Posted in Microsoft, Software, Windows Vista on May 31st, 2006
This sounds like a good way to meet nerdy chicks at your local Starbucks.
Whenever Windows Vista computers arrive, they will have their own special way of talking to one another. Microsoft’s new operating system, which won’t arrive for consumers until early next year, has a new collaboration feature that allows laptops to share information with other nearby machines. The underlying technology is known as “People Near Me” and is being used by Microsoft for its own software projects and by other developers. The company has built one program based on it into Vista–Windows MeetingSpace–that lets people share and view files.
The new collaboration tools are among a host of features, topped by improved search and new graphics abilities, that Microsoft is hoping will convince people to either upgrade from Windows XP or buy a new Vista-equipped PC. It had hoped to have the new operating system on store shelves in time for the 2006 holiday season, but is now shooting to be ready for a January mainstream launch.
Posted in Corporate, Microsoft, Software, Windows Vista on May 31st, 2006
Looks like some users are fretting about Microsoft Vista bugs already. See this post at Cnet
Posted in Blogosphere, Corporate, Media Center, Microsoft, Windows Vista on May 30th, 2006
Microsoft Corp., the world’s largest software maker, will make its Windows Vista operating system compatible with HD DVD, a high-definition disc format developed by Toshiba Corp.
Microsoft made it clear that Windows Vista will be fully compatible with HD DVD and that it will be capable of supporting the reproduction of HD DVD video. The company showcased the native Vista infrastructure components that are applicable to HD DVD. Specifically, Windows Vista will support the MMC-5 commands, the driver commands for the AACS content protection scheme, as well as the UDF 2.5 file system, although UDF is currently a part of the BD-R file system and not the HD DVD. Vista will also natively support the VC-1 and the MPEG-2 video codecs, as well as the WMA PRO codec for audio.
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Posted in Corporate, Microsoft, Software, Windows Vista on May 27th, 2006
Dont believe everything you see from your software. It could be devastating and Microsoft has done a boo boo on this Microsoft’s Vista Upgrade Advisor thing.
If you’ve been frustrated because Microsoft’s Vista Upgrade Advisor gave your blazing-fast, three-month-old, $10,000, gaming monster PC a bad rating, you’re not alone. In addition to consumers, chipmakers such as VIA and AMD have commented to Microsoft about the program’s deficiencies.
Microsoft’s Vista Upgrade Advisor is a Bluffing source
