The Old New Thing

August 25, 2010 - The Old New Thing

What young children do when they hear a foreign language

August 25, 2010 Aug 25, 2010 08/25/10
Raymond Chen
My young nieces live in a Chinese-speaking household, which is great for them because it means that when they grow up, they will be fluent in two languages. But it makes things a bit tricky at the beginning. The niece who is the subject of this story had just turned two at the time this story takes place, so her language skills even in ...

Why did the Explore option disappear from the context menu of folders in the second column of the Start menu?

August 25, 2010 Aug 25, 2010 08/25/10
Raymond Chen
A customer noticed that when you right-click on Computer in the second column of the Start menu on Windows Vista, the first two options are Open and Explore. On the other hand, in Windows 7, the Explore option is gone, leaving just Open. The customer also noticed that in Windows Vista, the two commands had the same effect and ...