microsoft-windows-vista
Do I Recommend Vista for Christmas?
LordKelvin asks: Chris, I have been an XP user for some time now, and I am thinking of upgrading to Vista (mostly because it has DirectX10). However, I have also heard rumors that it’s UI stinks, and that it has many issues. What is your opinion on what I should do, and do you know [...]
Solving Vista Problems Sometimes Creates More Problems
Bill Weber has been watching the YouTube videos for a while – and he felt compelled to write me about his experiences with Windows Vista: Thanks for all the fun moments from the Help-a-Thons and providing YouTube fodder for years to come. Some moments are truly memorable, and I don’t just mean those where you [...]
Another Inconvenient Truth?
The headline for this post was not written by me, but Scott Graham: Windows Vista? What more can I say, I personally have had (in the past) a few speed-bumps along the way but not much to “rant” about. Friends and family on the other hand, not so good. Blue screen of death, “do you [...]
Another Windows Vista Speed Tweak?
“TheDub” keeps coming up with suggestions for making Vista snappier. Far be it from me to keep his findings a secret. I thought I would mention another thing. You will not believe me when I tell you that I have gotten Windows Vista performance similar if not the same or faster than Windows XP. Both [...]
Vista BSOD
Ya know, I’ve gotta be doing something wrong. Windows Vista can’t be this bad. Can it? Seriously, I’m not trying to pull punches when I point out radical design flaws and blatant usability oversights. For those of you still wondering if Windows Vista is any better than Windows XP, claiming that it’s not problematic in [...]
Cease and Desist
It seems that both Jake and I are now officially members of the prestigious “Cease and Desist Letter” club. We are not saddened by this turn of events, as it was wholly expected – and neither of us had ever received a “Cease and Desist Letter” before. We would much rather have received a printed [...]
Windows Vista: Download vs. DVD
A few minutes ago, in an online group chat, Microsoft Windows Featured Community leaders received the following stream of information regarding the number of sanctioned downloads for Windows Vista Beta 2. This report comes directly from Microsoft’s own Aaron Coldiron: Yes, you can immediately publish what I’m about to tell you. You are literally the [...]
