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I am not a fan of webmail; regardless of the amount of AJAX goodness you throw at it; but given the amount of press that is generated about it being the answer for your email needs I decided to see just how persuasive its usage is.
So in our Community Forums I’m running a poll for [...]

With Vista Microsoft has basically locked down the kernel and with PatchGuard has provided a way to protect the kernel against attacks.
Symantec is whining that this locking down is denying them access to said kernel so they can’t open it back up and then use their own software mechanisms to lock it back down. They [...]

c|net is reporting on one of the features of the IBM 80-core processor that seems to have been over shadowed by the actual processor news. The feature; or tech, is call Through Silicon Vias, or TSV; which is a fancy term of having memory wedded to the processor cores. IBM is stating that this would [...]

One of my favorite media apps is VLC by VideoLAN but when I tried to use it in Vista it would kill the Areo Glass feature; something about video incompatibility or some such.
While browsing around for other stuff though I ran across a tip that said to change the Video output module to OpenGL (Preferences -> [...]

Ars Technica is reporting on a statement released by Symantec today that Vista will “reduce customer choice” when it comes to computer security
Now, with Microsoft’s new operating system Vista still on pace for release in January 2007, Symantec is warning that the OS may harm it and other security software companies. In a statement released [...]

There’s a fresh beta of Windows Live Writer now available which I found out about via Greg Duncan’s blog where he gives a brief outline of of changes:

Tagging support
Support for Blogger Beta
Categories are sorted by name and support scrolling, plus improved support for reading categories from your blog
Improved startup performance
Paste is [...]

Curious to see what applications are known workings in Vista RC1 and what ones aren’t?
IEXBeta.com has started a wiki page that provides an on-going list for you to check on.
Vista Compatibility list
tags: Vista, compatibility