Windows Now

It's the "where did the week go" edition. I've got some catching-up to do, so here are more links than you can shake a stick at:

• The Vista Application Compatibility list is out. 800 apps and counting. Hopefully more are going through certification as we speak.
• Bill Gates limits his kids computer time to 45 minutes of a day. [via Bink.nu]
• I can't believe I missed this one: Dave Massy is leaving Microsoft. He's been on the IE team since IE4, and recently helped ship IE7. He's a great guy, and his departure is a loss for the IE team. Good luck, Dave! [via WindowsConnected]
• Mary Jo thinks UAC needs an overhaul. Brad Wardell thinks Stardock should do it. I don't agree. My mom has been using Vista since Christmas, and she's had 2 UAC popups in 2 months. My father-in-law has been running it for a couple weeks, and he's only gotten 3-4. Hardly seems excessive, does it?
• Speaking of UAC, PC Magazine is telling people to turn it off. A very irresponsible position, IMO. At least the Apple commercial had it partially accurate...

And today...

• Microsoft is investigating new bugs in Vista & IE7... fortunately, they're not serious.
• Microsoft is building a Vista Gadget for Team Foundation Server. It's really freakin cool. I can't wait for them to release it so I can take it apart.
• Wells Fargo build the next-generation ATM experience using WPF. It's a little bit sexier than this Windows ATM experience.
• Office Live is SUPER easy to understand, as this mindmap illustrates... someone pass the Aspirin please?
• "Hello, I'm an iPhone. And I'm a Smartphone." Some of the comments are funnier than Long's comic. You never see the Mac guys get so eager to make corrections when the Mac ads get things wrong about Windows...
• Have you seen WebGuide 4? It's like MSN Remote Record and Orb all rolled into one. It even streams to your Windows Mobile 5 device! And check out their awesome Sidebar Gadget! [via Aaron Stebner]
• WebGuide also aggregates what people are watching into a "Top 25 List" that's sorted by country. The show that's consistently in the top 10: Discovery's "How It's Made". I love that show. I learn more in watching 22 minutes of that show than I did my senior year of high school.
• Seen Vista Media Center do Home Automation yet? Welcome to ConnectedLife.Home from Best Buy. Be sure to check out the video too. 
• Finally, the Linux community wants Microsoft to disclose what code infringes on their intellectual property, so it can be removed from the Linux codebase. The have a valid point... it'll be harder to make a case for awarding damages if the other party(ies) already showed a willingness to remedy the situation.