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New and Notable 140

I haven't felt like blogging much lately. Some of that is due to how much is going on at work (much more on that when I feel like it) but I have also haven't really felt jazzed about blogging lately. I want to, and am starting to devote more time to get myself into the gym and my family, both...

Posted to Sam Gentile (Weblog) by Sam Gentile on 02-11-2007
New and Notable 139

Winter has finally set in with single digit temps and minus degrees wind chills but still no snow. WPF/Avalon Adam's WPF book is out and flying off the shelves apparently ! I have been looking forward to this one as his COM Interop book is the bible there. Feb CTP of WPF/E! New Docs, SDK and QuickStarts...

Posted to Sam Gentile (Weblog) by Sam Gentile on 02-05-2007
Windows Vista Disappointing on Launch

So today's the day. After 5+ years, Windows Vista launches and it seems that there barely is a whimper. In really looking the last two days, there seems to be no real online and blogger buzz, and no real excitement. Where was that vaunted Billion dollar ad campaign? Why were there no TV ads? Anything...

Posted to Sam Gentile (Weblog) by Sam Gentile on 01-30-2007
Sept .NET FW 3 Installed on Vista RC1 (5600)

Ok after all this confus ion (a bunch of questions still remain), I was able to install the whole bunch on Vista 5600 and I got my first Avalon program working there from VS2005. .NET 3 Runtime Components (already installed in box) Microsoft Windows SDK Sept CTP Orcas Tools for .NET Framework 3 Windows...

Posted to Sam Gentile (Weblog) by Sam Gentile on 10-01-2006
September CTP, Orcas Tools, I'm So Confused!

As I said in my Vista post, "As you know from all my posts about our project we are not exactly using old technology but everything bleeding that pushes the edge (.NET 3, WCF, etc)." That and having over 20 years of alpha and beta program experience at Microsoft (Building 20 is my 2nd home...

Posted to Sam Gentile (Weblog) by Sam Gentile on 09-30-2006
Vista RC1 Experiences Highly Variable

I don't know what to title this post. My friend Scott Hanselman is having all sorts of legitimate problems with Vista RC1 and finds the experience painful, which have led at least some to not install. He lists a bunch of things that either don't install or are not working correctly. As we all...

Posted to Sam Gentile (Weblog) by Sam Gentile on 09-21-2006
Vista RC1 and Ready to Go

My friend Shawn says , " Yes, I said upgrading XP! The good news is that is build is very very good. Not perfect, but very good! I am able to use it as my main box " about Pre-RC Build 5536. I agree 1000%. Since my install a few days ago, I have been blown away at both the performance (yes...

Posted to Sam Gentile (Weblog) by Sam Gentile on 09-01-2006
New and Notable 97

I might as well combine my last 2 posts. Today's New and Notable is focused on the major beta releases today. Vista and Longhorn Beta 2 are finally available on Connect and MSDN, and NVIDIA and ATI both have released new drivers to coincide with the release of Windows Vista Beta 2. Fetch! Wow! WinFX...

Posted to Sam Gentile (Weblog) by Sam Gentile on 05-24-2006
Windows Vista 5365

Windows Vista 5365 is out for testers and Brandon LeBlanc has an excellent review of it. Since this an Interim build for testers I am not sure if I am allowed to talk about it (don't know what Brandon arranged) so I will just note that I installed it as an upgrade over Windows Media Center 2005 easily...

Posted to Sam Gentile (Weblog) by Sam Gentile on 04-26-2006
Vista and Its Effect on WinFX for Your Development

Andrew has posted a pointer to a succinct answer from a Microsoft employee on the very important impact of a recent timeline announcement on Vista and WinFX. Those of us who have dependencies in our products and our beta and ship cycles on WinFX have the right to ask tough questions as this could have...

Posted to Sam Gentile (Weblog) by Sam Gentile on 03-31-2006

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