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The brutal truth - but not, I think, about Vista.: A lawsuit alleging that workers are being forced to contribute unpaid over time because their PCs record start times only after long boot periods has that laugh until you cry feel to it because it's more revealing about the organization than about Vista. by Paul Murphy; Tags: PC, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-11-22
Unsealed court filing: HP's Hurd had Vista concerns: HP CEO Mark Hurd told Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer in an e-mail last year that HP's call centers were "being overrun" by customers who were having difficulties upgrading to Windows Vista, a detail that was revealed in the unsealing of a court filing in the Windows Vista Capable lawsuit. ...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Steve Ballmer, Mark Hurd, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2008-11-20
How Apple gained the upper hand on Microsoft: I've just been working my way through hundreds of emails released as part of the Vista Capable lawsuit and there's one phrase that keep coming across that might explain why Apple got the upper hand on Microsoft with Vista. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), E-mail, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Online Communications, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Apple Macintosh, Experience, Desktops, Hardware; Blog posts 2008-11-20
Holding VistA's age against it: In computing it is common to disparage old code. Old code runs on old machines. Old code is obsolete. Old code must be replaced. This common canard is being pushed by hospital IT vendors in order to dismiss, destroy, and replace the VA's VistA system. by Dana Blankenhorn; Tags: Code, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-11-19
First Core i7 desktops from Dell, Alienware and Gateway: Now that Intel has officially released its Core i7 processor, fresh desktops are arriving daily. Dell has released four systems with Core i7 processors, including one mainstream Studio XPS desktop and three gaming rigs. Gateway also announced two FX-series gaming systems. Notably absent is HP, which has yet to announce...; Tags: Desktop, Alienware, Hard Drive, Dell Computer Corp., Gateway Inc., Memory, Core, Gateway FX6800-01, Games, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Flash Memory, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, John Morris; Blog posts 2008-11-19

Take back control of Vista's default programs and the Open With list: Ever had one application establish itself as the default for a certain file type against your wishes? In Microsoft Windows Vista, with some specialized knowledge and some tweaking, you can regain control over your default applications, especially when it comes to the Open With menu. In this edition of the...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Greg Shultz, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software; Download resources 2008-11-19
The day Microsoft killed the "Vista" name - January 31, 2006: Tech pundits the world over have their own ideas as to why Windows Vista got such a bad reputation. My personal belief is that the public's impression of Vista was tarnished by the experiences of early adopters, and many early adopters were burned by Microsoft's decision to lower the requirements...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, WDDM; Blog posts 2008-11-18
Will Microsoft apply 'Vista-Capable' lessons to Win 7 netbooks?: As the e-mail trail in the "Vista-capable" class-action suit continues to unfold, I can't help but wonder whether Microsoft will apply some of the lessons it hopefully learned about working with OEMs to Windows 7 -- especially in the netbook space. The original suit, filed in March...; Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, OEM, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Passcode, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-11-17
ASRock "4 second" Instant Boot for Windows: Want a way to boot up your Windows Vista PC from a full shut down in a matter of seconds? ASRock have the answer! by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Tags: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, S3 Inc., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., ASRock, Instant Boot; Blog posts 2008-11-13
Images: Hands-on look at Windows 7 multitouch: By adding multitouch tech to Windows 7, Microsoft wants to create an OS that feels different from Vista. by CNET News.com; Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Software, CNET News.com; Image galleries 2008-11-12
Increase Vista performance by trimming startup programs: If you're currently running Microsoft Windows Vista on a system with only 1GB of RAM you know that the system can, at times, be frustratingly slow -- especially when you are running extremely memory intensive applications. You can bump up Vista performance by trimming back startup programs that may not...; Tags: Performance, Microsoft Windows Vista, Startup Program, Greg Shultz, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software; Download resources 2008-11-12
$350 barebones Vista/7 PC: Prices of PC components are falling weekly, and $350 will buy you a lot more horsepower today that it would a few months ago. Let's look at what sort of all-purpose barebones PC system you can put together for around $350 - we want a system that'll...; Tags: PC, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Card, CPU, RAM, Graphics, Corporate Governance, Serial ATA, Processors, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Storage, Semiconductors, Components; Blog posts 2008-11-11
Windows 7 - The "Blue Badge" experience: When Microsoft shipped the 6801 build of Windows 7 some of the unfinished features were hidden from view using an elaborate protection mechanism. This mechanism has now been rendered useless thanks to the work of Rafael Rivera who developed a tool called Blue Badge. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Tags: Mechanism, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Operating Systems, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Feature, 64-Bit, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components; Blog posts 2008-11-10
My favorite Windows Vista gadgets: When I first began using Windows Vista, I dismissed the Sidebar as a gimmick. It didn't help that the default gadgets Microsoft offered were of limited utility and that some early gadgets caused performance problems. Over time, though, I've become a Sidebar convert. I haven't encountered a...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Gadget, Sidebar, ShareMaster Gadget, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware, Ed Bott; Blog posts 2008-11-06
Vista Bar (exe): Vista Bar is comprehensive scalable toolbar, able to implement Vista style functions for older versions of Windows. Google, Yahoo, Alexa, Ebay and others. In addition, it supports large number of unique features: over 30 search and metasearch engines, search Term Highlighting, page Zoom In/Out feature, advanced navigation on eBay, MySpace...; Tags: Toolbar, Microsoft Windows Vista, Vista Bar, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software; Software downloads 2008-11-05
Windows 7: A better Vista?: With its new operating system, Microsoft looks to address many of Vista's shortcomings while keeping things largely the same under the hood.; Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software; Articles 2008-11-05
Don't upgrade to Windows 7 ... clean install instead!: I've just been having a flick through Microsoft's Windows 7 Application Quality Cookbook via All About Microsoft and I'm already certain that those deciding to upgrade to the OS from XP or Vista are going to be in for a world of hurt unless everything that's installed is bang up...; Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Clean Install, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Operating System, Microsoft Windows Vista, Portable Device; Blog posts 2008-11-04
Microsoft ranks Windows 7 features most likely to affect app-compatibility: While Microsoft officials have said that applications that work with Vista should work with Windows 7, there are exceptions. The 45-page "Windows Application Quality Cookbook" (Version 0.9 of which Microsoft released for download on November 3 on its Microsoft Developer Network site) itemizes some of these potential gotchas. by Mary...; Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Vista; Blog posts 2008-11-04
Track down your uptime in Windows Vista: In Windows XP, you could very easily find the exact uptime measured in days, hours, minutes, and seconds by using the command line version of Windows XP's System Information. Unfortunately, Microsoft changed the way uptime is reported in Vista. It's still there, but just not in the same format. In...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Uptime, Greg Shultz, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software; Download resources 2008-11-04
New virtualized sandbox, Vista SP2 and other PDC-week leftovers: With so much attention on Windows 7 and Windows Azure last week, a few Microsoft announcements slipped through the cracks during the week-long Professional Developer Conference PDC onslaught. Here's my short list of what I didn't mention. by Mary Jo Foley; Tags: Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley, Web, Server, Microsoft Corp., Channel Management, Marketing; Blog posts 2008-11-03