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De eerste screenshots van Windows Longhorn beginnen uit te komen. Zo te lezen gaat het vanaf deze versie heel wat gemakkelijker zijn om alles te configureren omdat Windows alle elementen wilt bundelen in een centrale locatie.
Longhorn komt wel pas uit einde 2005, maar hier kun je al eens kijken als je geinteresseerd bent: http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/longhorn_aero.asp
Ik ben in ieder geval al ongeduldig aan het wachten...
PS: hier is het artikel waar ik het gelezen heb.
Longhorn UI Is Real: First Screen Shots Leak to the Web
Thanks to some enterprising sources at Microsoft, I've obtained the
first concept screen shots for Aero, the UI for Longhorn, the next
version of Windows. And although the details of Aero's design could
still change dramatically before Longhorn's release in late 2005, the
UI screen shots I have are indeed real, according to people I've
spoken with at the company. They show an evolution of the task-based
interface in today's Windows XP, with Activity Center-like windows
that provide simple and easy-to-find front ends for common tasks.
Microsoft representatives with whom I've discussed the screen shots
note that the company is committed to ending user confusion by
providing clear entry points to user tasks.
Most of the current crop of Aero screen shots concentrate on
Longhorn's multimedia capabilities; this Windows version will finally
fulfill Microsoft Chairman and CEO Bill Gates's goal of making Windows
the center of our digital lifestyle. In Longhorn, users will be able
to manage digital devices such as cameras, portable audio players,
speakers, and USB memory fobs in ways that aren't possible in XP. For
example, Longhorn will offer a sound volume "mix" so that users can
independently control any software that generates sound; in one of the
screen shots, the volume for Microsoft Outlook's new mail sound and
the main speaker volume are independently controlled.
Continuing the Activity Center work that began with Windows Me,
Longhorn aggregates common elements into central locations, rather
than requiring users to navigate around the system and control
discrete elements independently. For example, instead of requiring
users to independently synchronize equipment such as portable audio
devices, Pocket PCs, and USB memory fobs and software elements such as
Offline Files, a new Longhorn SyncManager control panel will give
users a central location for managing synchronization tasks. From this
location, users will be able to set up all device and software
synchronization partnerships, manage devices, and perform other
related activities.
Microsoft executives have been vague about the various capabilities
that the company will roll into Longhorn, but these screen shots make
clear the direction Microsoft is headed. And although some people
might debunk the screen shots as fake, I've received private
confirmation of their authenticity. Also, I think public statements
from Microsoft evangelist Robert Scoble say it all. "Some of my
coworkers will get mad because I'm linking to leaked stuff, but ...
it's fair game," Scoble wrote in a recent Weblog entry. "That said, my
managers haven't released me from [my nondisclosure agreement] NDA yet
so I can't say more until management shows [Longhorn] off publicly."
To view an Aero screen shot gallery, which I'm updating regularly as I
receive new screen shots, visit the SuperSite for Windows.
Longhorn komt wel pas uit einde 2005, maar hier kun je al eens kijken als je geinteresseerd bent: http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/longhorn_aero.asp
Ik ben in ieder geval al ongeduldig aan het wachten...
PS: hier is het artikel waar ik het gelezen heb.
Longhorn UI Is Real: First Screen Shots Leak to the Web
Thanks to some enterprising sources at Microsoft, I've obtained the
first concept screen shots for Aero, the UI for Longhorn, the next
version of Windows. And although the details of Aero's design could
still change dramatically before Longhorn's release in late 2005, the
UI screen shots I have are indeed real, according to people I've
spoken with at the company. They show an evolution of the task-based
interface in today's Windows XP, with Activity Center-like windows
that provide simple and easy-to-find front ends for common tasks.
Microsoft representatives with whom I've discussed the screen shots
note that the company is committed to ending user confusion by
providing clear entry points to user tasks.
Most of the current crop of Aero screen shots concentrate on
Longhorn's multimedia capabilities; this Windows version will finally
fulfill Microsoft Chairman and CEO Bill Gates's goal of making Windows
the center of our digital lifestyle. In Longhorn, users will be able
to manage digital devices such as cameras, portable audio players,
speakers, and USB memory fobs in ways that aren't possible in XP. For
example, Longhorn will offer a sound volume "mix" so that users can
independently control any software that generates sound; in one of the
screen shots, the volume for Microsoft Outlook's new mail sound and
the main speaker volume are independently controlled.
Continuing the Activity Center work that began with Windows Me,
Longhorn aggregates common elements into central locations, rather
than requiring users to navigate around the system and control
discrete elements independently. For example, instead of requiring
users to independently synchronize equipment such as portable audio
devices, Pocket PCs, and USB memory fobs and software elements such as
Offline Files, a new Longhorn SyncManager control panel will give
users a central location for managing synchronization tasks. From this
location, users will be able to set up all device and software
synchronization partnerships, manage devices, and perform other
related activities.
Microsoft executives have been vague about the various capabilities
that the company will roll into Longhorn, but these screen shots make
clear the direction Microsoft is headed. And although some people
might debunk the screen shots as fake, I've received private
confirmation of their authenticity. Also, I think public statements
from Microsoft evangelist Robert Scoble say it all. "Some of my
coworkers will get mad because I'm linking to leaked stuff, but ...
it's fair game," Scoble wrote in a recent Weblog entry. "That said, my
managers haven't released me from [my nondisclosure agreement] NDA yet
so I can't say more until management shows [Longhorn] off publicly."
To view an Aero screen shot gallery, which I'm updating regularly as I
receive new screen shots, visit the SuperSite for Windows.
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