OverviewFrom my past posts about implementing your own Shell Namespace, there have been some great questions posted by readers.  Many of these stem from the fact that the Namespace example is fairly simple in that it does not implement all of the behavior that is possible in Explorer.  This was done to focus on the core steps in getting ...

Part 1 - Introduction  A lot of things happen when a new version of Windows is finished.  Parties are thrown, vacations are had, millions of discs are pressed, boxed, and shipped around the world.  There’s another tradition, however, that you may remember from previous releases.  We call them PowerToys… and I ...

Lately there’s been some stir about a project at Microsoft often referred to by codenames like “Casino” and “OneView.”  The team behind Casino started the project with some clear goals: to bridge the gap between searching local and remote data, and to create a next-generation desktop search experience building on ...

Keyboard shortcuts help maximize efficiency at common tasks, the lesser known ones are even sometimes passed around as expert tips for Windows.  I have to admit that seeing someone in action that knows all the shortcuts and can use them together efficiently is a very impressive sight.  This post is to share some of my personal favorites, ...

If you installed any build of Windows Vista prior to RC1, you may have noticed a slight omission from the set of modes you could select for your folder views.  Sure, we introduced cool new live icons that show you previews of the actual file contents and can be scaled all the way from 16x16 to 256x256 pixels, but where did List mode ...