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ActiveWin.com: Interview with Gary Alt,
Editorial Director: Microsoft Encarta
Reference Library

ActiveWin.com: Interview with Gary Alt,
Editorial Director: Microsoft Encarta
Reference Library 01/23/2004 12:12 AM
We had the recent opportunity to sit down and interview Gary Alt, Editorial Director of Microsoft Encarta Reference Library. Here is an excerpt:

ActiveWin.com: Microsoft Virtual Server
2005 Enterprise Edition - Review

ActiveWin.com: Microsoft Virtual Server
2005 Enterprise Edition - Review 04/10/2005 11:18 PM
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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 Wireless
Optical Desktop Pro - Review

ActiveWin.com: Microsoft Wireless
Optical Desktop Pro - Review 01/07/2004 06:20 PM
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ActiveWin.com: Microsoft Wireless
Notebook Optical Mouse - Review

ActiveWin.com: Microsoft Wireless
Notebook Optical Mouse - Review 09/19/2004 09:05 PM
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ActiveWin.com: Microsoft Optical Mouse
by S+ARCK (Blue) - Review

ActiveWin.com: Microsoft Optical Mouse
by S+ARCK (Blue) - Review 08/02/2004 01:10 AM
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ActiveWin.com: Microsoft Wireless
Optical Desktop Comfort Edition - Review

ActiveWin.com: Microsoft Wireless
Optical Desktop Comfort Edition - Review 03/30/2005 01:22 AM
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ActiveWin.com: Microsoft Wireless
IntelliMouse Explorer (Cobalt Basin and
Crimson Fire) - Review

ActiveWin.com: Microsoft Wireless
IntelliMouse Explorer (Cobalt Basin and
Crimson Fire) - Review 07/15/2004 01:41 AM
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Encarta 2005 Screenshots

Encarta 2005 Screenshots 07/05/2004 12:32 PM
Bunch of screenshots from Microsoft's newly released Encarta 2005 suite.

Encarta 2005 Video Demo

Encarta 2005 Video Demo 07/06/2004 01:50 AM
Effective information searches just got easier with the additions contained within Microsoft Encarta Reference Library Premium 2005.

Encarta Beta 2005 Has Shipped

Encarta Beta 2005 Has Shipped 04/21/2004 05:02 AM

Go back to school with Encarta 2005

Go back to school with Encarta 2005 09/05/2004 12:24 AM
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ADC Reference Library

ADC Reference Library 04/09/2004 03:59 PM
Apple has collected various developer documentation, technotes, sample code, and so on into their new ADC Reference Library. There’s even a page on ma king the most of the new library.

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.

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 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.

Review: Microsoft Virtual Server 2005

Review: Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 06/18/2004 12:21 AM
While server virtualization is nothing new, with the forthcoming release of Virtual Server 2005, an application that virtualizes the Windows 2003 Server operating system, Microsoft promises to ease server application migration and simplify testing environments using a unique take on the technology.

ActionScript reference library - The
community doing Macromedia's job

ActionScript reference library - The
community doing Macromedia's job 10/29/2003 12:09 AM
ActionScript.com launched their ActionScript Reference library this week. Complete with user contributed notes. Its a joint venture between several Flash resource sites, and many of...

ActiveWin.com 2005 Demographics Survey
and Giveaway

ActiveWin.com 2005 Demographics Survey
and Giveaway 01/06/2005 12:17 AM
ActiveWin.com is conducting our annual demographics survey and we need your help to give us enough responses for an accurate view of the audience of our websites. The survey takes just a few minutes to fill out, and as our thank you we are giving away (courtesy of staffer Chris Hedlund) a copy of Office 2003 Professional and a Wireless IntelliMouse Explorer. To be included in the giveaway, please include your e-mail address on the following form (though it is not required). As always, all information is non-identifiable and will remain private.

ActiveWin: Orange SPV C500 - Smartphone
- Review

ActiveWin: Orange SPV C500 - Smartphone
- Review 09/09/2004 02:49 PM
I have posted up our review of the brand new Microsoft based smartphone - the Orange SPV C500. This is the latest smartphone that has just been released in the UK and runs Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition software. The review is based on the silver version of the phone. Here is a piece from the review:

Being a long time Pocket PC user I found Microsoft's entry into the Smartphone business more interesting than most. Pocket PC sales have not been as good as they could be, and I have to admit, I've started to find mine more and more useless with the influx of new mobile phones that can do just about everything I want from a PDA. The Orange C500 Windows Powered smartphone is my 2nd Microsoft based phone I have had from Orange, the first one I started off with was the rather large in size E200 model shown below left. The major problem with previous Windows Based smartphones has been battery time and the size of the unit, well things are about to change with the introduction of the new C500 phone from Orange.

Ask a Librarian - An Online Reference
Service from the Library of Congress

Ask a Librarian - An Online Reference
Service from the Library of Congress 08/19/2004 05:42 AM

Ask a Librarian - Library of Congress Online Reference Service

Ask a Librarian - An Online Reference Service from the Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/

The primary mission of the Library of Congress is to serve Members of the Congress and thereafter, the needs of the government, other libraries, and members of the public. The Library's staff will respond to reference and information requests in accordance with this mission. Correspondents are encouraged to use local and online resources. For those seeking further assistance from the Library of Congress, the staff will respond to their reference and information needs to the extent possible. Because the Library participates in a global network of librarians working electronically to answer questions, your online reference question may be submitted to this global network for reply. Please note that the scope of the services does not include: compilation of extensive bibliographies, requests for information connected with contests, completion of school or work assignments, translations or research in heraldry or family history. This has been added to Reference Resources Subject Tracerâ„¢ Information Blog. This will be added to the reference section of all the 2004-05 Internet MiniGuides.

ActiveWin.com: Borland JBuilder X
Enterprise Edition - Review

ActiveWin.com: Borland JBuilder X
Enterprise Edition - Review 12/23/2003 01:33 AM
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Microsoft Encarta to Get the Wikipedia
Treatment

Microsoft Encarta to Get the Wikipedia
Treatment 04/08/2005 06:38 PM
Over on Slashdot, there's an interesting item about Microsoft adopting more of a Wikipedia-like process for the next version of its Encarta online encyclopedia.

Microsoft Making Encarta Into Wikicarta?
Not Quite

Microsoft Making Encarta Into Wikicarta?
Not Quite 04/18/2005 06:48 PM
Microsoft's Encarta encyclopedia project often seems to be forgotten in all of the various arguments over Wikipedia, but it appears that they're feeling a bit of the Wikipedia-induced heat. They're going to now make it easier for people to suggest changes to Encarta entries, if they feel they're wrong. Of course, those changes will still be reviewed by an editor, so it's not really wiki-like at all -- but that won't stop the press from making the connection. It's just that Encarta is making the "feedback" functionality a little more prominent and hoping that this allows them to catch some of the Wikipedia hype wave.

ActiveWin.com: Logitech's Cordless
Optical Mouse for Notebooks - Review

ActiveWin.com: Logitech's Cordless
Optical Mouse for Notebooks - Review 06/13/2004 10:53 PM
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Microsoft Encarta Adopting Wikiesque
Process

Microsoft Encarta Adopting Wikiesque
Process 04/08/2005 02:48 PM

Microsoft Encarta Provides Fun Features
to a New Generation of Students

Microsoft Encarta Provides Fun Features
to a New Generation of Students 07/07/2004 11:10 AM
For more than a decade, Microsoft® Encarta® has helped inquisitive minds realize the educational benefits of technology, and this year it is extending the focus to the youngest generation of learners. Today, Microsoft Corp. unveils Encarta Reference Library Premium 2005, the newest version of the best-selling reference library in the United States.1 With cool new content tailored specifically for elementary-aged children and helpful homework tools, Encarta Reference Library Premium 2005 is a comprehensive, current and trustworthy source of information for learners of all ages.

Statistics, Measures and Quality
Standards for Assessing Digital
Reference Library Services: Guidelines
and Procedures

Statistics, Measures and Quality
Standards for Assessing Digital
Reference Library Services: Guidelines
and Procedures 12/11/2003 09:42 AM
Statistics, Measures and Quality Standards for Assessing Digital Reference Library Services: Guidelines and Procedures

"Statistics, Measures and Quality Standards for Assessing Digital Reference Library Services: Guidelines and Procedures" is now available full text online. This manual is the result of a study developed at the 2nd Annual Virtual Reference Desk conference and funded by the library community. The study was conducted by Charles McClure, David Lankes, Melissa Gross and Beverly Choltco-Devlin of the Information Institute of Syracuse and the Information Use Management and Policy Institute at Florida State University. See the Quality Study website for more details and to download the workbook.

The handbook is at:

http://quartz.syr.edu /quality/Quality.pdf

The Quality Study site is at:

http://quartz.syr.edu/quality/

ActiveWin.com: Visual Studio 2005
Codename "Whidbey" Enterprise Developer
Edition Alpha - Preview

ActiveWin.com: Visual Studio 2005
Codename "Whidbey" Enterprise Developer
Edition Alpha - Preview 07/07/2004 11:02 PM
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Review of Regular Expression Pocket
Reference

Review of Regular Expression Pocket
Reference 10/29/2003 12:09 AM
TBR writes "TechBookReport has just published a new review of the O'Reilley book 'Regular Expression Pocket Reference.'"

Public review and comment - X12
Reference Model for XML Design (ASC)

Public review and comment - X12
Reference Model for XML Design (ASC) 08/15/2002 04:44 PM

Update: Encyclopedia Britannica Ultimate
Reference Suite 2005

Update: Encyclopedia Britannica Ultimate
Reference Suite 2005 08/16/2004 10:09 AM
The reference suite adds a more Mac-like interface, more video footage, and Britannica BrainStormer.

January 2005 Zillman Column - World Wide
Web Reference

January 2005 Zillman Column - World Wide
Web Reference 12/27/2004 08:19 AM

January 2005 Zillman Column

January 2005 Zillman Column - World Wide Web Reference
http://virtualprivatelibrary.blogspot.com/WWWReference Jan05 Column.pdf
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The Jamuary 2005 Zillman Column is now available and is titled World Wide Web Reference. This January 2005 Zillman Column is a comprehensive list of world wide web references resources and sites available over the Internet. Download this excellent 16 page free .pdf (345KB) column today and begin using the many reference resources about the World Wide Web!

nVidia Geforce 6800 Ultra Reference
Videocard Review

nVidia Geforce 6800 Ultra Reference
Videocard Review 05/07/2004 06:10 AM

Book Review: HackNotes Network Security
Portable Reference

Book Review: HackNotes Network Security
Portable Reference 06/25/2004 03:33 PM

Live Meeting 2005 Document: Live Meeting
2005 API Reference Guide

Live Meeting 2005 Document: Live Meeting
2005 API Reference Guide 04/11/2005 11:08 AM

ActiveWin.com Staff Awarded Microsoft
MVP Awards

ActiveWin.com Staff Awarded Microsoft
MVP Awards 01/27/2004 01:42 PM
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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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