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If you didn't catch the Windows 7 kernel debate between OSNews' Thom Holwerda and InfoWorld's Randall Kennedy, I highly recommend it. Basically, via a series of back-and-forth emails, the two agreed to debate Kennedy's claim that because the Windows 7 kernel has a similar thread count...
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The other day I came across an article by Brad Sams (who, for clarity's sake, I will refer to as Brad S.) at Neowin listing the six reasons that Apple's OS X will not go mainstream . No, it's not an Apple-bashing article from an MS fanboy. In fact, the article opens by saying Apple has a...
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A few days ago, Microsoft released a few more Ultimate Extras: Microsoft Tinker - a puzzle solving type game Ultimate Extras Sounds from Tinker Dream Scene Content Pack 4 Dream Scene for me is a non-starter. My Vista box runs slow enough as it is without an MPEG background making my processor permanently...
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The day has finally arrived -- the kids have their own computer for school work, your spouse has a new laptop and you have a remodeled home office. As a result, you are ready to set up a home network. The problem is that you have no idea where to begin, let alone what is needed and how to make sure it...
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The cartoon below from Userfriendly.org has been making the rounds. Click image to see full size As happens when migrating data or upgrading the operating system, the required permissions for accessing the files might be different or ownership lost. Vista4Beginners created an illustrated tutorial explaining...
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Mary Jo Foley has reported that her unnamed sources have indicated that Microsoft is expected to release the first Beta for SP1 (Service Pack 1) for Windows Vista the week of July 16, with the anticipated final version in November, 2007. With so many people holding off purchase of Windows Vista until...
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Nick White announced at the Windows Vista Team Blog that the final compatibility update is available for Windows Vista users of the Apple iPod. The update is available at the Microsoft Download Center now and will be available via Windows Update on Tuesday 22 May 2007. "The release is for users worldwide...
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I delayed adding the three-part "Windows Calendar" tutorial preapred by Vista4Beginners because I had not decided on the bookmark category to place the links. Now that I have created the new Windows Mail page, it occurred to me that calendar would be a nice accompanyment. As a result, the new bookmark...
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In the Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary , the information below is provided on the updates for May, 2007. Edit to add : The MSRC Blog post on these critical updates has now been published. With the critical updates, I didn't want to hold off this post for that release. The IEBlog published the reminder...
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After learning about Vista Made Easy: 50 Tips And Tricks at PC Magazine from Andre Da Costa , I realized I was also missing Andre's Windows Vista RTM FAQ and Quick Start Guide - March 2007 Edition in Connected to Vista Bookmarks. That omission has now been remedied with the addition of both references...
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Blogs and Community Forums Customizing Vista Features and Tutorials Internet Explorer 7 Microsoft Blogs and Websites Office 2007 and More Reviews and Collections Virtual PC 2007 Vista Compatible Antivirus Software Vista Compatible Firewalls Vista Security Features Vista Software, Drivers, and Hardware...
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Great news for us Firefox users. (Yes, in addition to IE7, I use Firefox. I would be hard pressed to survive without the BBCode Add-on for formatting help posts on forums.) Microsoft released a plug-in that makes Windows Media Player (WMP) work once again on Firefox. Download: Windows Media Player Firefox...
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Via ITsVISTA's links for April 12, 2007 , a helpful Vista Speech Recognition tutorial from ExtremeTech has been added to Connected to Vista Bookmarks in Features and Tutorials . "If you have Windows Vista, even the Home Basic version, you already have one of the more powerful speech recognition systems...
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Charles M. Sparks, AKA, Black Viper , a favorite of many for his information on Microsoft OS Services, has returned after a two year hiatus. Although Black Viper has just begun updating his web site with the default values for the services, the intend is to provided registry files and PDF versions soon...
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If you read the MSRC Blog post update about the Animated Cursor vulnerability, then you would have also read the following: " If you are using Windows Vista, the Internet Explorer 7 protected mode provides additional protections against web-based attacks." In a very timely manner, Sharath Udupa, a developer...