It is pathetic to sue a government agency for using Windows Vista without giving Linux a chance throught bidding. Savoir Faire Linux, a Linux advocate company, sued Régie des Rentes du Québec this week for not giving free open source software a chance in the agency.
In an excerpt:
Savoir Faire Linux’s position is that Windows […]
I came across this post by Chris who wasn’t happy when configuring a new laptop for purchase over at the DELL website. There is no anti-virus available for his Windows XP operating system and as such his only option is to buy Windows Vista on his DELL.
According to him: This leaves me with one choice. […]
Intel computers based on Atom chip desktop computers ranging from $199 - $250 can run Windows Vista Started Kit.
In an excerpt of the story found here.
Intel expects an Atom chip, code-named Diamondville, to be used in fanless desktop computers designed for basic tasks like surfing the Internet or viewing standard-definition DVDs. The company expects the […]
PC World grabbed three awards in the 54th annual Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Awards held in New York.
PC World has won a Neal Award for best subject-related series of articles particularyly in Windows Vista.
In an excerpt:
PC World’s ongoingcoverage of Windows Vista started as soon as the long-delayed operating system arrived. A detailed review […]
Microsoft Windows 7 is expected to be released by Microsoft in 2010 as the general consensus around. In a statement to Softpedia:
We are currently in the planning stages for Windows 7 and development is scoped to three years from Windows Vista Consumer GA. The specific release date will be determined once the company meets its […]
Microsoft keeps on improving their virtualization technology by buying Kidaro, a desktop virtualization management software developer. Microsoft plans to integrate its technology into the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack for Software Assurance.
Microsoft is putting weight on improving their virtualization technology since this should push consumers to use Windows Vista and dump everything incompatible in a virtualized […]
US antritrust officials are acting early by keeping Windows 7, successor of Windows Vista, close to their hearts. The technical team of the regulators have already taken responsibility of a Windows 7 copy to ensure it abides antitrust rulings set in 2002.
According to the report of US District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly at the end of […]
Responding to reports that there will be a delay in Windows Vista Service Pack 1, product manager Nick White has this to say:
Aside from our having accelerated SP1 availability to MSDN/TechNet subscribers and volume licensing customers, there has been no change in the release.
As updates for the problematic drivers become available, they will be installed […]
You can try speeding up Windows Vista Shutdown process whenever the system is waiting to kill a process. The steps are as follows:
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I am currently in Seattle attending SharePoint Conference 2008.
Is anyone of you here in Seattle right now? You can email me at milo at b5media.com and maybe we could grab a cup of coffeee.
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Cheaper Vista Means Cheaper Yahoo! (Fool)
Windows Vista Price Cuts Are Historic, But Not Significant (InformationWeek)
Windows Vista Hack Circulating (InformationWeek)
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It was found out that top executives of Microsoft were also having problems with Windows Vista as revealed during the US case in court.
Mike Nash was quoted as saying “burned” so badly by compatibility issues he was left with “a $2100 email machine”. Steven Sinofsky, Windows executive, struggled to get his home computer running in […]
Adrian over at ZDNet has completed an in-depth comparison of installing Windows Vista SP1 and some of them are as follows:
Overall, the system feels quicker. There’s a snappy feeling to carrying out tasks (although this system was no slouch under Vista RTM!).
Navigating network shares is a lot faster.
Remote Desktop Connection is a lot […]
In case you have accidentally removed your administrative privileges, you can use the hidden administrator account in Windows Vista by following the steps below:
1. Search and run the command prompt as administrator
2. Type “net users administrator /active:yes”
3. Log-off and you can now login as an administrator with no password
4. Add administrative rights to you account
5. […]
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