Comments on: Microsoft’s Ministry of Truth http://www.istartedsomething.com/20071207/director-windows-disclosure/ All the stuff about Microsoft and technology you haven't read anywhere else. Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:15:42 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Is a muzzle being tightened around Microsoft bloggers? — Shooting at Bubbles http://www.istartedsomething.com/20071207/director-windows-disclosure/#comment-75001 Is a muzzle being tightened around Microsoft bloggers? — Shooting at Bubbles Mon, 01 Jun 2009 03:29:06 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20071207/director-windows-disclosure/#comment-75001 [...] about the deafening silence that seems to be surrounding anything to do with Internet Explorer 8 Long Zheng has a post describing a new position being created within Microsoft being billed as as a highly strategic [...] [...] about the deafening silence that seems to be surrounding anything to do with Internet Explorer 8 Long Zheng has a post describing a new position being created within Microsoft being billed as as a highly strategic [...]

]]> By: Windows 7 Build 6801 Desktop Slideshow | Blog In http://www.istartedsomething.com/20071207/director-windows-disclosure/#comment-66457 Windows 7 Build 6801 Desktop Slideshow | Blog In Sun, 09 Nov 2008 23:17:15 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20071207/director-windows-disclosure/#comment-66457 [...] Curious as to what else was under Microsoft’s elaborate lock, key, and duct-tape protection scheme mentioned earlier, I had my friend Chris Holmes run a scan of his 7 system, as I’m still babying my laptop’s SSD drive. What we found were ties into system files littered across the entire operating system. Post-analysis revealed another feature tucked away in the corner – Say hello to (what I think should be called) Desktop Slideshow. If your memory is sharp, you’ll remember Long Zheng found mention of this very feature on MSDN first, of which was quickly sanitized by Sinofsky’s secret police. [...] [...] Curious as to what else was under Microsoft’s elaborate lock, key, and duct-tape protection scheme mentioned earlier, I had my friend Chris Holmes run a scan of his 7 system, as I’m still babying my laptop’s SSD drive. What we found were ties into system files littered across the entire operating system. Post-analysis revealed another feature tucked away in the corner – Say hello to (what I think should be called) Desktop Slideshow. If your memory is sharp, you’ll remember Long Zheng found mention of this very feature on MSDN first, of which was quickly sanitized by Sinofsky’s secret police. [...]

]]> By: Windows 7 to let users create a Desktop Slideshow from files, feeds - Within Windows http://www.istartedsomething.com/20071207/director-windows-disclosure/#comment-66247 Windows 7 to let users create a Desktop Slideshow from files, feeds - Within Windows Tue, 04 Nov 2008 04:48:40 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20071207/director-windows-disclosure/#comment-66247 [...] Curious as to what else was under Microsoft’s elaborate lock, key, and duct-tape protection scheme mentioned earlier, I had my friend Chris Holmes run a scan of his 7 system, as I’m still babying my laptop’s SSD drive. What we found were ties into system files littered across the entire operating system. Post-analysis revealed another feature tucked away in the corner – Say hello to (what I think should be called) Desktop Slideshow. If your memory is sharp, you’ll remember Long Zheng found mention of this very feature on MSDN first, of which was quickly sanitized by Sinofsky’s secret police. [...] [...] Curious as to what else was under Microsoft’s elaborate lock, key, and duct-tape protection scheme mentioned earlier, I had my friend Chris Holmes run a scan of his 7 system, as I’m still babying my laptop’s SSD drive. What we found were ties into system files littered across the entire operating system. Post-analysis revealed another feature tucked away in the corner – Say hello to (what I think should be called) Desktop Slideshow. If your memory is sharp, you’ll remember Long Zheng found mention of this very feature on MSDN first, of which was quickly sanitized by Sinofsky’s secret police. [...]

]]> By: Josh's Windows Weblog http://www.istartedsomething.com/20071207/director-windows-disclosure/#comment-44374 Josh's Windows Weblog Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:23:43 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20071207/director-windows-disclosure/#comment-44374 <strong>Week In Review - 12/14/2007...</strong> Microsoft had a really busy week this week. Unfortunately, it coincided with an IPv6 class I was taking... Week In Review – 12/14/2007…

Microsoft had a really busy week this week. Unfortunately, it coincided with an IPv6 class I was taking…

]]> By: Scoble: “Fingerprints of Sinofsky all over it” - istartedsomething http://www.istartedsomething.com/20071207/director-windows-disclosure/#comment-43914 Scoble: “Fingerprints of Sinofsky all over it” - istartedsomething Sun, 09 Dec 2007 09:23:38 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20071207/director-windows-disclosure/#comment-43914 [...] to a followup post by Steven Hodson at WinExtra regarding the recent job posting for “Director of Windows Disclosure“, the man the legend Robert Scoble also weighs in his thoughts on Microsoft’s changing [...] [...] to a followup post by Steven Hodson at WinExtra regarding the recent job posting for “Director of Windows Disclosure“, the man the legend Robert Scoble also weighs in his thoughts on Microsoft’s changing [...]

]]> By: Aaron’s UI Design Blog » When is Too Much Transparency a Bad Thing? http://www.istartedsomething.com/20071207/director-windows-disclosure/#comment-43850 Aaron’s UI Design Blog » When is Too Much Transparency a Bad Thing? Sat, 08 Dec 2007 21:57:04 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20071207/director-windows-disclosure/#comment-43850 [...] Hodson and Long Zheng wrote yesterday about whether Microsoft is becoming less open and transparent than they were a few [...] [...] Hodson and Long Zheng wrote yesterday about whether Microsoft is becoming less open and transparent than they were a few [...]

]]> By: Texcymbal.Com » Microsoft’s Ministry of Truth http://www.istartedsomething.com/20071207/director-windows-disclosure/#comment-43765 Texcymbal.Com » Microsoft’s Ministry of Truth Sat, 08 Dec 2007 06:32:20 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20071207/director-windows-disclosure/#comment-43765 [...] an interesting post today on Microsoft’s Ministry of TruthHere’s a quick [...]

]]> By: Long Zheng http://www.istartedsomething.com/20071207/director-windows-disclosure/#comment-43740 Long Zheng Sat, 08 Dec 2007 02:58:15 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20071207/director-windows-disclosure/#comment-43740 @Andre Da Costa: Actually it's about Internet Explorer 8, but Windows 7 will be affected too down the road. @Andre Da Costa: Actually it’s about Internet Explorer 8, but Windows 7 will be affected too down the road.

]]> By: Is a muzzle being tightened around Microsoft bloggers? | WinExtra http://www.istartedsomething.com/20071207/director-windows-disclosure/#comment-43733 Is a muzzle being tightened around Microsoft bloggers? | WinExtra Sat, 08 Dec 2007 00:37:26 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20071207/director-windows-disclosure/#comment-43733 [...] about the deafening silence that seems to be surrounding anything to do with Internet Explorer 8 Long Zheng has a post describing a new position being created within Microsoft being billed as as a highly strategic [...] [...] about the deafening silence that seems to be surrounding anything to do with Internet Explorer 8 Long Zheng has a post describing a new position being created within Microsoft being billed as as a highly strategic [...]

]]> By: Andre Da Costa http://www.istartedsomething.com/20071207/director-windows-disclosure/#comment-43720 Andre Da Costa Fri, 07 Dec 2007 20:49:46 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20071207/director-windows-disclosure/#comment-43720 Let me guess, this post has something to do with getting early information about the next version of Windows. Let me guess, this post has something to do with getting early information about the next version of Windows.

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