As we come into the home stretch in the Windows Vista development cycle, we’ve got a lot of stuff left to do to make this the best Windows release ever. As we do this, we wanted to take a moment to thank you for your feedback and give you an idea of the...

News from my colleague Mark Brown from the US Developer & Platform Group: "The Office Platforms Team has begun a new series of webcasts devoted to developing the new breed of applications for Microsoft Office System 2007 hosted by the experts themselves...

Our Microsoft Developer Network program is consistently recognized for the quality support and information it provides its members, including MSDN Magazine . Being a geek (like me), that much you probably already know. And i f you're a member of MSDN...

I've noticed that there are many questions in the community about dual-booting Windows Vista. This is a very common scenario at Microsoft and as such, I figured I'd walk you through our typical dual-boot installation procedure via the corporate network...

One of Windows Vista's central tenets is to enhance Windows security to such a degree that both power users and novices alike can access networks and information in a secure, protected manner and without worry. Security has been such an obsessive focus...

This is something I really like to see: MS being a conscientious global citizen through innovation by taking into account languages and cultures from across the globe, regardless of their pervasiveness or the size of the "market" they represent. What...

Check this out: we've just today launched a page that clearly explains how to upgrade your existing system in-place from a legacy Windows OS to any Windows Vista version; or, in the case of certain systems, whether you'll need to perform a completely...

You've probably read this elsewhere : Yesterday we released an interim build of Windows Vista, build number 5472, to Windows Vista Technical Beta program participants, members of the Technology Adoption Program (TAP), and MSDN and TechNet subscribers...

You can be forgiven for having missed the fanfare around the kick-off of Windows Test Manager Paul Donnelly's blog, entitled Customer feedback makes for a better Windows ... because there wasn't any. Paul's initial post is unassuming but provocative,...

A lot of work has gone into developing and refining the next version of our server OS, known by some as Windows Server Longhorn. My colleague Eddy Malik informed me that the networking advances are some of the most interesting in this release, among them...

Please let me clarify my previous post from last week on changes to the Windows Vista UI. I've conferred with my colleagues over the weekend (including Arvind Mishra, Senior Product Manager for Windows Vista; incidentally, you can see an interview with...

Here's something near and dear to my heart -- a new Windows Mobile smartphone . (I used to work in the Mobile and Embedded Devices Division.) In this case, it was Japan's Sharp that just put the new unit on the market, the W-Zero3 ES, which is only the...

We've just launched a very cool contest called Develop without Borders that challenges developers around the world to design Microsoft Office business applications supporting non-profit organizations. It was developed as a joint effort with support from...

How does Sidebar Geek do it? I was just putting the finishing touches on a post about the new theme when I found out that Brandon beat me to it . Well great job picking that up! I had a chance to chat with Don Lindsay on the User Experience Team about...

My colleague Jane Ly, a Software Test Engineer on the Windows Mobile team working on the Windows Mobile Device Center, sent along an update on the status of WMDC (replacement to ActiveSync) in Windows Vista and also offers us a tip on a common issue when...

If you have an interest in Tablet PCs or Origami (ultra- mobile ) PCs, then don't miss the latest article posted to the Windows Vista Community site . Terri Stratton , a Microsoft Tablet PC MVP, gives an excellent overview about what's coming in Windows...