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Archive for October 2007

October 31st, 2007

The tale of Leopard & Vista

Does it matter if Apple sells 2M copies of Leopard? How about you first read The Tale of the 2 Million Leopard Sales vs 88 Million Strong Windows Vista Shipments to know the real score?
Is your MAC functioning as expected? I hope yes as security flaws of Leopard are flodding the waves here, here, […]

By Milo -- 1 comment

October 30th, 2007

Tips & Tricks: Problems Waking Up Windows Vista?

Most users would like to wake up from Windows Vista sleep mode using their keyboards without needing to press the power button. Unfortunately, some laptops require you to press the power on button which could get annoying for some.
My friend was happy with his older Toshiba since he could wake Windows Vista with just a […]

By Milo -- 1 comment

October 30th, 2007

Go Green with NightWatchman 5.0

NightWatchman® 5.0, a green friendly application developed by 1E is now compatible with Windows Vista. This software allows businesses to save power thus reducing energy bills by simply turning off computers left at night. It is said that NightWatchman helps businesses save $50 / £43 a year as companies with thousands of running computers left […]

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October 29th, 2007

Link Reads: 10.29

Microsoft Builds Custom ‘Skin’ for New T-Mobile Phone (PCWorld)
Microsoft explains new crop of automatic downloads (VNUnet)
The balance sheet on Windows Vista (News)
Vista’s Broken “Time Machine” (InfoWorld)
Will 2008 Be Vista’s Golden Year? (Internet News)
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October 29th, 2007

Tips & Tricks: Take Full Ownership or Control of Files

To take full control of any file:
1. Right click file, select properties.
2. Click on the security tab, then click on your username.
3. Click edit, then click your username on the pop up screen
4. Check the box labeled “full control” under the allow heading
5. Click the Ok button until everything closes
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October 29th, 2007

88 Million Copies, What can you say?

There is just so much bad publicity about Windows Vista that so many people keep on bashing the latest operating system from being incompatible with devices, unstable, too pricey and so on. Nonethless, Microsoft reports they have already shipped 88 million copies of Windows Vista — 88 Million is no joke.
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October 29th, 2007

The Future of Speech Recognition

Microsoft Windows Vista comes with a more powerful speech recognition technology accessible from here — “Control Panel\Speech Recognition Options”.
The speech recognition helps users issue commands or keys in documents using speech. Even though Microsoft speech recognition isn’t as smooth as any given user would want, it is still useful for a lot of people […]

By Milo -- 0 comments

October 28th, 2007

The Story of a Patient Windows Vista User

Peter Griffin has been patient with Windows Vista which comes after he decided to purchase a Windows based computer worth $2599 instead of going for a MacBook because he feels Windows Vista has a better value proposition — I have long decided it was better and for a very, very long time.
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October 28th, 2007

Microsoft is Patching Windows XP Adobe Exploit, for now

It is good that Microsoft is still supporting Windows XP otherwise a recent exploit for Windows XP (including Server 2003) and Internet Explorer 7 which allows the spread of malware via attack vectors using Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat would not be solved.
Microsoft says this cannot be fixed by a third party tool since the […]

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October 28th, 2007

Large List of Keyboard Shortcuts

TechRepublic has released a document which lists 76 keyboard shortcuts for Windows Vista. Personally, I don’t use keys that much and I am used to utilizing the mouse to the full extent; but for other people, they use the keys more than the mouse.
Anyways, you might want to check out TechRepublic’s list here.
Tags: Microsoft, Vista, […]

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October 25th, 2007

VistaMizer 1.2.1

For a lot of non-techie people, Windows Vista is more of visual enhancements from Windows XP than all those things that have improved under the hood.
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October 25th, 2007

Ballmer thinks Vista is on a Positive note opposed to what the Media is saying

An interview by ZDNet on Steve Ballmer results in the CEO saying positive notes on Windows Vista. As the CEO said (excerpt), That’s certainly not true on the consumer side. I mean, it’s ironic. We have a lot of momentum on the consumer side. Yes, there’s one or two models you can find someplace in […]

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October 25th, 2007

RadarSync Fix PC Problems. Update Now.

You might want to try out RadarSync which is building its driver database to make your
Windows Vista experience worry free. i have found RadarSync being recommended in forums and discussions so it must be worthwhile to check it out.
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October 24th, 2007

Link Reads: 10.24

The Vista wow becomes a whisper (ZDNet)
GCT Semiconductor WiMAX Product Portfolio Now Ready for Windows Vista (Business Wire)
Windows XP SP3: We Ought to Have More of These (EWeek)
Platform: Windows 2000,Windows XP,Windows Vista (PC Authority)
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October 23rd, 2007

Penn State Computer Labs Upgrading to Windows Vista

It is good to hear that schools such as Penn State is analyzing and testing their hardware and applications in Windows Vista as they target to roll-out the latest operating system by fall of 2008. It is good to know that they are working closely with Microsoft to resolve issues and make their migration as […]

By Milo -- 1 comment

October 23rd, 2007

Sony Ericsson Desktop Software for Windows Vista

I recently bought a new Sony Ericsson cellphone and as such I installed the desktop PC software suite but unfortunately I was prompted that it didn’t support Windows Vista. A company as big as Sony Ericsson should include and updated software in their box or at least a sticker about the Windows Vista supported update.
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By Milo -- 1 comment

October 23rd, 2007

Failed to Load Control: SocketXCTl from Socket.OCX

My friend Vic was so annoyed when his newly bought Windows Vista laptop would start with the following message: Failed to Load Control: SocketXCTl from Socket.OCX.
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October 23rd, 2007

Windows Vista Software Incompatibilities

There are a lot of softwares that do not work well with Windows Vista and so many vendors care less on making their older application versions compatible with the hope of getting their customers to upgrade to their new ones.
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October 15th, 2007

Dutch Consumers Association built a Mountain of Complaints

I used to work with a user who made a mountain out of nothing complaining about every single inch of an application from colors, centimeter of alignment, keystrokes and so many things that no other user ever cared other than her.
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By Milo -- 2 comments

October 15th, 2007

Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor 1.0

Before you plan to upgrade your Windows XP to Windows Vista, it is best to run Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor. Microsoft has released this tool a few months back and many XP users forget to run it on their machine before deciding to delay their use of Vista.
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