The Dark Knight Perspective

The promises made in the long forgotten Yahoo! Messenger For Vista preview from January of this year are finally, seemingly materializing. Last night Yahoo! launched the public preview of the Yahoo! Messenger for Vista . And while many bloggers have been contemplating wether it was worth the wait, I...

If you need to run the command prompt with elevated privileges on a regular basis if not as often as the standard command prompt. You probably would have have probably created a shortcut in the start menu programs folder or your desktop for easy access. But how do can you visually differentiate between...

I wouldn't have to make this post if I could post a comment on Jesse Johnston's entry which would most probably solves the problem for anybody. It's just that there's a small explanation missing. Since you will be running Visual Studio as the administrator not pseudo admin that you may...

I thought this would be so easy to find, a simple search for " Backup IE 7 Search Providers " on Google would fetch me the answer. But no sir, I found no such thing! I even did a search on Microsoft and even the Knowledge Base but didn't find what I was looking for. The one page that did...

Robert McLaws has put it so well . I wouldn't want to say anything myself. But I'll add this there are many zealots who are not fortunate enough to be in one such programs but very much qualified to handle the responsibilities that come with participating in a software test program. Had I not...

Anybody who has seen O Brother Art Thou would remember what a fun filled adventure it was. The blind man's prophecy in the beginning of the movie about the hidden treasure the 3 convicts were seeking and the treasure they would ultimately find, is probably what would best describe the pursuit of...

If you're installing SQL Server on your Vista Business/Enterprise or Ultimate machine chances are you do intend to use it for development purposes and obviously have already installed IIS. But chances are you might receive a warning message on the System Configuration Check page of the SQL Server...

Jim Allchin finally retired from Microsoft on Jan, 30th 2007 following the public release of Windows Vista, after almost 17 years with Microsoft. I have tremendous respect for him. He has been among the pioneers who shaped 2 of the most popular client versions of Windows today. His leadership on Windows...

The "Ready for a New Day" Launch Tour made its 2nd stopover in an Indian city in New Delhi yesterday. I attended the business event where Microsoft showcased Windows Vista, Office 2007 System & Exchange Server 2007 to businesses and how they can impact Business Productivity and "lower...

I thought this was a regular Friday morning… You reach the office, you go through the emails and check up on the latest tech news before starting to work, like I've been doing for years. Not Today! Just when I saw the headline on Neowin - Microsoft Says Thankyou! to Select Vista Testers ....