Archive for the 'Developer' Category
Microsoft Wants Vista PCs to Pop
Wednesday, August 9th, 2006Microsoft wants PC buyers to recognize a machine running its forthcoming Windows Vista operating system from afar. The software giant has already set out the minimum hardware requirements for a PC to run the operating system.
Now it’s begun sharing ideas on how to design a Vista PC as part of what it calls the Vista [...]
A sneak preview of .NET 3.0
Monday, August 7th, 2006David Chappell, who literally wrote the book on "Understanding .NET," has just put together a paper with lots of details on Microsoft’s upcoming .NET Framework 3.0.
.NET 3.0 provides common foundations for workflow, Web services messaging, and presentation layer.
Until earlier this summer, the bundle of technologies that will make up .NET Framework 3.0 was originally called [...]
Microsoft ships “Vista Industrial Design Toolkit” to PC manufacturers
Wednesday, August 2nd, 2006With the launch of Windows 95, Microsoft pulled out all the stops. An elaborate launch was held, with celebrity appearances, a Rolling Stones theme song, and more press coverage than the industry had ever seen. Windows 95 featured a theme of white fluffy clouds on a blue sky background, which was reflected in not only [...]
Vista has to stop people from following their nature
Friday, July 14th, 2006The problem for the Vista developers is that spyware and adware vendors - at least, the ones who go through the pretence of getting peoples’ "permission" to install their stuff - are leaving little bottles of software marked "DRINK ME" all over the place.
Microsoft bins Vista scrap metal
Wednesday, July 12th, 2006Bowing to user pressure, Microsoft says it plans to change the ‘Basic’ Vista appearance, following complaints from beta testers that the Basic UI is ugly. In the Windows Vista Team Blog, Vista Community leader Nick White admits the developers have heard the complaints ‘loud and clear’ and plans to improve the design before final release. [...]
Almost 1000 vendors to deliver software for Vista at launch, says Microsoft
Wednesday, July 12th, 2006Microsoft announced that "nearly 1000 global independent software vendors (ISVs)" will offer a "range" when the new operating system will be launched early next year. Among the group of ISVs are 15 of the top 25 software companies, the Redmond-based firm said at its Worldwide Partner Conference 2006 in Boston.
Microsoft to offer Vista, .Net Framework 3.0 guidance
Saturday, July 8th, 2006Microsoft plans to unveil Project Glidepath, a program to help small ISVs get up to speed on the planned Windows Vista operating system and .Net Framework 3.0, according to Microsoft blogs. The project, to be released on July 15, consists of a free Visual Studio 2005 Software Factory add-in providing content, technology, and templates for [...]
Microsoft to start evangelizing Vista to small ISVs
Friday, July 7th, 2006Microsoft Corp is beginning a soft roll-out of a new program to push small software vendors to build applications for Windows Vista. Aiming at what Microsoft calls "MicroISVs," the program, called "Project Glidepath," will provide hints and step-by-step instructions for creating or porting applications for Vista.
Actually, it will go further than that, providing everything from [...]
Get your code ready: Windows Vista is just around the corner
Friday, July 7th, 2006Microsoft has put together an online developer readiness community to help organizations get ready for Windows Vista. Anyone can visit this site at http://devreadiness.org, and anybody who’s planning to build code for or migrate code to the Vista platform should probably do so some time soon. You’ll find a large amount of content on this [...]
