Tag Archives: Vista

Worldwide Telescope launches half-baked!

Posted on May 13, 2008 by

Microsoft launched their much-hyped WorldWide Telescope this morning. The application has a lot of promise as an educational tool, in that it can make astronomy fun and engaging. First off, there is no Mac version. Boo! For this reason alone, … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Vista performance issues

Posted on March 13, 2008 by

Vista is buggy. That much is obvious to anyone who runs it but it has been improving in stability as the patches are rolled out. However it runs extremely slowly too and this became startlingly obvious to me in the … Continue reading →

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Screaming fast browser II

Posted on February 13, 2008 by

I wrote a post the other day giving speeds of various browsers running the SunSpider JavaScript Benchnark tests. Since writing the post Firefox has released Firefox 3.0b3 and Robert made me aware in the comments of the previous browser speed … Continue reading →

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Screaming fast browser?

Posted on February 11, 2008 by

After reading Seth Weintraub’s post on how the upcoming versions of Safari are blisteringly fast I decided to download the latest nightly (WebKit r30123) and check it out for myself. To check the different browser versions I used the SunSpider … Continue reading →

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Microsoft will Open Source Windows (or die!)

Posted on September 25, 2007 by

I have said on a number of occasions that Microsoft should Open Source their Windows Operating System (and their Internet Explorer). However, it bears repeating. I realise it is unlikely to happen in the near term but, I firmly believe … Continue reading →

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Backup software for Vista?

Posted on September 16, 2007 by

I want to install a copy of Ubuntu on my laptop. However, when Vista was installed on it, a single partition was made of the hard drive so if I try to install Ubuntu now, it will overwrite the Vista … Continue reading →

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I have a dirty little secret to confess

Posted on September 10, 2007 by

I never thought I’d say this but I’m using my Vista machine more than my Mac these days! Why? Well, there are a number of reasons – the Vista machine is a Vaio SZ3. It is small, light and has … Continue reading →

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Microsoft post Vista fixes

Posted on August 8, 2007 by

Microsoft has released two significant fixes for Windows Vista today. One is a performance related fix and the other is a reliability related fix. These fixes have to be manually applied for now although according to Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft … Continue reading →

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Windows Live OneCare is crap

Posted on July 12, 2007 by

I have talked about what a piece of sh*t Windows Live OneCare is previously. OneCare is Microsoft’s entry into the security arena. I have serious reservations about the ethics of Microsoft selling OneCare. It suddenly gives Microsoft a financial incentive … Continue reading →

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Unseemly haste in Vista SP1 a sign of desperation?

Posted on July 9, 2007 by

I came across two Vista related stories on Techmeme this morning. The first from Ken Fisher on Ars Technica, talks about how Microsoft’s OEM partners are struggling with the number of customers who want to downgrade their computers from Vista … Continue reading →

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