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• The Problem With SaaS & Cloud Services

  Posted by Robert McLaws to Robert McLaws: Windows Edition on Jan 20 2009, 06:26 PM

  Filed under: Windows Vista, Windows SideShow

  When I heard about the iMate Momento digital picture frame, I was an instant fan. I thought it was really great how it integrated with Vista’s SideShow. Once I received one for review, I found out that the execution fell far short of expectations. Well
  

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• Windows Media Center Gadgets for SideShow RTM

  Posted by Robert McLaws to Robert McLaws: Windows Edition on Oct 21 2008, 04:40 PM

  Filed under: Windows Media Center, Windows SideShow

  Today, Microsoft released the final first version of the Windows Media Center Gadgets for SideShow. This package includes 4 gadgets: TV:  Browse the program guide, schedule recordings, and browse and play back recorded TV shows Music:  Browse
  

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• Windows SideShow for Windows Mobile Beta – FINALLY!

  Posted by Robert McLaws to Robert McLaws: Windows Edition on Jun 03 2008, 10:55 AM

  Filed under: Windows Mobile, Windows SideShow

  If you thought the development cycle for Vista was long, consider Windows SideShow for Windows Mobile. I can’t tell you how many times I heard this thing promised during the Longhorn Beta. At least Vista got a promised ship date, the only thing Microsoft
  

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• Windows SideShow Meets C#

  Posted by Robert McLaws to Robert McLaws: Windows Edition on Jan 19 2007, 10:33 AM

  Filed under: Windows SideShow

  You know, I thought the fact that SideShow gadgets could only be written in C++ was a really dumb idea. I'm sure there were technical limitations around it, etc... but it made SideShow really inaccessible to most people. Well, Microsoft corrected that
  

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• My Ideas for Windows Sideshow

  Posted by Robert McLaws to Robert McLaws: Windows Edition on Nov 15 2006, 12:58 AM

  Filed under: Zune, Windows SideShow

  Long Zheng reminds us that Windows Sideshow is (still) coming . His last picture shows one of the prototype detachable devices that can dock to the lid of certain notebooks. We've been seeing this one for a while, and the next few months will show if
  

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