VolkerW's WebLog
Stuff mostly about Windows Fundamentals Also chirping at: https://twitter.com/volkerw
If you are interested in Virtualization you don't want to miss the WinHEC keynote tomorrow morning....
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 05/23/2006
ZDNet has the news:"The company will begin testing its hypervisor software, developed under the code...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 05/22/2006
An Introduction to 64-bit Installers: Part 2. Continuing last week's part 1, the final part talks...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 05/22/2006
Is it merely a coincidence or is is all part of a major plan? Last weekend it was all over the news...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 05/22/2006
Guy shares 10 more lies. Don’t know if I agree with all of them but it is definitely a fun read. In...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 05/19/2006
"Oh well, not again!!" You're right, I shouldn't - again - misuse the blog to inform people about...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 05/19/2006
"The buy fills a gap in IBM's software portfolio and allows it to compete better with smaller rivals...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 05/18/2006
"It's coming down to the final stretches," said one source close to Microsoft who is familiar with...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 05/18/2006
This is real exciting news. Dell said they will support the AMD Opteron later this year. MSN...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 05/18/2006
A new issue of the 64-bit Insider has just been posted. I am again late, sorry folks, but I believe...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 05/16/2006
Again a few days late but the new Insider newsletter is available on www.64advantage.com or as...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 05/07/2006
If you've downloaded the Beta 1 of Virtual Server R2 (VS) and installed it on a VT enabled system...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 05/04/2006
On June 22nd in San Francisco IDC hosts a Virtualization Forum. At 3pm Rajiv Arunkundram, Senior...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 05/04/2006
All 52 MIX06 session videos are now available for online (and offline) viewing. Pls spread the news....
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 05/04/2006
The HPC team has just launched the new Windows HPC Community web site. This site will serve to...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 05/02/2006
The latest version is available here. Direct link. Part 2 of the the 32-bit "WOW factor" in 64-bit...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 05/01/2006
My teammate David Aiken attends the MMS 2006 in San Diego. Here's what his highlights of the keynote...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 04/25/2006
Get a tour of the Apple Lab on Redmond Campus. Enjoy this super post from David Weiss. I can only...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 04/22/2006
Duncan Stewart of the National Post wrote a column about how simpler is better, especially in...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 04/21/2006
Over at Gizmodo I found this. Now isn't that nice? All we 64-bit geeks are waiting for is the...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 04/20/2006
Or how to lose all sane customers in one day. These guys must be nuts or bitten by the ghosts of the...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 04/20/2006
The latest version is available here. Direct link. This week it is about the 32-bit "WOW factor" in...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 04/20/2006
Over the past months we have seen a significant uptake in 64-bit adoption. Since end of last year my...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 04/20/2006
Strange title for an article on "Everything You Need To Know To Start Programming 64-Bit Windows...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 04/19/2006
VMware launched a challenge to build the "most innovative virtual appliance." Cool idea. What's up...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 04/18/2006
The 4. issue of the weekly 64-bit developer letter has been posted in the evidence section on...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 04/17/2006
Gizmodo shows the soon be available Lamborghini laptop. But what is that, not even a 64-bit...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 04/13/2006
TechWeb has a (nice) summary: Windows Vista BusinessWindows Vista EnterpriseWindows Vista Home...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 04/11/2006
The other day I was sharing my love for fonts with you and how easy it is with tools like...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 04/11/2006
You gotta love these guys (well AirmanPika in this case). Again, I want one! Well done!
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 04/10/2006
Guess not. But now in the post boot camp days they'll hopefully end up on our internal ordering...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 04/08/2006
Today - 2 days late - the third issue of the weekly 64-bit developer letter has been posted in the...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 04/08/2006
Scoble asks "Which way do you want Microsoft to go? Why?". And it is nothing less strategic as the...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 04/07/2006
I love fonts. All sorts of fonts. If you are like me you know how hard it can be to find the right...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 04/06/2006
Like mentioned earlier, this will be fun! Speaking of which, go to...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 04/05/2006
https://www.apple.com/pr/library/2006/apr/05bootcamp.htmlOk, now all I need is to buy my favorite...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 04/05/2006
Read the Q&A: Microsoft delivers Linux support and makes Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 04/03/2006
One week to go for the Software Design Review. We are now 1 week away from the developer event. It...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 04/03/2006
Folks, I am just back from a meeting with a top AMD manager. Unfortunately I was not as lucky as...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 04/01/2006
If you are in virtualization, don't miss Tuesday, April 4, at noon ET the Webcast titled,...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 04/01/2006
We did it. Yeah. Today the second issue of the weekly 64-bit developer letter has been posted at in...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 03/30/2006
Itanium certainly was the right thing to do and sports a cool architecture. But at some point ... oh...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 03/30/2006
No, but in many cases you can trade in your 32-birt XP license. I can think of 3 possible ways to...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 03/27/2006
All the years of 64-bit evangelism I always wanted to write a book about 64-bit application...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 03/23/2006
We've just posted the first draft of the final agenda on the web. Go to...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 03/23/2006
This will certainly help Dell improving (read: changing) their laptop and desktop design. I hope.
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 03/22/2006
Looks like Neil wants to give away all the secrets of our April 11th event. Recently he posted about...
Author: Volker Will MSFT Date: 03/22/2006