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2008-01-06. Vista Is A Downgrade. Part 4.
Talkback There's one good thing with Vista though: When I installed my VPN for work I used something akin to a Wizzard that was able to connect me almost immediatly and effortlessly whereas in XP I had to go into advanced settings of the TCP/IP entry of...
[January 6, 2008, 23:57]
Five Things You'll Love (and Hate) About Windows Vista review
Reviews But based on what I've seen after living with Windows Vista beta 2 for a while, here are five things I think you'll like about the new operating system -- some of which might persuade certain fence-sitters to upgrade -- and five things that may...
[June 16, 2006, 9:35]
2008-01-06 Vista Is An Upgrade - Part 2
Talkback Vista does NOT improve on XP ! There is a whopping load of programs I used to run on a regular basis under XP that no longer work on Vista. Also, everytime I end up in a folder Vista displays a bunch of Columns that I DON'T NEED!
[January 6, 2008, 23:50]
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]
Microsoft 'must Support OpenDocument'
Talkback With my Windows XP and the upcoming Vista plus some more hundred bucks, I am now with the majority of happy users under Microsoft's wing. I've seen some of my misguided collegues wrestle their way to interpreting Power Point slides in that poor...
[October 9, 2005, 13:11]
2008-01-06 Vista Is A Downgrade.
Talkback Don't *need* another newer version of Windows, such as Vista. But with Vista? The title bar of every window now looks 1.5 times the height that it was under XP and I can't change it. XP works perfectly totally fine.
[January 6, 2008, 23:41]
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]
Apple Mac OS X On X86: A First Test
Talkback New Intel Apple macs (iBook, Powerbooks, iMacs, Mac minis etc.need* to support dual boot to Windows XP/Vista. Yeah, that would explain why Windows Vista Beta 1 picked up my Soundblaster 16 on the ISA slot (I have a ISA bridge because it's a new...
[November 11, 2005, 16:36]
2007-01-06. Vista Is A Downgrade. Part 3.
Talkback But the sound in Vista is ATROCIOUS? Then I'm told by a Vista popup that PowerDVD has compatibility issues and has an update and do I want to install it. You still get popups that say "this program is incompatible with Vista please get the update...
[January 6, 2008, 23:54]
On Safari With Steve Jobs At WWDC
Blog Most of the keynote was spent unveiling new features coming with Leopard in the autumn - good features, fun features, even (if you compare them with Vista) great features, but you had to be prepared to stifle the still small voice going "oh, more...
[June 11, 2007, 22:26]
Marketing Mush
Blog I was a little dismayed to see that they think the best way to use Windows (any version back to and including XP) is to have the system come up from "sleep" mode. Currently DebbieToo (a Celeron) and SugarBear (a P3) both boot up faster than Windows...
[October 17, 2008, 3:51]
Microsoft 'must Support OpenDocument'
Talkback With my Windows XP and the upcoming Vista plus some more hundred bucks, I am now with the majority of happy users under Microsoft's wing. I've seen some of my misguided collegues wrestle their way to interpreting Power Point slides in that poor...
[October 9, 2005, 5:00]
XP SP3 Is Sick Puppy 3, Stupid Patchwork 3, Stupendous Pain-in-the-A__ 3
Blog Worker droid status in the Zombie armies of the Internet is the ultimate fate of all of the 500 to 600 desktop Windows XP computers we use in the oilfield rental fleet. We weren't going to use Vista for damn sure.
[June 21, 2008, 13:54]
Software Jihad
Blog Considering how well Vista is doing, Windows 7 might be the last opportunity Microsoft has to make a profit off an operating system. His claim is that typical Chinese people can't afford the local retail prices for legitimate Windows XP Pro.
[November 2, 2008, 14:04]
I Will Blog, Despite Vista's Best Efforts
Blog I had several thoughts that I imagined might be interesting to share: about how, despite all the advances that have generated all the product upgrades from the 'Wintel' duopoly, I have this week discovered that an eight-year old Toshiba laptop...
[March 20, 2008, 20:56]
Windows Chief Fields Readers' Questions
News Interestingly, even though XP will be five years old by the time Vista ships (currently scheduled for the end of this year) the questions posted by many readers indicated that they need to be convinced that Vista will be a necessary upgrade.
[January 30, 2006, 9:35]
Developer Tool Sheds Light On Vista Bugs
Talkback The tool doesn't shed light on Vista bugs, it sheds light on poorly designed code that will not work under Vista when used in a proper, secure environment. I give Microsoft credit for getting this tool out early enough so that people can deal with...
[December 20, 2005, 7:29]
Status Update, Vista To XP Retreat (Advance?)
Blog It has been two weeks since I switched from Windows Vista back to Windows XP Professional on my Fujitsu Lifebook S6510, and two months since I made the same switch on my Fujitsu-Siemens Lifebook S2110.
[January 25, 2008, 12:00]
Bill Gates Talks Vista And Linux
News In the second part of our two-part interview, Gates reveals his favourite feature in Windows Vista, why he'll keep pushing for a new file system, and the role of open source software. Windows Vista is coming out really soon for businesses, fairly...
[November 20, 2006, 12:48]
Software Jihad
Blog Comment Install WIndows Search 4.0 and Google desktop at the same time on an XP Pro system. Vista was supposed to have a SQL Server sort of engine driving the file system. Imagine how slow Vista would be on a system trying to run SQL queries every time you...
[November 4, 2008, 7:19]
