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Fingerprint Problems in Windows
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed My finger is very secure! It’s attached to my body. However, PC PitStop community member Bob isn’t so sure his fingers are secure. He wrote in to ask about fingerprint sensor on his laptop. He’s been having trouble with them since [...]
Microsoft History
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Community member Scott emailed me recently to ask for my help with a documentary he is creating about Microsoft. He knows that I’ve been using Microsoft since the days of DOS, and wanted to get my thoughts on a few questions [...]
Who Loves Windows Vista?
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed During a recent live call, Charles nearly knocked me out of my chair when he proclaimed that he LOVES Windows Vista. I was honestly shocked, especially since the calls were supposed to be about Windows 7. Charles stated emphatically that he [...]
How to Disable the UAC in Windows Vista
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Recently I threw down the gauntlet, asking all of you to submit your best screencasts. I plan to highlight the best of the best here in my channel, and help promote yours. Dylan has sent a few in to us now, [...]
What Does Windows 7 Bring to the Table?
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed During live calls recently, the main topic of discussion was Windows 7. Ross was happy to get through, and immediately asked what he felt I think Windows 7 brings to the table for an average or intermediate computer user. I have [...]
Virtual Machines Love Windows 7
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Josh called in last week during live calls to talk with me about Windows 7. His general opinion at first was just that Windows 7 is a “great operating system”. I had to chuckle at that, because I of course agree. [...]
Don’t Believe Everything You Read
I had to chuckle a little while ago when someone in our live chat room stated that Google’s new operating system will be 100% invulnerable to malware attacks. That’s an awful hefty claim for Google to make, if they in fact did. The truth is that nothing is impossible in this day and age of [...]
Windows 7 – Better for Gamers?
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed During a live call session the other night, people were on the phone to gab about Windows 7. We talked about everything from security to aesthetics. This particular caller, Sonu, is a member of our live community on a regular basis. [...]
Best Buy and Windows 7
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed With the advent of Windows 7 going public, I opened the phone lines up. People called in to talk about anything and everything related to Windows 7. Danny Minick is a long-time member of our community, and now apparently has a [...]
Windows 7 Thoughts
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I took several live calls the other night, talking to people about Windows 7. Mitchell was one of the callers. He absolutely loves Windows 7. He’s been a Windows user for many years, and never did like Vista. He started using [...]
How Much Computer Memory Does Windows Need?
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I guess I need more memory, since I keep forgetting my own name! Sadly, I can’t just buy and install some in my brain. The question that Lynn sent in to PCPitStop is centered around the amount of memory her computer [...]
Can a Windows Vista PC Run Windows XP Instead?
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed They say that when God closes a door, he makes you use Windows. Of course, it depends on what kind of God you have as to what version he makes you use. My God would make you use Windows 7. Your [...]
What’s New in Windows 7: User Account Control (UAC)
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Oh Vista UAC how we hate you. The UAC is still present in Windows 7. Instead of just being an all-or-nothing as the UAC is inside of Vista, it has selectable controls in Windows 7! Windows 7 UAC Settings has a [...]
What’s New in Windows 7: A Lot!!
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Yes, I’m now running Windows 7 on my HP TouchSmart PC, instead of using Vista. I knew that the Beta had been released, after hundreds of you had come pouring into our chat room asking if I had used it yet [...]
1TB Hard Drive + MS Vista Ultimate for only $229
Tiger Direct has the Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1TB Hard Drive Bundle With Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit DSP OEM DVD for only $229 + $2.99 Shipping Not sure how long these will last, so you better move fast. Cheapest prices I’ve found on the drive and Windows Vista Ultimate are $100 and $185 respectively, so this [...]
