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Thurrott Tears Apart Vista Critics

Posted in microsoft, vista on August 1, 2008 | No Comments »

Randall Stross jumps the shark
So before I rip into this one–and honestly, how could I do otherwise, given how wrongheaded this is?–I would like at least take a moment to note that I generally enjoy Randall Stross. This one, however, took me by surprise and I had to resist the urge to toss aside the [...]

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People Don’t Know How Great Vista Really Is

Posted in microsoft, vista on July 25, 2008 | No Comments »

Microsoft looks to ‘Mojave’ to revive Vista’s image
I’ve gotten a lot of email about this article, and while I discussed it on the podcast this week (which you like haven’t heard yet) and have a note about it in today’s Short Takes (which isn’t online yet), it bears mentioning because, well, I told you so:

After [...]

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Vista Glass on Firefox 3

Posted in mozilla, vista on April 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »

For all you people who have been looking for a way to get Vista’s glass effect in Firefox, look no further. Here is an extension for Firefox 3 that will do it. Please read this entire article before install this extension.
THIS IS ALPHA QUALITY
This extension is alpha quality, I whipped it together quickly.
In the [...]

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Thoughts on Vista SP1

Posted in microsoft, vista on February 19, 2008 | No Comments »

Well Microsoft has said that they are planning on releasing Vista SP1 into the wild in March or April. They need to get this right and I will be interested in how my system changes once I have SP1 installed.
Paul Thurrott keeps saying over and over that SP1 is not going to be a big [...]

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Stop Vista HDD Thrashing

Posted in vista on January 10, 2008 | No Comments »

So, today I became fed up with Vista’s crap…
I have been using Vista for a long time, a very long time. Since the CTP builds in February 2006 all the way through the RC and the final release. Generally, I like Vista and it has many benefits over XP. But now I [...]

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nVidia Releases New Graphics Drivers

Posted in graphics, vista on August 15, 2007 | No Comments »

nVidia has finally released some stable graphics driver for Windows Vista. I have installed many of the driver updates for the x86 version of Vista since the RTM drivers that nVidia shipped, and they all made things worse not better.
But now we’re at a point where their new driver actually works! This combined [...]

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Microsoft Releases Performance Updates

Posted in microsoft, vista on August 7, 2007 | 1 Comment »

Check out this post from Bink.nu. Microsoft released two updates for Vista that improve reliability and performance.
The Performance update:
This update resolves the following issues on a Windows Vista-based computer:

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You experience a long delay when you try to exit the Photos screen saver.

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A memory leak occurs when you use the Windows Energy screen saver.

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If [...]

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Change Logon Background in Vista

Posted in microsoft, vista on July 26, 2007 | No Comments »

I found this really interesting site that shows you how to actually change the background of the logon screen in Windows Vista. Ever wondered how to do that? Well now you can! Here’s the site and download, enjoy!
Change logon screen background in Windows Vista
Download Resource Hacker

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Windows Vista Service Pack 1

Posted in microsoft, software, technology, vista on June 5, 2007 | No Comments »

This is kind of interesting. I’ve been speaking with some colleagues and I can’t see how Microsoft will survive the onslaught of rage that will inevitably come at them if they do not release a service pack for Vista… Check it.
Intel CEO Gives Away Service Pack Date
With any luck, this article is true [...]

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Acronis True Image 10 Backup

Posted in backup, computers, linux, microsoft, software, technology, vista on June 5, 2007 | 1 Comment »

I recently purchased a great backup solution for my computer. It’s from Acronis and it’s the True Image 10.0 Home Edition software backup solution.
This software is similar to products you may already be familiar with like Norton Ghost. However I’ve used Norton Ghost v12 and I didn’t like it. The interface is [...]

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