From Vista to Windows 7
Now that the initial hue and cry over the release of Windows 7 has died down a little, I thought that I might report on how I got on upgrading a Vista machine to Windows 7. Basically, it’s a doddle,…
How I’m installing Windows 7
I have been really pondering this issue since the beginning. I have a relatively new machine that I installed less than 2 months ago: It’s working pretty nice in Windows XP land. However, it was a futile effort, because it…
It’s Patch Tuesday, Are You Stuck?
It’s Patch Tuesday, which means my poor laptop is getting slammed with a major update for Windows Vista. It has been sitting and installing “component 15 of 16” for more than two hours. I’m tempted to halt it and let…
128 bit Windows? Don’t make me salivate.
Ars Technica reported that in a secret bunker somewhere below the depths of Redmond, versions of Windows 8 and 9 are being planned. The big technology advance with them? 128 bit versions. Interesting, especially since we’ve been so slow on…
Forget IE6 – Update Your Windows XP
So I was given another friends’ computer to fix. They were having overheating issues, which was easily deduced to a blocked fan. Nonetheless, when I turned it on I was greeted with the same issues that so many have not…
Broken computer or operator error?
A friend of mine’s elderly mother experienced “car trouble”. She backed up out of her drive accross the street and into the ditch. Finding herself in the ditch she thought “The steering must have gone out!” Leaving the car in…
Four Things the Mac OS Does to Confuse a Windows User
First off I will say that I love the Mac OS and I love the Windows OS. (How about that for staying neutral?) Listeners to my Fogview Podcast know I switched to the Mac about six months ago when my…