February 2008 - Posts

Power Management in Windows Vista
Stephen, a program manager on the Windows Kernal team, posted a response to a question in the General Windows Vista Development Issues forum, and I thought it could bear repeating here. The original question was about how to control the processor throttle Read More...
Posted 21 February 08 02:29 by Eliot | 1 Comments   
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Microsoft Continues More Openness for Developers
Well, just as I was finishing the last entry, mail comes screaming in from Steve Ballmer. I general take a gander at the CEO's mail, and I was glad I did this morning. There has been an announcement about how Microsoft will continue to drive to make our Read More...
Posted 21 February 08 08:47 by Eliot | 1 Comments   
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TechEd is Around the Corner
Seriousy, is it June already? Is it time to plant the tomatoes? Are the kids getting ready for summer break? Of course not, but it is now the time to register for TechEd . Do it today and save yourself $200 (US) with an early bird discount. Speaking of Read More...
Posted 20 February 08 10:37 by Eliot | 1 Comments   
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New Tablet PC App from Microsoft Research: InkSeine
I was just talking to a very special person today about how nice it would be to walk along the banks of the Seine, holding hands, this time of year. This has nothing to do with that. InkSeine is an innovate note-taking, organizing, annotation application Read More...
Posted 19 February 08 01:11 by Eliot | 1 Comments   
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Have I Mentioned MIX?
If you don't know about it by now, it's probably too late to get a ticket, but MIX08 takes place March 5-7 in Las Vegas. But if you're a web developer, you probably already knew that, too. Although it may be too late to attend in person, MIX08 will have Read More...
Posted 15 February 08 03:43 by Eliot | 0 Comments   
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Windows Vista Developer Center Updates
I just want to get more details in about how the Windows Vista Developer Center has a fresh look and lots of new content. Since becoming the content manager for the site in December, I've been working with members of the Windows Partners Program team, Read More...
Posted 14 February 08 05:08 by Eliot | 1 Comments   
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Developer Security Enhancements in Windows Vista SP1
This comes via Michael Howard's Web Log . Take a look at the full post, but here are some salient bits. New NX APIs added to Windows Vista SP1, Windows XP SP3 and Windows Server 2008 In the interests of helping secure the platform, we want more people Read More...
Posted 12 February 08 12:33 by Eliot | 1 Comments   
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Ink-Enabled WinForms controls for applications
Looking for Tablet PC controls to add to your application? Of course, the Mobile PC Developer Center has the InkListBox Control – English , InkShortcut Control Code Sample , InkNumber Sample , InkSecureSignature Sample , and the ScalableInkPicture Sample Read More...
Posted 12 February 08 10:58 by Eliot | 1 Comments   
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Reading and Tablet PC
OK, maybe this is more about a bold business move by HarperCollins , but that publisher is releasing entire books from its catalogue to the web, starting today. Each of the books will only be available for a month. You cannot download them to a laptop Read More...
Posted 11 February 08 05:14 by Eliot | 1 Comments   
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It's Getting Rough Out There
I was on the Tablet PC team before any OEMs had any of the tablet hardware that's is available to the market. As a result, we had hired a company to make prototype units for us. They were thin, slate models that were actually pretty cool. That is, they Read More...
Posted 08 February 08 11:29 by Eliot | 1 Comments   
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RTM of the Windows SDK for Windows Server 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5
Wow, this is a mouthful, but if you want the latest and greatest Windows bits this is hot out of the oven: The Windows SDK team is proud to announce that the RTM release of the Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows Server 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5 is now Read More...
Posted 07 February 08 01:19 by Eliot | 1 Comments   
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Windows Vista Developer Center Updated
The Windows Vista Developer Center on MSDN has been scrubbed, polished, reorganized, blown dry, and is now free to peruse. The developer center now includes easier navigation, links to over fifty "How Do I" videos, RSS feeds for the Windows Shell team's Read More...
Posted 06 February 08 03:53 by Eliot | 1 Comments   
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Testing the Waters
Because there are only a kerjillion blogs about technology and especially ones that mention Microsoft products, I thought I would stick my toe in and see how the water feels. Actually, I am taking this up because too few of our issuing statements deal Read More...
Posted 06 February 08 02:53 by Eliot | 1 Comments   
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