I am no longer a user of Windows Vista. It has been nearly a year since Microsoft released Vista. I first wrote about it when I tested the upgrade process from Windows XP to Vista Business Edition. Shortly after that I upgraded my laptop and resolved a few minor issues with the optical drive, the [...]
The most annoying feature of Windows Vista
Whinging about UAC is for wimps, this is a real Windows Vista annoyance. 1. Open Windows Explorer and navigate through the folder tree in the left pane (eg, navigate to C:\Temp) 2. Drag and select one or more files or folders in the right pane that you would like to delete 3. Hit delete Windows [...]
Huge Microsoft Piracy Bust!
Vista Laptop Keeps Beeping!
The Security Alert That Wasn’t There
I logged onto my laptop this evening to check something for work and noticed that Vista was showing a security alert in my system tray. I double-clicked the icon to open Security Center and find out what was wrong, and it informs me that my Windows Defender (the anti-spyware/malware built in to Windows Vista) is [...]



