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Archive for November 2006

November 29th, 2006

Windows Vista Hours Away

Depending on your time zone, the much awaited launching of Windows Vista is going to happen in less than a day. Alex from ITWire is covering the launching event in Australia and would be updating their site for information. Go ahead and check back on how the event is going on in his place.
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November 29th, 2006

Windows Vista vs XP

ITWire has written about the differences in Windows Vista and XP in the following areas:
Security Features
Home Entertainment
Graphical User Interface
Parental Controls
Networking
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November 29th, 2006

Symantec is Not Going to Be Pushed by Sophos Aside

I have written that Sophos has already completed their anti-virus which works perfectly alongside the security system of Windows Vista. They contend that their competitors focus on complaining against Microsoft while they were working closely with the software giant to finish their product.
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November 28th, 2006

Get Your Free Windows Vista License Now

Do you want a free Windows Vista License? Geekzone has a post on how to get your free license. Here’s the deal: Power Together is a series of webcasts and on-line labs about Microsoft’s new Windows Vista and Office system. Complete three webcasts on each series and you get a free licence for one of […]

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November 27th, 2006

Steve Ballmer on Windows Vista

ITNews has interviewed Steve Ballmer for the upcoming release of Windows Vista on November 30. In an excerpt:
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November 27th, 2006

Memory Demand is Not Shooting Up Because of Vista

Chinaview say that the demand for memory is not going to increase because the computers today already have high memory enough for Vista. I agree and I am sure that computers at this point already have a 1GB to 2GB of memory when sold in packages which would run Windows Vista.
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November 27th, 2006

Sophos is Now Ready for Vista

Sophos CTO Richard Jacobs is proud to announce that their Sophos anti-virus is now ready to run under Vista. He proudly says that while other vendors were busy fuming and complaining about the Kernel Patch of Microsoft, they have worked closely with the Software Giant to make their technology compatible with it. The APIs promised […]

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November 27th, 2006

Windows Vista is Launching as Is

Alexander from InformationWeek says that the biggest surprise for Windows Vista launching on November 30 is that there are no surprises. He contends that there have been noticeable changes in speed but overall the earlier versions of Vista up to the latest one have been almost the same which gives him assurances that Microsoft is […]

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November 13th, 2006

Hot and Not Hot Vista Features

Computerworld lists their hot and not hot vista features. I would agree that the features of the operating system are definitely hot items on the list and to sum it up, the drawback will always go back to spending a lot for it to run well.
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November 13th, 2006

Early taste of Vista Pirates

Arstechnica talks about the early cracks develop for Windows Vista. In an excerpt: The crack for Windows Vista (which is called “Vista BillGates”) is not a true crack, as it replaces components from the final version of the operating system with those from earlier betas. This allows the would-be pirate to use a product key […]

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November 10th, 2006

Marathon Scenario for Windows Vista

iTWire is right on target when it said that Windows Vista sales is going to start as a slow burning one. There is nothing wrong with Windows Vista but there is definitely something wrong with the hardware requirements and to get the full experience that comes with Vista one should have a high end box.
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November 9th, 2006

Sentiments from General Jim Allchin

Channel Register might say that Windows Vista is four years late and that’s been through a least one major makeover and numerous revisions, co-president Jim Allchin should definitely be proud and thankful for the dedication and commitment shown by his people. He is reported to have sent an email with the following sentiments: Windows Vista […]

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November 9th, 2006

Go go go for Windows Vista

It seems there is nothing to stop Windows Vista from being available to consumers by January 30, 2007. Seattle times have reported that Microsoft has already handed down Windows Vista to computer manufacturers and vendors as a finished product. According to co-president Jim Allchin, their work is done and the ecosystem is expected to kick […]

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November 5th, 2006

Microsoft’s Ballmer on Vista

Arizona Daily Star posted an interview with Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. Steve describe Vista as: You get this really great new user interface. You get great new applications that work with that user interface. You put that all together and get a surge and pop of energy by both business buyers as well as consumers.
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November 4th, 2006

Windows Vista on Month-End

Mark the date — November 30. Microsoft has announced they will release the business version of the software at the NASDAQ Stock Market. Aside from Microsoft Windows Vista, Office 2007 shall also be released. The suite include all applications previously found in Office 2007 from spreadsheets, word processing, etc. It also include Exchange Server 2007 […]

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November 3rd, 2006

New Vista License Sounds Better

This post was updated on 11/05/06 to include the link as gimgol requested in the comments. Please see below.
Microsoft softened their rules on Windows Vista License by changing a particular sentence that fueled uproar from everyone concerned on the operating system. The previous line read: The first user of the software may reassign the license […]

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November 2nd, 2006

Windows Easy Transfer or PCMover?

Laplink Software’s PCMover retails for $49.95 while Microsoft’s Windows Easy Transfer is going to be a free add-on when it ships on January 2007.
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November 1st, 2006

Symantec On a Positive Note

The chief executive of Symantec, John Thompson, publicly said he was encouraged about Microsoft’s response about their kernel lockdown. As I previously reported (found here), companies are moving at great lenght to crack down PatchGuard which prohibit developers from accessing the kernel system. The ability to access and modify kernel is said to be a […]

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