I have always loved the Media Center user experience since its inception in the days when it came bundled with Windows XP Media Center Edition. Windows Media Center is really a highlight of Microsoft design.
I have managed to get some screenshots from Windows 7 Ultimate – with build string 7022.winmain.090115-1850. This new leaked build has got some minor changes which are illustrated from the screenshots below.
Today I took some time off and called over my friend from ProgrammerFish to review this exciting new technology from Microsoft. We both didn't knew much about it except for the fact that it had something to do with barcodes until we really tried and experienced it hands-on on our phones.
Microsoft has introduced a new educational platform which provides rich and interactive learning material for educators. Built upon the Microsoft .NET Framework, the Semblio platform will enable developers to reach new audiences and help create new business opportunities and revenue streams.
Microsoft has changed the way how Windows handles Gadgets on the desktop. In Windows Vista, Sidebar provided a containing environment which hosted mini-apps built using XML, DHTML and JavaScript. Now starting with Windows 7, Windows Sidebar is no longer required to run gadgets as these mini DHTML based apps can now be placed directly on the desktop without having to have Windows Sidebar running.
Here are some exclusive wallpapers for the upcoming Windows Server 2008 R2 aka Windows 7 Server internally. If you are like me testing a copy of Windows Server 2008 R2 then you would love to have these wallpapers on the desktop of your Server box!
Thanks to some generous folks over at Microsoft who have given me 2 NFR copies of SQL Server 2008 Standard edition. I have kept one for myself and decided to give another away for free here at Redmond Pie.
We did a comprehensive review of Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 when it was released back in August 2008. Not surprisingly, there is no major change since Beta 2. I did some testing of RC1 bits installed on Windows Vista Ultimate (x86) and my own impressions are that IE8 is indeed generally faster than Beta 2.
Ever had a problem finding a SDK of a particular Microsoft product? Well now you don't need to look for it any further as Microsoft over at their MSDN portal has put together a page, which links to SDKs( Software Development Kits) with documentation and sample codes for all the products released from Microsoft.
The Visual Studio Team over at Microsoft has introduced a very useful learning package to help learn about computer programming. Whether you are a teacher, a student of an Algorithms course or just a plain hobbyist; this package with its powerful feature-set could really get you started with some of the basic computer programming paradigms.
