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Do you know why Microsoft is putting so much security into Vista? I mean, have you just taken a look at only the tip of the Iceberg:
1. SDL(Security development Lifecycle), Secure by Design, Secure by default, Secure in Deployment. Every line of code in Vista is carefully inspected for any hidden... (Read More)
Sep 8th, 2006
Opera is the only browser that supports a site by site Management compared to other browsers. In Opera, if you click on Tools > Preferences > Advanced > Cookies > Manage Cookies, you will get access the “Server Manager” window showing you a list of all the websites that you browsed with Opera... (Read More)
Featured Sep 6th, 2006
Two big announcements:
Windows Vista RC1
Windows Vista Release Candidate 1 (RC1) is complete, as per Jim Allchin's announcement, and available to download for TechBeta and TAP participants! Vista RC1 will also be available to MSDN and TechNet subscribers next week, and available to the general... (Read More)
Sep 2nd, 2006
Microsoft Windows Vista build 5536 is now available as a free download to the public. However there are some catches. Firstly, this 2.5 Gigabyte of file can be downloaded only by those who have downloaded the Beta2 of Vista. This is because, all those who downloaded the Beta2 have received a CD... (Read More)
Aug 29th, 2006
Reasons Why I use Opera: Reason 1: Integrated RSS Reader.
Opera has the best Integrated RSS Reader I have ever used. I have tried many other RSS Readers, but that of Opera truly rules them out. One thing with the RSS Reader of Opera is that by default, it is not shown on first install. It is only... (Read More)
Featured Aug 29th, 2006
Microsoft has released Windows Vista build 5536.16385 on Windows Connect only. Microsoft calls this a Pre-RC1 Build. This means that this built will have part of the improvements that will be set for RC1. This build is not available for public download. According to first... (Read More)
Featured Aug 26th, 2006
Office 2007 Will also RTM Soon, Perhaps at the same time as .NET Framework 3.0
Microsoft is making great promises about Vista RC1. According to rumors, all the old icons and Dialog boxes that have been present ever since NT 3.1, since now will be remove. This should give a UI that is truly New,... (Read More)
Aug 21st, 2006
Windows Media Player 11 to RTM Sept. 14. Yes, you read it right:
http://www.thehotfix.net/comments.php?catid=1&shownews=1022
What happens when you dogfood a software for a long period of time:
Well the piece of software that you were currently dogfood quickly becomes obselete and requires an... (Read More)
Featured Aug 20th, 2006
What Caused Microsoft to Create DirectX10?
It all started with the Windows Error Reporting Tool. Microsoft was collecting hundreds of Bugs per day only for its Operating System. Microsft Found out that 70% of all errors and bad user Experience in Windows XP comes from Graphic Display drivers.... (Read More)
Featured Aug 19th, 2006
Here are some little words that I have found about the progress of some of the most Exciting Software Development Stories.
First of all, the most awaiting Operating System, Windows Vista has reached the RC1 Milestone. After the Beta1 and the recent Beta2, the development process has got... (Read More)
Featured Aug 15th, 2006
Yesterday, I was reading this article on Dailybreeze.com:
http://www.dailybreeze.com/business/articles/3501956.html and I was feeling very angry. The article says that: “The software company, which has seen IE slowly losing market share to Firefox,” Alright, so IE was loosing its market of... (Read More)
Aug 7th, 2006
Ever since I got my computer, I can no longer remember small reminders. For example, more than once my mother told me to look after the boiling water; I tell her yes and completely forget about everything. The result can be very catastrophic. Therefore, I tried to find a solution to this problem... (Read More)
Featured Jul 27th, 2006
DID YOU KNOW?
Do you know how to understand exceptions in DOTNET when they occur? Below is the exception of a program that has crashed:
Unhandled Exception: System.DivideByZeroException: Attempted to divide by zero.
at System.Decimal.FCallDivide(Decimal& result, Decimal d1, Decimal d2)
at... (Read More)
Jul 27th, 2006


