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One of my post popular blog posts deals with problems I was having with the stability of Windows Vista. I had major problems hibernation and sleep modes on my Dell PC. My PC never reliably went to sleep or hibernation and crashed either during going to...
I regularly sync my Windows Mobile phone with Outlook 2007 using ActiveSync/Vista Sync Center. I don't know what causes this, but every so often I end up with duplicate contacts and calendar items. This happens especially with recurring items like...
After a long day and night of coding, I released version 0.8.0.0 of my Flickr Metadata Synchr tool on CodePlex this morning. I finally solved the long-standing problem I was having with the Windows Imaging Component (WIC) to update metadata. So this is...
PDC07 has been postponed indefinitely. Dennis already warned me just before MIX07 that Microsoft wouldn't have anything to announce at the PDC after the MIX conference. No new date for a PDC has been given, yet Microsoft already announced the date...
I just experienced my first Windows Vista crash that didn't even display a Blue Screen Of Death (BSOD). My computer just suddenly rebooted, complaining about an improper system shutdown. So what did I do? I was trying to mount a VHD file (Virtual Hard...
The situation I am currently working on version 0.6.0.0 of my Flickr Metadata Synchr tool. The goals for my open source project on CodePlex are described on the Flickr Metadata Synchr wiki page and you can always find the latest status there. At the moment...
[ Update 2007-02-24 : My Flickr Metadata Synchr project is now live on CodePlex . I will keep the Wiki page on CodePlex updated and will not further update this blog post. If you are interested in the progress, you can subscribe to the Flickr Metadata...
I am still looking for a good solution for my digital workflow for pictures on Windows Vista. I want to be able to easily tag my pictures locally on my hard-drive and on Flickr and keep the metadata in sync. Let me describe the state of affairs. Metadata...
The global launch of Windows Vista yesterday brought a large number of updates with it. Yesterday I installed most of these updates (*). ATI released a new set of Catalyst drivers for my Radeon video card . And Microsoft made Vista drivers available for...
[ Update 2007-10-18 : Check out my blog post on two new Windows updates that solved this problem for me] Just when I thought that I had tackled my hibernate problems in Windows Vista , I encounter serious problems with the sleep option. When my computer...
I know that Microsoft does not support and recommends against installing XNA Game Studio Express on Windows Vista. But this free (as in $0) product, that was released today (*), is too cool to skip. Since I only have Windows Vista installed on my machine...
None other than Jim Allchin, the soon to retire Co-President of the Platform and Services Division at Microsoft, explains the new power management on the Windows Vista Team Blog . He explains the rationale behind the Sleep and the new Hybrid sleep options...
Guess what happens when you combine the greatest and the lamest Windows Vista feature. I have a Shutdown menu without Hibernate option. but when I say "Hibernate", guess what this guy does:
I'm dictating this post using speech recognition in Windows Vista. So without touching any keys. It works remarkably well. I find this the most impressive feature in Windows Vista I've seen so far. The computer is still getting used to my voice, so I...
I've been booting into Windows Vista instead of Windows XP for the past week. The ride is still not very smooth . I don't leave my computer running when I don't use it. Instead I have grown fond of the hibernate option in Windows XP . To my surprise it...
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