Pcmagazine have got their hands on the latest windows vista build – 5308
“We’ve been running this latest release, build 5308, for a couple of days now, getting a feel for its capabilities while Microsoft prepared to make it available to the community of MSDN (Microsoft Developer Network) subscribers, TechNet users, and registered beta testers. Our […]
Ed Bott outlines the line up for Microsoft windows vista product lineup.
“The release is a little sketchy on details, but basically it shakes out like this:
Windows Vista Business includes the Windows Aero interface, integrated search, and Tablet PC support
Windows Vista Enterprise, available only as part of a volume license contract through Software Assurance or a […]
Gameshout point out that Microsoft are intending that Halo 2 will only be released for windows vista.
“Microsoft announced that Halo 2 is being ported to the PC by Bungie. This is great news since the original Halo was converted by Gearbox and left players very disappointed.
The bad(?) news is that Halo2 will only be […]
Victor Agreda Jr has some wise and calming words on the furore surrounding the idea that Vista may have upto eight different versions.
“Seriously, are you buying this? We know Vista will come in a rainbow of flavors. Suddenly the hue and cry when it hits mystical ocho, I don’t get it. Besides, Thurrott said this was […]
Furygoat has some screenshots of the new Microsoft windows calendar. And they look pretty cool! Make sure you also check out the comments on the thread as there are some interesting.
I am interested in Microsoft’s strategy here and where it will lead us to in terms of shared calendars and use of the more powerful […]
Digg points out this article and while I disagree with some of the comments in the article, I have to admit that I have been seriously considering moving to a mac. Some more on that soon. But, needless to say that I am impressed by the craftsmanship of the mac notebooks and the operating system […]
Epic Empire reports that Microsoft will have its own widget feature in Micrsoft Vista when it is released. It will be called Microsoft Gadgets. Unique name hey
‘Microsoft lost the bidding war for Konfabulator, the father of widgets, to Yahoo but this didn’t stop Redmond from integrating widgets into Windows Vista. The highly anticipated OS […]
I, like tipmonkies am not a big fan of sidebars. I find when I use a sidebar, it is like using a widget and I am left asking how is this adding to my computer experience. I work mostly on a notebook computer – a sony vaio and usually my windows are maximised and I […]
Josh’s weblog has an article on how to prepare for windows vista.
Worth a read! There is also a good list of links that provide further information on Windows Vista.
If you havent been to the official windows vista homepage for a well – it would be worth revisting as they have recently updated the information […]
Paul Thurrott has some interesting screenshots of the office 12 programs running on Microsoft Windows Vista. He even included some of the new onenote program which looks pretty cool.
‘In an era of increased competition from OpenOffice.org and StarOffice 8, critics had charged that there was very little anyone could do with an office productivity suite. […]