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Switching from Windows to Mac: The ROI case: Switching from Windows to Mac: The ROI caseSo Microsoft's Total Cost of Ownership, aka "Get the Farce"...... does not reflect the true costs involved. Hardly surprising.I have never read such a crock. This guy should be a politician...[i]"Our proprietary application (written and maintained in-house) is not Vista compatible. That...; Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, Programming languages, Microsoft Windows, Apple Macintosh, Vista Compatible, PC, Java, Microsoft Windows Vista, hardware; Discussion threads 2007-07-23
Vista-compatible SQL Server 2005 SP2 ships: Vista-compatible SQL Server 2005 SP2 shipsVista-compatible SQL Server 2005 SP2 shipsFor details on how to install SQL Server 2005 [Express] SP2 under Vista and assign the installing user to the SysAdmin server role, see http://oakleafblog.blogspot.com/2007/02/sql-server-2005-sp2-released-to-web.html.--rjRE: Vista-compatible SQL Server 2005 SP2 shipsplease let me know which sql 2005 fit for vista...; Tags: Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Vista compatible SQL Server 2005 SP2, Vista Compatible, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Vista; Discussion threads 2007-02-20
Microsoft set to publicize list of 800 Vista-compatible apps: Microsoft set to publicize list of 800 Vista-compatible appsWoW! 800 Applications available for Vista!And people complain about the lack of software for Macs ;-)Doing their best to encourage??!!!??Wow...am I ever encouraged! 800 out of the tens of thousands of available Windows apps...booyah!! And certified by independent testers...that inspires...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Vista Compatible, Microsoft Windows XP; Discussion threads 2007-02-20
Zune is now Vista compatible: Zune is now Vista compatibleActuallyMost reviews are panning the Zune because it's a big, ugly brick with a clunky click-wheel wannabe that breaks Play For Sure, uses a crappy piece of Marketplace software, won't even work with WMP, rips you off by requiring you buy points instead of just buying...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Digital music, Digital media, Media players, subscription plan, Microsoft Zune, Microsoft Windows Vista, Vista Compatible; Discussion threads 2006-12-20
The Zune is now Vista-compatible: The Zune is now Vista-compatibleNo problem at allThere has been only one report of any problem with the update. Other than that there has been no problem at all. The update has been smooth and without any proble. I always thought this Vista update issue was a stupid one. Vista...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Zune, Zune IS, Vista Compatible; Discussion threads 2006-12-19

Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1 may not be Vista-compatible: Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1 may not be Vista-compatibleAs long as it doesn't become an issue...Come release time.Making hard choicesIt looks like MS is making the hard choice to soften its backward-compatibility policy. If they're ever going to clean up some of their (self-acknowleged) security and robustness issues...; Tags: Microsoft development tools, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Databases, Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1, Vista Compatible, Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Windows Vista; Discussion threads 2006-09-26

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Geek Sheet: A Tweaker's Guide to Solid State Drives (SSDs) and Linux: Is 20th century conventional Winchester multi-platter, multi-head random-access disk technology too quaint for you? Want to run your PC or server on storage devices that consume far less energy than the traditional alternatives? Want a portable or mobile storage unit that will never fail due to G-forces or "crashing?". Looking...; Tags: Linux, Disk, File System, Solid State Disk, Kernel, Mandrake, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-07-25
21 months later, Vista is still more secure than XP: Last October, roughly one year after the release to manufacturing of Windows Vista, I did a comparison of how well Windows Vista was living up to its promise of being more secure than its predecessor, Windows XP. My data source was the Microsoft Security Bulletin Search page, where I tallied...; Tags: Security, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott; Blog posts 2008-07-25
iPhone 2.0 jailbreaker for iPhone 2g/3g is available: The iPhone DevTeam blog has released the development sources for their tool xpwn version 0.3. This tool is the firmware 2.0 version of the team's "cross-platform jailbreaking library/command-line utility". The team claims it has been tested on Linux, Windows XP, and Windows Vista for both the iPhone 2g and the...; Tags: Apple iPhone, 3G, Microsoft Windows, Team Management, Productivity, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Management, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-07-25
A Friday Active Directory puzzler: We just purchased a new server for our district's central office. Nothing super-special, just a Windows Server 2003 for compatibility with a payroll and HRM application install with lots of storage and a moderately speedy quad-core Xeon. The existing server is out of space, out of resources, recently...; Tags: Domain, User Profile, Servers, Hardware, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-07-25
News to know: 'Spam king' dead; Microsoft's cloud; Dell;: Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Escapee 'Spam King' dead in apparent murder-suicide CBS Denver Video: 'Spam King' Inmate Dies Along With Wife, Daughter Mary Jo Foley: Ozzie foreshadows 'Zurich,' Microsoft's elastic cloud Microsoft to get more 'Apple-like' in PC,...; Tags: Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Dell opts for performance with R5400 data center-hosted desktop: Dell unveiled its data center-hosted desktop product line on Tuesday. Unlike rivals Hewlett-Packard and IBM, Dell didn't build its solution on blade servers but instead opted for a high performance system using a 2U box called the Dell Precision R5400 Rack Workstation. "By not putting the solution...; Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Performance, R5400, Workstations, Desktops, Servers, Hardware, Jason Hiner; Blog posts 2008-07-24
Users gravitating to lower-priced Office SKUs: Users gravitating to lower-priced Office SKUsIt's not surprising.The increased cost of the premium Office doesn't provide much that corporations need. Also, as linked, Vista Home Basic is not viable either, so they must, if they go Vista, get the premium product.I do think a clarification is needed. [B]He...; Tags: Elop, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office 2007; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?: Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?Microsoft Search sucks.Now they are hijacking your PC to gain search share. Vista, XP, and anything else Microsoft is leaving this organization at every chance.RE: Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?This studies almost alway fail to note that XP's business penetration was no better after...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Forrest; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?: The same day that Forrester Research is touting yet another of a growing number of studies claiming Vista is failing to gain traction in the enterprise, Microsoft is claiming just the opposite. by Mary Jo Foley; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Forrester Research Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-07-24
We wanna be more like Apple - Microsoft and Ubuntu get ready to fire up the photocopiers!: We wanna be more like Apple - Microsoft and Ubuntu get ready to fire up the photocopiers!Linux has no marketing.Market share is directly related to marketing. When is the last time anyone saw a Linux commercial?Isn't that the point?You say that Canonical needs to listen more to the "customers" but...; Tags: Copiers, Operating systems, Desktops, Notebooks, Market-Share, Apple Inc., Ubuntu, wanna-be, Microsoft Corp., photocopier, Linux; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
Ballmer seeks to justify Microsoft's bottomless-pit online spending: Ballmer seeks to justify Microsoft's bottomless-pit online spendingBallmer Justifies Bottomless PitIt's called his STOMACH.Where is the return on these investments?They are no closer to competing with Google than before Ballmer started this spending spree. When people think "search" they think Google. It's that simple. No one thinks Yahoo or...; Tags: Financial accounting, Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer, 3M Co.; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
Is open source hurt by piracy?: Is open source hurt by piracy?Only hurts Open Source if proprietary is seen as "better"Sounds like what you are saying is for example, that the competition in the office suite space is Open Office Vs MS Office Vs pirated MS Office. Those willing to pirate see both Open Office...; Tags: Operating systems, open source, piracy, OpenOffice, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Linux, software; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
Intel launches new chip for consumer electronics: In its latest bid to expand beyond PCs and servers into industrial and consumer electronics applications, Intel has announced a new family of embedded processors. These chips are not based on the Atom processor already used in netbooks and Mobile Internet Devices MIDs--those versions won't arrive until...; Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics, Intel Corp., Chip, Atom, SoCs, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Processors, Hardware, Networking, Components, John Morris; Blog posts 2008-07-24
Microsoft to get more 'Apple-like' in PC, phone space: Microsoft to get more 'Apple-like' in PC, phone spaceMicrosoft Store in the works...My rep told me Microsoft is looking into significant retail space in higher end upscale shopping malls. In the mock-up of the store, boxes of Vista and Office 2007 were kept under lock and key. Customers will be...; Tags: Desktops, Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc., PC phone, PC, phone; Discussion threads 2008-07-24