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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, but is it worth it? Being a (somewhat mature) Masters student, I was able to purchase the upgrade to Windows
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 was going to be assimilated to the new version once it came out. So the preparations were taking place since
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 it start over. And of course, I had an update yesterday morning at 6 a.m. as well. And at least
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 getting to 64 bit software. Windows 7 will be shipped in 32 and 64 bit versions, but how many people
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 taken care of. It was still on XP Service Pack 1. What this meant was I was stuck doing the
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 the ditch she went into the house to call her son for help. Upon his arrival she explained that something
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 main Windows XP computer died. I had an iMac that I was using for video editing and my photography work so I started using that for my daily work. I know there are a lot of Mac fan-boys out there but I’m not one of them. A computer is a computer and each type has it’s advantages and disadvantages. I enjoy using and learning about the Mac OS but I still do a lot of my work on my new Windows Vista machine.