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Get the Vista sidebar in XP
While Vista has now been available for almost two years now, there are a lot of people that are happily sticking with XP, myself included. And while there aren't enough flashy features to tempt me to switch to Vista, one that I do like the look of is ...
XP or Vista for Small Business?
Jim Louderback leaves PCMag and Ziff Davis after 16 years as an editor and on his way out tells us what he really thinks of Microsoft Vista. In his words, "The litany of what doesn't work and what still frustrates me stretches on endlessly." Need new ...
Vista Transformation Pack: Vista-ize your XP
I have had a lot of people asking me what Windows theme I have, since it looks like nothing ever seen on XP. It is a theme generated by a sweet little app called Vista Transformation Pack (VTP). It turns XP into Vista, at least visually. The VTP is a ...
Ed Bott's 10 tweaks for Vista
This is my third time downloading a Vista build, and admittedly, I had some qualms with Vista because of my slower hardware. Was it Vista's fault? No, it was mine. We had words, Vista promptly crashed again, and I retorted by wiping it out and ...
See Windows Vista demo site
Microsoft has a marketing site up called See Windows Vista, where Tom Skerrit invites you click on links to view videos describing the virtues of Vista. Although the site is very polished, and has a few nice touches (leave your browser sitting on ...
Adobe says no way to Vista updates
digg_url = 'http://digg.com/software/Adobe_says_no_way_to_Vista_updates'; Adobe says you'll have to upgrade to new versions of popular (and really expensive) software like Photoshop, InDesign and DreamWeaver if you want them to run well under ...
Microsoft launching Vista Plus! Pack
Once upon a time Microsoft came up with a product called Microsoft Plus! that offered a handful of games and extra features that probably should have been included with Windows in the first place. There were Plus! packs released for every version of ...
Pirillo says Vista will help Apple
Chris Pirillo has an interesting take on the whole Vista versus Leopard debate and why Vista will only hurt Microsoft and help Apple. He says Vista will help Apple double its market-share. Is he wrong? I generally agree with what he says in this ...
Microsoft confirms Vista RC1 on its way
Now, after Vista's two betas, Microsoft will release Vista RC1, instead of a third beta. Many beta testers have urged Microsoft to wait on the RC1 release, and put out another beta, which would have been beta 3. It seems like Microsoft may be trying ...
Vista RC1 download is available to the public
Windows Vista RC1 is available for download to the Customer Preview Program. Basically anyone who registers should be able to download Vista RC1 (build 5600). If you are wondering what is new in build 5600, I would recommend checking out Paul ...
Microsoft macks-out Vista ready hardware
Microsoft has just announced a bunch of new peripherals including an expensive ($250) wireless keyboard and mouse set due out in time for Vista. The set features Bluetooth connectivity (30 feet), back-lit keys, rechargeability and easy navigation ...
Vista-ize your XP theme, naturally
Ever get those"blue-bar" blues that everyone seems to have? Do you have that itch for another style to add some variety to your every day Windows monotony? have you ever wanted your XP to look like Vista without having to actually install Vista? If ...
Vista's new net stack will speed things up
So Vista has a brand-spanking new network stack, which according to TorrentFreak will speed up not only torrents, but all other network activity as well. Up to 10% faster than XP. That isn't a huge performance boost, but hey I'll take what I can get. ...
Windows Longhorn concept video - does Vista live up to it?
Over on Digg, a user named anog has posted a link to a YouTube video which purports to be a promotional video made by Microsoft showing off Longhorn (Vista's development codename) for PDC 2003 attendees. Watching it really does get you excited about ...
Find that elusive "Logon via dialup" checkbox in Windows Vista
When logging on to a corporate network from a remote location, you're usually required to authenticate against the Windows domain. For years that's been accomplished by using 2000 or XP's "Logon via Dialup connection" checkbox. But it's not there in ...
So, just how good at time waster games are you? Think you've got the stuff? Well, The World's Hardest Game 2.0 doesn't think you do.
Yes, amazingly, it's possible to have a sequel to a game called "The World's Hardest Game". It doesn't seem logically possible, since if the first one was actually the world's hardest, how could another one come along and share the moniker? It made me doubt the name in the first place. That is, until I tried the game.
The mechanics of the game are very simple. You are a small red square, ...
