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For some time I’ve been following the progress of the Stack Overflow Trilogy of web sites ( StackOverflow , ServerFault and SuperUser ). Now, anyone can set up their own site, based on the same engine. The new service is called StackExchange , it’s provided...
A few weeks ago I wrote about the next ASCOM platform and the tools we are using to build it. Things have changed a bit and it’s time for an update. We’ve added an extra dimension to our development system, which is hosted on servers provided by TiGra...
I’ve run into a problem in Windows 7 RC where the ‘All Programs’ menu goes completely blank, making it a pain to access installed programs. The search feature still works and programs can be accessed that way. This happens when there are more than about...
Since the original computer bug shown in the image was documented by Grace Hopper , computer software sometimes fails in mysterious ways. This is frustrating for end users and developers alike, but there are a few do’s and don’ts that will get the problem...
The buzz around Windows 7 is really positive, in contrast to the luke-warm reaction that Windows Vista received. Just check out the Twitter keyword #Windows7 to see what I mean. Right from the first moment I saw Windows 7 beta, several months ago, I characterised...
Microsoft will deliver Release to Manufacturing (RTM) code to partners in the second half of July. Windows 7 will become generally available on Oct. 22, 2009, and Windows Server 2008 R2 will be broadly available at the same time. Windows Server 2008 R2...
Tim Heuer has written a good developer-level guide to the new features in Silverlight 3 - A guide to Silverlight 3 new features . It’s a lengthy post which hints at the depth and breadth of the juicy goodness contained in SL3. Tim’s post also lists the...
Server Fault Public Beta Launches - Blog - Stack Overflow All you IT Professionals out there need to check out Server Fault – if it is as successful as its sister site Stack Overflow , then it is going to sweep away sites like Yahoo Answers and Experts...
Technorati Tags: HowTo , Hacks , Small Business Server , Beta Testing , Windows 7 , Microsoft , Technology , Workarounds No, I haven’t had a falling out with Windows 7, we’re still friends. But, I did have a little problem I needed to solve that left...
Microsoft Office 2010 is almost ready for technical preview, which is by invitation only. Early indications are starting to arrive of what we can expect. Some things to look forward to: The product formerly known as Groove (which came to Microsoft through...
This is one to watch for the IT professionals out there. ServerFault is a new community driven Q&A specifically for system administrators. It’s from the same stable as StackOverflow , an amazingly successful site aimed at software developers. ServerFault...
Windows XP Mode – a new feature of Windows 7 – could spell the end of compatibility problems and removes the one big reason why people resisted the upgrade to Windows Vista. Windows XP Mode is basically a virtual machine, running in an updated version...
The Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) is finally here, but – shock, horror – it doesn’t allow you to upgrade from Windows 7 beta. Microsoft’s rationale for that is that they want people to have a ‘real world experience’...
According to the Windows Blog , Windows 7 Release Candidate will be available to TechNet and MSDN subscribers around April 30th, then available to the general public around May 5th. From my experience of past Microsoft betas and releases I would guess...
There are a couple of new components being developed for ASCOM (currently in beta testing) that will strengthen support for .NET development and eliminate some of the problems we’ve been having with Platform 5a. The two new components are called...
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