What’s Shaking in the Windows 7 Beta: The Windows!

Jan 24, 2009 | 14 Comments

Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I am running Windows 7 on my TouchSmart PC, as well as within a virtual machine on my Mac. I have the Aero Basic scheme going in the VM, sadly. However, even in Basic mode, I can still show you a [...]

Microsoft Slows Microsoft Down

May 24, 2006 | 5 Comments

The screen shot from Windows Vista proves it. Any comment, Brandon? Of course, I’d expect a lot of these kinds of bugs in beta builds – especially when one beta is combined with another beta. The search “engine” is light years better than it was in previous verisons of Windows, or so the Search team [...]

Windows Vista Feedback

May 24, 2006 | 238 Comments

I spent a few hours with Windows Vista last night, per Jim Allchin’s request to send him feedback about what I discovered in terms of discrepancies and oversights. I took that task seriously, and stayed up late to compile this far-from-comprehensive list. I sent it to him at 1am, and I hope he doesn’t have [...]