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Creating a Windows Vista Dialog Box

Just last night, Redmond released a new Project code-named "Glidepath" package that enables you to take advantage of the new Task and Common file dialogs unique to Windows Vista. If you already have Project Glidepath installed, you can get the Windows Vista Bridge package simply by updating your local repository by right clicking on the _ProjectGlidepath project, selecting Update and then click on Synchronize Repository via RSS button. If you don't have Project Glidepath installed just go to www.projectglidepath.net , download the installer and follow the directions which will include synchronizing your local repository from the master which will get you all the Project Glidepath guidance and code including the Windows Vista Bridge package. Windows Vista contains numerous enhancements that give developers opportunities to deliver an easier-to-use and more optimized User Experience. Some of the new features, however, have only a complex unmanaged interface. Inside the Windows SDK there is...
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Greening Planet Earth with couple lines of Code

There's an interesting article on ForeignPolicy that shares how Microsoft could save 45 million tons of CO2 emissions with a few lines of computer code. After the BREAK: The numbers behind the savings. http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/node/2281 Something really interesting, and those who have not moved to vista, you might want to set your computer to turn off it's screen after 20 minutes of in-activity, it's the monitor that is a big energy consumer. (That's what I heard) :)
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Windows Vista Security Guide 1.2 Released

Microsoft has released an updated version of the Windows Vista Security Guide (where they released 1.1 in dec) The Windows Vista Security Guide provides recommendations and tools to further harden Windows Vista. Use the GPOAccelerator tool in this Solution Accelerator to efficiently establish the Enterprise Client (EC) environment or the Specialized Security – Limited Functionality (SSLF) environment. Download Link: http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6035380
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Free Windows Vista and Office 2007 @ PowerTogether Event

Hi Folks, If you're thinking about getting Vista and Office12 for free, here's how you could do it. Visit: http://www.powertogether.com/ to register for the event. However, you must be a US Legal Resident to be qualified though.
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Windows Vista Product Map

Source: Microsoft If you hadn't heard of Windows Vista, Office 2007, .NET Framework 3.0, Longhorn Server and the likes, you might want to take a look at this map to see how it all maps together to be one big eco-system, which you could leaverage on your development projects.
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