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Windows XP Mode for Windows 7
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I love seeking solutions for people. That’s kind of what got me started in this whole Internet thing, way back in about 1996. I also enjoy answering questions when I can, especially from our sister community over at PC PitStop! Mike [...]
Windows Vista Opinions are not Facts
I hate having to correct my visitors. We had a few helpful pointers added to the comment thread for
Optimizing Windows Vista Performance
My problem with recommending Windows Vista is that many of its features are considered bugs by a good portion of the community. Doesn’t that say it all? No, this isn’t Windows bashing – it’s the bare-faced truth. Here’s TheDub’s legitimate experience, as emailed to me earlier today: After using Windows Vista I find it hard [...]
Windows Vista Isn’t for Developers?
Joel Spolsky praises Microsoft for designing such an elegant box for Microsoft Office 2007: I bought a retail copy of Office 2007 today (I’m loading up the new laptop I got for the world tour, which is a Thinkpad X61s), and I must be a complete spaz, but I simply could not figure out how [...]
Windows Vista Updates
They called me crazy when I said that Windows Vista wasn’t ready for prime time. The Windows Vista Performance and Windows Vista Reliability update packs only serve to strengthen my original assertions: When you copy or move a large file, the “estimated time remaining” takes a long time to be calculated and displayed. [This dialog [...]
Windows Vista or XP?
Click Image to Play Video http://live.pirillo.com/ – Ed in Detroit wants to know if his dad, who will be buying a new computer in the near future, should install Windows XP or Windows Vista. Chris has dealt with this problem in the past (just check out his blog), and he isn’t entirely ready to tell [...]
Vista vs XP
Chris Benkendorf: I watched your webcast regarding issues with Vista and your wanting to revert back to XP. My question is… what am I doing wrong or right? I feel as though I am the only one not having any real problems with Windows Vista, and I am running the 64-bit version. The only small [...]
Speed up Windows XP with Software
I’m very happy to report that Thomas Reimann and his crew have released a new version of CachemanXP (and are apparently working on a Cacheman for Vista, too – which I can’t wait to see). Here’s what’s new in this version: Improved Dual Core processor support (Intel and AMD). Several new Cache settings and Tweaks. [...]
Ignore the Windows Apologists
Yeah, I’m crazy for being annoyed by all the shims and hacks that Microsoft Windows software developers have tried to slip past our respective radars. I think we should excuse this multi-billion dollar company for not being able to standardize software across their future flagship OS. I think it’s perfectly normal for every other application [...]
Fifty Windows XP Tips eBook
Ya know that secret thingy I was telling you about? Well, it's not that much of a secret (actually, I don't think it's a secret at all). Anyway, I believe it's well on its way. If you'd like to get 50 Windows XP tips in PDF, CHM, MHT, TXT, PDB, LIT, **and** TR formats for [...]
