BLORGE
BLORGE
BLORGE
BLORGE
BLORGE
BLORGE
BLORGE
BLORGE
BLORGE

Archive for the 'VISTA.BLORGE' Category

Microsoft says its free security suite does not threaten Symantec, McAfee

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

Microsoft says its free security suite does not threaten Symantec, McAfee After my colleague, John Lister, published a post about Microsoft’s new free security suite some questions were raised about what this means for Symantec and McAfee.  The new software dubbed “Morrow” by the company is replacing [...]

Workers say Vista lets bosses screw them on pay

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

Workers say Vista lets bosses screw them on pay If you’ve spent minutes on end waiting for Vista to start up or shutdown, you might think nothing could be more painful. But for some employees, the real pain comes when they look through their paychecks.

Windows 7 gets first security update

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

Windows 7 gets first security update Microsoft is claiming that Windows 7 will be everything Vista wasn’t.  Fast to boot, UAC that actually works and improve performance.  At least so far it is faster to boot so the company isn’t lying on that front.  It even runs better than Vista [...]

Windows freebie to challenge anti-virus industry

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

Windows freebie to challenge anti-virus industry Microsoft is launching a free anti-virus service for Windows users. If it takes off, it could be a serious threat to commercial security products.

The system, codenamed Morro, will launch in the second half of 2009. To make way, Microsoft will drop its existing [...]

Windows 7 anti-piracy steps already under threat

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

Windows 7 anti-piracy steps already under threat Windows 7 won’t be released until next year at the earliest, but that hasn’t stopped would-be pirates exploring ways to get round measures designed to stop people using illegal copies. The interest has been sparked by the first distribution of physical copies of [...]

The 64-bit question: Do consumers really care?

Monday, November 17th, 2008

64 The 64-bit edition of Windows Vista continues to gain in market share. However, some are questioning whether it’s really an important issue for consumers, or if it might even cause more problems than it solves.

Microsoft stretched ‘Capable’ criteria to help Intel

Friday, November 14th, 2008

Microsoft stretched 'Capable' criteria to help Intel Newly released court documents confirm Microsoft relaxed its criteria for declaring a computer ‘Vista Capable’ after lobbying from Intel. The chipmaker complained that the original rules would exclude some of its products and cause lost business in the billions.

Vista Compatibility Mode

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

 

One of the biggest complaints I have heard about the Windows Vista operating system is the number of pre-Vista programs that either won’t run properly, or won’t run at all. There are generally three reasons why this happens.

Latest Windows patch seven years in the making

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

Latest Windows patch seven years in the making Security experts say one of the vulnerabilities fixed by this week’s Windows Update has been a known problem since at least 2001. The Server Message Block issue has even been used in security training events.

Windows security update contains few, but vital, patches

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

patch This month’s Patch Tuesday update is, by Microsoft standards, fairly quiet. There is only one fix rated critical and one rated important, though the firm does warn both the associated vulnerabilities are at particular risk of exploitation.

AVG anti-virus software mistakenly ruins Windows XP

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

AVG anti-virus software mistakenly ruins Windows XP The popular AVG anti-virus program has wreaked havoc for some XP users by leading them to mistakenly delete a core system file. It’s left some people unable to start Windows at all.

The problem affects some users with versions 7.5 and 8.0 of the [...]

Printers the biggest headache with Vista

Monday, November 10th, 2008

Printers the biggest headache with Vista Microsoft has revealed that printers are the devices most likely to cause driver problems in Vista. Nearly 12% of attempted installations fail, around four times Microsoft’s own target.

The figures emerged at last week’s Microsoft conference for hardware partners. The firm’s Chris Matichuk unveiled the [...]

Windows 7 will be more SSD-friendly

Saturday, November 8th, 2008

Windows 7 will be more SSD-friendly Microsoft has unveiled steps to make solid state drives run far more efficiently in Windows 7. It’s the third boost for the technology announced this week.

Leading manufacturer SanDisk has just announced a new filewriting system which makes much more effective use of the [...]

Mid-level companies finding it hardest to shift to Vista

Saturday, November 8th, 2008

Mid-level companies finding it hardest to shift to Vista While small businesses and large companies have had a hard time shifting to Vista, mid-level companies and organizations have had the hardest time overall due to a number of factors.  Beyond simple hardware complications, internally-modified software isn’t meshing well [...]

SanDisk’s new SSD file system aims to better perform with Vista

Friday, November 7th, 2008

SanDisk’s new SSD file system aims to better perform with Vista Solid State Drives (SSDs) have always underperformed when coupled with Windows Vista.  SanDisk’s new file system method now being used on its SSDs aims to change all that.

Daily Tech is reporting that SanDisk has unveiled a [...]

Copyright © 2007 Engaging and compelling blogs that entertain and inform.