Microsoft deprecates support for XBAP WPF apps in version 5.3 of the Media Center SDK

8 CommentsMicrosoft, Opinion, Software development, Vista, WPF

I downloaded and installed the latest version of the Media Center SDK just now, and was a bit surprised to see that WPF apps are now officially deprecated as a supported way of extending Windows Media Center on Vista. There’s no big announcement around this so far, it’s almost just a footnote in the “What’s

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Apple’s new iMacs

Environment, Opinion

It’s almost a sacrilege to admit it for someone working with traditional PCs for a living, but I’m just blown away by the new stuff Apple announced today. Their marriage of sleek, elegant hardware, fabulous software and web services just screams and screams “smart” at me. Now that I think about it, I’ve been blown

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Shovelware / Crapware / Bloatware

Opinion

Over the last few months I have read bloggers and journalists complain and complain about the software that you find on PCs you buy from “major” manufacturers. I’m tired of them. Very, very tired. Yes, PCs get loaded with software that the “experts” do not want. And they all keep talking about it. Can you say “echo chamber”?

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Blog reading fatigue

Opinion

I’m nowhere near the crazy level of blog reading that Scoble goes through. I have 119 blogs in my google reader list. But I’m beginning to have blog reading fatigue. You know how people who give you blogging advice say that you need to post at least once a day, maybe even twice or more?

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