4 January 2012 0 Comments

Fix Windows Search when it crashes or is not showing results

With this Microsoft Fixit Fix Windows Search when it crashes or is not showing results that fixes problems such as Windows Search does not show results Windows Search is crashing Windows Search does not start General problems with Windows Search Learn more about Windows Search Windows Search Video Pinpoint virtually anything on your PC with Windows Search Advanced tips for searching in Windows Rob Technorati Tags: Windows Search , Fixit  

6 March 2011 0 Comments

The Visual C++ Weekly Vol. 1 Issue 10 (Mar 5, 2011)

Read in this issue : Using Tasking to Scale Game Engine Systems C++/CLI IntelliSense in Visual Studio vNext JSON Spirit: A C++ JSON Parser/Generator Implemented with Boost Spirit Determining if a C++ type is convertible to another at compile time Windows 7 Recipe – Taskbar Single Instance Windows Embedded Compact 7 Evaluation Edition Tony Goodhew on Visual C++ Developer Communication Creating Multitouch User Interfaces: The Windows Touch Photostrip Control

3 March 2011 0 Comments

Windows XP Mode–Working with the past for a better future

Windows XP Mode allows users to run older Windows XP application in Windows 7 (Professional, Ultimate or Enterprise). Learn more about how to install and use Windows XP Mode in Windows 7 Rob Technorati Tags: Windows 7 , Windows XP Mode , Windows XP

23 February 2011 0 Comments

Learn how to install Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1)

So Windows 7 Service Pack 1 or SP1 is here and you can read how to get and install it at Learn how to install Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) This article covers: the amount of hard disk space you need how to download or install how to order a DVD with it on (costs £6.95) but you can order it for most locations as well as how to uninstall and keep your PC up to date, Don’t forget our Windows 7 SP1 troubleshooting guides as well and details of what is included in the Windows 7 SP1 Rob Technorati Tags: Windows 7 , SP1 , Win7Sp1

8 February 2011 0 Comments

Inspirationen für Maschinenbeherrscher

Auf MSDN-Online haben wir gerade einen schönen Demoviewer freigeschaltet, der es erlaubt über 50 Demos anzusehen und auch auszuprobieren.

4 February 2011 0 Comments

Windows MultiPoint Server Helping to Educate and Reduce Energy Use in Developing Nations

Windows MultiPoint Server , a Microsoft product designed to provide a shared computing resource for educational institutions, is being used in classrooms around the world and is particularly helpful to developing nations where technology is harder to access. Windows MultiPoint Server only requires one server to power multiple Windows 7 desktop experiences versus powering several desktop PCs

1 February 2011 0 Comments

Celebrate the Chinese New Year with these 2 new rabbit themes

February 3rd is the date for the start of the year of the rabbit, so celebrate it with these 2 new great Windows 7 Themes Super Prosperous Year of the Rabbit “The Year of the Rabbit is here.

18 January 2011 0 Comments

Working with Pinned Sites

With Internet Explorer 9 Beta, you can pin a Web site to the Windows 7 taskbar the same way you pin Windows applications. Once pinned, you can launch Web sites directly—just like you launch other things in Windows 7

16 January 2011 0 Comments

[TechDays 2011] Deux sessions à ne pas manquer !!!

Si vous comptez vous rendre aux TechDays 2011, j’aimerai vous conseiller quelques sessions qui vous apporteront un vrai plus vis-à-vis du parallélisme, même si elles ne sont pas dédiées au développement parallèle. Le mercredi 9 février 2011, 11:00 – 12:00 Et si Sherlock Holmes faisait du débugging ! (LAN401) Reproduction des scènes de crime, suivi des pistes, interrogation des témoins : les analogies entre les enquêtes des détectives et la recherche de bugs dans les applicatifs en production ne manquent pas, et toutes ont quelque chose à nous apprendre ! Entre les Debugging Tools for Windows, la suite d’outils de SysInternals et Visual Studio 2010, suivez la piste d’un privé dans les méandres d’une application .NET et découvrez les raisonnements qui vous permettrons d’éradiquez définitivement les problèmes de vos logiciels.

6 January 2011 0 Comments

Windows tweaks to speed up your netbook–Techradar

I am a big fan of techradar and just wanted to point out this latest tutorial on how to tweak your Windows netbook to improve speed The article gives some good tips about doing things such as: Using System Configuration to run selective start-up options Disabling services that you may not want to run automatically Adjust or disable visual effects such as transparent glass.

17 December 2010 0 Comments

Announcement: Microsoft Windows December 2010 Updates to Daylight Saving Time and Time Zones

Check out Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 2443685 , “December 2010 cumulative time zone update for Windows operating systems”, which the Windows team just posted.  This is  the December Daylight Saving Time and Time Zone (DST & TZ) Cumulative Update (CU), and the current KB/blog text focuses on the less common changes, such as adding the timezone for Magadan.    The good folks in Windows (thanks, KC) provided some additional commentary and clarifications to the posts… Explaining that the Namibia DST support changes begin in 2011 Listing other regions with dynamic support which get routine annual updates The December 2010 DST Cumulative Update for Windows operating systems focuses on the following changes: Magadan A new timezone has been created for Magadan. The Magadan timezone has support for Daylight Saving Time, with 2011 DST running from March to October

14 December 2010 0 Comments

Snow Angels Windows 7 Theme

“ Snowflakes fall as delicately as angel wings in this wintry Windows 7 theme ” Download Snow Angels Windows 7 Theme Rob Technorati Tags: Windows 7 , theme