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Windows Codename 'Longhorn' Build 4074
Now on MSDN

Windows Codename 'Longhorn' Build 4074
Now on MSDN 05/06/2004 05:50 AM

DWM enabled in Longhorn leaked build
4074

DWM enabled in Longhorn leaked build
4074 05/08/2004 05:28 PM

Exclusive: DWM enabled in Longhorn
leaked build 4074

Exclusive: DWM enabled in Longhorn
leaked build 4074 05/05/2004 02:14 PM

ActiveWin.com: Longhorn Screenshots

ActiveWin.com: Longhorn Screenshots 06/05/2004 01:10 AM
Jon has posted 70 screenshots of the Longhorn Build 4074 released at WinHEC. Make sure you check out the last ones.

The WinHEC Longhorn Build: Now on MSDN

The WinHEC Longhorn Build: Now on MSDN 05/06/2004 10:16 AM
Microsoft has already posted Longhorn pre-alpha Build 4074 on its Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) for subscribers. WinBeta has the particulars.

Longhorn M7.2 Bits Coming to MSDN
Subscribers

Longhorn M7.2 Bits Coming to MSDN
Subscribers 05/06/2004 01:40 AM
In case you've heard the rumors about a new drop of Longhorn coming to WinHEC attendees, you've heard right. The Milestone 7.2 (M7.2) drop of Longhorn will be given to WinHEC attendees this week and will be available to MSDN Subscribers for download RSN*. The plan is to provide regular LH Milestone drops to the community as we have them, regardless of whether they really provide more functionality/stability or not. That way, we keep you guys in synch with what we're doing and you can give us more relevant feedback.

MSDN Webcast, May 5: Architecting Mobile
.NET Applications for Longhorn

MSDN Webcast, May 5: Architecting Mobile
.NET Applications for Longhorn 05/04/2004 10:34 PM
In this final webcast of the six-part series, Derek Ferguson describes the most important enhancements to mobility that will occur in the Longhorn timeframe, as well as several patterns and best practices for fully leveraging these improvements in the design of your mobile solutions.

Windows Longhorn Client Preview For MSDN
Subscribers

Windows Longhorn Client Preview For MSDN
Subscribers 11/13/2003 07:37 PM

MSDN Webcast, April 28: Developing
Mobile .NET Applications for Longhorn

MSDN Webcast, April 28: Developing
Mobile .NET Applications for Longhorn 04/23/2004 05:52 PM
Mobility is an integral part of Longhorn, the codename for the next generation of the Microsoft® Windows® operating system. Exciting new capabilities for mobility at the OS level will present significant new opportunities for architects and developers capable of leveraging them--will you be ready? In this fifth webcast of the 6 part series, Derek Ferguson, Chief Technologist for Expand Beyond and Editor-in-Chief of the .NET Developer's Journal, will describe all of the most important enhancements to mobility that will occur in the Longhorn timeframe, as well as presenting several code-level demonstrations of mobile .NET development under Longhorn to get you ready to catch the next wave in Microsoft Windows technology.

MSDN TV: WinFS Overview - Significant
New Storage Innovation for Longhorn

MSDN TV: WinFS Overview - Significant
New Storage Innovation for Longhorn 12/12/2003 05:31 PM
Quentin Clark provides an overview of WinFS, including what benefits it produces, what it is, and how it's put together. This episode introduces WinFS as a basis for more detailed presentations.

Windows Messenger 6.0.4074.0

Windows Messenger 6.0.4074.0 05/10/2004 11:49 AM

Exclusive: WinHEC 2004 kicks off at
Neowin - LH Build 4074

Exclusive: WinHEC 2004 kicks off at
Neowin - LH Build 4074 04/29/2004 01:28 PM

Introducing "Longhorn" for Developers:
Create Mobility-Aware "Longhorn"
Applications

Introducing "Longhorn" for Developers:
Create Mobility-Aware "Longhorn"
Applications 04/16/2004 11:41 PM
In this final chapter of Introducing "Longhorn" for Developers, you'll learn about the key "Longhorn" mobility scenarios you will want to be aware of as you design "Longhorn"-compatible software.

Longhorn Foghorn: Another Step Down the
Longhorn Road

Longhorn Foghorn: Another Step Down the
Longhorn Road 04/16/2004 11:41 PM
Chris Sells explores the five major element families of Avalon as he builds the next piece of his Longhorn based Solitaire application.

ActiveWin: Far Cry PC - Review

ActiveWin: Far Cry PC - Review 04/15/2004 11:48 AM
I have posted up my review of the UBI Soft/Cry Tek first person shooter - Far Cry released last month on the PC. Here is a snippet from the review:

Far Cry is a first person shooter. The first thing to mention is that the game has excellent AI, I can’t say that a game has had as good AI as this since Half Life, and that was released years ago. To give you an idea of the difference this game has compared to others, if you are creeping through the jungle, you can do so without the enemy knowing where you are without actually seeing you, the enemy rely on where they last saw you or where you have been heard. This is even better when you can throw rocks to put the enemy off of your tracks and have them running and looking in a different direction altogether.

Upcoming on ActiveWin

Upcoming on ActiveWin 08/27/2004 02:05 PM
We have a number of new bits and pieces on the way in the next month. Firstly we have a new section opening all about Windows Mobile, this will include new reviews of the brand new smartphone from Orange, the SPV C500. The section will also have editorials, FAQ's and more.

Early in September we are returning to some of the bigger style reviews that we used to post, first up is a review of the AMD 3800+ CPU. Next we have a review of the ATI X800 Pro Graphics card on the way too.

ActiveWin reaches 7

ActiveWin reaches 7 04/22/2004 04:18 PM
Yes we have finally reached the 7 year birthday for ActiveWin. Although the first "Active" site we built was designed in August 1997, we actually started off in April 1997 with a small Internet Explorer desktop component gallery, which later became ActiveIE. We have also produced a number of other sites in the process before we (Bob and I) started ActiveWin in June 1998.

Coming up on ActiveWin

Coming up on ActiveWin 09/19/2004 11:38 AM
Here's another of our regular looks into what is on the way here at ActiveWin over the coming month: Firstly we have a number of new reviews on the way in the next couple of weeks. We have reviews of the ATI X800 Pro and NVidia GeForce 6800 Ultra Graphics cards. Reviews of the new Microsoft Keyboard with Fingerprint reader along with some of the other new hardware Microsoft announced the other week.

On the Xbox we have reviews of Outrun 2, Fable, Terminator: Redemption, Burnout 3, Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude, Star Wars: Battlefront along with many others.

So a big month for reviews on the way. We also have the opening of our Windows Mobile section for Smartphones, Pocket PCs and PocketPC Phones coming out this week.

ActiveWin.com: Lookout

ActiveWin.com: Lookout 07/23/2004 01:08 AM
Lookout is lightning-fast search for your email, files, and desktop integrated with Microsoft Outlook™. Built on top of a powerful search engine, Lookout is the only personal search engine that can search all of your email from directly within Outlook - in seconds...

ActiveWin.com: New Tablet PC Photos

ActiveWin.com: New Tablet PC Photos 01/09/2004 09:57 PM
New photos of HP and Acer Tablet PCs. Check them out.

ActiveWin.com: Reviewers Wanted

ActiveWin.com: Reviewers Wanted 05/05/2004 02:03 PM
We are looking for reviewers who are interested in the Home/Office (Project, Visio, MapPoint, etc.) and the Server product (Live Communication Server, etc.) categories. As you know, we generally review Microsoft products; however there is the flexibility to request from other manufacturers. If you are interested, please e-mail bobstein@activewin.com stating which product/category you are interested in. We generally provide the software; however, having your own connections is a plus. Serious inquiries only, please save our time and yours!

Upcoming ActiveWin Reviews

Upcoming ActiveWin Reviews 02/01/2005 09:56 PM
We have quite a few large reviews coming up on the website this month that we thought you would like to know about. Firstly we have our first ever full PC reviews. The first comes from Sony and is the VGC-V2M 17" Media PC the next is the Elonex eXentia Windows Media Center PC. Finally we have the Samsung YH-999 Portable Media Center that we have been toying with over the past few weeks.

ActiveWin.com team for OurColony.net

ActiveWin.com team for OurColony.net 04/10/2005 02:28 PM
ActiveWin.com is forming a colony for Microsoft's OurColony.net web game. If you are interested in playing, sign up by clicking on the linked headline and using the team passcode "10146227". If you haven't heard about OurColony.net, check out the site. We might be a big behind the other teams, but if we all work together I'm sure we can find our way to the top! Even if we don't win, it will sure be fun to play.

ActiveWin.com: Staff Photos

ActiveWin.com: Staff Photos 04/25/2004 08:35 PM
Here are some staff photos I recently put together from some of our recent meetings. Included is one with members from some competing websites and a few with the MSN butterfly. Some of you might have been wondering what the folks behind this site look like. Enjoy.

ActiveWin: MSN Premium - Review

ActiveWin: MSN Premium - Review 02/11/2004 11:00 AM
I have posted up my review of the final version of MSN's Premium online service. Here is a snippet from the review:

The Microsoft Network is not aiming for advanced users, that is something we have to get out of the way first as a lot of reviews criticise it for being too childlike in appearance, MSN takes aim at families who want to get online and use the Internet with ease. MSN’s main rival over the years has been AOL, which continues to improve and do well even now with increased competition.

ActiveWin.com: AMD Athlon 64 3800 CPU -
Review

ActiveWin.com: AMD Athlon 64 3800 CPU -
Review 09/08/2004 11:51 PM
Byron has posted up our review of the recently released AMD Athlon 64 3800+ Processor. This is one of the chips that supports Windows XP Service Pack 2's Data Execution Protection thanks to AMD's 64-Bit Chips, it's also one of the first chips to use Socket 939. This will be the first of many upcoming processors and internal hardware reviews to show up on the site, so more and more comparison pieces will see the light in the near future. Here is a piece from the review:

First up we have a die shrunk from 193mm² to 144mm², although the FX53 uses the larger 193mm² due to the cache size on the chip. Not only that, we get quite a rise in Mhz this time round although not quite as much as some people may have expected especially if they are comparing it to a top of the range Pentium 4, which runs a whole 1ghz faster than the fastest AMD processor. As usual the speed of the chip in raw Mhz isn't always what makes it a good processor.

ActiveWin.com: Server Move Complete

ActiveWin.com: Server Move Complete 05/31/2004 11:39 PM
We have sucessfully completed our server move this weekend to our new local colocation facility in Pittsburgh, PA. At our new location we have multiple redundant power back-ups and connections to the Internet which will help guarantee a stable and reliable uptime in the future. Thank you for your continued patience and we apologize for the inconvenience.

ActiveWin.com Chat Night: Tuesday at
9:00 EST

ActiveWin.com Chat Night: Tuesday at
9:00 EST 06/06/2004 07:09 PM
We're proud to bring back our quasi-weekly chat night, starting this Tuesday, June 8, at around 9 PM EST. I know some of you may have issues installing the chat client, as it is unsigned. If you are still weary about installing the client, you can tune your IRC client to ActiveWin.com and access the chat through the #lobby channel.

ActiveWin.com: Four Gmail Invitations up
for Grabs

ActiveWin.com: Four Gmail Invitations up
for Grabs 06/16/2004 07:37 PM
Hey everybody, this is Todd. I have four gmail invitations and I have devised a fun little way to give them out. Two of the answers can be found somewhere on the site. The last question may require some googling. The first four people to send me the correct answers (todd@activewin.com) will receive an invite. Good luck everybody, and thanks for playing!

ActiveWin Video Review Tests

ActiveWin Video Review Tests 04/05/2005 04:36 PM
I have been working on some video review tests for the site, this means we can give better demonstrations on how some of the hardware and software we review works. We have a couple of test files we would like your opinions on. We don't want you to complain about the dialogue as it was just a 30 second blabbering test I did - but please comment on the video quality of both feeds and if the Widescreen versions work ok for you. Settings for the recordings will get better if we go ahead with this.

ActiveWin.com: Upcoming Server Move

ActiveWin.com: Upcoming Server Move 05/23/2004 11:52 PM
ActiveWin.com and related sites will be down this Memorial Day weekend because of a relocation of the server. Active Network has decided to move the server back to Pittsburgh, PA from New Orleans, LA after BellSouth violated a section of the T1 Hosting contract which stated the line could not be down longer than 12 hours within a 60 day period. Instead of personally managing the hosting of the server; we have decided to colocate the server within a major telephone company's facilities. ActiveWin.com will be connected to the Internet via three redundant GigE connections (via AT&T, Verio, and Qwest) and will have redundant battery back up and multiple diesel generator backup power within 5 seconds of disruption of commercial electrical service. We hope this final transition will allow stability and near 100% uptime for ActiveWin.com in the future. Thank you for your continued patience and we apologize for any inconvenience the downtime may cause.

MSDN TV: First Look at ADO.NET 2.0

MSDN TV: First Look at ADO.NET 2.0 04/15/2004 06:30 PM
ADO.NET 2.0 extends and enhances ADO.NET in multiple directions. A faster disconnected stack, a cleaned-up programming model, including support for provider-independent applications, and support for the latest SQL Server 2005 features are a few of the new cool stuff we’re adding in the next release. This quick peek at ADO.NET covers some of the disconnected stack enhancements, shows what the new provider-independent model looks like and briefly covers the new batching support in the connected stack.

ActiveWin.com: Microsoft Publisher 2003
- Review

ActiveWin.com: Microsoft Publisher 2003
- Review 01/04/2004 10:54 PM
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ActiveWin.com: Microsoft Company Campus
Photos

ActiveWin.com: Microsoft Company Campus
Photos 04/27/2004 11:06 PM
I have posted some photos of the Microsoft campus during the recent MVP summit. Some things of note: Microsoft fitness trails, and Microsoft Dining Services.

ActiveWin.com: Microsoft Company Store
Photos

ActiveWin.com: Microsoft Company Store
Photos 04/26/2004 10:59 PM
Here are some photos the Microsoft Company store located just outside the Microsoft campus in Redmond, Washington. Only Microsoft employees have access to the store, so have a look :) "A Microsoft Nerd's Paradise"

ActiveWin.com: A One-Stop Resource For
Windows Users

ActiveWin.com: A One-Stop Resource For
Windows Users 12/20/2003 01:20 PM
“Our audience is definitely tech savvy,” he says. Stein describes the majority of ActiveWin.com users as intermediate or advanced in computing skills and well versed in the happenings of the technology world. “Whether it be the latest programming languages, developmental tools, server software, etc., these people know what they are talking about,” explains Stein.

ActiveWin.com: Downloads Section
(FileExplorer) - Updated

ActiveWin.com: Downloads Section
(FileExplorer) - Updated 01/05/2004 11:36 PM
With twenty categories and well over 100 applications, we hope you will be able to find something in this newly updated section you can use.

ActiveWin.com: Microsoft DirectX 9.0b
Section - Updated

ActiveWin.com: Microsoft DirectX 9.0b
Section - Updated 01/08/2004 07:39 PM
We have just updated the DirectX 9.0b section. Everything has been updated to the current DirectX 9.0b information. Check it out!

ActiveWin.com Book of the Day: Bad Boy
Ballmer: The Man Who Rules Microsoft

ActiveWin.com Book of the Day: Bad Boy
Ballmer: The Man Who Rules Microsoft 11/05/2003 11:37 PM
In this revealing biography -- based on in-depth study and interviews with Microsoft insiders -- Fredric Alan Maxwell provides the complete, controversial narrative of one of the technology industry's most influential, talked-about figures: Steven Anthony Ballmer, the awkward Detroit Country Day School valedictorian who rose to become Microsoft's president, and in the past two years, its CEO. Together with Bill Gates, Ballmer leads the company he and Gates took from less than 30 employees to some 50,000, and annual revenues from $12 million to more than $20 billion and rising. A balanced portrait, this book reveals the good boy Ballmer -- the dedicated son who once took three months off to care for his ailing parents, and the bad boy Ballmer -- the ruthless businessman who at the same time devised and led a scorched earth policy against other software developers, a policy that earned him the nickname "The Em-balmer."
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Windows Longhorn Build 4051 Review

Windows Longhorn Build 4051 Review 12/12/2003 04:23 PM

What's New in the New Longhorn Build?

What's New in the New Longhorn Build? 05/05/2004 03:30 PM
MSDN product manager Chris Sells has some particulars on what to expect in the Longhorn build that is being distributed at WinHEC this week.

Longhorn: If they build it, will anyone
come?

Longhorn: If they build it, will anyone
come? 04/01/2005 10:46 PM
ZDNet Apr 2 2005 3:25AM GMT

A Quick Look at the Latest Longhorn
Build

A Quick Look at the Latest Longhorn
Build 05/07/2004 03:09 PM
Our cohorts at PCMag.com grabbed the 4072 Longhorn build and did a quick and dirty review. And check out what they also had to say on the new "smart network key" technology that is due to be part of XP Service Pack 2.

Longhorn Alpha Build Loose on the Web

Longhorn Alpha Build Loose on the Web 04/29/2004 02:51 PM
Microsoft had been expected to deliver its first true alpha build at the Windows Hardware Engineering (WinHEC) conference next week. But those ever-resourceful folks over at Neowin seem to have unearthed a copy of Build 4074 a few days early.

Editorial: The WinHEC Longhorn Build

Editorial: The WinHEC Longhorn Build 05/01/2004 05:27 PM

Longhorn Build 4053 Screenshots Leak

Longhorn Build 4053 Screenshots Leak 02/10/2004 09:19 PM

WinHEC Longhorn Build Technical Preview

WinHEC Longhorn Build Technical Preview 05/07/2004 10:46 AM
Dave Massey explains why the Community Technical Preview of Longhorn has been released and how the teams have progressed since the PDC with the next version of the client operating system.

"leaked screenshots from Longhorn PDC
Build 4051"

"leaked screenshots from Longhorn PDC
Build 4051" 10/28/2003 11:09 PM

WinFS StoreSpy v0.8 for the WinHEC 2004
Longhorn Build

WinFS StoreSpy v0.8 for the WinHEC 2004
Longhorn Build 05/19/2004 11:41 PM
WinFS Store Spy is an Explorer-like tool to browse WinFS. It offers flexible ways for you to quickly find your stuff and navigate the store. You can inspect Item, Relationship (all 3 types), Extension, Nested Element, and MultiSet properties.

Exclusive: Longhorn Build 4053
Screenshots Leak

Exclusive: Longhorn Build 4053
Screenshots Leak 02/10/2004 08:01 PM

Useless Longhorn build on sale for $1.58
- trade slow in pirate coves?

Useless Longhorn build on sale for $1.58
- trade slow in pirate coves? 12/02/2003 10:00 AM
Nothing better worth stealing, apparently...

Neowin.net - Where unprofessional
journalism looks better - Updated:
Longhorn PDC Build 4051 Leaked

Neowin.net - Where unprofessional
journalism looks better - Updated:
Longhorn PDC Build 4051 Leaked 10/28/2003 11:07 PM
leaked screenshots from Longhorn PDC Build 4051 .. Not that I care .. So schaut's aus .. new IE features .. NeoWin also

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Windows Longhorn?

Windows Longhorn? 08/11/2004 12:43 AM
I'm not sure why Microsoft feel the need to reinvent the name of their operating system with every major release: Windows 1.0 to 3.1.1, Windows 95 to 98, Windows NT 3.5 to 4.0, Windows Me, Windows 2000 to 2003, Windows XP. Sure it's confusing, isn't it?
But, anyhoo, can you help out Microsoft's marketing department in coming up with a new name for Longhorn?

Windows Longhorn Driver Kit

Windows Longhorn Driver Kit 07/30/2004 03:01 AM
The Longhorn Driver Kit (LDK) is a fully integrated driver development system for the Microsoft Windows family of operating systems. System manufacturers, hardware vendors, and driver writers will be able to use the LDK throughout the driver development life cycle to produce high-quality drivers for Windows 2000 and later versions of the operating system. (Microsoft Word Document)

More Windows Longhorn Fallout

More Windows Longhorn Fallout 09/03/2004 02:53 AM

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Microsoft Watch reports that Microsoft has more delays with the release of Windows Longhorn. What really surprised me was the fact that they opted to cut out the only thing about the new OS that I had an interest in, the new Windows File System. This file system was supposed to offer a lot and could have really given them an edge. Microsoft has apparently decided that they will rely on offering more unwanted features…

Windows Longhorn DCE 3718

Windows Longhorn DCE 3718 04/27/2004 10:06 AM

Windows XP To Get Longhorn Technologies

Windows XP To Get Longhorn Technologies 08/27/2004 05:23 PM

Windows Longhorn Glass Look

Windows Longhorn Glass Look 01/07/2004 04:57 PM
The new glass look of Windows Longhorn is very pretty. This is of course a challenge to imitate in HTML. It's Internet Explorer for Windows only. CSS does most of the work, and there's a little bit of Javascript. It's slow and useless, but it's pretty! Now if I only had Mozilla's curved borders, Safari's text-shadow, Opera's speed and SVG's Gaussian blur to finish it off. ?

Microsoft Windows Longhorn

Microsoft Windows Longhorn 11/02/2003 09:47 AM

Forget Longhorn, how about giving
Windows XP a try?

Forget Longhorn, how about giving
Windows XP a try? 06/17/2005 07:13 PM
Longhorn is supposed to ship in the next 18 months. However, nearly half of all IT shops are still running Windows 2000. Is there anything Microsoft can do to boost adoption of its newer operating systems?

ActiveWin.com: Longhorn 4074 available on MSDN

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