My first post as a Longhorn Insider- April 15, 2005 Today is the day... the first day I can start talking about what I've been working on for the past months. LONGHORN, the next-generation Windows OS. When I was first asked to join the team, I had read reports that the de-coupling of WinFS, Avalon, and Indigo made this release "XPSP3". I was skeptical, and I did some digging. I delved into primary and secondary research. I read the specs, I talked to PM's and Devs. And I came away fired up. You know why ...http://blog.seanalexander.com/2005/04/15/MyFirstPostAsALonghornInsider.aspx The Media Center Show moves to The Podcast Network- April 5, 2005 Ian Dixon's excellent "The Media Center Show" has been picked up by The Podcast Network. Congratulations Ian! This is great to see. During last week's 'cast, he interviews Charlie Owen and the folks from ZeTools, an Emmy-award-winning firm that offers work-for-hire in creating robust Media Center applications and services for customers such as AOL and the ABC Television Network. Neat stuff- I'm even learning more.http://blog.seanalexander.com/2005/04/05/TheMediaCenterShowMovesToThePodcastNetwork.aspx Tablet PC Experience Pack Released- April 4, 2005 If you own a Tablet PC, run don't walk to download the free Tablet PC Experience Pack. This is what happens when a development team really gets behind developing powertoys and powertools and listens to its customers along the way. Robert has a good demo video up on Channel 9. The features include: Ink Desktop Take notes directly on your desktop for quick and easy access later. Jot down a phone number, directions, or top priorities for the day. Snipping Tool Use your tablet..http://blog.seanalexander.com/2005/04/04/TabletPCExperiencePackReleased.aspx |