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Large GNU/Linux Installfest Taking Place in Bay Area, Many ...
jerryeveretts ifree...@gmail.com comp sys mac advocacy alt os windows-xp comp os linux advocacy microsoft public windows vista general On Dec 4, 1:46 pm, Oxford <iph. Dell makes a XPS notebook with a T7900 processor, capable of clocking to 3.4Ghz, dedicated physics processor, Nvidia SLI video.

Why is Windows *Technically* More Secure Than OS X?
They began ordering ONLY machines capable of running Linux as well as Windows XP. As a result, there was a surplus of PCs configured to run ONLY Windows XP, In fact, I recently read an article, which was reposted to COLA, which pointed out that it was more cost-effective to simply REPLACE the entire computer,

[Rival] Microsoft Lied About Windows Vista Startup Time ...
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9015701 Buying a new PC? 'Windows Vista Capable' barely hits the mark ,----[ Quote ] Microsoft's on-the-box minimum RAM requirement "really isn't realistic," according to David Short, an IBM consultant who works in its company's

Microsoft a Resource-hogging Godzilla, Linux Tested on Core 2
Joel Koltner wrote: You can't really blame the people who go to Best Buy or Circuit City or wherever and purchase a PC with Vista already loaded for getting a step: "European Union Think Tank Urges Full Windows Unbundling" http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/09/24/0012213&mode=nested&threshold=5#20724037

Backgammon Newmarket
Lawrence D'Oliveiro l...@geek-central.gen.new_zealand nz comp In article <4337536...@clear.net.nz>, Nathan Mercer <nmer...@gmail.com> wrote: Lawrence D'Oliveiro Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs is "more" of a general purpose OS than the OS that runs on the WRT54G But Windows Fundamentals (or indeed any other

VistaPro & clones
http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=39095 Valve questions Microsoft's commitment to PC gaming ,----[ Quote ] Half-Life 2 developer Valve thinks that Microsoft's current "Games for Windows" marketing push is a cynical ploy to sell more copies of Windows Vista, rather than a genuine effort to invigorate

Vista Minimum requirements not realistic?
http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=39095 Valve questions Microsoft's commitment to PC gaming ,----[ Quote ] Half-Life 2 developer Valve thinks that Microsoft's current "Games for Windows" marketing push is a cynical ploy to sell more copies of Windows Vista, rather than a genuine effort to invigorate

What Happens When You Buy 4GB of RAM for Windows Vista?
Are any of them merely a "squeeze play" by Microsoft to convince buyers that it's necessary to immediately upgrade all PCs to Vista and all servers to Server 2003 or the 21 for Windows XP and Server 2003 (see KnowledgeBase article 928388). But a version is conspicuously absent for W2K. Paul Chinnery is network

Steer Clear of Windows Vista Basic
... un k Top Microsoft execs have admitted that "Windows Vista Capable" PCs, which can run only the most basic version of Vista, are "junk," with Jim Allchin, The point was the Vista-ready rating scheme, as the article explains. Not that anyone bothered to read the article. Well, it's something that's *always*

MS: "We really botched this."
Aug 4, 2005 http://www.macworld.com/article/46270/2005/08/vistaviruses. html <paraphrased> I'm so sick and tired of you stupid primarily Windoze lusers who Vista will be Zombiesta once it's actually adopted (still under 1% market share in the enterprise!). With Vista-capable quad-core PCs, that pace of SPAM

VB6 and Vista SP1
Benjamin the date on the first article I link for you is July 11, 2006--is that current enough for you--it's today's NY Times--What do it read like to you Benjamin? .... So they'll have deals and others will match - esecially on NON Vista capable PCs Almost all PCs of the last 5 years are Vista capable.

Reports clash on Microsoft's antitrust settlement
Sven sejohann...@hotmail.com microsoft public windows mediacenter That sounds like it might be a Gateway specific addition to Media Center then. on your monitor (which is certainly capable of these resolutions and has been for years) and allows you to quickly switch inputs between your MCE PC and your Xbox with

Microsoft screws up AGAIN. Now your programs may stop working !
Tim Hill t...@invalid.org.uk comp sys acorn apps In article <4e87ef2df8SW_NOSPAM@dsl. pipex.com>, Stuart <SW_NOS...@dsl.pipex.com> wrote: In article "A new PC that carries the Windows Vista Capable PC logo can run Windows Vista. All editions of Windows Vista will deliver core experiences such as innovations in

Price of PCs as Vista nears? Better than ever!
Windows Vista Ready PC Hardware Guidelines Understand the hardware requirements for Windows Vista Ready PCs; learn the difference between Windows Vista Ready and Windows Vista Capable PCs. . Windows Vista Hardware (from the "Ask the Experts" article series) Explore the hardware decisions you need to make now so

MS: "We really botched this."
A lot of those "Vista Capable" PCs were not able to install Vista. And a person did file a lawsuit against M$ concerning false advertising. They also channel-stuff in order to deceive buyers and they use slogans that do not align with the reality (eg "Games for Windows"). References below. Vista gaming will be

Seeking answers about 64-bit Windows XP vs 64-bit Vista.
Jim Polaski jpola...@NOync.net comp sys mac advocacy http://www.pcworld. com/article/id,129163-c,vistalonghorn/article.html' Vista Capable' Barely Hits the Mark Microsoft's minimum RAM requirement for Vista Capable PCs isn't realistic, say analysts. Configuring a PC around the minimum hardware requirements of an

Vista and the uncertain wargamer
So why do many $2000 PCs occasionally glitch while playing back music? The quick answer is this: Windows is not a single-function device like a CD player. [ I know of no person who is capable of simultaneously operating a word processor, presentation, spreadsheet, authoring tool, photo editor,

IBM Netvista Desktop Computer with 17" Flat Panel Monitor ~ N 90000
The fact of the matter is that Windows Vista has delivered a heavy blow to software counterfeiters. The reason for this is the new Windows Genuine Advantage .... for China ,----[ Quote ] Another standard that Microsoft does not support, is the RFC 3987 specification, which defines UTF-8 capable Internet addresses.

Thanks for the news article. By the way..
When you're done, you can burn your creation to DVD with Windows DVD Maker. Finally after all these years a MickeyMouse "operating system" is capable of burning a DVD. http://www.pcworld.com/article/128656-1/article.html?tk=nl_dnxnws PC World magazine that gets all its advertising income from the Redmond clan.

Vista sux dead rats thru a straw
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9033679 Things are looking very good for GNU/Linux (see below). The FSF has begun the "Trash Vista, Not Your PC" campaign. It is raising awareness about the control freak that Vista is (forensics, spyware, DRM, resource hog,