Archive for November, 2007

Analysts: Vista did not meet first year expectations

November 10, 2007

Analysts: Vista did not meet first year expectationsIt’s common knowledge that the entire computer/IT industry has been somewhat disappointed with Vista, be it the lack of drivers, hardware required to run it or general presence of bugs in the thing, it’s clear that Microsoft could and should have done better.

How to update BIOS on Vista x64 Acer laptops

November 8, 2007

How to update BIOS on Vista x64 Acer laptops This of course, only applies if you are running 64-bit Vista on an Acer laptop and only if the BIOS has been updated for your specific motherboard, if both conditions are not met then do not attempt this.

SD card reader causing BSOD in Vista x64

November 8, 2007

SD card reader causing BSOD in Vista x64 It seems that some users (or a user) is having problems getting a card reader to work under a 64-bit Vista installation.  The Acer laptop that is equipped with 2GB of memory will experience a BSOD (blue screen of death) almost every time the card reader is used.

nvidia recommends hotfixes for Vista

November 7, 2007

nv Those of you with nVidia based graphic cards (the high-end kind, Geforce 6100/7100/7300 and anything below an 8600 series card need not bother) should see about installing some hotfixes if you are running Windows Vista.

Website states that using Mac OSX Leopard is the same as using Vista

November 6, 2007

mac_osx_leopard There is a person out there that isn’t so happy with his experience on Leopard.  He says that he gave it a chance but states that, “it’s pretty clear, this is not a good operating system release.”

Free Vista Sunday, Paint.NET for quick and easy image editing

November 4, 2007

pdn310_car_thumb All versions of Windows come with a sad and very old image editing program (if you can even call it that), Paint but a replacement is in the wind, it’s doubtful it will ever be included with Windows but thankfully for you and me Paint.NET can be downloaded for free.

Dual-boot Vista with Linux, or adding Linux on Vista machine

November 3, 2007

How to dual-boot Vista with Linux - Adding Linux on Vista machineIf you want to explore and enjoy both Vista and Linux world on a single PC, then you have to configure your PC to handle a dual-boot system. It may sound difficult, but it’s really within the knowledge of average computer users. Here are the steps to add Linux to your Vista system so it will dual boot.

Microsoft: No Vista service pack for you

November 3, 2007

Microsoft: No Vista service pack for you Almost every user of Vista is gathered around the glow of their monitor, eagerly anticipating the release of SP1, any release of the service pack would be greatly accepted at this point.  For a short time on Friday, it seemed that MSDN subscribers might get their hands on it.

Windows Vista is hitting its stride

November 2, 2007

Windows Vista is hitting its strideIs Windows Vista finally hitting its stride? Microsoft and analysts seem to think so.

UK Windows Vista users to utilize extenders for streaming data to TV

November 1, 2007

UK Windows Vista users to utilize extenders for streaming data to TVHome users of Microsoft’s Windows Vista in UK will soon be able to stream Windows Media Center (WMC) content from their PCs to their TVs.


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