February 2009 - Mike's Window

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I have been looking at viewing stats for the entries I make, and can see that the graph looks similar to the side elevation of a mountain range. Some topics are way more popular than others, but I am not running a popularity contest here.
My main aim is appeal to a wide experience/knowledge base. I cannot, therefore, apologise if each or any of the entries do not appeal to you.
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Windows 7 - What I do not like..

I am really annoyed that I am going to have to fill the task bar with icons to get even close to the way I used to organize access to the many applications and utilities that I use daily. It will look untidy. I will no longer be able to organize my start...

Published Fri, Feb 27 2009 22:52 by Mike Hall

Filed under: Windows 7
Slow machines.. Software issues

When you first get your new computer home, assuming that it is reasonably specified, it should almost burst into life. A computer with only Windows installed should see the ‘blue torpedo’ pass maybe three times before releasing the Welcome screen. The...

Published Wed, Feb 25 2009 16:16 by Mike Hall

Filed under: software, General
Slow machines.. Hardware issues

What has happened to the concept of respecting your customers? How do the CEO’s of major stores and direct sellers sleep at night knowing full well that their company has sold underpowered junk to ‘would be’ computer users who do not...

Published Wed, Feb 25 2009 10:21 by Mike Hall

Filed under: Hardware, Windows, General
Hard drives.. In My Opinion

Benchmarks.. a exercise in futility? For those of you who just love numbers, here are the ‘read’ results of running HD Tune Pro on my hard drives. What they essentially show is that a large SATA II drive with a cache twice the size of smaller drives has...

Published Sun, Feb 22 2009 12:16 by Mike Hall

Filed under: Hardware, General
Vista SP2 RC..

An error message when I tried to uninstall the Beta version.. not a good start. I should have been prepared for what followed. Second attempt to uninstall the Beta worked well enough. I had already downloaded the SP2 RC Wave 0, so all that was needed...

Published Thu, Feb 19 2009 17:42 by Mike Hall

Filed under: Vista, Vista SP2
Memory.. a reason to upgrade, a reason to cry

There was a time when the only limit on how much memory could be installed in your computer was down to the size of your salary. The top module is of the 30 pin type and you could get silver or gold contacts. It could make a diffe rence. The 72 pin module...

Published Wed, Feb 18 2009 21:58 by Mike Hall

Filed under: Hardware, General, Memory
Ashampoo, Ashampoo, we all fall down..

If you haven’t heard of Ashampoo, the company is probably most famous for sending out e-mails offering cheap CD/DVD authoring software. I subscribe to their ‘service’ letter primarily as a check to ensure that one of my mail accounts...

Published Tue, Feb 17 2009 7:58 by Mike Hall

Filed under: Utilities, General
Vista SP2 beta..

Having run the the latest batch of Windows Vista updates three times only to see the system reverting to previous configuration, it was slowly dawning on me that something was missing. I had received updates for all kinds of things, but no actual SP2...

Published Sat, Feb 7 2009 20:20 by Mike Hall

Filed under: Vista, General, Service Packs
Win 7 Editions..

Microsoft are clearing up the confusion that was ‘Vista’ versions. Windows 7 Starter is clearly aimed at ‘Netbooks’ and will be supplied only with new machines. Windows 7 Home Premium has a feature set much the same as Vista Home Premium, and will be...

Published Tue, Feb 3 2009 23:12 by Mike Hall

Filed under: General, Windows 7

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Windows 7 - What I do not like..

Slow machines.. Software issues

Slow machines.. Hardware issues

Hard drives.. In My Opinion

Vista SP2 RC..

Memory.. a reason to upgrade, a reason to cry

Ashampoo, Ashampoo, we all fall down..

Vista SP2 beta..

Win 7 Editions..