Vista

In this geekSpeak, Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Stephen Rose discusses why developers should look at using virtual environments for developing and the benefits of doing so. He addresses everything from the creation of a complete development environment's domain in a box to how to…

With the new Microsoft Office Tips Gadget, you can teach yourself a new tip or trick for Microsoft Office every day. The gadget, designed for the Windows Vista sidebar, is great for new users, or for those of us who found ourselves overwhelmed with all the new features of Office 2007, and not…

If you regularly use Vista or Internet Explorer 7's built-in RSS feed reader, but wish you could do more with it, you'll love the free upgrade to RikReader. Codename:RikReader is an RSS reader which complements the RSS platform in Vista and IE7. Once installed, the application offers a choice of…

Superna Systems is a company that is making use of Vista's SideShow technology in their home automation systems. With their ControlWare software for Vista, you can control your home's security system, lights, climate, music, and televsions. All of these can be controlled through your computer…

The Foxit PDF IFilter is "designed to help users to index a large amount of PDF documents & then quickly find text within these documents."  Whether files, email attachments or database records, Foxit PDF IFilter helps you find the text you are looking for. The tools…

It may come as a surprise to you, but there is a free, built-in RSS reader in Windows Vista. Haven't noticed it yet? It's the feed reader that's available in Vista's Windows Live Mail. Windows Live Mail utilizes the Internet Explorer 7 RSS feed store in Windows Vista. The Windows RSS platform takes…

I recently dropped by the Windows Vista Team blog the other day, and I found this great post on how Intellipoint software interacts with Vista. Like many people, I had not bothered installing the software for my Microsoft keyboard & mouse since Windows has no problem finding the hardware on its…

A new Vista sidebar gadget brings the power of your favorite social network to your desktop. The MyFacebook gadget shows you if you have new messages in your Facebook inbox, new pokes, friend requests, lets you see your friends' albums, friend lists, events, and shows you your status as well as a…

In Windows Vista, "sniffing a folder" means that the OS decides the folder type based on the files it contains. For example, a folder with MP3s is determined to be "music" and a folder with JPGs would be determined to be "pictures." However, if any corruption occurs…

MiraWorldTV is a free plug-in for Windows Media Center that lets you to stream Internet TV from around the world straight to your Windows Media Center PC or TV. The plug-in, which works on Vista Ultimate or Vista Premium, provides thousands of mainstream channels built into the app and its database…