March 31, 2009 9:18 PM
Posted by: YuvalShavit
.NET programming downloads,
Microsoft Windows,
Windows 7Windows 7 has some great new UI improvements. I use it as my main (in fact, only) OS at home, and I downright miss it when I come to the office and muddle through on my XP laptop. I haven't felt like this about a windowing system since I discovered
March 30, 2009 5:10 PM
Posted by: YuvalShavit
General Microsoft newsOn a lighter note...
PC World published a fun little piece yesterday in which they listed the 10 worst product names ever to come from Redmond. There were some...
February 6, 2009 9:59 PM
Posted by: YuvalShavit
Security,
Windows 7Microsoft has announced that it will be fixing a UAC security flaw in Windows 7, but the new system still leaves open one of the biggest security holes: people.
A few days ago, I mentioned that Microsoft was getting some flak for a
February 2, 2009 1:08 PM
Posted by: YuvalShavit
.NET application testing and security,
Windows 7A couple blog entries ago, I mentioned that among Windows 7's improvements is a fix to the user account control (UAC) functionality introduced in Vista. UAC was always a good — and overdue — idea,...
January 28, 2009 5:41 PM
Posted by: YuvalShavit
Ajax,
General Microsoft news,
SilverlightIf you're linking to outside JavaScript code in your Web pages, you're probably (hopefully!) aware that there are certain security risks. Microsoft's Scott Isaacs talked about the problem at a session at PDC 2008 and said there are essentially two ways most sites handle this threat: some ignore it...
January 16, 2009 5:12 PM
Posted by: YuvalShavit
General Microsoft news,
SilverlightWhen millions of eyes tune in to see president-elect-but-about-to-be-President Obama's inauguration at noon on Tuesday, Microsoft will be working behind the scenes. The Presidential Inaugural Committee (PIC) will be
January 2, 2009 6:00 AM
Posted by: YuvalShavit
General Microsoft newsHere's what we've been seeing around the Web...
Microsoft extended Windows XP's lifespan for OEMs who want to put it on low-end machines. Manufacturers have until the end of January to put in their orders, which can get them
December 19, 2008 6:00 AM
Posted by: YuvalShavit
General Microsoft newsHere's what we've been seeing around the Web...
Microsoft was hit hard by a
December 5, 2008 6:00 AM
Posted by: YuvalShavit
General Microsoft newsHere's the Microsoft news we've been seeing around the Web....
The big headliners this week were release dates for two Windows OSs from Microsoft, both betas. The first, Vista SP2, came...
