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- Microsoft Fiji beta over; final 'TV Pack' due soon
- Microsoft Fiji beta over; final 'TV Pack' due soonMedia Center may be best MS appMedia Center is by far the app I use most on my PC. When you're in MC, you don't even realize you're using a computer. Yes, there are some missing features, but it a joy to...
- Tags: Media Center PCs, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), TVs, Digital media, TV Pack, Fiji, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., TV, Media Center PC, Microsoft Windows, Windows Media Center TV Pack
- Discussion threads 2008-07-18
- Some of the finer points on Windows Vista SP1 availability
- Some of the finer points on Windows Vista SP1 availabilityCryptic posting on Vista Team blog about KB937287I'm not sure what to do with the KB937287 issue; I have it on my system but I did not experience any problem. Has anyone tried to install SP1 with patch 937287 already present?Why...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Notebooks, Desktops, SP1, Windows Vista SP1 availability, Microsoft Windows Vista, finer point, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft Windows Update, Mary Jo
- Discussion threads 2008-03-18
- Turning the tables: Channel 9 interviews yours truly
- Turning the tables: Channel 9 interviews yours truly???Is there a non-Silverlight version of this available? Merci.RE: Turning the tables: Channel 9 interviews yours trulyEnjoyed the interview.--rjRE: Turning the tables: Channel 9 interviews yours trulyObservations:1. Don Box may be a legend, but he's weird in my opinion.2. The camera work was...
- Tags: Channel 9, movie star, Mary Jo
- Discussion threads 2008-03-13
- Skepticism and Mary Jo Foley
- Skepticism and Mary Jo FoleyThat does it[i]So, Mary Jo, feel free to be skeptical not that I had to tell you that. Skepticism is warranted, as you have rightly explained.[/i]Now you're going to have Don ranting about you as well as MJF.RE: Skepticism and Mary Jo FoleyGee, considering Microsoft's 20+...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Mary Jo
- Discussion threads 2008-03-12
- Hyper-V isn't the only Windows Server 2008 virtualization solution that's lagging
- Hyper-V isn't the only Windows Server 2008 virtualization solution that's laggingReally Mary JoWhat exactly is your point here?Server 2008 isn't even out to the general public yet.Let me give you a clue. This is how you and the rest of the media work:"c'mon, where's the next newest, latest greatest""what...
- Tags: Operating systems, Hyper-V, Windows Server 2008 virtualization solution, Windows Server 2008 virtualization, Mary Jo, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, virtualization, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server
- Discussion threads 2008-02-28
- OOXML+vs.+ODF%3A+What%27s+happening+this+week
- OOXML+vs.+ODF%3A+What%27s+happening+this+weekYour headline says much. ODF vs OOXMLAnd as usual the "press" Mary Jo would like others to see it that way when in fact it is not. Folks, its just another standard that offers users CHOICE in what they use. Nothing more, nothing less.The only reason the...
- Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), No_Ax, OpenDocument Format, Microsoft Corp., OOXML, Mary Jo
- Discussion threads 2008-02-25
- Windows 7: The Anti-Vista?
- Windows 7: The Anti-Vista?Happy with VistaI'm happy with VISTA and would prefer that a new version doesn't come out anytime soon. I certainly don't want them trying to rush a new version only to get another Windows ME. Take the 5 years and do it right instead of...
- Tags: Operating systems, Mary Jo, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Anti-Vista
- Discussion threads 2008-01-25
- IBM, Google quietly supporting OOXML?
- IBM, Google quietly supporting OOXML?Google will support search for whatever is on the web, no matter how badthe format may be. Google will also support import/export of OOXML for Google docs, since customers WANT interoperability. IBM will do the same, customers LIKE interoperability.But, that has nothing to do with whether...
- Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), Microsoft Office, Mary Jo, OOXML, Google Inc., IBM Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-01-21
- Microsoft outlines what's coming in Windows Mobile 7, 8
- Microsoft outlines what's coming in Windows Mobile 7, 8Considering that coolness and ease of use...... are completely subjective measures, if the phone doesn't do what I need, it is neither cool nor useful. Lacking push mail connection to Exchange is a deal-breaker. Editing Office documents on an iPhone?...
- Tags: Operating systems, Handhelds, Mary Jo, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Apple iPhone, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., phone
- Discussion threads 2007-12-17
- Windows Update could do with a UI tweak
- Windows Update could do with a UI tweakRegarding "Anyone in Redmond listening?"No, or they would have done something about this. (Yes I put these numbers in a response to Mary Jo's blog, but geez....everything is better than Vista for me.)On my old XP machine, IE7 loads to my MSN...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), BFE, ZD-Net, Mary Jo, MSN, Microsoft Windows Update, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2007-11-19
- Testers get Windows XP Service Pack 3 Release Candidate build
- Testers get Windows XP Service Pack 3 Release Candidate buildMixed resultsI'm running RC of the SP for both Vista and XP on systems here (not any critical systems thought ...) and what I'm seeing is that XP SP3 looks like mostly bug fixes and the impact of performance isn't really...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows XP Service Pack 3 Release Candidate, Windows XP Service Pack 3, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack, Microsoft Windows, ZD-Net, Mary Jo
- Discussion threads 2007-11-19
- Ad-supported free Microsoft Works: competitor to open source office suites?
- Colleague Mary Jo Foley, who does the All about Microsoft blog, reports that Microsoft may well be working on a free version of Microsoft Works.I've always thought of Works as a poor man's Microsoft Office. There's an older version of Word, a PowerPoint viewer not a PPT creator, addy book,...
- Tags: Predictions and Observations, microsoft, Google
- Blog posts 2007-07-31
- Can Microsoft create a reality-distortion field?
- Can Microsoft create a reality-distortion field?It's traditional for Microsoft to copy AppleThree Apple Engineers and Three Microsoft EngineersThree Apple engineers and three Microsoft engineers are traveling by train to a conference. At the station, the three Microsoft engineers each buy tickets and watch as the three Apple engineers buy only...
- Tags: XML, Mary Jo, conductor, Apple Fans, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Engineer, RDF, Apple Engineers
- Discussion threads 2007-07-20
- Microsoft Research's PlayAnywhere: A surface computer for the rest of us?
- Microsoft Research's PlayAnywhere: A surface computer for the rest of us?Interesting, butThe technology discussed in the article sounds pretty nice. I however think MS should focus a lot on the multi-touch screen technology I discussed [url=http://tinyurl.com/2kfd7y]here[/url] – for which a taste of its multi-touch aspect is shown in [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0h_OO4Gz28c]this video[/url].Surface...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows, computer, Microsoft Research, Mary Jo, PlayAnywhere, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-07-18
- Exchange Server Rollup 3: An IMAP fix for the iPhone?
- Exchange Server Rollup 3: An IMAP fix for the iPhone?This is getting MonotonousI'm done. You can't seem to get relevant info in this blog so Bye!Mary Jo Shill...She keeps an unblinking eye on a company that neither innovates nor makes anyone's life easier/better. Kudos to Mary Jo. I wish...
- Tags: Blogging, Exchange Server Rollup 3, Mary Jo, blog, IMAP, Microsoft Exchange Server, Apple iPhone
- Discussion threads 2007-06-29
- More clues: Why Microsoft backtracked on its Vista virtualization plans
- More clues: Why Microsoft backtracked on its Vista virtualization plansGuess we now know your trustworthiness"sent under NDA June 18." Nuff said - you break your NDA like a couple of morning eggs.It is obvious isn't it?They want to enforce the sale of the most expensive version of Vista. ...
- Tags: Storage management, No_Ax, Microsoft Corp., No_Ax_to_Grind, virtualization, Mary Jo, NDA, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2007-06-25
- Windows Longhorn won't be reloaded, after all
- Windows Longhorn won't be reloaded, after allMessage has been deleted.Happens all the timeJust take the source tree and fork it into a new project.Oh, wait ...Big Companies Versus the Little GuysBig companies always win when fighting little guys, like in this case. The little guys may be legally right,...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Tools & Techniques, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Windows, Internet, Patent Lawsuits, Microsoft Corp., Mary Jo, Microsoft Longhorn, software
- Discussion threads 2007-06-21
- So many Fake Steves, so little time
- So many Fake Steves, so little timeDo Some ResearchFirst off... your sexism has made my Friday; I thought that the Neanderthal was extinct. Secondly, do some research. Mary Jo is one of the most highly regarded journalists in the business and has an accomplished body of work. Thanks for visiting...
- Tags: Mary Jo, Mike Cox, Fake Steve
- Discussion threads 2007-06-15
- Microsoft's next developer platform frontier: Unified communications
- Microsoft's next developer platform frontier: Unified communicationsIf This Represents a Frontier......then sell your stock. Sound like the twenty or so API's and SDK's around netwroking and messaging are getting consolidated in some way. Hardly a bold move - just repackaging alot of existing code and adding some emebllishments....
- Tags: VOIP, developer platform, Mary Jo, Microsoft Corp., unified communications
- Discussion threads 2007-06-13
- New Microsoft-funded study finds developers don't want GPL to cover patent deals
- New Microsoft-funded study finds developers don't want GPL to cover patent dealsWhen have you?[i]Tell us Mary Jo, when was the last time you sat down to do development work?[/i]I might ask you the same question. My answer would be 20 minutes ago and five minutes from now. [i]When...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., resident expert, Linux, technical background, Mary Jo, open source, GPL
- Discussion threads 2007-05-22
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