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Vista Game Doctor
Although Windows Vista has a lot to recommend it, one challenge some folks have is trying to install and run some older/legacy Windows games. This is most often due to a title expecting to be able to write almost anywhere on the Windows machine (something...
Thanks for your Live Thoughts!
Just wanted to write a quick post to thank all of you who had suggestions for us about the future of Live. While I can't comment on specific suggestions, I can say that many of your thoughts are already being thought about. There were also some new...
Finally! The solution to playing Windows games on Linux!
Get Windows. At least according to this amusing Extreme Tech article. My favorite quote: “So where does all of this leave Linux gamers? One word: Windows. Yep, you read that right. If you're a gamer, do yourself a favor and just buy a copy of Windows...
Vista "Hacked" at Black Hat Conference
Saw a post on CNET about Windows Vista being "hacked" at the recent Black Hat conference. What's interesting is that the "hack" actually depends on a user to do an explict action - and bypass a warning. Here's the relevant quote: As one of the security...
The Outlier Post: Microsoft Labs Photosynth Technology
Just saw a blog posting from Bryan Ressler, one of the Microsoft Labs PIX team members. In it he gives some details about the Photosynth technology preview the PIX team has been working on. Apparently, this technology takes a collection of photos from...
Where does the Future of Live Anywhere Matchmaking Lie?
Just saw a discussion over on Evil Avatar about some matchmaking updates that Bungie has announced for Halo 2 . As you might imagine, people have opinions that are all over the map. Some like Halo's "automagical" matchmaking (an advanced implementation...
Live Anywhere (But Even There?)
Been meaning to write some thoughts about Live Anywhere, the initiative we announced at E3 this year to bring the Xbox Live online gaming service to Windows and other devices such as cell phones. Several sites had articles on the topic, including Arstechnica...
Games for Windows Articles
Michael Wolf posted some good links to recent Games for Windows articles over on Gamerscoreblog.com, and I wanted to make sure you guys were aware of them. There's been a lot of good work to make Windows Vista a really compelling platform for both game...
Windows Vista Coming Together
Saw a computerworld.com article about the latest build of Windows Vista that details how some of the rough spots are getting ironed out. I won't quote the whole thing, and just recommend you take a read if you have any interest in Vista. I've been using...