A look at Longhorn's Features from a Technical Standpoint...
Tuesday, December 23, 2003 by [brazen weep] | Discussion: WinCustomize News
Notifications for Longhorn - The new method by which Windows will notify a user of information (replacing dialog boxes and the tooltip bubble that currently pops up from the taskbar:http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnaero/html/wux_topic_alerts.asp
WinFS - The new file system and how it's integrated into the Shell:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnaero/html/wux_topic_storage.asp
The Longhorn Sidebar - A technical look:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnaero/html/wux_topic_sidebar.asp
Longhorn Contacts - The new way of keeping all contact information in a central location available to all applications:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnaero/html/wux_topic_contacts.asp
Typical ways of accomplishing a task in Longhorn, the easy way:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnaero/html/cb_recipe_patientdb.asp
More available at MSDN - just check the links available to the left of the MSDN website.
feline
Reply #2 Wednesday, December 24, 2003 8:10 AM
Reply #2 Wednesday, December 24, 2003 8:10 AM
that was interesting. finally an explination of why someone would want that sidebar i keep on seeing pictures of.
i wonder how big a monitor it is designed for though. even on my home machine with a 17inch monitor i wouldnt want to give up that much screen space.
i wonder how big a monitor it is designed for though. even on my home machine with a 17inch monitor i wouldnt want to give up that much screen space.
Optimal Optimus Prime
Reply #3 Wednesday, December 24, 2003 11:23 AM
Reply #3 Wednesday, December 24, 2003 11:23 AM
All i can say its still bs. not good . Vb based so as always crap. and 8bit. Man this sucks. They try to copy the amiga os more and more but fail at every point.
Fa65*BFh
Reply #4 Wednesday, December 24, 2003 3:05 PM
Reply #4 Wednesday, December 24, 2003 3:05 PM
The files system is way cool, everything else is BS... More useless resources hungry crap.
Anaxis Reaxis
Reply #5 Friday, December 26, 2003 11:53 AM
Reply #5 Friday, December 26, 2003 11:53 AM
So the sidebar is yet another way to receive messages . . . yet another spam tool (YAST)?
[brazen weep]
Reply #6 Sunday, December 28, 2003 8:44 PM
Reply #6 Sunday, December 28, 2003 8:44 PM
I suspect every program under the sun will be installing itself onto the sidebar. Forget what MS suggests it's usage SHOULD be limited to. It's gonna be cool at first, but it's gonna be a nightmare once people realize how easy it will be to exploit. Consider it the icons in the system tray, but much larger, gone horribly wrong. Only time will tell I guess.
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Reply #1 Tuesday, December 23, 2003 5:53 PM
Now I know Microsoft ain't no panacea, but they sure are trying very hard to be.