The Zune is now Vista-compatible
A little more than a month after launching its Zune MP3 player, Microsoft has rolled out an update that allows it to work with Windows Vista.
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Mary Jo has covered the tech industry for more than 25 years for a variety of publications and Web sites, and is a frequent guest on radio, TV and podcasts, speaking about all things Microsoft-related. She is the author of Microsoft 2.0: How Microsoft plans to stay relevant in the post-Gates era (John Wiley & Sons, 2008).
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Add another workspace to Microsoft's growing list
Microsoft has decided to bring the Japanese-language-only "GroupBoard Workspace" to the English-speaking market.
A (Microsoft) code name a day: Yamazaki
Today's code name: Yamazaki. And like other versions of Windows CE, the latest version is named for a whiskey.
Can Microsoft's 'Harmonica' create P2P harmony across all devices?
A team inside the SQL Server database unit is building an end-to-end, P2P data synchronization platform, code-named "Harmonica," that will attempt to provide data synchronization across Windows and non-Windows services and devices -- much the way the WinFS team was hoping to do.
A (Microsoft) code name a day: Quattro
Although it's been a while since Windows-Server watchers have heard any new info on Microsoft's plans for a home-server product, it seems that "Quattro" is still alive and kicking.
A (Microsoft) code name a day: Rosario
"Rosario," the version of the Visual Studio Team System tool suite due to follow VSTS "Orcas" will include some beefed up testing support. Find out more about Rosario in today's installment of "A Microsoft Code Name a Day."
Can Microsoft stay a step ahead of the Vista pirates?
Will Microsoft's new update to Windows Vista that is aimed at thwarting downloaders who are circumventing Vista's build-in product activation actually achieve the desired goal? The jury is out.
Microsoft still has more OS tricks up its sleeve
Over the past couple of days, there's been much made of Gartner Group's prediction that Windows Vista will be "the last big release of Windows." That's a pretty sweeping and vague prediction. Me? I think Microsoft still has some big-bang OS releases in its bag of tricks.
A (Microsoft) code name a day: Hawaii
"Hawaii" is part of the Microsoft developer division's family of island code names. But Hawaii isn't simply the next version of Visual Studio due to follow Visual Studio "Orcas." Find out more in today's "Microsoft Code Name a Day" installment.
Windows CardSpace gets Firefox support
A new plug-in providing Firefox support for Microsoft's CardSpace digital-identity framework.is now available for public download.