items tagged with Windows Vista
Microsoft slowly edges away from Vista
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2008-10-28 05:00:25
The Microsoft Windows Vista Team Blog was the place to get the official inside word on everything to do with Vista, well everything Microsoft wanted you to know about at any rate. So why has it just been re-launched as The Windows Blog which reflects Windows in a broader sense?
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2008-10-28 05:00:25
The Microsoft Windows Vista Team Blog was the place to get the official inside word on everything to do with Vista, well everything Microsoft wanted you to know about at any rate. So why has it just been re-launched as The Windows Blog which reflects Windows in a broader sense?
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Linux incognito part three: Windows Vista
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-10-27 08:13:06
Here's how to skin Linux to give a Windows Vista appearance. You can help provide a familiar look and feel to your Windows-trained friends and family as you coax them towards Linux. Or you can enjoy the satisfaction of having something looking like Vista actually run with stability.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-10-27 08:13:06
Here's how to skin Linux to give a Windows Vista appearance. You can help provide a familiar look and feel to your Windows-trained friends and family as you coax them towards Linux. Or you can enjoy the satisfaction of having something looking like Vista actually run with stability.
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Asus delivers “world first” Quad Core gaming notebook
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-10-27 04:25:12
Although high powered notebooks have been available for some time from the likes of Toshiba, Alienware, Dell and others, Asus says its quad core G Series gaming notebook is a "world first".
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-10-27 04:25:12
Although high powered notebooks have been available for some time from the likes of Toshiba, Alienware, Dell and others, Asus says its quad core G Series gaming notebook is a "world first".
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Vista SP2 beta this week when Windows 7 pre-beta arrives
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-10-27 01:44:16
Earlier this year Vista’s first SP1 service pack arrived with a few hiccups that were smoothed out in the end, dramatically improving Vista. Now, SP2 is on the radar with the first beta due on the 29th of October and a final release before Windows 7 goes gold.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-10-27 01:44:16
Earlier this year Vista’s first SP1 service pack arrived with a few hiccups that were smoothed out in the end, dramatically improving Vista. Now, SP2 is on the radar with the first beta due on the 29th of October and a final release before Windows 7 goes gold.
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Ballmer’s buzz on Windows 7
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-10-19 03:22:43
Speaking at the final keynote of Gartner’s “Symposium ITxpo” in the US, Ballmer explained Microsoft’s stance on Windows 7, saying it’s “Vista but a lot better”, yet insisting Windows 7 is a major OS revision, and not a minor one, while criticising Google Apps. Oh, and yeah, it’s ok to wait if you want.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-10-19 03:22:43
Speaking at the final keynote of Gartner’s “Symposium ITxpo” in the US, Ballmer explained Microsoft’s stance on Windows 7, saying it’s “Vista but a lot better”, yet insisting Windows 7 is a major OS revision, and not a minor one, while criticising Google Apps. Oh, and yeah, it’s ok to wait if you want.
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Heaven: Windows 7 will be called Windows 7
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-10-14 00:03:49
Although XP and Vista were names of Windows that didn’t date the year after they were launched, Microsoft has gone with “year” names for Office and server versions of Windows for years. But the previously codenamed Windows 7 won’t be Windows 2009 or 2010, it will be Windows 7 – and it’s a first!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-10-14 00:03:49
Although XP and Vista were names of Windows that didn’t date the year after they were launched, Microsoft has gone with “year” names for Office and server versions of Windows for years. But the previously codenamed Windows 7 won’t be Windows 2009 or 2010, it will be Windows 7 – and it’s a first!
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Kingston pops 32GB into a USB flash drive!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-10-13 10:31:09
The flash memory revolution keeps on revving up, with 32GB now a standard USB flash memory drive capacity at prices that anyone can afford. Cool!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-10-13 10:31:09
The flash memory revolution keeps on revving up, with 32GB now a standard USB flash memory drive capacity at prices that anyone can afford. Cool!
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Microsoft’s “Unwieldy And Clumsy” UAC fixed in Windows 7?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-10-10 00:48:43
Microsoft’s “Engineering Windows 7” blog has announced that the UAC prompts in Vista are being worked on in Windows 7 to reduce them, make them more informative and to provide more obvious control over the UAC mechanism. Cancel or allow?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-10-10 00:48:43
Microsoft’s “Engineering Windows 7” blog has announced that the UAC prompts in Vista are being worked on in Windows 7 to reduce them, make them more informative and to provide more obvious control over the UAC mechanism. Cancel or allow?
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Before Windows 7 heaven comes an XP extension
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-10-06 21:28:35
With Windows 7 due in either 2009 or in 2010, and plenty of companies still happy with their XP deployments, Microsoft has done the inevitable, extending XP downgrade rights for another six months.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-10-06 21:28:35
With Windows 7 due in either 2009 or in 2010, and plenty of companies still happy with their XP deployments, Microsoft has done the inevitable, extending XP downgrade rights for another six months.
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Windows XP - the OS that won't die
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2008-10-05 23:03:36
Windows XP has been given another reprieve by Microsoft. A program that allows vendors to either include or offer a downgrade from Vista to XP will run longer than previously expected.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2008-10-05 23:03:36
Windows XP has been given another reprieve by Microsoft. A program that allows vendors to either include or offer a downgrade from Vista to XP will run longer than previously expected.
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Timely warnings from Telstra and Microsoft for early DST start
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-10-01 23:09:09
Several Australian states will go forward an hour this Sunday, October 5th at 2am, as Daylight Saving starts again for the year, but "watch" out – some of your devices or computers might not automatically make the change. Here’s what to do...
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-10-01 23:09:09
Several Australian states will go forward an hour this Sunday, October 5th at 2am, as Daylight Saving starts again for the year, but "watch" out – some of your devices or computers might not automatically make the change. Here’s what to do...
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100 reasons Linux beats Windows
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-09-27 23:30:15
That's right; you heard me. Here are – count 'em – one hundred reasons why Linux beats Windows.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-09-27 23:30:15
That's right; you heard me. Here are – count 'em – one hundred reasons why Linux beats Windows.
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Windows 7 jettisons features, you can download them instead
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-09-23 05:00:49
Looks like Microsoft is going to do its best to “simplify” Windows 7 in many ways we don’t even know about yet, but what we do know is that there’ll be no email client, no photo gallery and no built-in movie maker: you’ll need to download them, instead.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-09-23 05:00:49
Looks like Microsoft is going to do its best to “simplify” Windows 7 in many ways we don’t even know about yet, but what we do know is that there’ll be no email client, no photo gallery and no built-in movie maker: you’ll need to download them, instead.
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Pure Genius: How Apple is killing Windows Vista with iTunes 8
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2008-09-12 07:14:36
Vista was meant to be the end of the notorious Blue Screen of Death. Then Apple launched iTunes 8 this week and now the BSOD is back, and we know who to blame...
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2008-09-12 07:14:36
Vista was meant to be the end of the notorious Blue Screen of Death. Then Apple launched iTunes 8 this week and now the BSOD is back, and we know who to blame...
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How Linux is keeping Microsoft honest (and why SBS sucks)
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-09-10 09:40:43
Imagine a world without Linux. There'd be no cute Tux penguin or any notion of software freedom day. Netbooks would not have come about. But more strikingly, there wouldn't be the modern powerful tools that Windows systems administrators have come to love. That's right; Linux is keeping Microsoft honest and I'm going to expose the new Windows Small Business Server for what it is, along with those who resell it.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-09-10 09:40:43
Imagine a world without Linux. There'd be no cute Tux penguin or any notion of software freedom day. Netbooks would not have come about. But more strikingly, there wouldn't be the modern powerful tools that Windows systems administrators have come to love. That's right; Linux is keeping Microsoft honest and I'm going to expose the new Windows Small Business Server for what it is, along with those who resell it.
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ONE reason why OS X is better than Vista and Linux
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2008-09-09 18:19:16
The iTWire Vista Vs. Linux battle has been great fun to watch unfold, however it does seem to have missed the point that Apple Mac OS X is better than them both...
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2008-09-09 18:19:16
The iTWire Vista Vs. Linux battle has been great fun to watch unfold, however it does seem to have missed the point that Apple Mac OS X is better than them both...
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September Patch Tuesday: a critical day for media files at Microsoft
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-09-09 17:24:00
Patch Tuesday has come around all too quickly, and Microsoft has released four critical updates. Once again, the handling of media files has proved fertile ground for vulnerability hunters.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-09-09 17:24:00
Patch Tuesday has come around all too quickly, and Microsoft has released four critical updates. Once again, the handling of media files has proved fertile ground for vulnerability hunters.
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40 reasons to lose Linux and vote Vista!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-09-09 05:10:24
Challenged by my iTWire colleague and Linux lover Sam Varghese to come up with 40 reasons to lose Linux and vote Vista, I’ve done just that.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-09-09 05:10:24
Challenged by my iTWire colleague and Linux lover Sam Varghese to come up with 40 reasons to lose Linux and vote Vista, I’ve done just that.
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WinRoute Firewall gains multiple link support, more localisations
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2008-09-09 03:45:09
The latest version of Kerio's WinRoute Firewall application includes the ability to balance traffic across multiple Internet connections.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2008-09-09 03:45:09
The latest version of Kerio's WinRoute Firewall application includes the ability to balance traffic across multiple Internet connections.
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20 reasons to shed the Microsoft yoke and use Linux
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2008-09-08 18:58:56
Well, well, well! We seem to be going on a crusade here at iTWire - the old W vs L battle. The Windows is better than Linux creed - which I think is another way of proffering reasons why marketing is better than technology.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2008-09-08 18:58:56
Well, well, well! We seem to be going on a crusade here at iTWire - the old W vs L battle. The Windows is better than Linux creed - which I think is another way of proffering reasons why marketing is better than technology.
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