Windows 7 M3 Build 6801 Screenshots!
Keeping it "short 'n sweet," WinFuture has posted some screenshots of build 6801. Check out the image below with the spiffy new wallpaper, then go... more »
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What kind of exceptions is your program catching?
One easy way to make a program more robust is to put a try block around code that causes crashes, catch all exceptions and continue the program as if... more »
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What's new in Visual Studio 2010 Rosario
* A tool for everyone * Foucus on Modeling * Making testing easier * .. and lots more
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The top five reasons why Windows Vista failed
On Friday, Microsoft gave computer makers a six-month extension for offering Windows XP on newly-shipped PCs. While this doesn’t impact enterprise IT... more »
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No OOXML, Norwegians leave their Standards Body in protest.
13 members of the TC in Norway has left their Standards Body in protest. They say that the Standards Body has lost its credibility in the IT area.... more »
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Running Windows 2008 Server as development machine
Due to a new (*) IT security policy of my company, this weekend I had to wipe out my XP installation and install a BitLocker capable operating system... more »
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Engineering Windows 7 : User Interface: Managing Windows windows
We’ve booted the machine, displayed stuff on the screen, launched programs, so next up we’re going to look at a pretty complex topic that sort of gets... more »
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Java thread dump on signal. Solaris vs. Windows
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So, I guess this script is supposed to dump java stacktrace when JVM crashes. Unfortunately, I couldn't confirm it really does. Maybe, I should look... more »
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100 Keyboard shortcuts (Windows)
Microsoft windows keyboard shortcuts. You might know most of these shortcuts, but probably not all of them. If you have more keyboard shortcuts,... more »
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'Dublin' App Server coming to.NET 4.0
bloid via devsource.com
Microsoft has announced new application server technology, codenamed “Dublin,” that will surface in Windows Server. The company also announced... more »
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Clouds no Longer Pass by Windows
Amazon today announced that later this year, Windows Server woud be available on EC2. No details on cost and licensing etc. but this is major. Up... more »
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Wine your own business
bloid via research.operationaldynamics.com
There’s one (and only one) legacy Windows application that we have. We used to run it in VMware, which worked, but that was a pain, looked terrible,... more »
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How to Install the Android SDK on Windows XP
This tutorial shows you how to download and install Android to get you started developing applications for it.
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winsw: Windows service wrapper in less restrictive license
I reported earlier that Hudson can now install itself as a Windows service, and behind this technology is the reusable Windows service wrapper code I... more »
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Visual Studio 2010 & .Net Framework 4.0
Visual Studio 2010
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Develop Contract First webservice using CXF
In this short tutorial let us discuss how to develop a contract first webservice using CXF. Let us consider the scenario where the webservice... more »
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Rethinking the Taskbar
bloid via osnews.com
Back when Microsoft's Julie Larson-Green demonstrated Windows 7's multitouch framework during the All Things Digital conference, many noted the... more »
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Installing Hudson on Windows just got even easier
On most Unix systems, installing Hudson as a daemon is a rather simple process. This is particularly true with Unix with a decent packaging system... more »
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Windows 7 User Interface: Starting, Launching, and Switching
Where to Start? In this post, Chaitanya Sareen, a senior program manager on the Core User Experience team, sets the engineering context for the most... more »
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Top 10 Windows Forms Articles You Must Read
If you have missed on some top articles of Windows Forms on dotnetcurry.com, then this is a must read for you. The Top 10 articles have been decided... more »
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Accelerators coming to Windows 7
Accelerators alas IE8 are coming to Microsoft's next OS. To my surprise I found through the leaked photos of Windows 7 that were published yesterday,... more »
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Chrome antics: did Google reverse-engineer Windows?
bloid via arstechnica.com
Since its release a few weeks ago, curious developers have been sniffing through the source code for Google's new Chrome web browser. Chrome's source... more »
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10 Cool Windows Vista Tips and Tricks to increase Productivity - Part II
In our previous article 10 Cool Windows Vista Tips and Tricks – Part I we saw some basic tips and tricks in Windows Vista Ultimate. In this article I... more »
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Windows 7 M3 Build 6780: Pictures and Videos(soon)
Yes, new post about latest Windows 7 M3 Build 6780. Background: I’ve reported priori Windows 7 versions before. 35 Screen shots.
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