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Feedback-Driven Improvements to Windows Vista Since Beta 2

Posted Friday, July 28, 2006 1:13 PM by Nick White
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 Read More...
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Calling All Office Developers: Prepare for Windows Vista

Posted Thursday, July 27, 2006 5:00 PM by Nick White
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. Read More...
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MSDN Magazine Subscription Free to US MSDN Premium Subscribers

Posted Wednesday, July 26, 2006 2:24 PM by Nick White
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 Read More...
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Exercising the Dual-Boot Option with Windows Vista

Posted Tuesday, July 25, 2006 7:36 PM by Nick White
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. Read More...
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New Windows Vista Security Blog

Posted Monday, July 24, 2006 7:49 PM by Nick White
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 Read More...
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Customizing Your Language Locale in Windows Vista

Posted Wednesday, July 19, 2006 4:50 PM by Nick White
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 Read More...
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Instructions for Upgrading to Windows Vista From a Legacy Windows OS

Posted Wednesday, July 19, 2006 4:28 PM by Nick White
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 Read More...
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Windows Vista Build Number 5472

Posted Tuesday, July 18, 2006 12:34 PM by Nick White
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. Read More...
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A Blog's Life: A Windows Vista Test Manager Addresses Bug Count

Posted Wednesday, July 12, 2006 12:35 PM by Nick White
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, Read More...
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Executive Chat: Windows Server "Longhorn" Networking

Posted Monday, July 10, 2006 1:52 PM by Nick White
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 Read More...
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Correction: New Windows Standard Theme in Windows Vista

Posted Monday, July 10, 2006 10:17 AM by Nick White
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 Read More...
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New Japanese Windows Mobile Smartphone

Posted Friday, July 07, 2006 8:52 AM by Nick White
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 Read More...
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Developing Without Borders on Office 2007

Posted Friday, July 07, 2006 8:23 AM by Nick White
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 Read More...
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New Windows Standard Theme in Windows Vista

Posted Thursday, July 06, 2006 5:25 PM by Nick White
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 Read More...
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New Windows Mobile Device Center Update Available

Posted Wednesday, July 05, 2006 5:14 PM by Winblog
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 Read More...
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MVP Article on Windows Vista for Tablet and Ultra-Mobile PCs

Posted Wednesday, July 05, 2006 3:12 PM by Winblog
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 Read More...
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