The user experience is a high priority for Windows Vista, and part of that “experience” are the sounds that come with the operating system. It’s incredible the amount of work that goes in to capturing that perfect sound to represent different events in Vista, and we went to the trouble of drafting in Robert Fripp…
Chat to the team who created backup in Windows Vista
Have you got a burning question about anything related to the backup technologies in Windows Vista? Perhaps you’ve got some feedback you would like to share? Well, if so, mark the 10th and 11th July in your calendar because the team who brought you Backup in Windows Vista will be available to chat. Here’s how it…
Import Outlook PST into Windows Mail
I’ve been asked recently how to import an Outlook PST file into Windows Mail and I thought it would be worth sharing how to do this. I headed over to the Windows Mail forums (part of the Windows Vista community) to see if there were any solutions already documented. There were. Here are some key…
Importing Outlook Express DBX files into Windows Vista
I received a question from a user who had recently upgraded from XP and they wanted to know how to import their Outlook Express DBX files into the Vista and the new email client called Windows Mail. The Outlook Express files in question are DBX files which store user emails. To get these files into…
Word 2007 freezes after installing patch from Windows Update
Jeff from New Jersey left a comment on one of my posts telling me about a problem he was having with Word 2007 after applying a new patch which he downloaded from Windows Update. The problem was that after installing the patch he couldn’t use Word – it just froze. A bit of a weird…
Vista Lanyard Competition
I’ve got 10 high-quality Vista lanyards to give away which will allow you to be the most envied person around the office! Throw away your XP lanyards and get the upgrade today! To be in with a chance of winning yourself one of these never-to-be-seen-again slices of technological history, all you have to do is tell me:…
Live Maps switches to Multimap
I spoke the the Live Product Manager the other day and he said this was coming, but I didn’t realise how quickly! Just goes to show how easy it is to develop on Virtual Earth! This switch is only for the UK, Multimap has the biggest share of Map visitors in the UK so I…
Vista After Hours – The Return!!!
We’re back by popular demand! Matt and I are being unleashed on 4 cities up and down the UK to deliver a stonking array of innovations, hardware, gadgets all tied together by the magic of Microsoft software. Last time around we played to packed crowds in Reading and Leeds, and this time we’re going bigger,…
Dreamscene Sneak Preview
Got Vista Ultimate? Want movies on your desktop? You can now download the DreamScene Preview from Ultimate extras (search ultimate from the start menu) and download the preview. Enjoy all the video goodness! This is not the final version, but a mere preview of a technology that has more potential than first meets the eye….
Vista Enterprise: Licensing FAQ for Virtualization
ABOUT LICENSING RIGHTS TO 4 VIRTUAL OPERATING SYSTEMS Q. What does licensing rights to 4 virtual operating systems mean and why is this valuable for customers? A. Customers who deploy Windows Vista Enterprise receive a new benefit: the ability to install up to four copies of the operating system in a virtual machine for a…