Posts in Windows

15 posts in this category

Jul 28, 2006
Windows

Microsoft + Hardware Design = Yum

An article from Business Week discusses the innovation going into PCs for the Windows Vista timeframe. My opinion? It’s about damned time. Why is it that we have to settle for dull, ugly, oversized beige hunks of plastic when the competition has s...

Jul 26, 2006
Windows

Microsoft Design?

Generally, most people don’t associate great design with Microsoft, but the company has been making great strides in this area for the past few years. I just found a link to the official Microsoft Design website through Jensen Harris this morning,...

Jul 23, 2006
Windows

Consistent Dialog Non-Client Areas with Winforms

Even though it receives far less attention than it’s more-malleable sibling, the non-client area of a dialog (the window frame, etc.) is highly configurable with Winforms 2.0. There are several guidelines that you should follow when creating new d...

Jul 16, 2006
Windows

Windows Ux Guidelines

Even though Windows may be the platform that everyone loves to hate, the simple truth of the matter is that it still has market share somewhere north of 90%. Additionally, when it's all said and done, Windows is actually a fantastic platform to de...