Monthly Archives: March 2014

Microsoft has a near miss with the Xbox One Media Remote

Posted on March 24, 2014 by halberenson

Regular readers will of course be familiar with my Xbox: Fail from January, and I thought a little update was in order. To get something out-of-the-way, the February and March updates did nothing noticeable to improve voice recognition.  I did … Continue reading →

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10″ LTE for me

Posted on March 23, 2014 by halberenson

One of the things that has bugged me about Windows 8.x from the beginning was the lack of devices with built-in WWAN, and particularly LTE, support.  I had 3G support in my original iPad, and it was a pleasure to … Continue reading →

Posted in Computer and Internet, Microsoft, Mobile, Windows | Tagged , , , , | 4 Comments

Supporting other platforms before Windows

Posted on March 17, 2014 by halberenson

A few Microsoft properties have received grief the last couple of years about shipping features, or even entire apps, on non-Microsoft platforms before those same features or apps come to Windows and Windows Phone.  I talked to a friend about … Continue reading →

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A call for EMET Lite

Posted on March 16, 2014 by halberenson

Often I make suggestions to Microsoft privately, occasionally I do so publicly.  I’m doing this one publicly to generate broader discussion and hopefully a consensus.  I already mentioned this on Twitter a few weeks ago, but the full discussion requires … Continue reading →

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NEW post on Windows XP situation

Posted on March 10, 2014 by halberenson

I made two incorrect statements in my last post on Windows XP.  One is that I said it was my last warning on its demise, and obviously here is another one.  The other is that I said I’d write about … Continue reading →

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Finishing turning Windows Blue

Posted on March 7, 2014 by halberenson

People seem a little shocked at how much change is coming in both the Windows 8.1 Update (a.k.a. Update 1, Feature Pack, etc.) and in Windows Phone 8.1.  You probably shouldn’t be as both offerings have far more effort behind … Continue reading →

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SQL Server 2014 Delayed Durability/Lazy Commit

Posted on March 6, 2014 by halberenson

I am having a lot of fun watching everyone get excited over SQL Server 2014’s Delayed Durability feature, mostly because I invented it back in 1986.  At the time no one was particularly excited by the idea.  It’s possible someone invented it … Continue reading →

Posted in Computer and Internet, Database, Microsoft, SQL Server | Tagged , , , , | 22 Comments

Satya shuffles his leadership

Posted on March 3, 2014 by halberenson

Now that Microsoft has formally announced a bunch of Senior Leadership Team changes I thought it appropriate to comment. The easiest one is Tony Bates.  Like many CEOs who join a large company as part of an acquisition it can … Continue reading →

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