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CNET Blogger Pukes on Microsoft

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July, 2008 (, , )
Posted in Microsoft

CNET’s Ina Fried disses Microsoft for trying to centralize hardware and software compatibility with Vista. Huh? Today, Apple does the same with it’s MobileMe/.Mac service, yet there’s no uproar about how scandalous this is.

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Tech Week in Retrospect

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January, 2008 (, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , )
Posted in Tech News

KDE 4, iTunes movie rentals not in Europe yet, still waiting for Delicious 2.0, Vista EULA allows for more virtualization, Vista SP1 coming soon, Windows 7 development, Blu-Ray winner, Digg Revolt, Windows Eee PC, WiMax for India, SSD not catching on.

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Vista Tip: Customize the Favorite Links in Explorer

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January, 2008 (, , , , , )
Posted in Tips & Tricks, Windows Vista

Add custom links to Vista’s “Favorite Links” sidebar in Explorer’s Shell.

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Vista Tip: Remember Window Positions and Sizes

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January, 2008 (, , , , , )
Posted in Tips & Tricks, Windows Vista

If you’re set in your ways, like me and many others, it might bug you that windows and applications seemingly always return to their default position and size after having closed them. Windows XP used to do a great job at this and Vista certainly didn’t lose this capability, although it might seem that way [...]

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Vista Trick: Multiple Selects with Checkboxes

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January, 2008 (, , , , )
Posted in Tips & Tricks, Windows Vista

You can select multiple files and folders in different ways. Dragging a box around them with your mouse is one of them. Selecting one and using the arrow keys in conjunction with SHIFT is another. Clicking and dragging with a touchpad hasn’t proven handy and needs some precise fingerwork. There’s a way to make it [...]

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