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Intel's good enough graphics

Intel's good enough graphicsVista Aero?One useful measure of what is good enough for the mass market at least a least common denominator is how well if at all the chipset will support Windows Vista's Aero capability.Any info on whether / how well Intel's latest graphics chipset will fare in this...

Tags: Chipsets, Video cards, Corporate communications, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Games, Desktops, Vista Aero, graphics, Intel Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-03-12

Just how much extra system resources does Vista Aero UI take?

Just how much extra system resources does Vista Aero UI take?You should use Vista 5728I switched from Vista build 5600 to 5728 and there was a noticable increase in UI performance. I think the final shipping version will also be a performance improvement over 5728 (if we take the...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Vista Aero, RAM

Discussion threads 2006-09-29

Just how much extra system resources does Vista Aero UI take?

Whenever anyone mentions the Windows Vista operating system, someone is bound to bring up the fact that Windows Vista is slow and takes up to much in the way of system resources and that is needs some sort of supercomputer to run.  This is plainly untrue and the people who are saying this...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Aero UI

Blog posts 2006-09-29

Want a Windows Vista capable PC? Follow these three rules

Want a Windows Vista capable PC? Follow these three rulesFor crying out loud...You do not need 2gb of RAM, Ed. In fact, you don't even need 1gb -- Vista runs perfectly fine on 512mb. A normal user couldn't possibly need 2gb. That's BS.Also, the video card certainly does not have...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), C/C++, Programming languages, Microsoft development tools, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Windows Vista, RAM, software, C++, hardware, Vista Aero, PC, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2006-04-03

Additional Resources

Microsoft to share some details on IE 9 at PDC show this week

Tabs that dont hang and,1. HTML 5 standards compliance ahead of Chrome and FF2. Better plugins3. CSS 3 compliance4. FASTER!Trying to develop for IE8 is still a pain!Addon supportFor things like AdBlock Plus.Also, an x64 version of silverlight.Grow upso do not read this blog - OK? Prefer Firefox but...

Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Internet Explorer, IE8, Mozilla Firefox, IE 9, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

Windows 7's first 100 days: So how were yours?

My windows 7 experience I had previously posted this, but my comment is more relevant to your article: After reading so much reviews praising how wonderful windows 7 was, I decided to give it a go. So here, I bought the W7 DVD and decided to upgrade my Vista SP2...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Win 7, Microsoft Windows 7, first 100-day, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-11-13

Take the productivity benefits of Snap, Shake, and Peek seriously

In this edition of the Windows Vista and 7 Report, Greg Shultz examines the management of multiple open windows in the Windows operating system over the years. He then focuses on the windows management solutions offered by the new Aero UI features: Snap, Shake, and Peek.

Tags: Greg Shultz, Snap, Benefit, Microsoft Windows, Construction, Operating Systems, Software

Download resources 2009-11-11

Study claims netbook users dissatisfied with Windows 7. Are you?

Very satisfiedVery satisfiedIt's a intentionaly crippled OS from a software company with lackluster QACYou should expect to be disappointed.In the Netbook realm, closed source can't compete with free.I have 7 Pro on mineand I also dual boot with Ubuntu Netbook Remix. And while I personally prefer Ubuntu, there is nothing...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Operating systems, Windows 7 Pro, netbook, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, netbook user

Discussion threads 2009-11-10

Ballmer: So far, Windows 7 sales are "fantastic"

RE: Ballmer: So far, Windows 7 sales are One report has at 4% market share the weekend of launch so im sure its past that already.Has Windows 7 marketshare eclipsed total OS X marketshare yet?Just wondering. :)MSFT: 1/2000 = $56. Today, $28.40Win 7 may not be the catastrophe the last...

Tags: Sales strategy, Businesses, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, stock split, Win7, recession, Steve Ballmer, sales, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

BB FlashBack Standard Edition 2.6.5.1314 (Windows)

This easy-to-use screen recorder creates compact, high quality movies for tutorials, demos and presentations. Enhance your recordings with text, sound, images, webcam and special effects. Easy sharing with quick upload to Youtube and other video hosting sites. Save to common file formats: Flash, QuickTime (H264), AVI, WMV. Captures Vista's 'Aero'...

Tags: Consultant, PC, Video, Corporate Communications, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Marketing, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-11-03

Mozilla goes back to the beta with Firefox 3.6

Oh bother. Does this mean Firefox 3.5 is buggy and insecure?Having used Firefox since 0.6 I find 3.5 to be one of the less stable versions. I hope that they get the bugs out for 3.6.3 things this version must have or it may fall too far behind1. SELinux/AppArmor...

Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Firefox, Web browser, Mozilla Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Firefox 3.6, beta, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

BB FlashBack Express Free Edition 2.6.5 (Windows)

This easy-to-use free screen recorder creates compact, high quality movies for tutorials, demos and presentations. Record screen, sound and webcam. Easy sharing with quick upload to Youtube and other video hosting sites. Save movies as AVI or Flash. Captures Vista's 'Aero' graphics. Radical new technology means a perfect capture of...

Tags: Consultant, Video, Corporate Communications, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Marketing, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-10-28

BB FlashBack Professional Edition 2.6.5 (Windows)

This easy-to-use screen recorder creates compact, high quality movies for tutorials, demos and presentations. Enhance your recordings with text, sound, images, webcam and special effects. Easy sharing with quick upload to Youtube and other video hosting sites. Save to common file formats: Flash, QuickTime (H264), AVI, WMV or standalone EXE....

Tags: Consultant, Video, BB FlashBack Pro, Corporate Communications, Microsoft Windows, Marketing, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-10-28

Windows 7 killer deals commence; 7 days of PC specials, $30 OS upgrade

That Best Buy deal ain't bad at all......stop Geek Squad at the door take the merchandise pop in the Ubuntu CD's and I'm ready to go. Thanks Win 7 for the cheap hardware.Apple should be offering deals now, tooJust to steal some thunder from the Win 7 (vista 2.0) over-hype.Fanboi...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Media Center PCs, Operating systems, PC, operating system, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Snow Leopard, Media Center PC

Discussion threads 2009-10-22

(Windows 7's Aero in pictures)

YuckyuckWindows 7Looks alot better than the Windows Vista inteferface. Cannot wait to upgrade!Re: Pics 3, 5, & 6 description mistakesAero Peek is the feature that lets you peek at windows and the desktop when you hover over a task bar thumbnail, an alt+tab thumbnail, or the show desktop panel at...

Tags: visual noise, Microsoft Windows 7, Aero Glass, Microsoft Windows, desktop, Aero Peek

Discussion threads 2009-10-21

Windows 7's Aero in pictures

Introduced for Vista, the translucent Aero skin has been heavily developed in Windows 7. See what this key design and interface feature looks like in the new operating system. by CNET News.com

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-10-20

Small Network Icons 2009.1 (Windows)

Small Network Icons is a collection of pre-made high quality icons representing various network related items: network card, cable, network hub, wireless connection, network engineer, network security, administrator and others. The icons in the collection are distributed as BMP, PNG, GIF and ICO files with each icon present in the...

Tags: Network, Microsoft Windows, Icon, Aha-soft, Networking

Software downloads 2009-10-18

Sneak Preview: Chrome OS Browser Video Tour

Another videoThere's another video on a blog at http://chromeos-blog.com that also shows the browser. It's 3 mins.RE: Sneak Preview: Chrome OS Browser Video TourWith Google in the fight against MS over MS tyingbundling their browser to their OS, can someone explain to me why its ok for Google to make...

Tags: Web browsers, Operating systems, Google Inc., Web browser, operating system, Chrome, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-16

Linux-Windows gap to remain for five years

In other words...This only confirms what we have been saying for sometime now.Desktop Linux lags behinds Windows And Mac for these facts alone, but the biggest one is mainstream application software compatibility which so far, were you to look at system requirements would only support Windows and Mac... There are...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, Ubuntu, Linux

Discussion threads 2009-10-14

Ballmer: Testers didn't ring Vista warning bells; Could the same happen with Windows 7?

Your average beta tester is a power userYour average beta tester is a power user. You don't get the same feedback as you can from an average user. Therefore, you can't extrapolate how their experience would apply to the masses.Ballmer's trying to dampen expectations a bit so that when Windows...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-08