Microsoft to avoid transparency with Windows 7
Glyn Moody hits the nail on the head with his critique of Microsoft's proposed approach to Windows 7: Say little so that the market expects little.
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1.6.2008 Vista's Transparency Is Good News
eWEEK visits with Jim Allchin, head of Microsoft Windows development, to discuss strategy for the new operating system.
I will start by stating flatly that I like Jim Allchin, who runs Microsoft Windows development. A lot. When he retires at the end of the year, the company will have lost one of its all-time great technology leaders and a very decent guy.
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29.1.2006 Border Skin - Enable Aero Glass Transparency Effects in Windows XP
Ever wondered how could you get the famous Aero Glass experience on your Windows XP machine? komalo of deviantArt has released a skin for Windows XP users called Border Skin which will give you Aero Glass UX from Windows 7 and Vista right on your PC running Windows XP!
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30.7.2009 What would you change in Windows?
If you were hired by Microsoft to make the Windows experience less annoying, what would be on your to-do list?
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30.4.2008 Exec says new Windows head will change culture
Sinofsky comes to the Windows group, which has not shipped a new product in nearly five years, with a reputation within Microsoft as an effective taskmaster and a track record of on-time new software releases delivered in regular intervals.
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27.3.2006 How to Change Windows Vista Boot Screen
Some of you remember how it was possible to change the boot logo screen of Windows 95/98. I'm not sure why anyone would go into the trouble of actually doing it, but it seems that it is possible to do the same for Windows Vista.
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19.11.2007 Change Logon Background in Windows Vista
I caught this via Steve Clayton (who caught it via Jeff Sandquist showing off his home) - Stardock has a really neat application called LogonStudio that allows you to change the background of your logon screen in Windows Vista. I absolutely love the space background.
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2.12.2007 Set and Change Windows 7 Registered Owner & Organization with SetOwner
It may happen that you have bought second hand laptop or computer with preinstalled Windows operating system and you are looking for the way to change ownership information.
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20.11.2009 Can Dell change the Linux market?
After a lot of hemming-and-hawing, Dell has decided to accept the verdict of its IdeaStorm users and sell pre-installed Linux.
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26.2.2007 PC login Now - How To Change a Windows XP Limited User Account Into a Computer Administrator
One of the place that I work at has a few hundreds of computers and it is shared by students.
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12.7.2008 Change Office 2007 Product Key
When Office 2007 was RTM'ed and downloadable on MSDN I used Office Professional 2007. For my new course, SharePoint BI, which I'm writing at the moment I needed InfoPath as well.
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1.1.2007 Microsoft: We Didnt Change Automatic Updates
Software giant says users are responsible for the modifications that generated claims of unauthorized patch installs.
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20.10.2007 Microsoft Details IE 8 Security Default Change
The company will enable DEP/NX (Data Execution Prevention/No Execute) by default in IE 8 when running on Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.
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11.4.2008 XP: Get Updates No Matter What or Change your Product Key
If your windows installation has issues, or for some other unmentionable reason is unable to get updates from the windows server, this is what you need to do.
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27.3.2006 Popular Instant Messenger, Gaim, Forced to Change Name
It was announced, yesterday, that the popular multi-headed instant messaging client, Gaim, has undergone a name change. The new name, Pidgin, comes after years of secret discussions and legal issues with internet giant, AOL.
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8.4.2007 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 Microsoft to change Vista to satisfy Google antitrust complaint?
Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq:MSFT - news) has agreed to modify its new Vista operating system in response to complaints that its desktop search function puts Google Inc. (Nasdaq:GOOG - news) and other potential competitors at a disadvantage, a source familiar with the case told Reuters on Tuesday.
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20.6.2007 Vista: the Gender Challenged OS, After the Longhorn Sex Change
Windows Vista is a Microsoft gender-challenged operating system, after it has survived the Longhorn sex change. Just bear with me, it will all make sense in the end, I promise.
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22.3.2008 The Man Who Would Change Microsoft: Ray Ozzie's Vision for Connected Software
Ray Ozzie has a long and storied history of technological innovation, with accomplishments that include creating Lotus Notes and founding Groove Networks.
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14.4.2007 Prevent 1.0 - Stop Unauthorized Copy, Delete, Move & Change of Settings
I am sure everyone has faced the situation where either their friends, colleagues, family member of kids renaming, deleting important files or changing settings like wallpaper, screen resolution etc. this is typical with younger sibling.
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17.9.2009 Windows XP LogonUI Changer - Change Windows XP Logon Background
Windows 7 has got built-in feature to change Windows 7 Logon background and we have already covered Logon Changer & LogonUI background changer for Windows 7. For Windows Vista & XP Logonstudio is best tool to use.
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12.8.2009 Change and Speed Up the Read and Write Speed for DVD Writers - MediaCodeSpeedEdit
Before continue reading todays article, Id like to warn you that this is for advanced users and if you dont know what youre doing, you CAN damage your DVD drive and will void your warranty.
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8.8.2008 Instant Change Vista Product ID with Vista ProductID Changer
In past we have reviewed number of application to recover product key like Product Key Finder, WinGuggle, Windows product Key Finder.
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1.11.2009 Windows 7 Migration Tool to Move From Windows XP to Windows 7
In past we had covered guide on upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7. Unfortunately there is no direct upgrade path from Windows Xp to Windows 7 and you have to use Windows Easy Transfer utility if you want to move your user and program files from XP to Windows 7.
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22.11.2009 Vista SP1, and then Windows 7, Windows 8 and Non-Windows Midori
2008 saw the release of Windows Vista Service Pack 1, Windows XP Service Pack 3 and Windows Server 2008, but Microsoft's journey on the Windows path is far from over.
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5.8.2008 Windows 7 RC Brings Windows XP Mode Beta and Windows Virtual PC Beta
The Release Candidate of Windows 7 will bring with it the first Beta development milestones for Windows XP Mode and Windows Virtual PC.
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29.4.2009 Windows Reactivator 2.0 - Backup & Restore Activation Status of Windows XP with Windows Reactivator
Every time you reinstall your windows XP you need to reactivate it online using your product key & worst if you lost your Windows XP product key.
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3.6.2009 Windows Vista SP1 vs. Windows Vista RTM vs. Windows XP SP2
Feb 26th, 2008. Principled Technologies has released two Microsoft commissioned reports on Windows Vista SP1 performance. In these tests, Principled Technologies measured responsiveness of Windows Vista SP1 vs. Windows Vista RTM vs. Windows XP SP2 when performing a set of common business and home tasks.
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28.2.2008 Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 9 1 Billion and Counting
Is Windows dead? Or, at least, is this the beginning of the end for Microsoft's proprietary operating system?
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15.9.2008 Week in Microsoft: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 9
This week in Microsoft, we covered 128-bit support possibly coming to Windows 8 and Windows 9, Windows 7, Windows Mobile 6.5, Bill Gates, Office 2010 Starter, Microsoft MVP status, Windows Live Hotmail, the EU, and Microsoft Security Essentials.
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10.10.2009Microsoft to avoid transparency with Windows 7
Glyn Moody hits the nail on the head with his
critique of Microsoft's proposed approach to Windows 7: Say little so that the market expects little.
It's
not an unreasonable approach, and Microsoft did get burned for actually warning the market about what it would be providing, only to have to endure
the consequences of not living up to the expectations it set, but I'm not sure it can afford to go back. Stating that it will be "more careful"
with Windows 7, Microsoft's representative noted:
"We know that when we talk about our plans for the next release of Windows, people
take action,"
said. "As a result, we can significantly impact our partners and our customers if we broadly share information that later
changes."
Well, yes. But that's the whole point behind transparency. As Glyn notes, it's not that easy to do in practice, but
it's increasingly critical in the opening 21st Century.
neowin.net - 01.06.2008
PDC 2008: Will multitouch change the Windows application?
The research and resources that Microsoft has invested in its Surface project will soon pay off for everyday Windows users, with new multitouch
functionality being added to Windows 7. But how soon will Windows apps feel the change?..
betanews.com - 31.10.2008
Windows chief talks '7'
Since taking over the Windows development reins from Jim Allchin, Steven Sinofsky has chosen to fall almost completely off the public radar.
It's not that he hasn't been busy getting Vista Service Pack 1 out the door and starting work on Windows 7. It's just that Sinofsky doesn't want to
talk about products until they are well along in their development. Last year, Sinofsky penned a blog to his Windows unit co-workers, explaining his public
silence and urging them to follow his lead.
"I know many folks think that this type of corporate 'clamp down' on disclosure is
'old school' and that in the age of corporate transparency we should be open all the time," Sinofsky wrote. "Corporations are not really
transparent. Corporations are translucent. All organizations have things that are visible and things that are not."
winbeta.org - 27.05.2008
German court rules against Google's terms
A German court has ruled that Google Inc. must change terms of service that could be interpreted to compromise a user's rights, a decision the
consumer advocacy group that brought the suit welcomed Monday as a victory for online transparency.
The suit filed by the
Federation of German Consumer Organizations charged that the terms of service for opening an account through Google Mail, Google Documents and other
programs could be interpreted as giving the Internet search giant the right to review and even delete a user's information.
winbeta.org - 31.08.2009
Microsoft Publishes ODF Implementation Notes for Office 2007
Q&A: Doug Mahugh: Microsoft demonstrates commitment to transparency, industry collaboration, interoperability, and customer choice with delivery of
ODF implementation notes...
microsoft.com/presspass - 16.12.2008
Mozilla wants Windows ballot screen changed
Last week Neowin reported that Microsoft had made changes to the Windows browser ballot screen, which will make selecting a browser for consumers much
easier. Mozilla was not happy with their placement on the browser ballot screen, and has purposed Microsoft change the screen once again, placing them
first selection. All companies need to submit final purposes before November 9 before any more changes can be made. Mozilla purposed a change today
that would change the current ordering of the browsers, currently in alphabetical order of manufacture, to order of market share, with the exception
of IE. The reordering of the browsers would place Firefox in the first slot, followed by Chrome, Opera and Safari.
Read full story.....
neowin.net - 16.10.2009
Microsoft's LucidTouch: a multi-touch display with pseudo-transparency
From Apple's iPhone to Microsoft's Surface, multi-touch user interfaces are becoming all the rage. The only trouble is that our fingers are both a
tool and a hindrance; whatever we're interacting with on the display is momentarily blocked by our finger and our hands.
Microsoft, Mitsubishi, and the University of Toronto are working on a solution, and it's called LucidTouch. Ars spoke with Daniel Wigdor, one of
the researchers at the Mitsubishi Electric Research Labs (MERL), to get the inside scoop on what LucidTouch is, what problems the team has run into
along the way, and what's coming in the future.
LucidTouch is currently the name for a prototype device that allows users to
interact with an 800x480 pixel screen without having to touch the front surface. Instead, users can choose to manipulate objects by touching a sensor
pad on the back of the device; this allows users to resize images and text, as well as navigate around any graphical user interface without their
hands getting in the way of the display.
winbeta.org - 06.09.2007
Watching the stimulus at work
It's not through Congress yet, but if and when the new stimulus package is ratified, it'll be one of the first items to get the new transparency
treatment. The White House has reserved and posted a preliminary message on recovery.gov encouraging visitors to "check back after the passage of
the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to see how and where your tax dollars are spent."..
betanews.com - 29.01.2009
AntiSpyware Named 'Windows
Defender'
Microsoft's Windows
AntiSpyware application, which
entered beta testing last
January, has been given a new
name: Windows Defender.
Alongside the branding change,
the anti-malware engine has
been moved to a Windows
service and signatures will be
delivered through Windows
Update...
betanews.com - 08.11.2005
Windows Live Mail: Account
Expiration Extended
Hotmail users have a 30 day
expiration limit if they
don't have the premium
service. No worries with
Windows Live Mail now! The
expiration date will soon be
changed to 120 days. This
change will now rival
Yahoo!'s free e-mail
expiration date, which is also
120 days, but is still far
away from Gmail's expiration
date, which is 9 months.
Though this is a
great change for people using
free accounts, it jeopardizes
the benefits of being a
Windows Live Premium member.
So far, premium Live Mail
members get no ads and no
expiration date. However, this
new change endangers the
latter benefit.
New features for premium
members are coming soon, and
hopefully, it will give more
reason to become a premium
member.
jcxp.net - 09.04.2006
How Merrill Lynch Plans To Virtualize Half Its Desktops
"Once the world figures this stuff out, this is going to be a huge change to the corporate landscape," Merrill Lynch chief architect Jeff Birnbaum
predicts.
The stuff Birnbaum's talking about is "stateless" desktop virtualization, which promises cost savings from
delivering the software that PCs need over a network using one-off virtual machines spun up in the data center. That should make it much cheaper to
manage, since IT departments can change, say, a setting on the Windows operating system once, and all employees get the change as soon as they access
their virtual desktops, rather than IT having to push the change to tens of thousands of PCs.
winbeta.org - 04.05.2008
AT&T Decides to Prorate Termination Fee
Following a similar move by Verizon Wireless in January of last year, AT&T said Wednesday that it will change its policies to reduce early termination
fees and change their contracts without penalty...
betanews.com - 17.10.2007
New Windows Server, IIS Takes A Modular Approach
Microsoft is making the rounds to preview and promote its forthcoming Windows Server 2008 and Internet Information Server 7, the Web server that ships
as a part of the operating system. A lot has changed in computing since the last major release of Microsoft's operating system.
Server software, however, is more change-resistant, since IT shops don't want their servers radically changing with each upgrade. That could
result in vital, mission critical applications breaking. On some levels, Windows 2008 has not changed radically, but on a different level, it has,
said one analyst.
"Servers just get incrementally better each time, and I do think that is the case with Windows Server 2008,"
said Directions on Microsoft analyst Mike Cherry. "That's the good thing about Server 2008. But I do think in general when you add the pieces
together, a little change here, a little change there, Windows Server is pretty compelling as a product."
winbeta.org - 05.11.2007
Protest rally against Australian government plan to censor broadband
A new, left-of-center politician seizes power in a wave of change against an unpopular right-winger who supported the war in Iraq. With him comes
sweeping new policies that could change the fabric of society. But this isn't America...
betanews.com - 16.12.2008
Microsoft Unveils Its Developer Strategy for the Next Generation of Windows Phones
Microsoft Corp. today announced new details about how developers can build and sell applications for Windows phones through Windows Marketplace for
Mobile, the recently announced application marketplace available with the Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system. In its commitment to helping developers
create new and exciting applications, Microsoft will provide developers with 70 percent of the sales revenue of their applications from Windows
Marketplace for Mobile, transparency throughout the certification process, and guidance and support from the stage of development to the final sale to
the consumer. Developers can get the tools to begin developing for Windows phones at http://developer.windowsmobile.com.
winbeta.org - 11.03.2009
Gartner: Windows collapsing under its own weight; Radical change needed
Microsofts Windows juggernaut is collapsing as it tries to support 20 years of applications and becomes more complicated by the minute. Meanwhile,
Windows has outgrown hardware and customers are pondering skipping Vista to wait for Windows 7. If Windows is going to remain relevant it will need
radical changes.
That sobering outlook comes courtesy of Gartner analysts Michael Silver and Neil MacDonald. Half of a full room
of IT managers and executives raised their hands when asked whether Microsoft needed to radically change its approach to Windows. Windows is too
monolithic, says Silver.
winbeta.org - 10.04.2008
With the petaflop barrier broken, is it time to change the benchmark?
The Roadrunner supercomputer now runs more than 1.1 thousand trillion floating-point operations per second. But what's an "operation" really?
By the time the next Top 500 list comes out, the definition could change...
betanews.com - 21.11.2008
Change Your Windows 7 Media Center Background
Sarah Perez: Did you know you can change your Media Center background? Neither did I until I read this recent post. Although not officially a part of the Media
Center software, there is a way to do it. Its not the easiest thing in the world as it involves applying a new registry file and editing permissions.
But if those sorts of things are second nature to you, its definitely worth checking out the tutorial on this hack.
winbeta.org - 18.02.2009
An 'under the hood' change on Windows Server 2008
Mahesh Unnikrishnan: A previous blog post mentioned some of the more end-user visible new features in Windows Server 2008. There is another less
visible design enhancement on Windows Server 2008. Let us explore this change and find out how it can be beneficial to Server 2008 based deployments
of the DFS Replication service.
winbeta.org - 05.04.2008
Microsoft Concedes to Google and States, Will Change Vista Search
In agreeing to make what could
be described technically as a
minor change to the way it
handles its options for
consumer desktop search,
Microsoft last night may have
made its most symbolically
significant statement to date
with regard to its current
stance in the technology
market: It backed down, in
response to a complaint from
Google that its placement of
desktop search capabilities
within Windows Vista
constituted a breach of its
antitrust settlement agreement
with the US and states'
governments regarding
middleware...
betanews.com - 20.06.2007
