Nov 13, 2007 | software, Vista
Vista has a built-in utility for taking screenshots of all or part of the screen on the fly. The “Snipping Tool” is so compact and well-designed that some of you will feel it’s enough of a reason by itself to buy Vista on your next computer. If you...
Nov 5, 2007 | Vista, Windows7
Let’s highlight a few Vista features that improve life in small but meaningful ways. My personal favorite is a feature for moving through folders known as “breadcrumbs.” Almost immediately, it feels so natural that it’s hard to recall that...
Oct 29, 2007 | Apple, computers, hardware, Microsoft, software, Vista, WinXP
I wish we could count on the software and hardware vendors to play fair and treat us well, but it’s not happening. We have to take responsibility for our computers.When Windows XP and Vista are installed on freshly formatted hard drives, they are secure,...
Oct 28, 2007 | Apple, business, Microsoft, Vista
The nonstop criticism of Vista has been getting me down, and Apple’s release of Mac OS 10.5 “Leopard” has been greeted with so much overhyped enthusiasm that I began to wonder if I was missing something.As always, what’s missing from the Apple...
Oct 17, 2007 | security, Vista
There’s some evidence that Windows has become secure enough that the bad guys that write viruses and rootkits and phishing attacks are looking elsewhere.It’s anecdotal so far and the defenders of other OSes will find other explanations, but the idea makes...
Oct 7, 2007 | Microsoft, software, Vista, WinXP
When your computer starts to slow down, the traditional response is to look for programs and processes that start automatically and bog the system down. One of my first clues about a computer comes from the number of icons down by the clock in the lower right hand...
