Microsoft Patents Group Taskbar Buttons

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Microsoft Patents Grouped Taskbar
Buttons

Microsoft Patents Grouped Taskbar
Buttons 07/01/2004 08:52 PM

Windows XP Tip: Ungroup Taskbar Buttons

Windows XP Tip: Ungroup Taskbar Buttons 08/10/2004 01:34 AM
G4 Tech TV Aug 10 2004 5:15AM GMT

Change Your Default Image Viewer,
Ungroup Taskbar Buttons

Change Your Default Image Viewer,
Ungroup Taskbar Buttons 08/02/2004 12:53 AM
G4 Tech TV Aug 2 2004 5:15AM GMT

Group: Linux may infringe on 283 patents

Group: Linux may infringe on 283 patents 08/02/2004 10:27 AM
ZDNet Aug 2 2004 11:57AM GMT

Group fights 'dubious' patents

Group fights 'dubious' patents 04/26/2004 07:04 PM
globetechnology.com Apr 26 2004 11:09PM GMT

Group battling 'dubious' software
patents

Group battling 'dubious' software
patents 04/26/2004 02:37 PM
Boston Globe Apr 26 2004 6:43PM GMT

W3C Launches Patents and Standards
Interest Group

W3C Launches Patents and Standards
Interest Group 12/19/2004 03:26 PM
2004-12-17: W3C is pleased to announce the relaunch of the Patent Policy Activity. The new Patents and Standards Interest Group (PSIG) is chaired by Don Deutsch (Oracle) and Daniel J. Weitzner (W3C) and is chartered through 1 December 2007. The PSIG is is a forum for W3C Members and Invited Experts to discuss policy issues regarding the implementation of the W3C Patent Policy as well as new patent-related questions that arise which require action or attention from the W3C Membership. (News archive)

Group: Linux potentially infringes 283
patents

Group: Linux potentially infringes 283
patents 08/01/2004 11:32 PM
Company that sells insurance against Linux-related intellectual-property litigation reports results of months-long review.

Group Battling 'Dubious' Software
Patents (AP)

Group Battling 'Dubious' Software
Patents (AP) 04/26/2004 08:46 AM
AP - A civil liberties group that has battled the recording industry and Hollywood over digital rights is now taking aim at what it considers dubious patents.

Group of Lawyers Seek to Overturn 10
Patents-Report

Group of Lawyers Seek to Overturn 10
Patents-Report 07/05/2004 01:00 PM
Boston Globe Jul 5 2004 5:04PM GMT

Group of Lawyers Seek to Overturn 10
Patents-Report (Reuters)

Group of Lawyers Seek to Overturn 10
Patents-Report (Reuters) 07/05/2004 11:21 AM
Reuters - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is seeking to overturn 10 patents they claim are too sweeping, the New York Times reported on Monday.

Claiming a Threat to Innovation, Group
Seeks to Overturn 10 Patents

Claiming a Threat to Innovation, Group
Seeks to Overturn 10 Patents 07/05/2004 01:12 AM
A coalition of lawyers, researchers and software experts will try to overturn 10 Internet and software-related patents that the group says are so sweeping they threaten innovation.

Microsoft Patents Borg Technology June
23 - 9:06 PM ET Researchers at Microsoft
have devised a technique to as

Microsoft Patents Borg Technology June
23 - 9:06 PM ET Researchers at Microsoft
have devised a technique to as 06/23/2004 10:35 PM
BetaNews Jun 24 2004 2:04AM GMT

More Microsoft Patents

More Microsoft Patents 09/05/2004 12:48 PM

Microsoft Wants More Patents

Microsoft Wants More Patents 07/29/2004 01:23 PM
It's unfortunate that companies still feel the need to equate patents to "innovation" when the opposite is often true. These days, unfortunately, many companies feel the need to get patents simply as a defensive measure. Whether for defense or offense, it appears that Bill Gates believes Microsoft needs more patents. The company is ramping up their efforts to file for more patents and plan to extort license them to other businesses. So far, they're off to a good start. Some recently noted Microsoft patents include savin g the name of a game you're playing, showing that someone is "typing a message" in IM software, threa d based email, writing an application in HTML, groupin g programs together in the taskbar, pronoun s used in programming and the concept of giving "kudos" points for style and flair. Well, kudos to Microsoft then, on the style and flair with which they've been granted so many questionable patents.

taskbar 1.0.0

taskbar 1.0.0 12/02/2003 01:59 AM
A small taskbar utility for X11 with advanced features.

taskbar 1.0.3

taskbar 1.0.3 12/23/2003 12:26 AM
A small taskbar utility for X11 with advanced features.

taskbar

taskbar 12/10/2003 01:58 PM
Initial release

taskbar 1.0.1

taskbar 1.0.1 12/04/2003 11:53 PM
A small taskbar utility for X11 with advanced features.

taskbar 1.0.2

taskbar 1.0.2 12/10/2003 09:06 PM
A small taskbar utility for X11 with advanced features.

Microsoft Win On Patents Reversed

Microsoft Win On Patents Reversed 07/06/2004 04:42 PM
Gary Potter writes "Seems that a federal court in California granted a Microsoft motion to invalidate two patents for an ergonomic keyboard. Microsoft argued their claims pre-dated those of TypeRight Keyboard Corp. Then, in a twist of events, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington DC said there was "genuine issue" with the credibility of a Microsoft witness. Bottom line, the invalidity judgment was improperly granted. Next step, trial and lots of billable hours by lawyers." The article is pretty sketchy on details, but it certainly appears to imply that someone fudged the prior art proof.

Microsoft patents an apple

Microsoft patents an apple 05/05/2004 05:30 AM
ZDNet UK May 5 2004 9:40AM GMT

Microsoft Patents The Body Bus

Microsoft Patents The Body Bus 06/23/2004 12:48 PM

Microsoft Patents Body-A

Microsoft Patents Body-A 06/26/2004 07:29 AM
Techzonez Jun 26 2004 11:13AM GMT

Microsoft patents Tab button use

Microsoft patents Tab button use 09/08/2004 02:36 PM
A patent for which Microsoft applied on March 6, 1997, has been granted: "Discoverability and navigation of hyperlinks via tabs." In other words, when a computer user uses the Tab key to move the focus from one hyperlink to another on a webpage opened in a browser, the use of that function is now owned by Microsoft. The Tab patent, number 6,785,865, was granted on August 31st, just one among multiple patents granted to the software giant on that day. Another interesting grant is number 6,784,354, with an application date of March 13, 2003: "Generating a music snippet." Yes, you read that right. Now dividing a music stream into portions is Microsoft's domain.

Microsoft patents the click

Microsoft patents the click 06/04/2004 12:27 PM
Out-Law.com Jun 4 2004 3:42PM GMT

Microsoft seeks patents

Microsoft seeks patents 01/23/2004 08:49 PM
globetechnology.com Jan 24 2004 1:17AM GMT

Microsoft Snags TV, Tab Key Patents

Microsoft Snags TV, Tab Key Patents 09/02/2004 11:47 AM
theodp writes "'We think--patent for patent--what we are doing is, if anything, more important than what others are doing,' boasted Bill Gates recently. And on Tuesday, Microsoft once again put rocket scientists and cancer researchers alike to shame, receiving patents for Integrating Television Into Web Pages and Tabbing to Hyperlinks on Web Pages. "

Microsoft Patents XML Schemas

Microsoft Patents XML Schemas 02/13/2004 09:25 AM
In response to my post about a Microsoft presentation at Emerging Tech, Bob "Professor" Morris points us to a Microsoft page that explains something important about its XML schema for Word, Excel, etc.: Microsoft may have patents and/or patent applications that are necessary for you to license in order to make, sell, or distribute software programs that read or write files that comply with the Microsoft specifications for the Office Schemas. So, Microsoft's patents prevent me from writing a program that reads a Word XML file? Wow, that's harsh. And besides, isn't "schema" already a plural?...

Microsoft Patents PDA Clicks

Microsoft Patents PDA Clicks 06/05/2004 01:18 PM
eWeek Jun 5 2004 5:18PM GMT

Microsoft Patents IPv6

Microsoft Patents IPv6 03/26/2005 07:20 AM
Corante Mar 26 2005 10:47AM GMT

Other News: Microsoft XML Patents

Other News: Microsoft XML Patents 01/28/2004 11:25 AM
Dan Gillmor digs into the issue of Microsoft patenting XML technology for Office documents.

Microsoft Patents sudo

Microsoft Patents sudo 08/20/2004 09:43 PM

Microsoft Patents Apple

Microsoft Patents Apple 05/04/2004 03:09 PM
In what's most likely to be the result of a screwup at the patent office, it appears that Microsoft has patented Apple. Well, not exactly. A new patent has been issued on a new type of apple, and for some unexplained reason, the patent has been assigned to Microsoft. The patent makes no mention of Microsoft, and the most likely explanation is that someone filled in the assignee field incorrectly. However, it makes for an amusing headline, sure to get plenty of attention.

Microsoft Patents human body

Microsoft Patents human body 06/24/2004 02:46 PM
KeralaNext.com Jun 24 2004 6:48PM GMT

Microsoft patents tabbing through a web
page

Microsoft patents tabbing through a web
page 09/07/2004 10:54 AM
Just tab along to our IP licensing agreement...

Microsoft Collects a Pair of Patents

Microsoft Collects a Pair of Patents 12/31/2004 06:44 PM
osOpinion Dec 31 2004 10:35PM GMT

More on the Microsoft v. EU Decision on
Software Patents

More on the Microsoft v. EU Decision on
Software Patents 12/24/2004 12:35 PM

Microsoft boosts sales using patents

Microsoft boosts sales using patents 04/12/2005 01:59 PM
Computer Weekly Apr 12 2005 4:52PM GMT
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Hot buttons

Hot buttons 07/07/2004 09:50 AM
USA Today Jul 7 2004 2:19PM GMT

Just Buttons v3.4a

Just Buttons v3.4a 01/05/2004 08:01 PM
Just Buttons creates web buttons that include javascript mouseover and mousedown events. Just Buttons lets you add text as well as graphics. [Shareware $20.00 2.33 MB]

ThinkPad Buttons 0.6.1

ThinkPad Buttons 0.6.1 01/19/2004 12:49 PM
A utility for supporting the special buttons on an IBM ThinkPad.

ThinkPad Buttons 0.6.2

ThinkPad Buttons 0.6.2 05/19/2004 10:35 AM
A utility for supporting the special buttons on an IBM ThinkPad.

Stylish Buttons

Stylish Buttons 01/07/2004 06:42 PM
In this article, author Michael Matti uses CSS to create colorful, stylish alternatives to the common buttons found in standard web forms. 1126

Actual Title Buttons v2.6

Actual Title Buttons v2.6 05/26/2004 05:51 AM
Actual Title Buttons lets you add the new Minimize To Tray and Stay On Top buttons to any program's title bar next to the Windows standard Minimize/Maximize/Close buttons. [Shareware $20.00 14 Days 1.8 MB]

Designing 3D buttons with pure CSS

Designing 3D buttons with pure CSS 09/15/2004 06:57 PM
CNET Sep 15 2004 11:37PM GMT

Reassigning Hardware Buttons

Reassigning Hardware Buttons 09/08/2004 01:39 AM

Feedsterize Yourself or "Your New
Feedster Buttons Have Arrived"

Feedsterize Yourself or "Your New
Feedster Buttons Have Arrived" 10/28/2003 11:08 PM

Feedsterize Yourself or "Your New Feedster Buttons Have Arrived"

Heh.  Hopefully you'll like these buttons as much as I do.  And I know I need to add them to my own blog (note to self).  Still feel free to add them to yours.  Thanks to www.kalsey.com for the button maker UI and Paint Shop Pro for the rest.

 

Web searchers don't tune in with radio
buttons

Web searchers don't tune in with radio
buttons 06/22/2004 10:28 AM
Source: Web searchers could more easily zero in on relevant images, audio clips and video files if consumers made use of radio buttons, a technology literally at their fingertips, a Penn State researcher has reported....

iClip 3 adds pop-up previews, action
buttons

iClip 3 adds pop-up previews, action
buttons 05/17/2004 01:28 PM
Inventive Inc. announced on Monday that iClip 3 is now available. The new version of their clipboard tool adds new action buttons, pop-up previews that allow you to view clippings, store file aliases, name clips. iClip runs in a floating window on the desktop and allows you to store and retrieve text, URLs, pictures, movies and more in multiple bins that can be arranged in groups. The new version is a free upgrade for registered users of any previous version. The full edition is US$19.95, and a demo is available for download from the Inventive Web site. Mac OS X v.10.2 or higher is required.

Use Apple's iDVD Companion to align
buttons and more

Use Apple's iDVD Companion to align
buttons and more 02/17/2004 11:49 AM
I couldn't figure out any possible way to align buttons in iDVD 4 and then I ran across iDVD Companion on Apple's website. It's an AppleScript app which you launch and use along with iDVD. It appears to have been written fo...

Creating Your Own Macromedia Flash-Based
Buttons

Creating Your Own Macromedia Flash-Based
Buttons 07/19/2004 01:31 AM
Learn how to make custom Flash buttons for use in your Dreamweaver pages.

Disney asks FCC to lock up all the
record-buttons

Disney asks FCC to lock up all the
record-buttons 08/07/2004 05:31 AM
Digging through some FCC filings, my cow-orker Fred von Lohmann turned up a bit of Disney magic that tips the company's hand: they're planning to lock up everything capable of recording audio.

Well, in their latest comments, Disney (which is an RIAA member, and owns ABC Radio Networks and four record labels) let slip what this is all about:

In addition, to the extent the Commission considers such a content protection mechanism, it should also consider whether to extend that mechanism to all music distribution platforms, including satellite digital audio radio service, the Internet and broadcast radio service.

Got that? Disney wants the FCC to regulate all devices capable of recording from any audio broadcasting medium or from the Internet. FM radio, XM, Sirius, Streamripper, Total Recorder, you're all in the crosshairs. It's the Hollings Bill all over again.

Link (Thanks, Donna!)

NHS workers trial hi-tech panic buttons

NHS workers trial hi-tech panic buttons 05/27/2004 06:10 AM
District nurses test tracking tech

Using the Hardware Buttons to Quickly
Find Contacts

Using the Hardware Buttons to Quickly
Find Contacts 09/17/2004 10:03 AM

DVDThemePAK.com updates Buttons and
Themes for iDVD 5.0

DVDThemePAK.com updates Buttons and
Themes for iDVD 5.0 02/01/2005 10:05 PM
DVDthemePAK.com today released all ThemePAK and ButtonPAK collections for Apple's iDVD 5.0. All products are still compatible with iDVD 4.0. The new ThemePAKs include collections like Holidays, Weddings and Photography and each theme includes completely custom button designs and animated or composite graphic backgrounds. Updaters are available for current customers to bring existing ThemePAKs and ButtonPAKs up to iDVD 5.0 compatibility. 10 Free Themes are also available - 6 for immediate download from their web site.

Add Additional BUTTONS to Machine
Details Web Report Page

Add Additional BUTTONS to Machine
Details Web Report Page 04/02/2005 12:43 AM

Actual Title Buttons 2.5: Expanded
interface capabilities for a window!

Actual Title Buttons 2.5: Expanded
interface capabilities for a window! 11/03/2003 07:45 AM

MacMice The Mouse BT: Two Buttons,
Scrollwheel, Bluetooth Brings Apple
Firmly Into 2001

MacMice The Mouse BT: Two Buttons,
Scrollwheel, Bluetooth Brings Apple
Firmly Into 2001 06/25/2004 08:53 AM

MacMice has updated their 'The Mouse' -- you know, the one that adds a right click and a scrollwheel to an Applesque mouse -- now incorporating Bluetooth, to come up with The Mouse BT. But they're not late to market, no. Instead, they took their time to "eliminate many of the annoying shortcomings that are present in earlier BT mice."

You know, I actually saw one of these The Mouses the other day in person (a corded one, not the Bluetooth model) and they really look a lot better in person than they do on their website. Something about their photos makes the acrylic shell look rough, but it really isn't when you actually see it.
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Update for Microsoft Windows 2000:
KB821887

Update for Microsoft Windows 2000:
KB821887 01/22/2004 02:12 AM
This Hotfix improves the Windows 2000 Authorization Manager Runtime’s auditing capabilities. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer.

Update for Microsoft Windows 2000:
KB820888

Update for Microsoft Windows 2000:
KB820888 11/07/2003 05:27 AM

Windows Tip: Auto Hide Taskbar

Windows Tip: Auto Hide Taskbar 09/24/2004 05:16 AM
G4 Tech TV Sep 24 2004 9:08AM GMT

Windows XP Tip: Volume Icon in Taskbar

Windows XP Tip: Volume Icon in Taskbar 09/04/2004 08:19 AM
G4 Tech TV Sep 4 2004 11:23AM GMT

Critical Update for Windows Media Player
(All Versions) for Windows 2000, Windows
XP, and Windows Server 2003 (KB828026)

Critical Update for Windows Media Player
(All Versions) for Windows 2000, Windows
XP, and Windows Server 2003 (KB828026) 02/11/2004 01:19 AM
When a content owner creates an audio or video stream, they can add script commands (such as URL script commands and custom script commands) to be encoded in the stream. When the stream is played back, the script commands can trigger events in an embedded player program, or they can open your browser and then navigate to a Web page. This behavior is by design

Microsoft plans Windows 2000 Server
retirement

Microsoft plans Windows 2000 Server
retirement 12/17/2003 11:52 PM

Microsoft Patents Group Taskbar Buttons

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