Category Archives: Microsoft

Fixed: IE9 “Only Secure Content is Displayed” warning

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Barb Bowman

For a very long time, it seemed as through every site I visited with IE9 created an annoying prompt about secure content and encourage me to show all content. I’ve seen fixes that involve lowering your security etc., but never … Continue reading →

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Microsoft RAW Codec and Windows Media Center

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Barb Bowman

Yesterday (see previous post) I wrote a little about the newly released Microsoft RAW Codec. One of the first things I did was try my latest batch of Nikon RAW NEF files from a balloon festival earlier this month. I … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Now Offers limited RAW Camera Support

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Barb Bowman

Today Microsoft released a Codec Camera Pack which brings (long overdue) limited support for various RAW formats from the major camera vendors. While most RAW shooters use more substantial tools (Lightroom, Photoshop, etc.) for manipulating images, Microsoft has provided a … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Photosynth for iPhone (Wow)

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Barb Bowman

Available in iTunes now. A free app that stitches panoramas and guides you through every step of the way. Integrates with Photosynth.net (LiveID required) where you can further edit your creations. Tap the screen to display the centering frame guide … Continue reading →

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New Expert Zone Column on My Connected Home

Posted on October 16, 2007 by Barb Bowman

Microsoft has published my column on Vista computers and devices that all work together transparently on my home network. Technorati tags: Vista, Media Center, MCE, OCUR, DCT, WiFi, home networking

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Hey, Acer CEO – YOU are Part of the Vista Problem

Posted on July 24, 2007 by Barb Bowman

Gianfranco Lanci, you’re an uninformed CEO if you don’t know that the disappointment is in YOUR company’s lack of driver support, unintelligible support and download site. How can you state: “While the industry had waited for years for Vista, the … Continue reading →

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My Velocity Micro x64 & Vista MCE & CableCARDs=Happy Together

Posted on May 8, 2007 by Barb Bowman

Some of you may remember that back in December 2006, Microsoft and AMD shipped me a Velocity Micro Cinemagix Pro Cinema Entertainment System. This AMD Athlon X2 system with an ATI x1950 dual DVI card, 2 gigs RAM and huge … Continue reading →

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Microsoft HD Photo Format (Beta) Plugin

Posted on March 9, 2007 by Barb Bowman

Microsoft has released a Photoshop CS2/3 beta plugin for a file format that they are hoping will replace jpeg. There is native support in the Vista shell and Windows Photo Gallery to display WDP format (but sadly, none in Windows … Continue reading →

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MS Excel 2007 Compatibility Stupidity

Posted on February 23, 2007 by Barb Bowman

About a year ago, I used a beta of Excel 2007 to save a bunch of worksheets in Excel 2003 format to avoid compatibility issues. Never gave it a thought in spite of some warnings later on about not being … Continue reading →

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