How Microsoft Can Make Windows 7 A Success
News One of the worst aspects of Windows Vista is that it is almost always slower than its predecessor, XP, when running on the same hardware. The Windows development team has to find a way to streamline Windows 7 so that it's faster and more stable...
[October 28, 2008, 12:03]
Vistification - A Temporary Drive To Linux?
Blog Vista is gratuitously different from Windows XP. She's moving from Windows 98, so we thought she might as well go straight to Vista. That's the theory at least - but let's not forget that home users now effectively cannot get Windows XP.
[October 24, 2007, 12:07]
Do We Need A Campaign To Save XP?
Blog Moving people on, is obviously in Microsoft's interest, as more new PCs, mean more profits (though we've seen elsewhere that in many circumstances, the familiar and trusted XP commands a higher price than most versions of Vista).
[January 15, 2008, 11:51]
Microsoft COO: Standing Firm On Vista
News He stated that Vista is faring better than its predecessor, Windows XP, in terms of security, clocking in at fewer malwares and vulnerabilities. In spite of all the bad press Windows Vista has had to endure, Microsoft chief operating officer Kevin...
[May 27, 2008, 11:26]
Windows Vista Beta 1: Screenshot Gallery
Talkback Same old same old :-( Looks like Windows XP with some of the features of KDE, Gnome and Mac OS X thrown in on top. The sorting of control panel items into groups, erm, doesn't XP do that? I know I can choose photo's as a background for XP (I don't...
[August 22, 2005, 7:19]
Why I've Moved From Vista To Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment I finally moved to Windows XP with high hopes of functionality, security and better Plug and Play - it took Microsoft several Service Packs, but now I was on board.then came Vista. Once the above service was stopped and disabled from ever running...
[October 22, 2007, 23:32]
Why I've Moved From Vista To Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment This simply didn't happen with Windows XP, and that makes it all the more remarkable. There is a clear story emerging here of people seem to be - as I was - genuinely surprised by their relative experiences running Vista and a Linux distribution.
[October 23, 2007, 0:34]
Why I've Moved From Vista To Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment In addition, Vista is a bit buggy in that some of my games no longer work properly (Half-Life 2, etc.and that for some reason it cannot see my second DVD drive (the BIOS recognizes it and XP was able to see it).
[October 22, 2007, 23:27]
Why I've Moved From Vista To Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment Hey, I'm not sore about the hardware, I actually find a lot to like in WIndows XP, I'm not holding my breath for Leopard, and I did remove enough bloatware to keep a liposuctionist busy for a week. My point is that the change is such that, combined...
[October 22, 2007, 21:56]
Why I've Moved From Vista To Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment So when I asked if I could just remove vista and install my copy of windows XP the answer was a nervous no. I bought a very expensive sony vaio about 2 months ago, which naturally came with vista business.
[October 22, 2007, 3:25]
