http://www.vistaknow.com Vista Knowledge Base Answers to Vista Problems Tue, 08 Apr 2008 07:58:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Back in September, Nick blogged about two new LifeCams from Microsoft Hardware: the VX-7000 and NX-3000. Recently, I've been looking for a new webcam. I already owned the VX-3000 - but I wanted something a little more powerful and higher quality.  And the VX-7000 is just that! I went ahead ... http://www.vistaknow.com/2008/04/08/need-a-webcam-try-the-microsoft-vx-7000-lifecam-151/ The Internet Explorer team hit an important milestone today and divulged as much at MIX08.  IE's General Manager Dean Hachamovitch today announced the availability of IE8 Beta 1, downloadable for testing by all from here. You can read more on IE8 at the IEBlog, where Dean explains eight specific advances comprised ... http://www.vistaknow.com/2008/04/08/internet-explorer-8-beta-1-announced-at-mix08-151/ Are you like me and not in Las Vegas attending MIX08 starting today? Not to worry - they have some excellent resources available to us that let us keep up with MIX08 as it happens! All things MIX08 will come via MIX Online. MIX Online is your ultimate source for MIX ... http://www.vistaknow.com/2008/04/08/keep-up-with-mix08-with-mix-online-183/ The following is an article from another of my colleagues on the Windows Vista Sound team, Kristin Carr.  Kristin is a Program Manager and works with Steve Ball, who previously has shared his insights into how Windows Vista handles sound.  If you have questions for Kristin, please leave a comment below. Many ... http://www.vistaknow.com/2008/04/08/using-spdif-to-send-audio-from-your-pc-222/ [Updated 6 Mar 3:01pm PST]  Apparently this post has created some confusion, which was the opposite of my intent.  Windows Vista SP1 is not delayed.  I repeat, aside from our having accelerated SP1 availability to MSDN/TechNet subscribers and volume licensing customers, there has been no change in the release plan ... http://www.vistaknow.com/2008/04/08/language-packs-and-windows-vista-sp1-240/ Hello IT Pros! February 27 is a big day.  Windows Server 2008 will be officially launching in Los Angeles with Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO, kicking off in just a few hours.  In support of this very important technology milestone as well as the Windows Vista SP1 release, the Microsoft Solution Accelerators Team has ... http://www.vistaknow.com/2008/04/08/microsoft-readying-customers-with-new-assessment-and-deployment-tool-for-the-windows-server-2008-and-windows-vista-sp1-launch-249/ [Update 7 March 12:28pm PST]  in case you missed Mark at the live event, you can access the on-demand video by visiting http://ms.istreamplanet.com/events or via the Springboard Online site.   On Wednesday March 5th, Microsoft Technical Fellow Mark Russinovich will be hosting a virtual roundtable session live over the Internet on ... http://www.vistaknow.com/2008/04/08/springboard-series-windows-vista-deployment-adoption-roundtable-267/ When Windows Vista was originally released just over a year ago Microsoft commissioned Principled Technologies to compare the overall responsiveness of Windows Vista to Windows XP SP 2 for some common business and home tasks. With the release of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) Principled has updated their results. Principled ... http://www.vistaknow.com/2008/04/08/principled-technologies-tests-windows-vista-sp1-267/ Windows Media Center makes it really easy to watch TV on Windows Vista (Windows Vista Home Premium or Ultimate) with a built in Guide that lets you browse TV shows and movies and schedule recordings of your favorite ones. Many PCs today come with TV functionality built in via TV ... http://www.vistaknow.com/2008/04/08/watching-tv-in-windows-vista-with-the-ati-tv-wonder-600-usb-267/ Back in September, Nick blogged about two new LifeCams from Microsoft Hardware: the VX-7000 and NX-3000. Recently, I've been looking for a new webcam. I already owned the VX-3000 - but I wanted something a little more powerful and higher quality.  And the VX-7000 is just that! I went ahead ... http://www.vistaknow.com/2008/04/08/need-a-webcam-try-the-microsoft-vx-7000-lifecam-150/