Archives for the 'Vista' Category
Tripple booting made easy with Hardy Heron [Hack Your Day]
Tripple booting made easy with Hardy Heron
Now that the new Ubuntu release has come out tripple booting has become very easy. I am now trip booting XP, Vista abd Ubuntu. I have a multitude of reasons for having all three, I am making Ubuntu my full time OS as you know, but Vista still has [...]
Speed up your Vista [Hack Your Day]
I have a quite low end laptop and although Vista runs fine because I loaded it with a heaps of memory sometimes I just need that extra oomph. A bumped into a problem the other day, I was doing some batch work with macros and often the macros failed because a window failed to open [...]
Use checkbox selection in Vista [Hack Your Day]
In Vista there’s a cool feature to use the checkbox selection method to select multiple files or folders. This the need to press the control button, so if you feel more at ease with the mouse this is a great way to select multiple files quickly.
When you hover over an item, you will se a [...]
10 Ways To Speed Up Vista (Or Windows XP) (Windows Wednesday) [Tech Rest]
1. Eliminate unwanted startup programs. Check out the wonderful Black Viper site on how to do this. You might be surprised how much faster your computer boots after you finish this process. Not only that but this also frees up RAM, your computer’s most precious resource.2. Eliminate unwanted programs. Just go to the [...]
Why Can’t Vista Just Be Ultimate? (Windows Wednesday) [Tech Rest]
This is one area where Leopard beats Vista hands down. I was listening to a TWiT podcast the other day when this issue came up. Leopard has only one edition. Yet Vista has four or five editions (depending on whether or not you count “Enterprise”). Why do I think Leopard beats Vista in this aspect?
Simplicity. [...]
Why Vista is better than Leopard and Linux (Windows Wednesday) [Tech Rest]
What did you say?! I said Vista is better than Leopard and Linux. It’s better because more people use it. Period.
It’s the same story as it was 23 years ago. In 1985, Texas Instruments (the ones that make great calculators) created a marketing campaign called “Dare To Compare”. It pitted their PC against the IBM [...]
Do You Use The Forgotten Key? – (Windows Wednesday) [Tech Rest]
If you are a Windows user this post could save you some time.
Keyboard shortcuts are generally the fastest way to do anything. In addition, they usually don’t change when a new version comes out. I love Office 2007 but it does take some getting used to. On the other hand, it’s really satisfying to try [...]