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Vista

June 23, 2009

Tuesday, June 23, 2009 8:06 PM/EST

Compare XP, Vista, and Windows 7 Features Side-by-Side

Ever wonder what Windows Vista has that XP doesn't? Or how Windows 7 improves on both? Sure, you can head over to Windows.com to see a comparison of the different versions of each individual OS, but rarely do we get to see the three stacked up side-by-side--and rarer still from an IT perspective.

June 16, 2009

Tuesday, June 16, 2009 10:15 PM/EST

Five Reasons to Upgrade to Vista SP2

This sounds like one of those insert-your-own-joke-here setups--which may be why Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols swung at the easy pitch in authoring The Five Best Things About Vista SP2. We won't spoil his opening, which is certainly good for a chuckle....

June 8, 2009

Monday, June 08, 2009 3:07 PM/EST

Bloggers Continue to Bash Vista Like Its 2007

Note to bloggers, journalists, and everyone else with a keyboard: It's over. The Vista-bashing parade has ended, so get out of the street already. Calling the OS a "loser" or "lemon" at this point is a surefire way to embarrass yourself.

June 3, 2009

Wednesday, June 03, 2009 10:00 PM/EST

Windows XP: 'The Migration Clock is Ticking'

Vista now, Windows 7 later? Or just plain Windows 7 later? That's the question many enterprises are wrestling with these days, and it's no secret that many plan to take the latter route.

June 1, 2009

Monday, June 01, 2009 9:19 PM/EST

Learn to Use Vista's Built-in Administrator Account

Over at 4sysop's there's a terrific article on using the built-in administrator account. The what, you ask? You know, the "secret" Vista account that supposedly unlocks the door to all kinds of magical admin powers.

May 29, 2009

Friday, May 29, 2009 7:28 PM/EST

Vista Business Penetration Higher Than XP's Was at the Same Time After Release

Microsoft revealed that Vista was adopted by more businesses in that two-year timeframe than XP was in its first two years. Not a ton more, but that certainly flies in the face of nonstop "Vista was a failure" assertions.

May 26, 2009

Tuesday, May 26, 2009 8:14 PM/EST

Microsoft Releases Vista Service Pack 2

After a wee bit of unexplained delay, Microsoft has made the Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) available for download.

May 22, 2009

Friday, May 22, 2009 5:43 PM/EST

Vista: Good Enough for the U.S. Army

CNET reported today that no less than the U.S. Army is in the process of migrating nearly 750,000 desktops to Windows Vista from Windows XP. Why the move?

May 20, 2009

Wednesday, May 20, 2009 8:18 PM/EST

Boost Notebook Battery Life with AeroFoil

AeroFoil automatically turns off power-sapping Aero features when you unplug your notebook from the wall--then restores them again when you return to AC power.

May 18, 2009

Monday, May 18, 2009 11:06 PM/EST

Microsoft, Analysts Suggest Some Companies Skip Vista

The big news late last week: Microsoft (by way of a company exec) suggested that some companies would be better off deploying Windows 7 instead of Vista.



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