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Microsoft Acquires SysInternals

Posted Tuesday, July 18, 2006 6:25 PM by tomarcher
From the standpoint of someone working at Microsoft and responsible for the Windows SDK, this is incredible news. We are basically acquiring some of the best tools for that space (low-level, hard-core devs) as well as the services of two very talented Read More...
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Windows Vista, .NET 3.0 and Windows SDK Compatibility Matrix

Posted Monday, July 17, 2006 6:52 PM by tomarcher
[28 September 2006 Update] The Windows Vista September CTP has been released to beta members. There is a matching September CTP from the .NET 3.0 Runtime Components, Windows SDK, "Orcas" Tools and Workflow Extensions to Visual Studio 2005. I originally Read More...
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June 2006 CTP Windows SDK and .NET Framework 3.0 Released

Posted Thursday, June 29, 2006 5:55 PM by tomarcher
Hot on the heels of last month's public Beta 2 release, we've released a June 2006 CTP for the Windows SDK . Note that this build of the Windows SDK is to be used with the following: Windows Vista (Build 5456), Windows XP SP2 or Windows Server 2003 [For Read More...
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Windows Vista Beta 2 Now Available to the Public!!

Posted Thursday, June 08, 2006 4:48 PM by tomarcher
Not much to say here except ... "YAY!!!" You can finally download the Vista Beta 2 bits by enrolling in the Customer Preview Program. Note that the WinFX Runtime Components (needed to run WinFX apps) are automatically installed in this Windows Vista build. Read More...
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ReadyBoost Q&A

Posted Friday, June 02, 2006 11:06 PM by tomarcher
Back in April, I posted a blog entry on the ReadyBoost feature - the Windows Vista feature that allows you to use a USB key as virtual memory in order to enhance performance. While I originally intended the post to be an overview of ReadyBoost, it proved Read More...
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Great Resource Site for Preparing Your Applications for Windows Vista

Posted Friday, June 02, 2006 4:09 PM by tomarcher
A member of another team here at Microsoft dropped by and chatted with us a bit about a great new site that enables developers to prepare for Windows Vista. This site - http://www.devReadiness.org - contains lots of great technical articles and interviews Read More...
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New Windows Vista and WinFX Sites Launched

Posted Tuesday, May 23, 2006 7:33 PM by tomarcher
In addition to the launch of the first public Windows Vista Beta since last year's PDC, we have also published a complete redesign of the MSDN Windows Vista and WinFX developer centers in order to create a seamless, unified experience for users moving Read More...
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Are Hash Codes Unique?

Posted Wednesday, May 10, 2006 6:02 AM by tomarcher
While you will hear people state that hash codes generate a unique value for a given input, the fact is that, while difficult to accomplish, it is technically feasible to find two different data inputs that hash to the same value. However, the true determining Read More...
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ReadyBoost - Using Your USB Key to Speed Up Windows Vista

Posted Friday, April 14, 2006 6:42 PM by tomarcher
One very cool feature of Windows Vista – especially for machines not natively equipped with the kind of horsepower to fully enjoy the rich visuals of Windows Presentation Foundation (Avalon) applications is ReadyBoost. ReadyBoost enables you to plug a Read More...
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Why MSDN publishes more Managed Code than Native Code Information

Posted Sunday, March 26, 2006 6:15 AM by tomarcher
From time to time, I get queries like “Why is Microsoft forcing managed code on us?” or “Why is Microsoft abandoning native code?” and so on. As MSDN is a key Microsoft public interface to developers, I thought I’d answer that from my own perspective. Read More...
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Windows Vista, STI and a Story about Customer Service

Posted Wednesday, March 22, 2006 11:16 PM by tomarcher
One of the most exciting things I’ve seen since I started to work at Microsoft is how open the development teams are to listening and helping our customers when a problem arises. One case in point took place over the past couple of weeks. Without stating Read More...
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Windows SDK, WinFX and Cider December CTP Released

Posted Monday, December 19, 2005 4:48 PM by tomarcher
We've released the December CTP (Community Technology Preview) of several interrelated technologies this morning. These include the Windows SDK (with WinFX ) and and several "Orcas" technologies such as Cider (a Visual Designer for the Windows Presentation Read More...
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Windows SDK Team Releases First Part of the "Vista Developer Story"

Posted Saturday, December 10, 2005 12:12 AM by tomarcher
Earlier this year, the Windows SDK team started working on the "Windows Vista Developer Story". This massive 500+ page document provides real content to developers looking to get started writing Windows Vista applications using the new Windows SDK. We Read More...
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Why so many examples in Visual Basic?

Posted Monday, November 21, 2005 4:59 PM by tomarcher
I've received a few queries lately as to why MSDN - and Microsoft as a whole - has become more focused on producing Visual Basic.NET examples and code snippets in our articles and presentations. The reason is two-fold. First, while I can't publicly state Read More...
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WinFX November CTP Questions & Answers

Posted Friday, November 18, 2005 5:35 PM by tomarcher
It's finally here! The WinFX November CTP (Community Technology Preview) is the latest version of the WinFX technologies and is now available for download/installation. Included in this version is the WinFX Runtime Components (RTC) , Windows SDK and Visual Read More...
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