VolkerW's WebLog
Stuff mostly about Windows Fundamentals Also chirping at: https://twitter.com/volkerw
Couple of notes from Paul Ottelini’s IDF keynote earlier today
He announced the encounter of new interactive elements for industry events like IDF:...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 08/23/2005
IDF just took off this morning
It is kind of embarrassing to sit in the first keynote at IDF, the Intel Developer Forum in San...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 08/23/2005
Virtual Worlds
Virtualization, becoming more and more popular, is around for quite some time. There are some very...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 08/13/2005
Virtualization is taking over
At least in my web alerts. If I trust the news alerts I have setup with various websites and...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 08/11/2005
Working for Microsoft?
The Windows Compute Cluster Edition (CCE) team is looking to fill some pretty exciting open slots in...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 08/09/2005
Virtually yours
They feel the heat. Even though I am not too fond of projects like Windows apps and Win4Lin on Linux...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 08/09/2005
HPC at Microsoft is called CCE
The compute cluster stuff is getting more and more visibility outside and inside Microsoft. With the...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 08/09/2005
Linux helps selling Windows on AMD64 HW
According to the Windows blog in Informationweek, "Advanced Micro Devices got its start in the...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 08/09/2005
Testing 64-Bit Windows on BYTE Magazine
Why do you have to register to read one article? I hate to register for just one article. Have you...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 08/09/2005
Overclocking 64-bit
You will love this. From PCStats: "PCStats thought it would be interesting to see how overclocking...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 08/09/2005
Dell Says He’d Sell Apple’s Mac OS (cont.)
Some time ago I read and wrote about Dell could/would/might/think about supporting the Apple OS....
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 08/09/2005
Great 64-bit start this week
So much going on in 64-bit Windows land in the first 2 days of this week already. Some of the pretty...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 08/09/2005
The 5000
Who needs The 4400 if you can have The 5000+. Marcello over at hp counts over 5k applications...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 08/05/2005
Win4Lin Announces Support For Running Windows On Xen
Thrilling, at first. Then I found out how "easy" it is to install the stuff. Something every...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 08/05/2005
Is the mouse mightier than the pen?
Baahhh.The question is, is Mighty Mouse also Windows compatible? And is there a 64-bit driver? Or...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 08/04/2005
MOM 2005 Service Pack 1 (includes 64-bit support)
We're getting there. Download the latest Service Pack for Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 here.
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 08/03/2005
64-bit Windows anti-virus not yet mainstream (come on!)
What's he talking about? It is not at all that bad. I found already quite a few comments on other...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 08/02/2005
IE7 in XP x64
IE7 Beta 1 is not supposed to work with XP x64. XP x86 SP2 and Vista only. What kind of message does...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 07/29/2005
'Female' Android Repliee Q2
More about Repliee Q2. Here’s a video from Discovery Channel. Makes me feel even more like being in...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 07/29/2005
IE7 in XP x64
The bits don't even install... Did you manage to install the 32-bit IE7 on a 64-bit XP? How?Will...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 07/29/2005
Japanese develop 'female' android
'We have found that people forget she is an android while interacting with her," Prof Hiroshi...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 07/28/2005
BillG delivers keynote at Supercomputing 2005 in Seattle
“We are especially honored to have someone of Bill Gates' stature serve as our keynote speaker this...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 07/28/2005
Did you even notice?
Yes, Windows Vista Beta 1 is available for beta testers now. But did you realize that the Longhorn...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 07/28/2005
IBM introduces a new mainframe, the z9
Hope they don't get in trouble with BMW: The z9 mainframe data sounds pretty exciting. And it's of...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 07/27/2005
Windows Vista: Where's the Buzz?
Guess he (John C. Dvorak) doesn't get it. Vista is not about buzz; not yet. This is beta 1 (One) and...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 07/27/2005
Have fun with SQL Server and Visual Studio
Learn how to escape from Yesterworld with Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005!
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 07/27/2005
ISO Recorder v2 Beta (x64)
One of my favorite shell extensions in 32-bit is Alex Feinman's ISO Recorder. Shell extensions have...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 07/27/2005
Ferrari 4000 test drive (Bluetooth mouse)
Josh Williams from the CLR team, proud user of a Ferrari 4000, shot me an email end of last week: "I...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 07/25/2005
Public Radio blog
Read about it in the NY Times: "With its long reliance on talk formats and call-in programs, radio...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 07/25/2005
An Infusion of Plasma in NY Times
An architect and his wife talk about furnishing their Manhattan apartment with 14 plasma television...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 07/24/2005
Extended64.com's Windows x64 Ports Database
Excellent idea. "Extended64.com is happy to take some of the most popular Windows open source...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 07/23/2005
Don't miss Supercomputing 2005
This year SC will be held in Seattle. Microsoft for sure will be there with some highlights around...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 07/22/2005
MSN Screen Saver
The beta is out for a few days now. I just tried it on XP x64 Edition and of course it works. What I...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 07/22/2005
A user question about Windows Vista
When I got up this morning, I read about the official name for Longhorn: Windows Vista. Excited...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 07/22/2005
Vista aka Longhorn
Now it is official. Lomghorn Client is called Windows Vista. Windows Vista BetaBeta 1, targeted at...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 07/22/2005
What's running when and where?
Mark has a new tool, Autoruns. "This utility, which has the most comprehensive knowledge of...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 07/21/2005
Make sure you don't end up with a split personality
The guys over at ExtremTech built a "dual everything" box: "...not cheap, but you can use this as a...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 07/21/2005
Upgrade 32-bit XP to 64-bit XP
Did you take advantage of this offer? The offer is expiring soon (July 31st). I was reminded of this...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 07/21/2005
Stay up-to-date on Windows High Performancce Computing
You know the...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 07/21/2005
Who's beaming me up now?
No help in sight anymore. James Doohan died today, leaving many of us w/o hope on immediate removal...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 07/21/2005
Who said MSN Search does not work in XP x64 Edition?
I guess it was me and I was partially wrong. Not currently support but MSN Desktop Search works on...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 07/18/2005
Windows 2000 in 32MB RAM
In the days of 64-bit, one tends to forget that RAM once was a scarce resource. Here's how Daniel...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 07/18/2005
A note to owners of an eMachine M6805, M6809 or M6811 notebook
When the first M6805 appeared on the market, I ordered one. It was one of the first publicly...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 07/18/2005
Oracle changes its mind about multicore licensing
In Computerworld back in October Jacqueline Woods, vice president of Oracle Corp.'s global licensing...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 07/15/2005
Intel to roll out new Itanium chips
Can't wait to see the first system and play with it! This is what I would call "Power to the People"...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 07/14/2005
Will you be fortunate with 64-bit?
Don't know but here is a Fortune Teller (some assembly required) that will help you to find out:...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 07/12/2005