Archives for the ‘Windows’ Category

Microsoft Shows Off New Windows Vista Sidebar

Microsoft is showing off the new Windows Vista Sidebar on their new Vista Site. It definitely has some graphical and usability enhancements from back when we saw it in Windows Longhorn 4074. Hopefully it also won't suck up all of your computers resources and create memory leaks like they had in previous versions of the sidebar. Looks pretty slick though!

January 5th, 2006
Microsoft Shows Off New Windows Vista Sidebar

Microsoft Redesigns The Windows Vista Site

Microsoft has redesigned the Microsoft Windows Vista Home Page to make it more graphically enhanced. They also added more screenshots and has plans on going more in depth into the new features that are going to be implemented.

January 5th, 2006
Microsoft Redesigns The Windows Vista Site

Screenshots Of A Tablet PC In Windows Vista 5270

Paul Thurrott has supplied some nice photos of what we can expect in the future version of Windows. People have said that Windows Vista 5270 has some nice Tablet PC enhancements to it, where one of the really nice features is the ability for the computer to learn how you write. It will be similar to voice training I would presume, but I have not been able to test this feature myself.

January 2nd, 2006
Screenshots Of A Tablet PC In Windows Vista 5270

Don’t Forget To Try IIS 7.0 In Windows Vista 5270

A user over at Longhorn Blogs has given us the knowledge needed to try out the IIS 7.0 Web Server in Microsoft Windows Vista 5270: 1. Press WinKey+R on your keyboard, and then type ?cmd.exe? (without the quotes). 2.

December 29th, 2005
Don’t Forget To Try IIS 7.0 In Windows Vista 5270

Microsoft Windows Vista 5270 64-Bit Edition Screenshots

ActiveWin has recently posted some 64-bit images of the new December CTP of Microsoft Windows Vista 5270. The screenshots that they have put up are of the Media Center view as pictured above. The only current torrent that has been released is the 32-bit and can be found here.

December 29th, 2005
Microsoft Windows Vista 5270 64-Bit Edition Screenshots

Windows Vista 5270 Tells You How Your Computer Stacks Up

Are you wondering how your computer stacks up to others? Well, now Windows Vista 5270 will tell you. With a revamped System Properties it will tell you how each primary component ranks: Processor, RAM, Hard Disk, Graphics, and Gaming Graphics.

December 26th, 2005
Windows Vista 5270 Tells You How Your Computer Stacks Up

Continued Windows Vista 5270 Reviews By WinSuperSite

It looks like Paul Thurrott has gotten around to part 2 and part 3 of his reviews on the 'newly' released Windows Vista. With these two parts he is taking a close look at the new things that can be found in Windows Vista, such as Windows Media Player 11 and Windows Defender (formerly Microsoft AntiSpyware). Part 3 goes into the new power management features and the parental controls.

December 23rd, 2005
Continued Windows Vista 5270 Reviews By WinSuperSite

How Does Windows Vista 5270 Handle With A Tablet PC?

We all know that the version of Windows Vista that is being released for the testing is the Ultimate Edition. This edition not only includes Media Center capabilities but also Tablet PC capabilities. Now, there have not been many people out there that talk about how Vista stacks up on a Tablet PC.

December 21st, 2005
How Does Windows Vista 5270 Handle With A Tablet PC?

Review: Wondering What Windows Vista 5270 Is Like?

Are you wondering what the new Microsoft Windows is like? We have all seen the screenshots already, now it is time to check out the review. Paul Thurrott at The Windows SuperSite has put together a pretty detailed review (or at least the start of one). His reviews are very well written because he always addresses the major and minor changes.

December 21st, 2005
Review: Wondering What Windows Vista 5270 Is Like?

More Windows Vista 5270 Screenshots By WinSuperSite

WinSuperSite is a great place to head if you are looking for the latest pictures of Microsoft Windows Vista 5270. Paul Thurrott has many great galleries and will soon have a review on the new build. So if you are interested in checking out what it looks like until you can get your hands on a copy, then head on over to WinSuperSite.

December 20th, 2005
More Windows Vista 5270 Screenshots By WinSuperSite