Sep 27, 2007 | Microsoft, Vista
Vista Ultimate has become an embarrassment to Microsoft, a wasted opportunity of a chance to showcase Vista’s best features.The expensive upgrade to Vista Ultimate offered two things to buyers. The first was the ability to turn on all Vista features...
Sep 16, 2007 | software, Vista, WinXP
There are a remarkable number of keyboard shortcuts built into Windows and most programs. If you prefer to keep your hands on the keyboard whenever possible, you can get all the tips you need at KeyXL, which claims to be the world’s largest database of keyboard...
Sep 11, 2007 | software, Vista
At the beginning of the year, Intuit claimed that Quickbooks 2007 was ready to be run on Windows Vista.That was an overstatement. Quickbooks 2007 can be made to work on Vista, but it requires elaborate workarounds.Even worse, almost a year after Vista’s release,...
Aug 19, 2007 | DRM, video, Vista
Vista’s implementation of copyright protection for video does its job quietly and effectively. Early claims to the contrary are being debunked.Let’s be clear. Copyright-protection schemes – “DRM” – are intrusive and unforgivable....
Aug 14, 2007 | security, Vista, WinXP
Microsoft will release nine security updates today, on its regular monthly schedule. If your computer is set to install updates automatically, then your computer will restart. Close all programs but leave the computer running tonight!It’s possible (but not...
