Twenty years ago, a small group within Microsoft took on a seemingly audacious ambition at that time: to create a video game console from scratch and take on much more established competitors. Despite many obstacles, Xbox was born. And, over two decades, it became a lasting presence ubiquitous...
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Our computing devices are destined to become smaller and smaller. Windows 10 and its Continuum feature is the path to that shift.
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Just a reminder that there’s still time to enter our Windows Insider contest for a chance to win a trip to the Microsoft World Headquarters here in Redmond. We are inviting 10 Windows Insiders for a two-day event to have a unique opportunity to experience first-hand how we’re co-developing...
In my blog today I discuss the tweaks between Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 for the start button/screen. I show how, in my humble opinion, Microsoft has successfully evolved the start menu for the desktop.
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Many of us think that by the time Windows 9 or 10 arrives the desktop would disappear. But according to the following MSDN blog, Microsoft considers desktop important and intends to keep desktop for the foreseeable future:
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But this blog is an year old and within an year we...
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Over the course of many years, our website started from early beginnings. Once known as Windows Vista Forums (winvistaforums.com), the website spent almost three years counting down to the release of Microsoft Windows Vista. Several years later, that site acquired Windows7Forums.com, and over...
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StormDriver writes "GUI has been with us for years and it went a long, long way since the early days. There were some fairly interesting developments along the way, so we took the time to line them up for you." Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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Wow, hard to believe. What a great 7 years it has been. THANK YOU, NINERS! In celebration, we bring you the latest episode of Checking In with Erik Meijer. Our very special guest is Eric Lippert.
Many of you probably know Eric...
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Researchers have also suggested that being smart and funny might have developed as a signal to women looking for a mate with healthy genes, reports The Daily Telegraph.
The study examined 400 Vietnam War veterans who were asked to provide sperm samples and also put through extensive mental...
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Study: Why Seahorses Look Like Horses
"A horse is a horse, of course, of course, and no one can talk to a horse, of course," so why does a seahorse look so much like, well, a horse?
With the theme song from the 1960s sitcom "Mr. Ed" fading in the distance, the question of how seahorses...
Why Did Neanderthals Have Such Big Noses?
For more than 100 years, scientists studying Neanderthals, humanity's closest known relative, have pondered one question: Why did they have such massive noses?
This isn't just a question of beauty. Scientists posited that the big snouts could...
This week on Silverlight TV, John welcomes Dave Campbell. Dave, a Silverlight MVP and creator of Silverlight Cream, recently published his 1000th Silverlight Cream post, calling out the best and most interesting Silverlight content on the web. Dave was in town for the Silverlight Firestarter...