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Interesting Research Programs @ ASU
ASU's been doing some interesting things with technology lately. Kenneth Spector is an ASU student who completed an internship this summer as an SDET on the Office team. Channel9 recently did a profile on his work at Microsoft. Why was his experience different? Because he's blind.The video's about 12 minutes long, and it's worth watching.
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Speaking of Service Packs...
When the heck is .NET 1.1 Service Pack 1 supposed to be released? I though it was supposed to be "synched with Springboard"?
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.NET 1.1 By Default on Windows XP SP2?
I recently wiped my system and installed a clean copy of Windows XP with Service Pace 2 slipstreamed into the install. I didn't get the chance to check this after the install was done, but there is a DOTNETFX folder in the root of the CD. It's in the SP2 CD that MSDN just shipped me as well. Which leads me to ask the question...
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eWeek Blogs Running.... You Guessed It: .Text (Oops, CS::B)
Check it out for yourself. .Text is everywhere. Awesome.
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Running Windows Media Player 10 on Windows XP Service Pack 2
I came across this problem while I was beta testing the XP SP2 release candidates. Every build starting with RC2 and later would not let me reinstall WMP10. It was very frustrating. Well, tonight I came across a solution in the WMP10 Beta Newsgroups. It involves removing specific keys from the registry. The problem is, those keys may vary by name, so a simple registry script will not work. So I whipped up a simple command-line program that will cycle through the proper Registry key, and delete all its subkeys.
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Provider Model Misconceptions
Paul van Brenk does not understand the Provider Model that is built into .NET 2.0. I don't think a lot of other people really get it either. His argument against using abstract base classes is a common one for anyone that has been doing COM/COM+/C++ development.
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Windows XP Service Pack 2 Available Now
News.com is reporting that XPSP2 has officially RTMed, and the final build is available on the WindowsBeta site for all Windows beta testers. Since it has RTMed, I can finally say that I have been beta testing these builds since LONG before the release candidates, and Microsoft has done an AMAZING job with this pack. Personally, I consider it a new version of Windows.
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XP2 RTMs Tonight, MSDN Access Tomorrow
Neowin is reporting that the final Windows XP Service Pack 2 (or XP2 as I like to call it) will be compiled this evening. The Network Install should be available tomorrow for Microsoft.com users and MSDN subscribers, and will be available via the next version of Windows Update on August 25th.
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Microsoft Enters Blog Fray Against Blogger.com in Japan
Hot off the presses: MSNBC is reporting that next week Microsoft will launch a free blogging service in Japan. This service will allow users to update entries from a PC or mobile device. The Reuters report did not mention which back-end engine the service will be using, nor did it mention if the service would be available in the US anytime soon.