Vista
More Vista tweaks
While I am mentioning Vista tweaks, it would be remiss of me not to point to Ed Bott’s series 10 top Vista tweaks. There’s quite a bit of material there so it might take a while to digest it.
Freeware tweaks for Vista
I haven’t had any tips for Vista lately but here is a collection of useful freeware for making some tweaks to that version of Windows. The applications are at Tech Support Alert:
This section is dedicated to software specifically targeting Windows Vista. These are mainly tools and utilities offering ways to make life with Vista [...]
Developers shunning Vista?
It seems that users are not the only ones unhappy with Windows Vista. PC World reports that the people who develop software are avoiding writing code for the Vista platform:
Windows developers are confirming the results of a survey released yesterday that found fewer than 1 in 12 programmers currently writing applications targeting Windows Vista.
Fixing a broken Vista SP1 installation
Service pack 1 for Windows Vista has now been available for general download for a while. As always happens with service packs, some systems have problems. In case any readers are among the unfortunate, here is a link to Windows Vista SP1 Disaster Recovery Guide.
Fixing Vista
Ed Bott, who writes excellent Windows books, is a staunch defender of Vista. He says there’s nothing wrong with Vista that a little fixing won’t take care of. Of course, Bott is a Windows expert; you might even say that Windows is his profession. So what he regards as a little fixing is a major [...]
Update Readiness Tool for Vista
There have been reports that the installation of Vista SP1 and/or other updates have hung up the system or caused other problems. Microsoft has issued something called the System Update Readiness Tool. The tool checks for inconsistencies in the Windows system resources that may prevent the successful installation of future updates, service packs, and software.
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Ballmer says Windows Vista is a “work in progress”
Todd Bishop reports:
More than a year after Windows Vista’s release, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer this morning acknowledged some of the operating system’s shortcomings — calling it a “work in progress” during a speech to the company’s Most Valuable Professionals conference in Seattle. He also acknowledged Windows XP’s fans, but he stopped short of committing to [...]
Get Vista to run faster, maybe
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is here but it hasn’t done much to stem the rapidly growing tide of opinion that Vista is a Microsoft mistake. He’s no fan of Vista but the author of this article at Tech Support Alert gives some suggestions for making this sluggish operating system a bit faster. He begins [...]
Has Vista opened the door for Linux?
Vista’s heavy hand may be providing an opening for Linux, at least at the low end of the computer price scale. An AP article, Time is right for Linux PCs to emerge, says:
The free Linux operating system handles big tasks like running supercomputers and ATMs. Now Linux has a chance to finally crack Microsoft Corp.’s [...]
Windows XP to remain available for low-cost laptops?
Recently, a number of low-cost laptops have become available. Some are for less developed areas of the world or children and others are ultra-portable models. Intel is about to announce a new family of processors called “Atom” designed for these types of systems. One characteristic of the low-cost systems is that they can’t run [...]