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Vista RC 1 Now Available for Public Download

Cross post from my blog Windows Vista RC 1 (Release Candidate, Build 5564) is now available for public download from this site. This would be our last public pre-release version before we RTM :) Related link: Windows Vista RC 1 Review (UK ZDNet) Read More
posted Friday, 15 September 2006 9:39 AM by BernardOh | 0 Comments
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What is the Business Case for Upgrading to Vista?

Mary Jo Foley wrote an interesting article "What Is the Business Case for Upgrading to Vista?" arguing the both sides of the coin on the business case for upgrading to Vista. You make up your own opinions. Read More
posted Wednesday, 13 September 2006 8:54 AM by BernardOh | 365 Comments
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Vista Visions #7: Performance Rating and Tools

On the weekend, Geoff discovered the Performance Rating and Tools on Windows Vista.  These rating tools measure the capability of your computers hardware configuration and expresses it as a whole number.  The higher the number the better.  Read More
posted Sunday, 28 May 2006 9:03 AM by darren | 1 Comments
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Vista Visions #8: Office 2007 Smart Art

One of the new features in Word 2007 is called Smart Art.  Smart Art allows you to merge text with graphics to render information visually.  You can access these features via the Smart Art menu item on the Insert Ribbon: Read More
posted Sunday, 28 May 2006 9:03 AM by darren | 1 Comments
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Vista Visions #6: The Snipping Tool

Grant introduced me to the Snipping Tool the other day: You can find the Snipping Tool either via Start | Accessories | Snipping Tool or by simply typing Snip into any Search window.  The Snipping Tool provides a simple way to Read More
posted Saturday, 27 May 2006 7:44 PM by darren | 3 Comments
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Vista Visions #5: The Notes Gadget

Mitch just blogged another Vista Vision - the Notes Gadget: In Mitch's own words: One of my favourite gadgets is the out of the box Notes gadget that allows me to quickly scratch something temporary onto a piece of “virtual” paper. In the case below Read More
posted Saturday, 27 May 2006 7:40 PM by darren | 1 Comments
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Vista Visions #4: Remove Personal Information Using Explorer

This Vista Vision was submitted by Grant Holliday In Explorer, right click a word document and view the Properties then Summary tab. You will be able to view extra metadata associated with this particular file. This is great, as it allows you to Read More
posted Thursday, 25 May 2006 3:44 PM by darren | 3 Comments
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Vista Visions #2: Favorite Links

In Vista Vibes #3 Ian told us about a feature called Favorite Links.  Favorite links allow you to drag folders into the Favorites area and have them available everywhere at the click of a button.  Here's a screenshot of the Favorite Links: Read More
posted Wednesday, 24 May 2006 4:43 PM by darren | 2 Comments
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Vista and Office 2007 Visions - Show us your cool stuff

As some of you know, I’ve been asked by Frank Arrigo to maintain the guest bloggers spot on this site for the next couple of months – and so I’m on the lookout for interesting content.  I've had an idea called “Vista and OFFICE 2007 Visions” Read More
posted Wednesday, 24 May 2006 4:12 PM by darren | 5 Comments
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Vista Visions #1: RSS Sidebar Gadget

Vista Beta 2 ships with some standard Sidebar Gadgets, one of which is the RSS Gadget which is shown here: I'm running Office 12 and managing my feeds in Outlook via the new RSS Feed integration.  Because Outlook uses the new RSS Feed Read More
posted Wednesday, 24 May 2006 3:56 PM by darren | 4 Comments
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