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Intel won’t use Vista—so neither should you
June 26th, 2008 Sam Glover | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
This summary pretty much says it all: "When a company as tech savvy as Intel, with full source code access and having written several large chunks of the OS, says get ... Read more..One year with Linux in a Windows world
June 4th, 2008 Sam Glover | Posted in Save Money | No Comments »
Mike Kavis switched to Linux to prove that people can be productive at work without using Microsoft products. One year later, he has proved the point. I have been Microsoft free* ... Read more..I finally got to try Windows Vista
April 4th, 2008 Sam Glover | Posted in Save Money | 1 Comment »
I scored a refurbished Gateway computer from Woot last week, which I intend to use as a server. I was kind of excited, because although I intended to wipe the ... Read more..Oh, you thought you owned your copy of Windows Vista?
December 9th, 2007 Sam Glover | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
The Windows Vista end-user license agreement (EULA) is a 14-page PDF document. (The EULA for Windows XP Pro SP2, by contrast, looks to be only a couple of pages.) This is ... Read more..Will Windows lose market share due to Vista?
October 4th, 2007 Sam Glover | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
Vista has not been the roaring success Microsoft intended. This is common knowledge. Why? It is a system hog, requiring nearly anyone who wants Vista to upgrade their computer. So ... Read more..Get Windows Defender for Windows XP
July 21st, 2007 Sam Glover | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
One of Vista's big security features is the Windows Defender anti-spyware utility. However, you can also get it if you are (wisely) staying with Windows XP. Download it free here. ... Read more..“Vista capable” means you can boot Vista and stare at it
April 2nd, 2007 Sam Glover | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
Mouse Print dug up this gem from Dell's website, claiming that the baseline system requirements for a "Vista capable" computer means you can boot the operating system, but not run ... Read more..Vista is a hefty, hefty beast
March 2nd, 2007 Sam Glover | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
A friend called me this morning because he was going computer shopping, so I was looking up the minimum system requirements for Vista. And quite frankly, they are pretty hefty. ... Read more..Get this! One of Vista’s best features available for XP: Windows Desktop Search
February 3rd, 2007 Sam Glover | Posted in Be More Productive, Go Paperless | 3 Comments »
Windows Desktop Search 3.0 is now available (link to download page). It's free, and it's for XP. WDS enables Mac-like instant searching of files and Office items, including contacts, appointments, ... Read more..15 reasons to switch to Vista (well, as soon as SP1 comes out)
January 26th, 2007 Sam Glover | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
PC World today gives us "Windows Vista: 15 Reasons to Switch," which ends up sounding like Microsoft should have paid them off. Still, their reasons are pretty darn good. I want ... Read more..