The Minority Report

The Only Blog Set on DEFCON: Awesome.

Shotgun Tagged ‘Vista’

Vista Circling the Drain

I like this quote from ChannelWeb about Vista: Microsoft (NSDQ:MSFT) channel partners believe that once Windows 7 arrives, already-weak market demand for Windows Vista PCs will decline even further, reaching the approximate level of interest that exists today for sightseeing tours to Chernobyl. Vultures Circling Windows Vista’s Corpse – Software – IT Channel News by [...]

Windows 7 Has 62 Uplifting EXEs

I blogged the other day, Windows Vista sUACks, that I hated the UAC prompts in my newly loaded Vista. I’ve been following the Windows 7 team with interest about how they are going to handle UAC. I found this list from Rafael on which EXE’s in Windows 7 will be able to auto-elevate without actually [...]

Windows Vista SP2: Now With More Blueness

Like yesterday where I joined the Microsoft Office 2007 SP2 announcement bandwagon, I’m joining in the chorus announcing the release of Microsoft Windows Vista SP2. Like I mentioned previously in my Microsoft Windows Vista sUACks post, I think Vista UAC sucks ass but the thing that frustrated me the most was the INCREDIBLY SLOW network [...]

Windows Vista sUACks

I just started reading this blog and it touched a nerve today with this salient observation: According to one recent article, Windows 7 will provide a 29% reduction in the amount of clicks one will use for UAC. Interesting. I can reduce that number by 100%. Just turn the darn thing off! Problem solved. Windows [...]

Wistful Vista’s Horizon Expanded

I’m hearing reports that SP1 fixed a lot of Vista issues. I’m hoping Vista SP2 goes even further. Regardless, I’m waiting for Windows 7. Well…waiting to install it as I’ve downloaded the Beta and 18 keys… ;) Microsoft released on February 19 the RC build of both Vista SP2 and Windows Server 2008 SP2 to [...]






Fonts.com Web Fonts