DreamScene + DreamScene Extras
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6.2.2007 How to Get the Old Thin Taskbar Buttons with Text in Windows 7?
Windows 7 contains new iconized taskbar buttons which only show program icons. Its a new feature in Windows 7 and looks nice. But a few people might find it difficult to use.
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26.1.2009 Transparent style for Powerbooks
Are These Windows Transparent or Translucent?
Steven Sinofsky's motto should be, in the spirit of Memorial Day: "Loose lips sink ships."
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27.5.2008 Windows 7: The Transparent Cracks in Codename Translucency
Microsoft has been tiptoeing around Windows 7 since Windows Vista hit the market back in January 2007.
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16.8.2008 AeroBar: Show Titlebar Text in Explorer Windows Under Windows Vista
Have you ever wondered why Explorer Windows don't show titles in Windows Vista?
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13.2.2009 True about Windows DreamScene
Microsoft is finalizing testing of Windows DreamScene through a Technical Preview phase. The technology preview bits will be made available very soon. Stay tuned for more updates.
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3.2.2007 Windows DreamScene released!
In early July, I wrote about The Ultimate Team’s intention to ship the remaining promised Ultimate Extras (DreamScene and the remaining Language Packs) by the end of the summer.
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25.9.2007 How to Uninstall DreamScene from Windows 7
Windows 7 does not officially support Windows DreamScene feature, which introduced in Windows Vista as Ultimate Extras, and allows user to set a video or animation as desktop background wallpaper.
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14.6.2009 So where is Vista Ultimate Extra "DreamScene" ?
Windows Vista Ultimate users began to receive the first set of "Ultimate Extras". But arguably the most anticipated Ultimate Extra was not there -- Windows DreamScene.
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2.2.2007 Dreamscene Preview Ultimate Extra available
Microsoft have just released the 'Dreamscene Preview' Ultimate Extra to users of the Ultimate Edition of Windows Vista.
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13.2.2007 Windows DreamScene Content Pack
Even though DreamScene is still technically a preview release, Microsoft has just posted a little Content Pack featuring 4 new animated backgrounds.
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14.3.2007 How to Install and Enable DreamScene in Windows 7
Windows DreamScene, a feature which allows a video clip, movie show, slideshow or animated image and picture to be set as the desktop background in Windows Vista has been removed in Windows 7, in favor of Desktop Slideshow wallpaper auto rotator. Although Windows 7 no longer supports DreamScane, the DreamScene function can still be manually added and installed into Windows 7 with a little hack in order to turn on and enable the DreamScene support in Windows7.
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13.1.2009 Microsoft announces DreamScene for Windows Vista
Your desktop background comes to life with Windows DreamScene™. When you download this Ultimate Extra, you can select a video for your desktop background the same way you select a stationary picture.
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8.1.2007 DreamScene RTM dated July 19, Microsoft: what took so long?
As reported by a bunch of shops, Duke Nukem Forever Dreamscene was finally delivered to consumers who shelled out mega bucks for the ultimate operating system offered by Microsoft.
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26.9.2007Windows DreamScene Content Pack Released
Today another Windows Vista
Ultimate Extra was released to
Windows Update: a Windows
DreamScene Content Pack.
The pack
contains four new DreamScene
videos:
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A field of thistle, with a bee
gathering pollen
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The rushing water of a forest
stream
- A
streetlamp reflected in a
puddle, with softly falling
rain
- Orange wisps
flowing in a
computer-generated scene
The
videos are only available to
those Vista Ultimate users who
have installed the Windows
DreamScene Preview. If you've
got the DreamScene Preview
installed, check for Windows
Updates to get the DreamScene
Content Pack.
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14.03.2007Dreamscene preview available.
Microsoft have made available
a preview of dreamscene for
Vista Ultimate users.
The full version
of Dreamscene was not
published with other Ultimate
Extras at Vista's launch and
now a functional preveiw
version can be downloaded from
Vista's Windows update
feature.
The release date of the full
version is still
unknown.
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14.02.2007Windows Vista 'DreamScene' Available
Microsoft on Wednesday made
available a beta of the second
"Ultimate Extra" for
Windows Vista, which is
available for download free of
charge for those who purchased
the Ultimate Edition of the
new operating system. Called
DreamScene, the extra lets
users put videos as their
desktop background...
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16.02.2007Microsoft releases Windows DreamScene
In early July, I wrote about The Ultimate Team's intention to ship the remaining promised Ultimate Extras (DreamScene and the remaining Language
Packs) by the end of the summer. Unfortunately summer never really came to Seattle this year-so we missed our cue. That being said, we are pleased to
announce that Windows DreamScene is now available.
As most of you already know, Windows DreamScene transforms your desktop from a static
wallpaper image into a full-motion video. In conjunction with Stardock, we're pleased to also offer a number of cool, new animated DreamScene
desktops, including "Aurora". Additionally, you can use your own videos as DreamScene desktops or visit Stardock's Dream.WinCustomize.com website
to download Stardock's DeskScapes (an add-on to DreamScene) as well as a collection of fabulous content created by Stardock and members of the
Ultimate community.
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26.09.2007Dreamscene Preview Ultimate Extra available
Microsoft have just released
the 'Dreamscene Preview'
Ultimate Extra to users of the
Ultimate Edition of Windows
Vista. Dreamscene, which was
revealed at CES 2007, was
missing from the lineup of
extras at the launch of Vista,
as it needed further work.
This preview release allows
Ultimate Edition users to see
what the final technology will
be like once the final version
is released to the public.
Your desktop
background comes to life with
Windows DreamScene™. When you
download this Ultimate Extra,
you can select a video for
your desktop background the
same way you select a
stationary picture. You can
choose one of the high-quality
looping videos that we've
included, or use a video from
a company that produces
content for DreamScene. You
can even use your own video as
a background.
To
download Dreamscene, click the
Windows Update or Ultimate
Extras shortcut on your start
menu, and click the 'Check
for new updates' link.
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14.02.2007Transparent transistors to bring future displays, 'e-paper'
Researchers have used
nanotechnology to create
transparent transistors and
circuits, a step that promises
a broad range of applications,
from e-paper and flexible
color screens for consumer
electronics to "smart cards"
and "heads-up" displays in
auto windshields.
The
transistors are made of single
"nanowires," or tiny
cylindrical structures that
were assembled on glass or
thin films of flexible
plastic.
"The
nanowires themselves are
transparent, the contacts we
put on them are transparent
and the glass or plastic
substrate is transparent,"
said David Janes, a researcher
at Purdue University's Birck
Nanotechnology Center and a
professor in the School of
Electrical and Computer
Engineering.
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27.06.2007Dreamscene cracked, now runs on regular Vista
Microsoft has been hard at
work trying to bundle a set of
special goodies to reward
people who shelled out the
cash for Vista Ultimate, such
as Dreamscene, a bundle of
animated wallpapers that uses
Vista's advanced compositing
display engine.
Well, the hackers have been
hard at work dissecting how
Dreamscene works and have come
up with a method to run the
program under any version of
Windows Vista, whether it be a
Business edition or just Home
Basic.
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11.05.2007Windows DreamScene coming soon on Ultimate
Windows Vista Ultimate users
began to receive the first set
of "Ultimate Extras". But
arguably the most anticipated
Ultimate Extra was not there
-- Windows DreamScene.
Windows client
director, Jeff Putt has
confirmed that this extra will
not be available in its final
form immediately after launch.
However, a technology preview
may be coming soon for Windows
Vista Ultimate users who want
to give it a try.
Windows DreamScene enables
users to use looping
high-definition video content
(MPEG, WMV) as an animated
wallpaper. Thanks to the new
3D accelerated desktop in
Windows Vista, the animated
wallpaper uses virtually no
CPU (just a little for
decoding the video).
Microsoft demonstrated
Windows DreamScene yesterday
at the launch event which
showed Windows DreamScene
using an animated wallpaper
created by
Stardock
. The wallpaper they showed
will be available exclusively
at Neowin.net's partner site,
WinCustomize
.com, in February.
More information on
public availability for
Windows Vista Ultimate users
is expected soon.
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30.01.2007Microsoft unveils Windows DreamScene
Tonight at CES Microsoft
introduced users to Windows
DreamScene (code-name Motion
Desktop). DreamScene is a
Windows Vista Ultimate Extra
designed to enable users to
use high-definition video
content as their desktop
background.
During
the demonstration, Microsoft
showed how little CPU
DreamScene uses thanks to its
utiliziation of the Desktop
Windows Manager (DWM).
Microsoft tapped
WinCustomize.com (a Neowin.net
partner) to host third-party
created content on a new site
called Dream.WinCustomize.com.
Microsoft also worked closely
with
Stardock
during the development of
DreamScene and to produce the
3D rendered content including
Aurora.
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08.01.2007DreamScene RTM dated July 19, Microsoft: what took so long?
After Dreamscene was finally released, the anger built up over the months was somewhat subdued amongst Windows Vista Ultimate users. And yet, everyone
was quite curious on what took so long, as there didn't seem to be much of a difference between the beta preview released on February 28 (build
16455) and the final (build 16504) released yesterday. Well, unfortunately, what was discovered only raises mor questions. Dreamscene's core
component, Dreamscene.dll, had some interesting information other than just build numbers embedded within. According to the PE header and build string
of the library, the final Dreamscene build was compiled on July 19, 2007. Not only does that mean that there were a mere 49 builds in a grand total of
141 days, but one must ask, what exactly was Microsoft doing, other than testing of course, in the 68 days between build and release?
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26.09.2007Stardock to announce DeskScapes 2.0 “ Vista Ultimate Extras going the Way of the Dodo
Long Zheng:
Windows Ultimate Extras is losing value faster than
the US dollar as one of the few śextrasť is soon to be superseded by a free third-party application that works not only on Vista Ultimate, but Home
Premium and Business versions as well. That extra would be
DreamScene, that third party would
be
Stardock and that application would be
DeskScapes 2.0. Those grumpy looking people in the corner would be
Ultimate Extra advocates.
Tomorrow, Stardock will announce
DeskScapes 2.0 “ the second version of its desktop background visualiser tool for Windows Vista. Formerly DeskScapes was an
extension to the DreamScene extra, allowing for dynamic generated śDreamsť on top of just the motion videos allowed by DreamScene itself. Now, both
formats will be supported by DeskScapes 2.0 without the requirements for DreamScene or Vista Ultimate.
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13.11.2007The truth behind the cost of text messaging
What are you currently paying for your text messaging? Is it 20 or 25 cents or are you one of the millions of users who buy a text messaging package
with your phone plan for $5 or more every month? Regardless what you pay, you're over paying. Not that this comes as a surprise to many
but the New York Times has divulged in great detail how bad your actually being ripped off. Wireless carriers have a "control channel" for sending
text messages, This channel is used for that task, in fact every time your cell phone communicates with the tower it uses the "control channel"
regardless if you text or not.
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29.12.2008Ultimate Extras, Two Weeks and Counting
We are in the final two weeks of summer and still no word on what or if anything is happening with Ultimate Extras.
The Ultimate
Extra blog still hasn't been updated since July 2nd when it said it intended to deliver DreamScene and the Language Packs by the end of
summer.
We intend to ship Windows DreamScene and the remaining 20 Language Packs by the end of the summer. We will not ship the last two Extras
showcased in January (Windows DreamScene and the remaining 20 Language Packs) until they meet the high quality bar required by our enthusiastic
customersand we believe that we can achieve that bar by the end of this summer.
I don't know about you, but I am beginning to think they
won't make it.
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08.09.2007Windows DreamScene released!
Barry Goffe: In early July, I wrote about The Ultimate Teams intention to ship the remaining promised Ultimate Extras (DreamScene and the remaining
Language Packs) by the end of the summer. Unfortunately summer never really came to Seattle this yearso we missed our cue. That being said, we are
pleased to announce that Windows DreamScene is now available.
As most of you already know, Windows DreamScene transforms your
desktop from a static wallpaper image into a full-motion video. In conjunction with Stardock, were pleased to also offer a number of cool, new
animated DreamScene desktops, including śAurorať. Additionally, you can use your own videos as DreamScene desktops or visit Stardocks
Dream.WinCustomize.com website to download Stardocks
DeskScapes (an add-on to DreamScene) as well as a collection of fabulous
content created by Stardock and members of the Ultimate community.
While we are excited about shipping DreamScene, the remaining
19 language packs are, unfortunately, not yet ready for release. Recently we realized that Ultimate customers who tried to install the language packs
that shipped earlier this year were experiencing an unacceptably high number of failures during installation. We continue to make delivering the
highest quality, most secure Extras our top priority, and we will not ship any Extra until it is absolutely ready. We know this is disappointing, and
again we apologize, but we are working hard to ensure that all of the remaining language packs will be ready for release by the end of October.
On a different topic, as the broad beta for Windows Vista SP1 nears, people have noticed that the screen which welcomes customers to
Windows Ultimate Extras has changed. Our intent in making this change was simply to broaden the definition in anticipation of a broader range of
Ultimate Extras being available in the futurethat do not necessarily map to the original, narrow definition.
While I can
understand how community sites and bloggers may have read the new definition and assumed that Microsoft is not shipping any more Extras, in reality
the opposite is true. In addition to the remaining Language Packs, we plan to ship a collection of additional Windows Ultimate Extras that we are
confident will delight our passionate Windows Vista Ultimate customers. We will shed more light on these plans once the Language Packs are finally
dislodged from our delivery pipeline!
Thanks for your patience and your continued support.
I look forward to
sharing more positive news in the near future.
Barry Goffe
Director, Windows Vista Ultimate
Microsoft
Corporation
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25.09.2007Is text-to-speech on Kindle 2 a threat to audiobooks?
Yesterday, the Author's Guild aired complaints about the Kindle 2's new onboard text-to-speech function from predictive text specialists Nuance
Communications, warning that the function could eventually cut into the audiobook market...
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14.02.2009AT&T: MMS 'no extra cost' for text bundle customers
Have you been frustrated with AT&T lagging behind in iPhone feature deployment, and the upgrade pricing for the iPhone 3G S? Well there is a bit of
good news. According to MacWorld, AT&T will be offering the MMS feature at no extra cost to customers who have a text messaging plan. In AT&T's
iPhone 3G S FAQ, it states: Later this summer, as part of the 3.0 software, AT&T will make multimedia messaging (MMS) available at no extra cost to
customers with a text messaging bundle Thankfully for the consumer, text plans for AT&T start at $5 per month for 200 text message. However,
there is uncertainty as to whether MMS will be counted differently from regular text messages.
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16.06.2009Windows Vista Ultimate Extras, Less than 3 days and counting
Microsoft has 2 & 1/2 days left until Summer ends and the first day of fall officially starts. and still no word on what or if anything is happening
with Ultimate Extras.
The Ultimate Extra blog still hasn't been updated
since July 2nd when it said it intended to deliver DreamScene and the Language Packs by the end of summer.
"We intend to ship Windows
DreamScene and the remaining 20 Language Packs by the end of the summer. We will not ship the last two Extras showcased in January (Windows DreamScene
and the remaining 20 Language Packs) until they meet the high quality bar required by our enthusiastic customers-and we believe that we can achieve
that bar by the end of this summer".
I don't know about you, but I am beginning to think they won't make it. It's a real shame that a
huge corporation fails to keep its Software users up-to-date on whats going on with the development of the extras.
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20.09.2007Animated wallpapers no longer just for the Vista elite
Animated
wallpapers have been one of the “Extras” that Microsoft has touted as a selling point for customers of its priciest Windows Vista SKU.
But now Stardock is bringing animated wallpapers to the Vista masses.
Stardock, a Gold Certified Microsoft partner, worked with Microsoft on DreamScene — a desktop-display feature that
allows users to make looped, full-motion video their desktop wallpaper (as opposed to using static images only for background wallpaper). After a
number of delays,
Microsoft finally released DreamScene in September 2007.
Stardock helped to create much of the initial
wallpaper content for DreamScene and then went on to release DeskScapes 1.0 for Vista Ultimate users interested in enhancing DreamScene. With
DeskScapes 2.0, Stardock has decided to make animated wallpapers avaialble to users of Vista Business, Home Premium and Ultimate users. The Standard
edition of the product will be available as a free download; an enhanced version with additional features and “premium” content also will
be availbale for $19.95.
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13.11.2007Editorial: Office 2008
Last year, Microsoft released a new version of their popular Office software for Mac OS X: Office 2008. Unfortunately, after playing around with it
for a bit, I discovered a few unpleasant flaws.
The biggest mistake most people make when buying Office 2008, is thinking that they
are simply getting a Mac version of Office 2007. Sorry to disappoint, but that’s far from the truth. Office 2008, along with a completely
different UI, has a different featureset than Office 2007. It works more like iWork's "Pages" application.
One of the other most notable
differences is that Microsoft Office 2008 only comes with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Entourage (Outlook). One application I was shocked to see
wasn't in the Mac version was OneNote. It’s disappointing for users that require more powerful tools, such as Access and InfoPath, are not
included.
jcxp.net - 26.06.2009
Let There Be Extras!
After months and months without seeing any updates to the so called "cutting-edge programs", "innovative services" and "unique publications"
that we like to call Ultimate Extras, users finally received a shred of hope for the long forgotten feature after the final version of Windows
DreamScene appeared on Windows Update for those running Windows Vista Ultimate edition.
In the past months, Ultimate Extras have
undergone mass criticism from users and the media due to the slow development and lack of releases. Ultimate Extras are considered the selling point
for many, and are what encouraged many to dish out the extra $200 for the all-in-one, Ultimate, version. However, Extras turned out to be nothing but
a series of disappointments. A mere four extras had been released since Vista's release, and users have been all but impressed, some have gone as far as to say they were conned.
Today,
the gears are finally in motion after the Ultimate Extras team announced the release of the final version of Windows DreamScene. The final release now
includes a total of eight "DreamScenes", three of which are new to today's release.
jcxp.net - 26.09.2007
