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Vista SP1 Upgrade or Not? Damned Either Way

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I’m wondering how many people out there (on average) have updated their Vista laptops and desktops to SP1 not that it’s been available quite awhile. I have to say - I haven’t updated my laptop yet at all, especially since I read that (despite the initial hype) machines aren’t running faster at all post-upgrade, they’re [...]

Windows Vista SP1 Service Pack Officially Available Feb 15th

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PC World has reported that Windows Vista Service Pack 1 or SP1 will be officially available to everyone on February 15th, 2008! Or will it? That date has been reported by Taiwanese news agency, and some sources close to Microsoft say that’s a “target date”, but Microsoft won’t comment. Some believe that SP1 will bring [...]

How to Make Windows Vista Faster with ReadyBoost and USB memory stick

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Windows Vista has many complaints of being slow for the amount of memory it requires. Can you speed it up? Sure you can…
One of the things that I’ve not done with Windows Vista is try to speed it up using the ReadyBoost technology that comes with it. What is ReadyBoost? Essentially you use a USB [...]

Windows Vista SP1 RC1 Install Guide and Links

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Windows Vista Service Pack 1 or SP1 is now available to the general public (Release Candidate 1 or RC1), and Microsoft has prepared a 17 page document describing the changes that Vista SP1 will include. Looks like one of the biggest bug fixed we can look forward to is support for “exFAT” which will greatly [...]

Vista no longer KILLS you - now in SP1

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Microsoft has announced it will disengage the kill switch. You remember the kill switch don’t you? When you have a Windows Vista system you have to validate you have a legal copy with Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA). If you don’t or WGA fails - after a certain period of time Windows Vista activates it’s “Kill [...]

Vista vs. Leopard: My Review and Opinion

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Engadget recently put out a huge Vista vs. Leopard Showdown review in score card format. You should check it out - it’s a good real. But, if you’re interested in Windows Vista, but also in Mac’s Leopard OS, let me synopsize what I think you should know in a nutshell.

Leopard has a better User Interface, [...]

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