Category Archives: Windows

Mossberg on Vista

Posted on April 19, 2007 by Bruce Keener

Walt Mossberg of WSJ Online notes the following in his column for today: Last fall, I advised average consumers with aging PCs to hang on until new Vista PCs emerged, rather than trying to upgrade existing models. I still believe … Continue reading →

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Keeping your hard drive in good shape

Posted on April 19, 2007 by Bruce Keener

Just thought I’d give a heads up on a couple of hard drive utilities I’ve found to be very useful: Clean Disk Security for thorough hard drive cleaning (I’ve used with XP Pro but not sure if will work with … Continue reading →

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Getting rid of crap on your PC

Posted on April 16, 2007 by Bruce Keener

Walt Mossberg of WSJ Online recently wrote about how disappointing it can be to get a new computer, only to find that it loaded with tons of crapware and popup ads that can slow your computer and frustrate you no … Continue reading →

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Running Vista on Your Mac: Boot Camp 1.2 Available

Posted on March 29, 2007 by Bruce Keener

Boot Camp 1.2 includes several improvements: Boot Camp 1.2 beta includes [Partial Listing]: Support for Windows Vista (32-bit) Updated drivers, including but not limited to trackpad, AppleTime (synch), audio, graphics, modem, iSight camera Support the Apple Remote (works with iTunes … Continue reading →

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Keeping a Pocket PC, Outlook, Mac iCal, and a Palm in Sync

Posted on March 20, 2007 by Bruce Keener

This post is for all the people who try to keep the data on a number of devices in sync. At the time of this writing, I used an iMac, Windows, a Pocket PC (Dell x51v), a BlackBerry Curve, and … Continue reading →

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DST Glitch after Microsoft patch solved (??) by another patch

Posted on March 16, 2007 by Bruce Keener

I recently wrote in my Smartphone & PocketPC Magazine blog about a glitch I had encountered as a result of the Daylight Savings Time shift, Even Though I had applied the latest Pocket PC patch from Microsoft to keep from … Continue reading →

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