Windows Vista SP1 Performance Benchmark
Vista’s first huge Service Pack is just days away from being released to the public. It includes all of the updates that have been released since going retail last year, but also promises some performance benefit over the original retail version.
For many people, this might be exactly what they have waited for. After all, [...]
Seagate shipping their first Hybrid Hard Drives for notebooks
Although they were a bit late to ship their hybrid drives compared to Samsung, Seagate are now shipping their first units to retail and OEMs as of today.
Hybrid hard drives are an exciting development for laptop users, as they have various advantages specific for mobile computing. For instance, Seagate is claiming that just by [...]
Windows Vista’s Memory Management is a Little Different from XP
Flunk, from our forums, has explained some of the differences between Vista and XP’s memory management, and I wanted to highlight his comments here.
I think you may be a bit confused by the way that Vista manages memory. The memory management system in Vista is completely new it is actually designed to fill almost all [...]
Downgrading to XP from Vista is what the customer wants
I bought a new laptop for my dad a little while ago. Works okay. Like many laptops, it came standard configuration with 1 GB. I decided to order 2 GB, for the heck of it. Besides, it came with Vista. Now, I’ve heard the stories that Vista was a [...]
Dell’s entry level Vista and Linux Desktops price comparison
In the past year Dell has responded to a large amount of consumers interested in a Linux desktop. Much of the nerd world has been dreaming of the “Year of the Linux Desktop” when Linux takes over and the evil giant Microsoft falls.
The Inspiron 530 is Dell’s current entry level desktop. I configured [...]
Games for Windows LIVE - confirmed for Windows XP
Most people put 2-and-2 together when they heard that Gears of War will definitely run on Windows XP, and figured that Games for Windows LIVE for XP would be forthcoming as well.
For the doubters, VE3D has the word direct from Microsoft that XP support is indeed coming.
Games for Windows - LIVE is the Windows [...]
Dynamic desktop backround with Xplanet
Bored of your plain old windows desktop?
Here’s how to get a awesome dynamic background of the sun’s light over the earth. it can also be used to display other planets and moons.
You’ll need these two programs, both of which are free for non-commercial purposes: Xplanet for windows and Xplanet control.
Do not install [...]
