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March 2006 - Posts

Thursday, March 30, 2006 12:01 PM

Why File Systems Suck - why putting "My Computer" on the desktop was a big design mistake

The PC file system is a double-edged sword. The file systems of DOS/ Windows have allowed the PC Users to enjoy a simple and flexible store for data for a long time. And although it's designed to be a metaphor for traditional file cabinets, with folders
Posted by wigunara | 3 Comments
Tuesday, March 21, 2006 1:10 PM

Microsoft XNA

XNA is a framework and set of tools that enables game/3D entertainment developers to write reusable code and content for both Windows and Xbox 360 - that's both exciting and a compelling business case straight away. But there's more.. XNA Studio builds
Posted by wigunara | 0 Comments
Friday, March 10, 2006 12:01 AM

Windows Mobile, SQL Mobile 2005 and .NET Compact Framework 2.0 - a powerful combination

I want to share with you the enthusiasm I have for the Windows Mobile platform. If I had to pick an area of innovation that excited me most last year, it would have to be the developments in the Windows Mobile space. Windows and SQL Mobile 2005 in conjunction
Posted by wigunara | 1 Comments
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Thursday, March 09, 2006 11:06 PM

Windows Vista Aero Glass and GeForceFX Go 5200

If, like me, you have a laptop with a GeForceFX 5200 Go you may have already discovered that NVIDIA does not provide support for these cards in their latest Vista drivers. Fear not, because its not a big task to "workaround" this in three easy steps -
Posted by wigunara | 1 Comments
Monday, March 06, 2006 2:30 PM

Does the Anti-virus industry have "The wrong end of the stick"?

My previous blogs have brought up an interesting debate about white-listing vs. black-listing. To recap, white-listing is the process of explicitly listing what is good and assuming everything else is not. Black-listing is the process of explicitly listing
Posted by wigunara | 2 Comments
 
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