items tagged with Windows Vista
10 reasons to stick with Vista and forget Linux
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-09-08 05:39:50
Windows Vista is in the news again, thanks to the incomprehensible start to the new campaign featuring Gates and Seinfeld, but also because of the growing threat to Windows Vista posed by different flavours of Linux, XP and Mac OS X. But none of those things stop Vista from being Microsoft’s best OS yet.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-09-08 05:39:50
Windows Vista is in the news again, thanks to the incomprehensible start to the new campaign featuring Gates and Seinfeld, but also because of the growing threat to Windows Vista posed by different flavours of Linux, XP and Mac OS X. But none of those things stop Vista from being Microsoft’s best OS yet.
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Microsoft announces another critical Tuesday times four
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-09-07 20:00:43
Microsoft has given advance notification of four security bulletins - all rated critical - for September's Patch Tuesday. One of them appears to be the Windows Media Player fix that was dropped at the last moment in August.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-09-07 20:00:43
Microsoft has given advance notification of four security bulletins - all rated critical - for September's Patch Tuesday. One of them appears to be the Windows Media Player fix that was dropped at the last moment in August.
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5 reasons to upgrade from Windows Vista to Linux
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-09-07 09:15:43
Windows Vista has been out for almost two years now but it still suffers from stability and compatibility issues, let alone an insatiable desire for beefier hardware. You don't have to live with it; here are five reasons why Linux makes a better choice for your computer.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-09-07 09:15:43
Windows Vista has been out for almost two years now but it still suffers from stability and compatibility issues, let alone an insatiable desire for beefier hardware. You don't have to live with it; here are five reasons why Linux makes a better choice for your computer.
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Anatomy of a modest web site - lessons for all
Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2008-09-03 05:14:45
If you're the owner of a web site, or interested in web site design or maintenance or traffic analysis, here's a pictorial snapshot that shows some things to look for. Included are some current trends, including the state of the Browser Wars just as the upstart Google Chrome browser appears.
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Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2008-09-03 05:14:45
If you're the owner of a web site, or interested in web site design or maintenance or traffic analysis, here's a pictorial snapshot that shows some things to look for. Included are some current trends, including the state of the Browser Wars just as the upstart Google Chrome browser appears.
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Is Windows Vista really driving people to Linux?
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2008-09-01 12:22:04
Last year, curious over the hype that was flooding the internet in the wake of the release of Windows Vista, I decided to turn masochist and inflict a 14-day Vista trial on myself. I found the operating system much worse than even its worst critic.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2008-09-01 12:22:04
Last year, curious over the hype that was flooding the internet in the wake of the release of Windows Vista, I decided to turn masochist and inflict a 14-day Vista trial on myself. I found the operating system much worse than even its worst critic.
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It's a joke: In a Linux world without walls who needs Windows?
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-08-31 06:26:44
Microsoft are poised to launch a new $USD 300 million advertising campaign this week, starring comedian Jerry Seinfeld among others. The marketing types responsible are intending to counter Apple’s successful "I’m a Mac" line, but the slogan picked out is simply on the wrong foot from the start and is thwarted by Linux immediately.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-08-31 06:26:44
Microsoft are poised to launch a new $USD 300 million advertising campaign this week, starring comedian Jerry Seinfeld among others. The marketing types responsible are intending to counter Apple’s successful "I’m a Mac" line, but the slogan picked out is simply on the wrong foot from the start and is thwarted by Linux immediately.
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Google Gears up Safari support
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Open Source
2008-08-27 18:54:48
The Google love-in with Apple gears up to a new level with the arrival of a beta release of Gears that's compatible with Apple's Safari. It's welcome news, bringing nearer the prospect of running offline web applications in Mac OS X's native browser.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Open Source
2008-08-27 18:54:48
The Google love-in with Apple gears up to a new level with the arrival of a beta release of Gears that's compatible with Apple's Safari. It's welcome news, bringing nearer the prospect of running offline web applications in Mac OS X's native browser.
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How Windows Vista is turning people to Linux
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-08-27 17:09:28
The much-hyped "year of the Linux desktop" may still not be with us but there’s no doubting the free open-source operating system has gained significant traction in the last year. One reason for this is, with equal certainty, the mess that is Windows Vista. Here's how it's actively driving new interest in Linux.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-08-27 17:09:28
The much-hyped "year of the Linux desktop" may still not be with us but there’s no doubting the free open-source operating system has gained significant traction in the last year. One reason for this is, with equal certainty, the mess that is Windows Vista. Here's how it's actively driving new interest in Linux.
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Microsoft's Photosynth swamped
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2008-08-21 18:46:17
A massive influx of users keen to try out Microsoft's new Photosynth photo visualisation service brought the system to its knees, forcing Microsoft to temporarily restrict access.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2008-08-21 18:46:17
A massive influx of users keen to try out Microsoft's new Photosynth photo visualisation service brought the system to its knees, forcing Microsoft to temporarily restrict access.
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Apple streaks ahead of competitors in customer satisfaction
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2008-08-19 16:30:22
A new survey of US consumers shows Apple dominates the PC industry when it comes to customer satisfaction. But would the results be the same if the recent iPhone 3G and MobileMe woes were included?
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2008-08-19 16:30:22
A new survey of US consumers shows Apple dominates the PC industry when it comes to customer satisfaction. But would the results be the same if the recent iPhone 3G and MobileMe woes were included?
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Major feature missing from Adobe Reader 9?
Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2008-08-14 01:35:40
Adobe Reader 9, part of the Adobe Acrobat 9 package, seems to have omitted an important user interface feature that was present in earlier Reader releases, making its usability worse rather than better. I hope this wasn't part of a nefarious plan by Adobe Systems, but just an amazingly clumsy oversight!
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Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2008-08-14 01:35:40
Adobe Reader 9, part of the Adobe Acrobat 9 package, seems to have omitted an important user interface feature that was present in earlier Reader releases, making its usability worse rather than better. I hope this wasn't part of a nefarious plan by Adobe Systems, but just an amazingly clumsy oversight!
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Patch frenzy erupts after August Patch Tuesday
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-08-12 19:37:52
With 26 vulnerabilities covered, August's Patch Tuesday was a biggie! Microsoft issued 11 bulletins, but 12 were expected. What has Microsoft applied the band-aids to, and what is yet to be patched?
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-08-12 19:37:52
With 26 vulnerabilities covered, August's Patch Tuesday was a biggie! Microsoft issued 11 bulletins, but 12 were expected. What has Microsoft applied the band-aids to, and what is yet to be patched?
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Microsoft's .NET and Visual Studio SP1: the wow starts now?
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2008-08-12 02:00:01
Developers and end-users stand to gain from Microsoft's SP1 editions of the .NET Framework 3.5 and Visual Studio 2008 thanks to changes that dramatically speed things up while making things significantly easier for programmers. Has Microsoft actually done something cool?
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2008-08-12 02:00:01
Developers and end-users stand to gain from Microsoft's SP1 editions of the .NET Framework 3.5 and Visual Studio 2008 thanks to changes that dramatically speed things up while making things significantly easier for programmers. Has Microsoft actually done something cool?
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Microsoft's Patch Tuesday to hit users big and hard
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-08-07 16:59:23
Patch Tuesday falls relatively late in the month of August 2008, and Microsoft has a bumper bundle of bulletins up its corporate sleeve, with no less than seven - count 'em, folks, that's seven - critical items. The flaws to be patched are spread across Microsoft's most widely used products.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-08-07 16:59:23
Patch Tuesday falls relatively late in the month of August 2008, and Microsoft has a bumper bundle of bulletins up its corporate sleeve, with no less than seven - count 'em, folks, that's seven - critical items. The flaws to be patched are spread across Microsoft's most widely used products.
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SQL Server 2008 goes RTM
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2008-08-06 21:45:27
SQL Server 2008 has been released to manufacturing, according to Microsoft officials. MSDN and TechNet subscribers can download the software, and an evaluation version is available to others along with the free Express and Compact editions - but there's no indication of when the software will be available as a physical product.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2008-08-06 21:45:27
SQL Server 2008 has been released to manufacturing, according to Microsoft officials. MSDN and TechNet subscribers can download the software, and an evaluation version is available to others along with the free Express and Compact editions - but there's no indication of when the software will be available as a physical product.
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VMware's Fusion 2.0 boosts Windows and Linux integration with Mac OS X
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2008-07-31 16:55:46
VMware has released a new beta of its Fusion 2.0 virtualisation software for Mac OS X, which features improved Mac-Windows integration, multiple snapshots of virtual machines, improved video capabilities and guest support for Mac OS X Server as well as more versions of Linux.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2008-07-31 16:55:46
VMware has released a new beta of its Fusion 2.0 virtualisation software for Mac OS X, which features improved Mac-Windows integration, multiple snapshots of virtual machines, improved video capabilities and guest support for Mac OS X Server as well as more versions of Linux.
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Adobe ships Lightroom 2 with 64-bit goodness
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2008-07-29 18:39:24
Adobe has released the latest version of its photographic software Lightroom 2 with 64-bit support for both the Mac OS X 10.5 and Vista platforms. Lightroom 2, which focuses on workflow for professional and serious amateur photographers, is Adobe's first 64-bit product for the new generation operating systems and promises to provide better performance with very large image files.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2008-07-29 18:39:24
Adobe has released the latest version of its photographic software Lightroom 2 with 64-bit support for both the Mac OS X 10.5 and Vista platforms. Lightroom 2, which focuses on workflow for professional and serious amateur photographers, is Adobe's first 64-bit product for the new generation operating systems and promises to provide better performance with very large image files.
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It's not a clone, but it can run Mac OS X
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-07-29 02:09:28
"The lady doth protest too much," said one of Shakespeare's characters. So what are we to make of RSOL PC saying that even though its Jive Series PCs will run a modified version of Mac OS X, customers shouldn't do so?
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-07-29 02:09:28
"The lady doth protest too much," said one of Shakespeare's characters. So what are we to make of RSOL PC saying that even though its Jive Series PCs will run a modified version of Mac OS X, customers shouldn't do so?
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Microsoft reveals Mojave: the new Windows OS with a twist
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2008-07-28 05:54:16
In an attempt to deflect the seemingly unstoppable 'Vista is pants' bandwagon that has been gathering speed even before the Windows OS was officially launched, Microsoft has come up with an unusual answer: Windows Mojave. Tomorrow it will debut video of the 'new' Windows in action...
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2008-07-28 05:54:16
In an attempt to deflect the seemingly unstoppable 'Vista is pants' bandwagon that has been gathering speed even before the Windows OS was officially launched, Microsoft has come up with an unusual answer: Windows Mojave. Tomorrow it will debut video of the 'new' Windows in action...
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