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• Look from the top of the Space Needle with Deep Zoom

  A couple weeks ago, the Deep Zoom Composer Team announced an update to Deep Zoom Composer that was first released at MIX this year. You can download the new version here (version 0.9.0.2). I decided to use Deep Zoom Composer myself to create my very own Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 21, 2008 10:27 PM from Windows Vista Team Blog | (Comments Off) Filed under: Windows Vista, Digital Photography, Featured News, Certified for Windows Vista, Silverlight 2.0, Deep Zoom Composer, Deep Zoom, Silverlight

• Put Certified for Windows Vista on your desktop

  Last week I posted an update on Certified from Windows Vista products in which at the end of the post I mentioned I had something else planned in regards to Certified for Windows Vista. Here at Microsoft in Redmond, the Windows Vista Logo Team made a Read More... Posted Monday, May 12, 2008 8:35 PM from Windows Vista Team Blog | (Comments Off) Filed under: Windows Vista, Download, Featured News, Certified for Windows Vista, Windows Live SkyDrive, Wallpapers

• Looking for the Logo: Update on Certified for Windows Vista

  I caught up with Deryl McCartney, Marketing Manager for the Windows Vista Logo Program , to get a general update on Certified for Windows Vista product as of today. Just to re-cap: Certified for Windows Vista products are products that carry the above Read More... Posted Friday, May 09, 2008 3:58 AM from Windows Vista Team Blog | (Comments Off) Filed under: Hardware, Featured News, Certified for Windows Vista, Sidebar Gadget, Windows Vista Logo Program

• New Wallpaper for your Windows Vista Desktop: Made by me!

  For the last week, I had been using one of the photos I took on my recent trip around Washington State as my desktop wallpaper. It was an image I took in the Columbia River Gorge near an abandoned railroad track. I got down really close to the railroad Read More... Posted Saturday, April 05, 2008 9:21 PM from Windows Vista Team Blog | (Comments Off) Filed under: Windows Vista, Digital Photography, Featured News, Pacific Northwest, Certified for Windows Vista, DSLR, Windows Live SkyDrive, Wallpapers, Canon, Canon Digital Rebel XTi

• Panoramic Stitches from Around the Pacific Northwest

  This last weekend, my friend and I headed into Central Washington State for a "Spring Break" roadtrip adventure. Our first stop was Seattle, and then we headed over the Snoqualmie Pass into Central Washington where we stopped by Grand Coulee Dam before Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 26, 2008 1:44 AM from Windows Vista Team Blog | (Comments Off) Filed under: Windows Vista, Digital Photography, Featured News, Pacific Northwest, Certified for Windows Vista, Windows Live Photo Gallery, Photography, Panoramic, Canon, Canon Digital Rebel XTi, Panoramic Stitching

• Need a webcam? Try the Microsoft VX-7000 LifeCam

  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 Read More... Posted Friday, March 07, 2008 6:18 PM from Windows Vista Team Blog | (Comments Off) Filed under: Windows Live, Windows Live Messenger, Microsoft Hardware, Featured News, Certified for Windows Vista, Windows Live Photo Gallery, Soapbox, Microsoft LifeChat, VX-7000, Webcam

• Watching TV in Windows Vista with the ATI TV Wonder 600 USB

  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 Read More... Posted Saturday, February 23, 2008 1:02 AM from Windows Vista Team Blog | (Comments Off) Filed under: Windows Media Center, Hardware, Featured News, AMD, Certified for Windows Vista, ATI TV Wonder, TV, USB

• Unboxing Logitech’s Cordless Desktop S 510

  A couple of days ago, my old wireless desktop set (mouse and keyboard) had its receiver die on me. So I had to go out and grab another wireless desktop set for my PC. Microsoft offers some great wireless desktop sets but I decided to go with Logitech's Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 13, 2008 5:32 PM from Windows Vista Team Blog | (Comments Off) Filed under: Windows Vista, Wireless, Featured News, Certified for Windows Vista, Keyboard, Mouse, Logitech, Logitech Cordless S 510

• Get your ticket to ride the CES 2008 Media Center Express

  This year at CES we're partnering with PodTech to provide ground transportation specifically for bloggers attending CES via the Windows Vista Media Center Express. This is an executive-class coach with a distinctive, custom exterior design, so you'll Read More... Posted Friday, January 04, 2008 2:42 PM from Windows Vista Team Blog | (Comments Off) Filed under: Windows Vista, Media Center, Media Center Extender, Featured News, Certified for Windows Vista, CES 2008

• Finding Certified for Windows Vista Devices

  Ever in need to search for a Certified for Windows Vista device? I've got the site just for you. A few weeks ago I needed to find some Certified for Windows Vista devices in a specific category: printers. I was directed by a friend to the Windows Vista Read More... Posted Thursday, January 03, 2008 5:53 AM from Windows Vista Team Blog | (Comments Off) Filed under: Windows Vista, Windows Sidebar, Featured News, Certified for Windows Vista, Sidebar Gadget, Windows Vista Hardware Compatibility List, HCL

• Visiting the Windows Consumer Experience Space in New York City

  In New York City this week, Microsoft has invited over 200 members of the press to visit the Windows Consumer Experience Space at Peter White Studios. There, they will get hands on demos of scenarios that both Windows Vista and Windows Live together enable Read More... Posted Thursday, October 25, 2007 11:43 PM from Windows Vista Team Blog | (Comments Off) Filed under: Windows Vista, Featured News, Certified for Windows Vista, Featured Community, Windows Live Photo Gallery, Windows Consumer Experience Space, Holiday Product Guide

• Giving Windows Server 2008 RC0 a try in Virtual PC 2007

  On top of releasing Windows Vista SP1 to a broad set of beta testers last week, the Windows Server Division also released Release Candidate 0 of Windows Server 2008. I used to work for a local ISP a few years ago and managed their Windows Server boxes Read More... Posted Thursday, October 04, 2007 11:58 PM from Windows Vista Team Blog | (Comments Off) Filed under: Windows Vista, Virtual PC, Virtualization, Featured News, Certified for Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Expression Web

• Certified for Windows Vista Devices at DigitalLife 2007

  At DigitalLife this year, the Certified for Windows Vista program celebrates its 1 year anniversary . In 1 year, over 2,000 products from numerous vendors have received the Certified for Windows Vista logo. Windows Marketing Manager (and Certified for Read More... Posted Saturday, September 29, 2007 3:17 AM from Windows Vista Team Blog | (Comments Off) Filed under: Hardware, Featured News, Certified for Windows Vista, DigitalLife

• New Application Compatibility training available

  When we talk about application compatibility for our large customers, it goes beyond making sure the latest game or end user application works. Our enterprise customers sometimes have hundreds of thousands of PCs to manage. That means a lot of different Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 22, 2007 2:19 PM from Windows Vista Team Blog | (Comments Off) Filed under: Windows Vista, Windows, IT Professionals, UAC, Featured News, Tips and Tricks, Developers, Works with Windows Vista, Certified for Windows Vista

• Hands-on with Certified for Windows Vista Devices

  I've got a couple of reviews on some Certified for Windows Vista devices I'd like to highlight from some friends of mine. DCVIEWS has published its review of the Nikon D40x . The D40x is Nikon's consumer friendly DSLR (digital single-lens reflex) digital Read More... Posted Friday, July 27, 2007 7:44 PM from Windows Vista Team Blog | (Comments Off) Filed under: Windows Vista, Windows Media Center, Hardware, Microsoft Hardware, Digital Photography, Featured News, Certified for Windows Vista, Reviews, DSLR, Nikon, Photography, Wireless Entertainment Desktop 7000, D40, D40x