Eduardo's Blog

Windows 7 Beta is OUT!

eduardna — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:06:00 GMT

Yes it is out. After using Windows 7 M3 alpha I have to say it looks much nicer. Features that have caught my attention: You can mount VHD's (virtual hard disks) as drives. You can boot from VHD's! New taskbar (good and bad, some like it some don't) Libraries...(read more)

Understanding Vista's UAC (User Access Control)

eduardna — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:20:00 GMT

It was one of the features I definitely "hated" at first, but after some insight by fellow Microsoft employees I have understood and actually applauded the UAC. It is common for Windows users for things to just work, just double-click. Unless something...(read more)

SIP's (Subject Interface Package) and Authenticode

eduardna — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:07:00 GMT

This is my first post so I'll make it short and sweet. What are SIPs? They are basically implementations of Subject Interface Packages , which allow the CryptAPI to interact with specific parts of the files in order to put, get, calculate and verify digital...(read more)