This article demonstrates how Avalon's simple 3-D support enables you to create 3-D scenes. Discusses the ViewPort3D element and the use of point of view, camera, and lights in XAML markup.
Microsoft will sell a version of Windows for high-performance computing--a niche in which rival Linux is blossoming--with a first version planned for the second half of 2005.
This paper provides preliminary information about the Windows Driver Foundation (WDF) for the Microsoft Windows family of operating systems. It describes limitations of the current driver models that have led to the development of WDF, explains how WDF solves these problems, and introduces the fundamental components of WDF.
Learn about the plethora of security enhancements that Microsoft has included in Windows XP Service Pack 2, as well as how these security features could impair the functionality of some applications.
A year after launching its low-cost, minimalist Windows CE "Core" product, Microsoft and assorted industry analysts say the program has played a major role in helping Windows CE become one of the top embedded OSes.
Based on the restored demand for enterprise servers that began late last year, researchers at IDC are predicting strong growth for server systems through 2008, especially for Linux & Windows-based boxes.
Microsoft's latest episode of The .NET Show is largely about the new command shell, MSH (alias Monad), that will debut on Longhorn. It includes powerful scripting facilities and unix-like piping with a twist -- instead of text being piped, rich .NET based objects can be piped between commands. The transcript for the show includes instructions on how to get access to download a preview of the shell and the SDK to run on Windows XP.
Opinion at eWEEK: "It sounds like a small milestone, but the second release candidate of Service Pack 2 is a big deal—it's the last rehearsal for the pack's significant turns in security."
While server virtualization is nothing new, with the forthcoming release of Virtual Server 2005, an application that virtualizes the Windows 2003 Server operating system, Microsoft promises to ease server application migration and simplify testing environments using a unique take on the technology. Read the article here.
Window management becomes even more important as you add screen space. WindowSizer, the tiling window manager for Microsoft Windows now allows you to create a tiled layout on each display of a multiple monitor setup. Apply arrangement commands globally or to a specific display. See release notes for a complete list of changes.
In any business switching to Linux, there's at least one person who's stuck. These people need to use files from some Windows-only program, and usually have to do so by dual booting to and from Windows. Dual booting is very slow when all you really want to do is cut and paste a few screenfuls of data. Hence, here are some solutions to go around the problem.
Microsoft Corp. on Monday released the Release Candidate for its Virtual Server 2005 software and announced that the product would ship by the end of the year in two versions: an Enterprise Edition and a Standard Edition. While the features remain the same across the two product versions, the Standard Edition will support up to four CPUs while the Enterprise Edition will support up to 32 physical CPUs.
Windows XP SP2 RC2 is now available for download from BetaPlace. The build number is 2149 and there is currently a network install only, no express. More at Flexbeta.
Microsoft says its set of upgrades for Windows Server 2003, due to be included in Service Pack 1, will make its products more secure by default and give enterprises more options for locking down servers.
In a move that could ultimatety deal a heavy blow to Microsoft's intellectual property rights, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will re-examine patent the company holds on the FAT (file allocation table) file system, a format used for the interchange of media between computers and digital devices.
Although Microsoft has refused to confirm the many reports that say so, it appears the company is working on a version of its Windows Server platform specifically tailored for the high performance computing market... That Microsoft would branch off from Windows 2003 Server to create an HPC Edition makes perfect sense for a number of reasons.
My normal policy is not to review beta releases of any software. But because Windows XP SP2 is so important I decided to break away from the norm. Readers should be aware that a release candidate is not a final release and this in should no way be construed as a review of the final product.
