Jul 19
There is a list of proficient operating systems in the Information technology souk. A consumer gets baffled in choosing suitable operating system for a computer. Latest operating systems in the market are Leopard from Mac OS, Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista (service pack 1) and Ubuntu. Here we will thrash out the characteristics of each operating system and this information will definitely assist a consumer to go for a suitable operating system for him.
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Jul 18
What is the purpose of the Virtual Store? Using either the uninstall program that came with some software or using Windows uninstall, I have removed Kodak printer, Legacy Genealogy, and Registry Cleaner software in the past two to three weeks. But all the software is still in Virtual Store after uninstalling. I have manually deleted it but wondered why uninstalling did not remove it. Read the rest of this entry »
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Jul 17
The filesharing tool MacDrive 7 for Windows now supports the 64-bit version of Windows Vista, according to developer MediaFour. The application allows users to access Mac-formatted disks from their Windows desktops. Mac files are automatically assigned the proper icons and file name extension whether used on a Windows or a Mac, the company said.
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Jul 16
For a few months now I’ve been hearing stories from people who claim to be getting a much better Windows experience by ditching Windows Vista and adopting Windows Server 2008 as a desktop operating system. But are there any benefits to throwing your copy of Vista into the bin and running Windows Server 2008?
For a few weeks now I’ve been experimenting with Windows Server 2008 as a “Workstation” OS on a few virtual and physical systems and I’m not so convinced that it’s as workable as some people suggest.
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Jul 15
Anti-malware software is a given for any Windows PC today. Studies have shown that even Windows Vista, with its new security measures, remains vulnerable to many networked attacks. But while security software may be ubiquitous, it’s hardly universally loved. Slow scanning, intrusive alerts, and endless database updates can sometimes make antivirus apps seem like just as much of a burden as the malware they aim to thwart.
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Jul 14
Things have been awfully tough for Microsoft over the past year. Aside from all of its woes with Yahoo and Jerry Yang, the company has faced a PR nightmare on the Vista front. It’s being hammered from all sides by companies like Apple that are trying to paint a poor picture of Vista, and almost every article about the OS discusses its problems, but never the fact that it’s actually selling quite well. Or that most of the crashes were associated with poor graphics driver code, which has since been fixed. In essence, Microsoft has been able to turn things around, but no one seems to notice.
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Jul 13
Hitex Development Tools has introduced HiTOP 5.30, the latest version of the companys powerful debugger, which is used as IDE and user interface for all Hitex tools. The major enhancement in HiTOP 5.30 is the complete support of Microsoft Windows Vista.
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Jul 12
Ana Judeh, owner of Modern Mia Spa & Salon in Redmond, sees a lot of good stuff in Windows Vista. She uses the Microsoft operating system’s Remote Desktop Connection feature to access files from home. She and her staff like to post virtual notes in the Windows Vista sidebar. She is reassured by the automatic file backups, and she finds Vista’s interface easy to navigate. It even works with her older laser printer.
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Jul 11
After attracting a fair amount of criticism for Vista, Microsoft has come back swinging – defending the operating system by claiming it is the most popular and fastest selling version of Windows the firm has ever released.
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Jul 10
Apparently 20 months wasn’t quite long enough to wait to introduce an online “Vista Compatibility Center.” The Web site, which was due to launch on Tuesday morning, still hasn’t launched as of 2 p.m. PDT Wednesday. The idea was to offer a Web site where consumers and small businesses could easily check whether their hardware and software are Vista-ready. Since yesterday afternoon, however, the site has greeted visitors with the message “The Windows Vista Compatibility Center will be launching soon, please check back!”
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Jul 09
Microsoft issued four bulletins that address nine vulnerabilities for July’s Patch Tuesday, none of them critical. This is the first time since last year that none of the patches were rated critical. With only four vulnerabilities rated “important,” IT administrators have some breathing room to get caught up and reassess their security, researchers said.
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Jul 09
At this week’s conference, one of Microsoft’s newly found resolutions involves a campaign set to demolish the general perception that its Windows Vista release was a failure. Brad Brooks, Microsoft’s VP of Vista consumer marketing let it all out at the annual Worldwide Partner Conference, saying: “We broke a lot of things. We know that, and we know it caused you a lot of pain. It got customers thinking, hey, is Windows Vista a generation we want to get invested in?” The answer thought by many of the people present there and the ones reading these lines could be ‘No,’ as since its release the company has received numerous complaints and negative feedback about many of Vista’s features.
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Jul 08
Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 7 will be released in January of 2010. Are you waiting to upgrade, or do you think the date will get pushed back? Join the discussion.
A thank-you note from Linux to Microsoft? Some readers think that Vista’s problems have driven adoption of Linux, but others say that Linux isn’t ready for wide adoption. Share your opinion. XP is being put out to pasture. Is this a good thing or a tragedy? Let us know what you think.
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Jul 06
Bill Veghte from the Windows group at Microsoft sent out a nice big memo to those who still haven’t installed Vista in their enterprises and are waiting for some real improvement before they even consider it. His advice? Windows Vista offers significant advances in security and productivity and we recommend that enterprises that have not yet deployed it should absolutely evaluate its benefits. If you looked at Windows Vista previously and had concerns, the combination of Service Pack 1 and improvements made by our partners probably fixed many of the issues you were worried about and we encourage you to take a second look.
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Jul 05
It seems like a straightforward question. However, in the aftermath of the Vista debacle, where many systems that were certified as “Vista Capable” proved to be anything but, the process of vetting new Windows-compatible hardware has taken on new complexity. You simply cannot count on Microsoft to provide an honest assessment of Windows system requirements. And as the “Vista Capable” experience has shown us, Microsoft’s vendor partners are no better.
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