Archive for September, 2006



Introducing Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE)

Microsoft has introduced a replacement to the Windows XP recovery console called the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) that ships on the Windows Vista DVD.  The WinRE team blog has published the following introduction:
Introducing Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE)
The Windows Recovery Environment (aka Windows RE aka WinRE) team would use this blog to share information, tricks and tips about WinRE with support professionals and […]

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Best Website Ever

Ok, the Borat Home Page may be the best website ever.  jageshemash!!!
link courtesy of Jayne

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Size Matters

Why, how big is yours?
Laptop Magazine has a great story on their test of new Dell XPS M2020 18 pound “notebook” computer out on the streets of NYC.  Not sure that this was the purpose of this machine, but it would be fun to see the looks that you would get.  Read the story here:
Attack of […]

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Jim Allchin Rallies the Developers behind Vista

Jim Allchin, in charge of a little product at Microsoft known as “Windows”, has written a call to action for developers to start getting their hands dirty in Vista goo.   Here’s an excerpt:
What do you need to do to be ready? First of all, make sure your application is compatible. We have made tremendous investments […]

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No More Features in Vista

This graphic, from James Senior’s Views on Vista shows that no new features have been added to Windows Vista post beta 2:

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Windows Connected blogs on Office 2007 Beta TR

Matt on Windows Connected blogs on the Office 2007 Beta Technical Refresh:
Office 2007 Beta Technical Refresh – Initial Thoughts

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More Zune Links

 
 
Zune World
Zune info

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Microsoft Zune Announced

Microsoft has finally officially announced the Zune, their answer to the Apple iPod.  Details can be read here:
Microsoft unwraps Zune for holiday season
Zune Fact Sheet
Zune Pictures Roundup on Bink
I was very keen on this when I first heard about it, but I’ve been turned off a little after getting the details.  Here’s why?

It needs to bigger than […]

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Apple Showtime Announcements

If you haven’t heard (where have you been) Apple has a bunch of new product announcements, among them:
Updated iTunes v7 with new features, including:

new iPod Manager screen
Video Collection manager
New “Coverflow” view to brows collection
Download and purchase movies through iTunes
Games manger for iPod games

New redesigned iPod Nano available in 5 colours and in 2 GB, 4 GB and […]

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Awesome Photoblog

I cam across the awesome photoblog of Trey Ratcliff yesterday:
http://www.stuckincustoms.com/
Wow!  I was blown away and inspired by his pictures!

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