Intel, Dell hold off on internal rollout of Vista

More Vista dissensia (is that a word?). Interesting that these technology leaders are holding off on deploying Vista. I can understand that Dell would choose to hold off as they are already backtracking by offering Windows XP for sale, again, and they have already announced that the Linux distribution, Ubuntu, will be offered on new PCs. Intel... I'm not so sure and, to me, says more about the OS lack of actual "preparedness", if you will. Basically, Intel is saying it's not ready for prime-time...

Intel, Dell hold off on internal rollout of Vista | CNET News.com

Is Windows Vista in Trouble?

A couple of interesting articles that I found on Slashdot.org seem to indicate troubles for Windows Vista. As you might tell from my lack of updates, Vista has NOT seen the light of day on any of my machines, since my previous efforts at the end of last year. Not sure if it will EVER see the light of day on my machines... The newest revision of Ubuntu Linux, v 7.04 aka Feisty Fawn, seems to be almost ready for prime time.

Slashdot | MS Offers Vista Upgrade Pricing To All

Slashdot | Is Windows Vista in Trouble?

Speed Up Windows Vista

Via Lifehacker, this is a good, in-depth article delving fairly deep into Vista. So if you bought that new computer with Vista or took the dive by upgrading your current system, these tweaks should give you a nice performance boost.

Speed Up Windows Vista

GL&HF!

Use Vista for 120 days in evaluation mode

Here's a good tip if you want to try out Vista. Basically, Microsoft allows you to use Vista for 30 days in "evaluation" mode, but this "hack" allows you to reset the countdown timer 3 times, thus giving you four months of "free" use.

Vista Hands On #9: Use Vista for four months, free by ZDNet's Ed Bott -- Looking for real Windows Vista secrets? Everyone knows you can install Windows Vista in evaluation mode for 30 days and reset the countdown timer three times, giving you a free evaluation period of 120 days. The trouble is, you have to remember to type the magic command every 30 days or you're deactivated. Unless you know the real secret, which uses another Windows feature to automate the process. I've got the never-before-published details here.

Vista WGA problems confirmed

Be careful with your install of Vista. There are definitely some gremlins with the the Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) so be aware of the possibility of having to reactivate your installation of Vista. It's a pain and the articles bring up some good points about the way Microsoft is handling these types of "security" related issues. Seems a bit over the top, at times. The Apple commercial is spot-on, albeit annoying...

» Vista WGA problems confirmed | Ed Bott’s Microsoft Report | ZDNet.com

Problems arise with Vista’s validation

Lotsa Good Stuff Today...

Let's start with the iPod Shuffle now available in colors! This is a great piece of technology - small, light, wearable... Great for working out, and now available in the iPod colors - original silver, pink, blue, green, and orange! Apple - iPod shuffle


Of course, Windows Vista is available today! You might want to look into getting some kind of guarantee. As CNET points out...

Microsoft's list of requirements for optimally running Vista Ultimate, the fullest version, or other versions, is long and detailed.

Vista naysayers...

Another Vista tidbit, only from a negative perspective. Not sure if this view will pan out, but I do know that, from a business perspective, the company I work for, just finished a Windows XP roll-out and we will not be looking at rolling out Vista for a while...

Vista at the tipping point | Tech News on ZDNet

Is your flash drive fast enough for Vista’s ReadyBoost?

As I reported previously, Vista offers some cool ways to increase performance. This is fairly comprehensive test of this performance hack with some interesting results.

» Is your flash drive fast enough for Vista’s ReadyBoost? | Ed Bott’s Microsoft Report | ZDNet.com

Upgrade from Windows XP to Vista

Nice article on upgrading to Windows Vista. I ran into sound driver issues, both with on-board SoundBlaster24 and a Soundblaster Audigy 2. I couldn't get sound from either one... These issues should be resolved by now, or at least by the release date at the end of this month. Otherwise, the upgrade was fairly smooth, but time-consuming, even on my system with a dual-core AMD Opteron 165 with 2GBs of memory. At least this guide should help some of you get through the upgrade process without too much tribulation.

Upgrade from Windows XP to Vista

Vista hacks...

Early adopter alert! If you've gotten your hands on a copy of Vista (business editions or throught MSDN), this is cool way to make use of that extra USB thumb drive you might have lying around.

Vista USB Thumb Drive/Speed up Hack