• Vista ‘Clarify’ Wallpapers
  There are a number of wallpapers for Vista here that have the Vista logo, and a ‘Clarify your World’ title.
  (tags: Wallpaper )
• Computer Security Evaluator SekChek Announces Compatibility with Microsoft Windows Vista
  If you use SekChek IPS, you’ll be happy to hear their automated computer security assessment tool is now fully compatible with Vista.
  (tags: Compatibility Software Security )
• Vixta: A Linux-based Windows Vista clone
  Like the look of Vista, but don’t want to run Windows? Here’s a Linux distribution with a Vista look.
  (tags: Linux GUI )
• Change in the behavior of the format command in Windows Vista
  If you use the command line alot, you might be interested in the changes made to the Format command.
  (tags: Command Format )

An ‘Infomercial’ about Windows Vista from BuyTV. Has a Microsoft ‘retail training specialist’ give all the details in this 8.5 minute video.

Naresh posted this over at ‘DailyWTF‘ and I couldn’t resist sharing. Many would have you believe that Vista is struggling, and if that’s the case, perhaps this could be the next marketing campaign:

Awwwwwwwe. Quick, someone buy some Bravia TVs so Sony can keep making these awesome ads. Learn more about the process and backstory at Duncan’s TV Ad Land or visit the official site.

Here was a the teaser released a few days ago.

The Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for October 2007 has been released, and Vista is in line for three updates this coming Tuesday. Windows Mail and Internet Explorer are each affected, as is Windows itself.

The first, with a rating of “Important”, is for Windows Mail and deals with a Remote Code Execution issue. The next, rated “Critical”, is for Internet Explorer 7, and also deals with a Remote Code Execution issue. Finally, the third is listed as “Important” and relates to a ‘Denial of Service’ issue with Vista. All three issues relate to both the 32 and 64-bit versions of the affected software.

Stop back Tuesday to see the details on each of these updates.

It’s hard to top off a week when the world’s biggest software company moves into the health-care industry - just when you thought Windows Automotive was a far stretch, although I’m beginning to think it’s all part of grand strategy for discounted life insurance if you buy a Windows Automotive car. Windows, car, crash. Get it? On a different note here’s two interesting videos for your weekend enjoyment.

The first is a PBS-produced television show called Wired Science. In this week’s premier, they featured Photosynth, a project you should all be familiar with from Microsoft’s Live Labs. Whilst much of this video is a repeat from what you’ve all seen from all the demonstrations and TED talk, Blaise - the mastermind behind the technology with an equally complex last name, explains in a bit more (than usual) detail about exactly how they can visualize the abundance of visual data they do. They claim their visual system is not limited by anything except the screen resolution. The fact it actually works is just mindblowing.

The second video is from the TED conference, the best conference in the world? Although I’ve never heard of this presenter before, John Maeda, but boy is he fascinating to watch. He’s been involved with the MIT Media Lab for some time where he’s been able to experiment with art and technology in interesting new ways. For this presentation, he tries to explain what is simplicity. You might think the first 14 minutes out of the 16 minute presentation is a confusing mess, but trust me, it’s a worth the ride.