VolkerW's WebLog
Stuff mostly about Windows Fundamentals Also chirping at: https://twitter.com/volkerw
Cool Job in Server Evangelism
I know some of you missed my blog about the job opening in my team otherwise you would have sent...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 05/06/2005
AMD/MS webchat
Believe it or not, this was the first time I attended a webchat. Made some new friend and got some...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 05/06/2005
Not blog or not to blog
I guess the answer is easy: Not. Looks like the server is down (7:45 PST) (for maintenance/update?)....
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 05/06/2005
Don't miss the AMD/MS Executive Chat this morning
Executive Chat - Get Technical with Microsoft and AMD ExecsPlease join Bob Muglia, Senior Vice...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 05/05/2005
Changes to Functionality in Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
Didn't even know that this exists. Shame on me. From the abstract: "This document provides...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 05/03/2005
Get more, pay no more.
The beauty of 64-bit Windows computing is not only the increased performance, reliability yada,...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 05/03/2005
Microsoft heralds start of 64-bit revolution with Win x64 launch
The British are so ... so ... royal. Thanks for the proclamation :"According to Microsoft, by the...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 05/03/2005
Figuring out what the hell to do with those transistors is the challenge
64-bit is mainstream now. What next? As for Intel and others, the future (after and with 64-bit)...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 05/02/2005
64-bit has come a long way
From way back when in '02 in "the good ol' days" of Itanium 1 to last month, when Intel supposedly...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 05/02/2005
Working for Microsoft
If you browse blogs.msdn.com you will find tons of jobs postings. Since it is so en vogue these days...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 04/28/2005
Windows 64-bit in the Enterprise
There are so many good arguments for using a 64-bit OS instead of a 32-bit OS. Since yesterday x64...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 04/26/2005
Drive responsibly
While increased speed of an application and the OS itself is certainly a major feature of the 64-bit...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 04/18/2005
Where are the (64) bits?
Again, good question. Answer: Server for IPF or x64 (180 day trial):...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 04/15/2005
T-14
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 04/11/2005
Clyde is blogging about 64-bit
You don't know who Clyde is? He is one of the corner stones in our (Microsoft) 64-bit world. On the...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 04/06/2005
New ship dates for Windows CCE
Don't complain. It is a new product and I'm sure you want it done right. It is no news that we run a...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 04/06/2005
What else happened yesterday?
Yesterday, a few hours before RTM, my blog posting was almost ready, I realized that this blog...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 03/31/2005
Route64 on Channel9
A couple of days ago the Channel9 team posted interviews recorded during the Route64 kick-off event:...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 03/31/2005
Microsoft and HPC? Of course!
You certainly want to hear more about what is going on inside Microsoft with the upcoming CCE...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 03/28/2005
64-Bit (directory) performance rocks
From Dave Kearns' directory lookup benchmarking figures: Eliminating the quad x64 machine left the...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 03/28/2005
Jim Gray on Channel9
One of my colleagues from the HPC team brought this to my attention: "Jim discusses HPC/cluster...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 03/21/2005
Executive Chat - Get Technical with Microsoft and Intel’s 64-bit Leaders - April 19, 2005
From the WindowsServer blog: Please join Bob Muglia, Senior Vice President of Microsoft’s Windows...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 03/21/2005
Microsoft perceived to be one of the best qualified to implement new technologies that will advance genomics research
Congrat's on being named one of the 5 companies capable of making an impact in Bioinformatics....
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 03/21/2005
Another great Route64 event this week
This week certainly was a week of partner and customer events in the 64-bit Windows world. Ø x64...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 03/18/2005
Find out how many people run 64-bit
At https://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=10017 Do you use a 64bit CPU in your main computer? Come...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 03/17/2005
Google OS and (not) Hailstorm
On Tuesday Molly Wood wrote an article on c|net: Good-bye, computer; hello, world! I like some of...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 03/17/2005
Amazing Amazon search with Amaztype
On yesterday's blogpulse highlights, I found Amaztype. Very interesting way to search Amazon, even...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 03/17/2005
How do you catch people's attention?
This is the last week of a Microsoft internal awareness 64-bit campaign. Evangelism is not only...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 03/15/2005
Virtual Orchard
Now you can, with the help of Cherry OS, let loose a “Panther” on your Windows desktop (thanks...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 03/09/2005
pimcast, video podcast, vlog, video blog
Whatever you call your video media blog, Olivelink might be the product of choice. Found the info at...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 03/06/2005
Bye bye OS/2 (rhymes nicely in German)
Did not pay too much attention to the developments of OS/2 in the past years. Maybe because IBM did...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 03/05/2005
Nvidia first with Win 64 bit logo
"NVIDIA IS first with WHQL drivers for Windows XP, x64 Edition. Nvidia got a confirmation that...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 03/04/2005
Google OS or Hailstorm
I tend to disagree with Robert. First, Smarttags aren’t “evil” and second, Google may not have plans...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 03/03/2005
The future is virtually ahead ...
Now that we are clear about the Microsoft 64-bit commitment, let’s focus on the future J. Obviously,...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 03/02/2005
Allchin updates Windows x64 timing
Everybody should know by now. But just in case. Here's the news.
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 03/02/2005
Time for a change
There are at least 2 times in the life of an evangelist when things really change: When the products...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 03/01/2005
Excessive benchmark data comparing P4 EM64T and Athlon64
Abbas Jaffarali compares the 64-bit P4 and Athlon64 at Tbreak.com. Quotes: "We’ve taken some of the...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 02/28/2005
Resource Kit for 64-bit developer
WinHEC ante portas. Part of my job is a 64-bit Resource Kit CD ready for WinHEC this year. I already...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 02/24/2005
Migration or Porting?
Changing code to make it compile and run on different (Windows) platforms. Call it migration, call...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 02/24/2005
The world is 10x10
At www.tenbyten.org. I found it on Wired: "Want to stay up on the latest news but think Google News...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 02/23/2005
Just installed MyWebEx on the XP x64
and it just runs fine (as a 32-bit app). Like this comment states, it seems to be a bit slow....
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 02/22/2005
In case you are looking for a 64-bit driver ...
Quick update on my last blog and Intel. I asked for a similar list or website like the AMD one....
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 02/22/2005
In case you are looking for a 64-bit driver for your AMD based system
You may want to check out AMD64 Device Driver Support for Windows® and Linux. The page says it has...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 02/22/2005
Is it just me or is virtualization getting really hot these days?
"Virtual Iron, VMware Virtually Duke it Out" at...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 02/18/2005
Microsoft: 64-bit XP sales in the "millions" within first year
I certainly hope so. "And performance is what the 64-bit version of XP is all about: Microsoft...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 02/18/2005
Xen lures big-name endorsements
Quote from zdnet. BOSTON--In just a few short months, an open-source software package called Xen has...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 02/18/2005
All keynotes from Route64 are now up
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 02/17/2005
Windows Server 2003 x64 RC2 now available for Download
"When we announced the completion of the RC2 Milestone of Window Server 2003 x64/SP1 last week we...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 02/17/2005