Posts tagged with 'microsoft'

Mmm.. Microsoft Patch Day

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& I thought Vista was supposed to be the most secure edition of Windows yet?
I much prefer the OS X security updates all rolled in to one nice package.

August 16th, 2007 16 Comments

Dear NVIDIA…

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Dear NVIDIA,
Because of you and your inability to provide stable video card drivers for my NVIDIA based 6800GT video card, I’m now running Microsoft Windows Vista without any video drivers - just the generic adapter drivers Microsoft provides (”Standard PCI Video Card”)
Why, you ask? Because whenever I seem to boot my Windows Vista based PC, […]

July 13th, 2007 16 Comments

Windows Vista Lollipop

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I got told I had to upload a photo of this. Almost a month ago, Microsoft sent out launch kits for Windows Vista & Office - being a distributor and OEM we received these kits. They came with the usual stuff, information brochures, lanyards with info sheets but also surprisingly they came with lollipops too […]

February 21st, 2007 4 Comments

Sidebar Gadget: Vista Mint

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I’ve created a Windows Sidebar gadget for users of Mint so they can get a quick glance at their statistics similarly to the Junior Mint widget for Mac OS X.
Read about it & download a copy if you’re interested.

The gadget when docked to the sidebar

The gadget when undocked from the sidebar

The configuration window

February 3rd, 2007 4 Comments

Microsoft Australia - TechEd 2006 - Student Day

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Today I attended TechEd 2006 Student Day where Microsoft showed off their latest technologies (Windows Vista, Microsoft Office 2007 and Expression Web Designer, Live Anywhere, IPTV, DirectX 10, Xbox 360) and how they’re going to make student life more productive (well, some of them).
Speakers also covered employment opportunities at Microsoft (what they look for, requirements and programs […]

August 23rd, 2006 3 Comments