I’ve been talking here about the upgrade to Windows 7, which has been quite pleasant so far. It’s quicker, with some nice UI improvements, and other bits and pieces I’ll talk about in other posts before long, I suspect. But being the glutton for punishment I am, this evening before dinner I decided to tryContinue reading “Vista SP2: Seamless, Simple, but Search Still Lags”
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Adventures With Windows 7 – Smarter UI, [Confusing] Symantec Beta License
In the first post in this series, I talked about the install process for the Windows 7 RC. That is not what users will experience, so it’s only of marginal interest, except insofar as it shows whether the stuff “works.” Windows passed that test just fine. This time out, I’m exploring the user interface toContinue reading “Adventures With Windows 7 – Smarter UI, [Confusing] Symantec Beta License”
Adventures with Windows 7 – Installation of the RC
Microsoft made a Windows 7 release candidate (RC) available for download in May. RCs precede the ready to manufacture (RTM) stage, so there are still issues to fix and tweaks to be done. Microsoft has instrumented this version to phone home when users are online, and usage tracking gives them a chance to see interactionsContinue reading “Adventures with Windows 7 – Installation of the RC”
HP Support Gets it Right
We all have our horror stories about the machines we live with. And we’ve all wrestled with Windows, Google, Skype, or [your personal favorite software whipping boy here.] But sometimes, things just work right – and they should be acknowledged when they do. Hence this story – a brief happy tale about a positive experienceContinue reading “HP Support Gets it Right”