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Windows

Use your Mac as Mac

Just because a Mac can run Windows doesn't mean you should.  Yes I know that many tests revealed that the fastest PC on the market was a Mac running Windows on Boot Camp. I know that the virtualization software has made incredible progress.  If I buy a Mac it should be so that I can use the OS for what

It’s Monday, it Must Be Time for a Vista Automatic Update

I have an annoying thing going on that I want to put a stop to, but don't know how. I am getting, almost daily, and sometimes multiple times a day, automatic updates to Vista on my Dell 1525 laptop.  I just installed two in the last ten minutes, and there was one this morning when I woke up and got

Apple Suffers Rare Marketing Loss

For several years the "Get a Mac" ads have poked, prodded, and mocked PC users. Now for once, Windows is doing a decent job of marketing revenge. You win one you lose one. Take it like a grown up all of you fellow Mac addicts. We had this, and more, coming. We should at least recognize good marketing when we see it.

One More Thing for my List

Yesterday I spent the better part of the afternoon taking my daughter's computer back to ground zero. I reinstalled a fresh copy of XP, which took two hours, and then updated everything I thought she needed: Windows update, flash, shockwave, adobe reader, the latest Firefox. She is six years old, and it doesn't take her long to botch up a

Processes, Processes – Killing my Web Experience

Todd's talked about this before - you go into task manager and see a bunch of programs you closed still running. Then again you see programs you never opened running. Some of them need to be there, but others could be nixed. The worst part - it could be slowing down your Web (or computer experience). I was working on

XP Gets Six More Months to Live

According to multiple sources, Windows XP has received another six-month reprieve. This means that certain manufacturers and OEM providers can still put Windows XP on machines until the end of July, 2009. I have lots of theories on why this is happening. XP has received two extensions already since Vista's launch. While I have a couple machines running Vista now,

Why I Re-Install New Computers

Normally when I get a new computer I wipe it and install a clean version of the OS. No manufacturer specifics - just an Operating System I understand and can fix easily. It's a common IT practice and I am really content in doing it. My current laptop is a Lenovo R61. I decided to not wipe and install because