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- Whistler Maps 1.0 (Mobile)
- With Whistler Maps get collection of maps for Whistler and Blackcomb which include ski trails for Whistler and Blackcomb, hiking trails on Whistler, biking trails on Whistler, and also the village map. It includes five winter and summer maps.
- Software downloads 2009-09-05
- Ubuntu: Karmic Koala to make cloud 'dance'
- Ubuntu: Karmic Koala to make cloud 'dance' Great to see all of the innovation and competition!!And, we do need free and open cloud software and apis for cloud infrastructure to keep Google and Amazon in line. I want to be able to move my loads to other providers if Amazon...
- Discussion threads 2009-02-23
- Disasters at Whistler raining on Mozilla's summer parade
- A rock slide, power outage and loss of a top engineer of Firefox 3 have some attendees of Mozilla's 2008 summer summit wondering if the ghosts in Redmond aren't raining on their parade. The Firefox summit is behing held at, ahem,  Whistler, the code name of Microsoft's Windows XP. First, a giant rock...
- Blog posts 2008-07-31
- Windows 7 debut in 2009? Another reason to skip Vista
- If Windows 7 really is scheduled to make an appearance during the second half of 2009, does this mean that making the move to Vista is now a pointless effort? TG Daily claim to have uncovered a roadmap for Windows 7 which suggests that Windows 7 is...
- Blog posts 2008-01-18
- ZFS beta now on Mac OS X Leopard
- ZFS beta now on Mac OS X LeopardYeah, Microsoft hasn't done ANY work with file systems...And people complain about Vista compatibility. You know very well that a new file system, no matter what is going to break legacy applications, and why Microsoft has no choice other to be VERY careful...
- Discussion threads 2008-01-09
- Microsoft's Iain McDonald: It's the end of a (Longhorn) era
- Iain McDonald, a guy with the humble title of Director of Project Management for Windows Server, has had a long and deep impact on Microsoft's Windows organization.The 15-year Microsoft veteran has served on a variety of teams, from Product Support Services, to Exchange Server, to Windows Server. He was a...
- Blog posts 2007-07-03
- Microsoft's Windows 'Fiji' on track to debut before Windows Seven
- With Microsoft constantly switching up codenames, its tough to keep track of whats on and whats off. But "Fiji" is on. As I reported a while back, "Vienna," formerly known as "Blackcomb" is officially known inside Redmonds hallowed halls as Windows 7 (or more accurately, "Windows Seven,"...
- Blog posts 2007-03-19
- A (Microsoft) code name a day: Fiji
- Even though more and more teams at Microsoft seem to be shying away from christening their fledgling products with good, old-fashioned code names – favoring the ever-so-boring “V.Next” designation instead -- there are still some who are doing so. Microsoft code names always have piqued my interest....
- Blog posts 2006-12-11
- Sniffing out Microsoft's 'OS in the Cloud' skunk-works project
- Sniffing out Microsoft's 'OS in the Cloud' skunk-works projectThe "Live" CloudI wonder if this will run on Windows Advanced Server or the high performance server. If so, I wonder if the plumbling can take the beating. Wasn't there an issue about the cost of Akamai and Savvis services to make...
- Discussion threads 2006-11-28
- Support ending for Windows XP SP1
- Support ending for Windows XP SP1The push to Vista continues....Fairly soon now, Microsoft will announce the end of support for XP. How else are they going to force anyone to upgrade to Vista? So it begins.......Reason for SP1 - ah stuff like Visual Basic only works on itSP1 will...
- Discussion threads 2006-10-09
- Who's waiting for Windows Vista?
- Who's waiting for Windows Vista?Corporate communications failure: re-org time.I'm stunned by the volume of misinformation flowing out of Redmond. Come on guys, get your PR act together. I'm shocked that you don't have a dedicated Windows communication team capable of providing your customer base with clear, concise information re: release...
- Discussion threads 2006-08-01
- WinFS heads for Microsoft database
- WinFS heads for Microsoft databaseforget about WinF$it went to the dumpster same way windoze vista will go.Be smart and get Linux, not over hyped hot air.Well, the village idiots can't make it work. Long on "brilliant" ideas,short on brains. I am sure they would like to own all the file...
- Discussion threads 2006-06-26
- Regime change at Microsoft
- Various news outlets, including The Wall Street Journal (subscribers-only link) and News.com, are reporting that Microsoft is about to split its Windows division into eight groups and bring in a replacement for the retiring Jim Allchin, who is currently in charge of all things Windows. The most important of the...
- Blog posts 2006-03-23
- Microsoft looks beyond Vista, sees Vienna
- Microsoft looks beyond Vista, sees ViennaWinFS"However, there are several features that were pulled out of Vista that could conceivably become part of Vienna, most notably a new file storing mechanism known as WinFS." Considering WinFS will be arriving shortly after Vista is released, and will be released for XP...
- Discussion threads 2006-01-20
- Report: Open source years from mainstream
- Report: Open source years from mainstreamYeah, Yeah...Gartner can say what they like. The reality is that FOSS is here now and already being adopted at a fast pace.Linux on the desktop?Most of my friends and family are already using Linux on their boxes.They can keep on talking while in the...
- Discussion threads 2005-09-09
- Linux entrepreneur tries again
- Linux entrepreneur tries againLinux entrepreneur tries againSorry, but I wouldn't trust anything this guy does. Just look what he did with VA Linux. THey nearly went bankrupt and lost millions of dollars. No vision means no future.I predict total failure...This guy is an obvious fraud. First he gets...
- Discussion threads 2005-08-16
- Tax break boosts Microsoft earnings
- Tax break boosts Microsoft earningsRep and I are going out to celebrate...My rep called and personally thanked me for putting him over the top again this quarter. He called me a few weeks ago and said he was a bit behind on his numbers. Due to some creative accounting, I...
- Discussion threads 2005-07-21
- New file system has long road to Windows
- New file system has long road to WindowsAgain?!You know, this has been my day's greatest source of amusement. I wonder if Microsoft even knows how much of a laughingstock they are making themselves through this WinFS affair.Microsoft had better deliver on their promises ...There is now competition in the wings.http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/columnItem/0,294698,sid1_gci1033202,00.htmlSurprise,...
- Discussion threads 2004-12-10
- Microsoft reaches beyond professional programmers
- Microsoft reaches beyond professional programmersThere are professional Windows programmers????n/tm$ striving for the lame killi thought m$ already markets scams all of the non-professional programmers, how could this be?Shocking isn't itYou wouldn't recognize them because they aren't in the soup kitchen line with you.Open your eyesAmazing! the O/S with the most...
- Discussion threads 2004-06-28
- Microsoft places bet on Whitehorse
- Microsoft places bet on WhitehorseSounds like it will be goodAs long as it is module based and implements the security in Longhorn, this will go over very well.On paperThis sounds good in theory, but I'd like to see it in action. How backwards compatible will it be? Will 3rd-party apps...
- Discussion threads 2004-02-23
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