, and also whenever I played a 3D game after leaving Vista running for a couple of hours. I
also miss the "orphaned windows" I got on Vista, dialog boxes that would not go away, in a sense they became part of the desktop, since you could
drag a selection from within them, despite the fact that the Glass would render the selection below them. Such crazy graphics bugs appear to be a
thing of the past.
winbeta.org - 16.12.2007
Sky set to launch 3D TV in 2010
Sky announced today that it plans to offer 3D TV next year in the UK. Sky's 3D channel will be the first in the UK when it launches next year.
The channel will offer a selection of current 3D programming, which is expected to include movies, entertainment and sport. The service will be
broadcast across Sky's existing HD infrastructure and be available via the current generation of Sky+HD set-top boxes. The next step for
consumers is to purchase a '3D Ready' TV. Sony, Samsung and Panasonic all announced their plans for a big push towards 3D TV at this years
Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
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neowin.net - 30.07.2009
Windows 7: RDP changes improve virtual desktop performance
The Remote Desktop Client in Windows 7 is equipped with new features and enhancements via Remote Desktop Protocol 7 (RDP). The most interesting
enhancement is the support for Desktop Composition, full Aero glass effect. Below are the features introduced in Windows 7 Remote Desktop Client
Windows 7 Aero supportDirect 2D & Direct 3D 10.1 application supportTrue multi-monitor supportRDP Core Performance ImprovementsMultimedia
enhancementsMedia Foundation supportDirectShow supportLow Latency audio playback supportBi-directional audio support I fired up the Remote Desktop
Client in the latest Windows 7 build 7057 and tested few things. Remote desktop connection experience is very much improved compared to its previous
versions and I also found the session to be incredibly responsive even while playing HD videos.
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neowin.net - 16.03.2009
YOOWALK: Walk around the web
YOOWALK is a representation of the worldwide web as a 3D world where you can:
- Browse the web in 3D with your avatar
- Build a 3D
version of your website
- Have your own room in 3D
- Meet people and hang out with them
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neowin.net - 08.01.2008
Stardock outlines Object Desktop for Vista plans
Software developer Stardock
Corp. has begun to unveil its
Windows Vista plans for its
popular desktop enhancement
suite, Object Desktop. Object
Desktop is a set of programs
designed to allow users to
customize their Windows
experience. On Windows, it was
the first product to provide
OS skinning, widgets and
gadgets, alpha blended
shadows, min/max effects, ZIP
files as folders, and a number
of other features that users
take for granted today.
Stardock believes that
Windows Vista offers the most
potential yet for users to be
able to personalize their
Windows experience. This is
due to a new feature in
Windows Vista known as the
Desktop Window Manager (DWM)
which is a compositor that
turns the Windows Vista
desktop into a 3D surface
(much like you'd have in
computer game). This allows
for what Stardock claims is
"cool and interesting ways to
display information, programs,
and data without suffering the
performance hit because most
of it is being done on the
video card."
This
week, Stardock intends to
release the beta of
WindowBlinds for Windows Vista
for Object Desktop users and
has announced support for
creating gadgets for the
Windows Sidebar using
DesktopX. It has released a
document outlining some of its
"first wave" of Windows
Vista applications for Object
Desktop. This also includes
the ability to use WPF and
.NET for Sidebar gadgets via
Object Desktop.
Microsoft's Jim Allchin has
asked developers to make full
use of Windows Vista in order
to help differentiate Windows
Vista from Windows XP. With
its expected January release,
a lot of users are looking for
tangible benefits of Windows
Vista over Windows XP.
Microsoft has asserted that
the Windows Presentation
Foundation (WPF) and DWM along
with enhanced security, and a
new communications layer help
make Vista a compelling
upgrade.
neowin.net - 15.11.2006
Microsoft In Talks To Acquire 3D Camera Company 3DV
3D technology was all the rage at CES this year, and last month Mark Cuban said 3D is "the LSD of 2009" (that's a good thing, Mark meant). Now
Microsoft (MSFT) is looking to get in on the 3D game and is in talks to acquire
Israeli 3D tech company 3DV...
winbeta.org - 17.02.2009
The Diskless PC and Vista Enterprise Centralised Desktop
James Senior: What's the beef here then? Well in a nutshell Diskless PCs and Vista Enterprise Centralised Desktop open up new methods for IT
departments to roll out and manage their desktop estate. These new methods introduce different benefits so allow me to describe the different
technologies...
winbeta.org - 13.02.2008
Parallels 3.0 supports 3D games, 'SmartSelect'
Parallels on Thursday
announced
http://www.parallels.com/en/pr
oducts/desktop/upgrade>Paralle
ls Desktop 3.0 for Mac. This
new version supports 3D gaming
and adds a new feature called
SmartSelect.
Parallels Desktop enables
Intel-based Mac users to run
Windows on their Mac at the
same time as Mac OS X no
reboot is required, unlike
with Boot Camp, Apples own
software to run Windows on Mac
OS X. The software costs
$79.99, and the 3.0 version
will be available for a $49.99
upgrade fee. Parallels is also
offering a reduced price for
the upgrade for $39.99 now
through June 6, 2007.
New to this release is a
feature called SmartSelect.
SmartSelect is billed as an
integration tool that lets
you open up any file from
Windows or Mac OS X using an
application from either
operating system. Its designed
to dovetail with the
Coherence integration
software in the currently
shipping version of Parallels
that enables users to open
Windows applications directly
from Mac OS X...
winbeta.org - 01.06.2007
Windowblinds comes to Vista
Version 5.5 of WindowBlinds
has been designed to enable
Windows Vista to become
skinnable. This is no easy
task for a number of reasons.
The biggest reason has to do
with the new Desktop Window
Manager (DWM). While
technically WindowBlinds could
have hacked its way to work on
Vista, it was important that
WindowBlinds work natively on
Vista and that means using the
new 3D composited desktop. By
using the DWM you get hardware
acceleration and a ton of
other possible effects.
The second challenge
was making visual styles
(skins) made for Windows XP
work on Windows Vista without
parts missing. So Stardock
developed "Smart Skinning"
in which graphical elements in
XP skins are translated to
take care of new parts in
Windows Vista.
neowin.net - 16.11.2006
Beta of Palm Desktop for Vista Now Available
Palm has posted on its web
site a public
beta of an upcoming
version of the Palm Desktop
that supports Windows Vista.
This version of
Palm's software for
synchronizing its Palm
OS-based devices with a
desktop or laptop is the first
to earn Microsoft's "Works
with Windows Vista"
designation, but it has done
so by removing some features
that were in previous
versions.
Specifically, it does not
include Quick Install,
software that allows users to
easily move files and
applications onto the handheld
or smartphone. The Palm
Desktop still allows users to
install Palm OS applications
and databases ( .prc and .pdb
files). ..
winbeta.org - 25.07.2007
