Upcoming on ActiveWin
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Upcoming ActiveWin Reviews
Upcoming ActiveWin Reviews
02/01/2005 09:56 PMWe 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: Upcoming Server Move
ActiveWin.com: Upcoming Server Move
05/23/2004 11:52 PMActiveWin.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.
Coming up on ActiveWin
Coming up on ActiveWin
09/19/2004 11:38 AMHere'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 AMLookout 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 reaches 7
ActiveWin reaches 7
04/22/2004 04:18 PMYes 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.
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: New Tablet PC Photos
ActiveWin.com: New Tablet PC Photos
01/09/2004 09:57 PMNew photos of HP and Acer Tablet PCs. Check them out.
ActiveWin.com: Longhorn Screenshots
ActiveWin.com: Longhorn Screenshots
06/05/2004 01:10 AMJon has posted 70 screenshots of the Longhorn Build 4074 released at
WinHEC. Make sure you check out the last ones.
ActiveWin.com team for OurColony.net
ActiveWin.com team for OurColony.net
04/10/2005 02:28 PMActiveWin.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: Reviewers Wanted
ActiveWin.com: Reviewers Wanted
05/05/2004 02:03 PMWe 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!
ActiveWin.com: Staff Photos
ActiveWin.com: Staff Photos
04/25/2004 08:35 PMHere 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.com: Longhorn 4074 available
on MSDN
ActiveWin.com: Longhorn 4074 available
on MSDN
05/05/2004 05:00 PMMSDN subscribers can now get their hands on the version of Longhorn
that WinHEC attendees got yesterday. Microsoft has posted build 4074
of Longhorn on the MSDN Subscriber Downloads site. Interestingly, the
iso of build 4074 registers at 733.75 MBs, meaning it must be burned
onto a DVD. The iso for 4074 is nearly 100 MBs larger than the iso
distributed at last year's PDC. Anyway, click the headline to get
started! Microsoft has said they are making this available only for
download, and will not ship Longhorn build 4074 with the June updates.
ActiveWin.com: Four Gmail Invitations up
for Grabs
ActiveWin.com: Four Gmail Invitations up
for Grabs
06/16/2004 07:37 PMHey 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 PMI 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 Chat Night: Tuesday at
9:00 EST
ActiveWin.com Chat Night: Tuesday at
9:00 EST
06/06/2004 07:09 PMWe'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: 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 PMWe 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: Downloads Section
(FileExplorer) - Updated
ActiveWin.com: Downloads Section
(FileExplorer) - Updated
01/05/2004 11:36 PMWith 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 2005 Demographics Survey
and Giveaway
ActiveWin.com 2005 Demographics Survey
and Giveaway
01/06/2005 12:17 AMActiveWin.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.com: Microsoft DirectX 9.0b
Section - Updated
ActiveWin.com: Microsoft DirectX 9.0b
Section - Updated
01/08/2004 07:39 PMWe have just updated the DirectX 9.0b section. Everything has been
updated to the current DirectX 9.0b information. Check it out!
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 Staff Awarded Microsoft
MVP Awards
ActiveWin.com Staff Awarded Microsoft
MVP Awards
01/27/2004 01:42 PMhttp://mvp.support.microsoft.com/library/images/support/en-us/mvp_imag
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ActiveWin.com: Microsoft Company Store
Photos
ActiveWin.com: Microsoft Company Store
Photos
04/26/2004 10:59 PMHere 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 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 PMIn 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."
ActiveWin.com: Microsoft Company Campus
Photos
ActiveWin.com: Microsoft Company Campus
Photos
04/27/2004 11:06 PMI 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: 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.
ActiveWin.com: Microsoft Publisher 2003
- Review
ActiveWin.com: Microsoft Publisher 2003
- Review
01/04/2004 10:54 PMhttp://www.activewin.com/reviews/software/apps/ms/pub2k3/images/publis
her2003_small.jpg
ActiveWin.com: Microsoft Wireless
Optical Desktop Pro - Review
ActiveWin.com: Microsoft Wireless
Optical Desktop Pro - Review
01/07/2004 06:20 PMhttp://www.activewin.com/reviews/hardware/keyboards/ms/wodeskpro2/imag
es/4.jpg
ActiveWin.com: Microsoft Released
Hardware List - Updated
ActiveWin.com: Microsoft Released
Hardware List - Updated
01/16/2004 11:02 AMWe have just updated our vast list of over 50 released Microsoft
hardware devices: desktop sets, keyboards, mice, Sidewinder, and misc.
hardware. At the minimum, there is a MSRP for each device, a link to
the Microsoft website, and production status. Some include links to
photos, reviews, and interviews. A lot of stuff has been discontinued
since the last time this list was updated. Check it out!
ActiveWin.com: Microsoft Support Webcast
List - Updated
ActiveWin.com: Microsoft Support Webcast
List - Updated
11/18/2003 11:17 PMWe've updated our list to include the latest upcoming chats from
Microsoft support. This list includes chats on variety of different
skill levels and topics. Some of the topics are XP, .Net related and
more! Check it out.
ActiveWin.com: Borland JBuilder X
Enterprise Edition - Review
ActiveWin.com: Borland JBuilder X
Enterprise Edition - Review
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ActiveWin.com: Microsoft Security
Bulletin List - Updated
ActiveWin.com: Microsoft Security
Bulletin List - Updated
11/17/2003 11:10 PMWe have updated our list of the security bulletins released so far
this year. Take a look at the list if you think you may have missed
one.
ActiveWin.com: Microsoft Service Pack
List - Updated
ActiveWin.com: Microsoft Service Pack
List - Updated
07/08/2004 11:46 PMTodd has updated our list of over a hundred service packs for
Microsoft products divided by category: Windows, Servers, Office and
others. Included are release dates and links to respective downloads.
Please let us know in the comments below if we have missed any.
ActiveWin.com: Windows XP Section - Turn
Off Default Services
ActiveWin.com: Windows XP Section - Turn
Off Default Services
12/30/2003 11:12 PMOur newest staff member, Stephen, just wrote up this list of default
services that you should turn off in Windows XP to save on system
resources. The default Windows XP installation contains a number of
unnecessary services that are started by default. Extra running
services consume CPU cycles and memory. To free up system resources
and tune your operating system for optimum performance, you can stop
and disable the services.
ActiveWin.com: New Microsoft "Designer"
Mice High Resolution Photos
ActiveWin.com: New Microsoft "Designer"
Mice High Resolution Photos
07/08/2004 04:06 AMActiveWin.com has posted new high resolution photos of Microsoft's
newly released mice. Microsoft today has released five new mice;
including two new "designer" mice. The mice are:
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 AMhttp://www.activewin.com/reviews/hardware/mice/starkoptblue/n1.jpg
ActiveWin.com: Microsoft Hardware
Mice/Keyboard Design Photos
ActiveWin.com: Microsoft Hardware
Mice/Keyboard Design Photos
05/23/2004 11:52 PMhttp://activewin.com/articles/2004/images/hw1.jpg
ActiveWin.com Book of the Day: The
Accidental Zillionaire : Demystifying
Paul Allen
ActiveWin.com Book of the Day: The
Accidental Zillionaire : Demystifying
Paul Allen
11/03/2003 01:01 AMEveryone knows about Bill Gates, the boy-wonder founder of Microsoft
and the planet’s richest citizen. Although less well known, Paul
Allen helped make Gates’s good fortunes possible, and he's certainly
worth study for his mistakes just as much as his many successes.
Enter former Industry Standard reporter Laura Rich, who does little to
demystify Allen the man, but paints a useful portrait all the same.
Rich takes readers through Allen’s career as an early Gates ally, a
technically savvy man who first saw the possibilities of DOS, the
operating system that drove a big chunk of the personal computer
market, and launched several other software enterprises. Although he
left Microsoft owing to illness in 1983 (according to Rich, Gates has
behaved badly toward him ever since), Allen is still a major
shareholder and has amassed a personal fortune that dwarfs the GNPs of
whole nations. As Rich observes, Allen has put this money to good use
as "technology’s archangel," but has also managed to lose staggering
sums in misguided ventures--some too far ahead of their time, some
just plain wacky.
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