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New Ultimate Extras coming today

Just got word from Microsoft's PR company that Microsoft will be shipping some new Ultimate Extras today. They will be releasing the following: New Windows Vista Sound Schemes The third Windows DreamScene Content Pack Updated language packs for Windows...

Published Tue, Apr 04 2008 3:17 PM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: Ultimate Extras, Windows Vista Ultimate

Ultimate Extras: DreamScene Ships, Extra Languages Delayed

Holy Cow , Microsoft has shipped the final version of Windows DreamScene as the Ultimate team notes on its blog. If you are a Windows Ultimate subscriber it should be available from Windows Update sometime today, if not already. Barry Goffe the director...

Published Tue, Sep 09 2007 12:42 PM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: Windows Vista, Ultimate Extras, Windows Vista Ultimate

Ultimate Extras, Two Weeks and Counting

We are in the final two weeks of summer and still no word on what or if anything is happening with Ultimate Extras. The Ultimate Extra blog still hasn't been updated since July 2nd when it said it intended to deliver DreamScene and the Language Packs...

Published Sat, Sep 09 2007 6:37 AM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: Ultimate Extras

Where are the Extras?

Some people may have noticed that the Windows Ultimate Extra Language packs went missing over the weekend, many suspected a prelude to new updated Extras. Turns out it was in internal Microsoft process change that inadvertently caused the currently offered...

Published Wed, Aug 08 2007 5:11 PM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: Ultimate Extras

The Clock Is Ticking On Ultimate Extras

It was little over a month ago now that Barry Goffe, Director of Windows Vista Ultimate, shared with us that Microsoft intended to SHIP, which I took to mean the final version, by the end of summer the DreamScene Ultimate Extra and its 20 remaining language...

Published Mon, Aug 08 2007 12:22 PM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: Windows Vista, Ultimate Extras

Windows Ultimate - DreamScene Technology Preview Available

Windows Ultimate users today were treated to a Technology Preview of DreamScene . DreamScene is an Ultimate Extra that allows users to play video clips as a desktop background. The preview shipped with only one video, the default Windows Vista background...

Published Tue, Feb 02 2007 8:01 PM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: Windows Vista, Ultimate Extras, DreamScene, DeskScape

CES - Windows Ultimate Extras Unveiled

One the the session that we had during our Windows Vista lab, which was under NDA until after the keynote, was about Windows Vista's Ultimate Extras . These are going to be program that are designed to add additional value to the Windows Vista Ultimate...

Published Mon, Jan 01 2007 1:54 AM by Josh Phillips

Filed under: CES, CES 2007, CES2007, Ultimate Extras