Tech guy, Design Manager and CEO of @uxactly_family. Sharing 25+ years of UX, UI & dev wisdom. No AI fluff—just original thoughts on design, code & concepts.
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David Zerbe 👋 retweeted
Make sure you give @loganaiyer a follow!
Excited to start posting and engaging here👋.
I lead the Windows Platform + Developer team at Microsoft, where we spend a lot of time thinking about what it takes to make Windows a great platform to build on.
I’m looking forward to sharing more of what we’re building, how we’re thinking about the engineering behind it, and what we’re learning along the journey. I’m here to listen, too. If you build on Windows, I’d love to hear what’s working, where there’s friction, and what you want us to be thinking about.
David Zerbe 👋 retweeted
🔥 Download the missing Surface Laptop Ultra wallpapers for Windows 11
How to get them⤵️
pureinfotech.com/download-su…
Sometimes Memory Management can be a bit random. Not sure how, but minimized the PowerMail RAM usage can go down to less than 30 MB
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A fresh PowerMail build has landed! We’ve made significant improvements to our scam detection and prompt injection protection algos to help keep your email safe, even when using AI.
We hope to wrap up testing today or tomorrow to send the new build out to our testers, including a few new ones from the wishlist ;)
David Zerbe 👋 retweeted
some really good trackpad improvements for Windows 11 here. It’s the little things like this that count 👍
Friday’s Windows tip of the day!
If you use a Windows PC with a touchpad and spend a lot of time scrolling through long documents, webpages, or code, this one’s for you.
Three touchpad improvements we’ve been working on: accelerated scrolling, edge scrolling, and single-finger scrolling. Small details that make everyday navigation feel more natural and comfortable.
Accelerated scrolling is available today, with edge scrolling and single-finger scrolling coming next week to WIP.
Here’s a quick look at them in action:
David Zerbe 👋 retweeted
A great Windows experience starts with strong fundamentals and is ultimately defined by the moments people experience every day.
Our latest Windows 11 updates build on the foundational work we're doing across the product. They include more seamless phone-to-PC integration, a modernized Photos experience, a new Search experience, and new features for gamers. All designed to make everyday moments on your PC simpler and more intuitive.
More on what the team has been working on: blogs.windows.com/windowsexp…
Crazy idea for @windowsinsider : implement Quicky Share into Windows for sending as well as receiving from Android, Windows & iOS devices. It should support:
- All file types
- Plain text / links
🙏🔮
Doing some performance optimizations for next week's closed beta release.
The comparison here is a bit unfair, as we dynamically load and unload modules that haven't been used for a while, such as Calendar, Settings, Search, or the Results view. We intentionally take the hit of showing a shimmer for a second before these views load in favor of better RAM management. PowerMail also doesn't have the same level of complexity as Outlook, and on top of that, it's built natively with C# and WinUI 3.
The hardest part is always finding the right balance. As a small app, we can make these decisions on a case-by-case basis, whether that means prioritizing better performance or a better/wors user experience
So, write UI directly in C#? Mhhhhh, intriguing 🤔
Microsoft.UI.Reactor: a C#-first way to build #WinUI apps: devblogs.microsoft.com/ifdef…
Crazy, all the best to all team members. BioWare was always special to me since I was a kid. Loved Neverwinter Nights and everything that came after
Lovely to see Win11 getting more native apps that are visually and functionally impressive!
A new way to find, edit, and enjoy your photos is coming to Windows 11.
Explore the new Gallery, native Editor, redesigned Viewer, natural-language search, Relight, and more: blogs.windows.com/windowsexp…
After two weeks with the improved graph for the internal PowerMail on device brain, I realized that I don't even bother checking my emails anymore, apart from the highlight cards xD
David Zerbe 👋 retweeted
OneDrive just announced a MEGATON of updates for their big event today. Way too much for one tweet, check out the blog ⬇️
techcommunity.microsoft.com/…
Yay, FSR 4.1 for the ROG Ally as well as Xbox Series X & S!
youtu.be/fT6TIXnmv-s?si=csfG…
Waitlist is open (closed beta testing). We plan to start within the next 3x weeks and doing the final polish now. We'll start small to ensure user expectations don't collide with our internal assumptions and ensure that our WinUI3 native mail app truly brings value to your inbox
Okay, the battery drain on the Surface Ultra RTX Spark looks more promising today. I guess the culprit could be my local Apache and MySQL setup, which sadly is still not native on ARM
For all RTX Spark users like myself: after soft-resetting my Surface Ultra, this page opened and gave a nice introduction on how to set up your new device properly. Kinda helpful to get quick access to the right tools
build.nvidia.com/rtx-spark
Okay, first time ever gaming on the go without fear of missing out on superior desktop graphics. Sound is also awesome; Dolby Atmos kicks in probably harder than on the Sonos system; it's crazy how good the Surface Ultra performs
