Nov 29
I opened the morning paper and turned to the front page of Business - Section D. Right in the middle of front page at the top, four columns wide and headlined with major graphics a story line asked “Mind if we share?” The lower headline read, “BitTorrent pours out movies, TV shows - and controversy”.
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Nov 29
States Say Google and Firefox Are No Match for Microsoft (NYTimes)
Windows Vista Zero Touch Installations with BDD (Windows IT Pro)
Tube staff get huge discount on Office 2007 (ZDNet)
Microsoft Challenges the iPod (Again) (NYTimes)
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Nov 29
I can’t understand why Alexander from Information Week (article here) wanted faster boot-ups in Vista.
I have only shut-down my Vista computer twice or thrice in the last 7 months and it has been a long time since I encountered any problems with it.
Alexander argues: Since Vista doesn’t crash anywhere near as often as earlier Windows incarnations, you may be wondering why I don’t just boot up on New Year’s Day and leave my PC on. Mostly, it’s about the heat and fan noise (and secondarily about electricity costs). Plus, I like to pretend that I have some time at home where I’m not thinking about or using my computer. So, when there’s just one last thing I absolutely have to check after I’ve logged off for the fifth time for the night, I’d love to be able to boot up in 30 seconds. That’s not asking for too much, is it?
You don’t include sleep mode in Vista and people complain. You give them sleep mode and they don’t use it and look for other problems related to Vista.
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Nov 29
One day my Internet Explorer 7 in Windows Vista crashed. The next thing I know it crashes every 30 seconds or so and I could no longer do any work. It was annoying and I tried searching for updates in Microsoft but couldn’t find any.
I grew tired spending a lot of time looking for the solution and I thought of looking at all the add-ons enabled in IE7. I disabled them one at a time and tested whether it caused IE7 to crash. Luckily, I found out that a certain add-on installed by an online banking I accessed crashed my IE. After disabling it, IE7 runs at the same level of performance and stability it used to.
When your Internet Explorer begins to behave abnormally, check out all the add-ons installed and see the culprit application that makes your life difficult. Check the author of that application if they have updated their add-on to work in Windows Vista without any problems.
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Nov 29
HID Global’s Crescendo smart cards already obtained the “Works with Windows Vista” logo and smart cards can now be enabled by downloading the minidriver from Microsoft Windows Update or Download Center.
Crescendo C200 is a smart card which makes deployment and use of smart cards on Windows easy. Both C200 and C700 Crescendo models have been certified for Windows Vista.
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Nov 29
Black Viper is described to be an unemployed 35 something guy who loves computers. In his love for the box, he decided to spend loads of time coming up with a comprehensive (though he calls it an introductory writeup?) document on Windows Vista Service Configurations.
This is a valuable document that could get you jumpstarted on service configurations in Windows Vista.
In an excerpt:
To continue my fine tradition of optimizing MS’s latest OS, I have here my findings to date.
Before adjusting your service settings, ensure that your system has already installed all updates by “checking now” for any available updates via Windows Update.
I am working on a way to determine what services are required to ensure that all updates from Microsoft Automatic Update are being applied properly. Currently, some updates will fail if a particular service is not set to its default value or disabled. At this time, it is best for you to ensure that all services are set to the default values before updating your system. Windows Vista Default Service Registry Patches are online.
Breakdown of all changes to date: Vista Information Changelog.
I cannot possibly test all configurations extensively (meaning, each persons specific computer needs), but what I can offer is what “works for me” and the obstacles I have came across so you do not have to discover them on your own. If information on this page needs a revision or expanded, please Contact BV and I will look into your issue.
Continue reading here.
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Nov 28
Tim Bray recently posted the results of his Developer Tool Survey (although, I think it was really an editor/IDE survey). He asked Ruby and Rails developers about what kind of development they do (primarily Ruby or primarily Rails), and which editor/IDE they use.
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