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I’ve had Vista SP1 installed on my machine for a week or so, and I’m pleased (surprised as well) to see that Microsoft addressed some of the issues that have frustrated me in the past. I guess when your expectations are low, any step toward something better is noticeable.
If I sound somewhat bitter, it’s because [...]
At work, I use Windows Vista Ultimate Edition. I tried to install Vista SP1 on my computer yesterday. I created a restore point, just in case something went badly, and started the install. Here’s the error message that I got:
Apparently, Vista SP1 cannot install on my machine, because I’ve got too many language packs installed. [...]
» Go to this postCanon EOS 5D v1.1.1 Firmware Update http://tinyurl.com/2emzxn #
Apple Releases Safari 3.1 With New CSS and HTML 5 Feature Support http://tinyurl.com/2uyu79 #
Safari 3.1 renders my site faster than Firefox and IE 7. Gmail and Google Reader also load faster. I like it. #
Safari 3.1 also uses a different color management profile than Firefox and IE. Color [...]
Microsoft’s out to kick butt lately, and with these three downloads, it’s taking on three companies at once: Apple, Adobe and Intuit. Try them out, and judge how well Microsoftie’s doing in the fights:
Windows Media Player 11: organized pretty much like iTunes, but with a leaner installer — iTunes weighs in at over 35 MB [...]
» Go to this postI talked my parents into getting a Mac (their first Mac, ever) and they gave me their Windows laptop, since they don’t need it anymore. I’m going to try and use it for some of my development work. I sat down last night to try and get it ready, and found out I can’t run [...]
» Go to this postI complained in a previous post about how I wanted to buy a Mac laptop that I’d use for both work on pleasure, but couldn’t, because I was shackled to Windows OS for most of my development work, and there were certain things that just didn’t work on the Mac, with either Boot Camp or [...]
» Go to this post… Or, more precisely, when it comes to home computers for one’s parents or friends who aren’t geeks like me…
I’ve been learning a hard lesson these past few weeks, as my parents go through a time of computer trouble, and since I’m the one who purchased their computer equipment and set up their network, it’s [...]
Skype has just released version 2.5 for Windows 2000 and XP. This new version includes the following cool features (on top of existing ones):
Send SMS messages directly from Skype to contacts’ cellphones.
View and call your Outlook contacts directly from Skype. This is really cool!
Auto updates: Skype will automatically update itself - no more downloads and [...]
If you use the Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection tool to connect to other Windows computers, you’ll appreciate their Remote Desktop Client for the Mac. That’s right, with this tool you’ll be able to connect to and manage Windows computers from your Mac! I’ve used it, and it works great!
Did you also know you can set [...]
Updated 3/7/08: My opinion has changed quite a bit since I wrote this post. I am now going to get a 15″ MacBook Pro after working on a Windows laptop for the past two years. Feel free to read this further though, because it shows how far things have come since then.
I’ve been [...]
After whetting my appetite for Office 12 by talking about native support for PDF formats last year, Microsoft now disappoints once more by announcing it will drop the option. Interestingly enough, it isn’t to blame. Adobe’s up in arms about this - they’re unhappy that Microsoft will not charge extra for the option to save [...]
» Go to this postIn a surprising move, Apple has released software that makes it super easy for people to install and run Windows on Apple machines. This is interesting on all levels. I can understand the benefits, but this is a huge risk as well. There are plenty of caveats to this. I wonder what’s going through Steve [...]
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