Tag: application
As long as Microsoft has sold us Windows, there have been compatibility issues. In the versions before XP, it was less of a bother as there were ways to easily work around most problems. With XP, though, it seemed that Microsoft upped their efforts to only let Windows certified or approved software and hardware be [...]
December 9, 2009
In the first part of this article, we saw several ways which Microsoft’s Windows 7 release may not live up to the hype surrounding it. In the second part, we will see some more areas where it may not be exactly what customers are looking for.
The Windows 7 Starter version is not good for anything [...]
November 8, 2009
Windows 7, the new operating system (OS) from Microsoft, has a number of new features. Here, we will look at the Jump List feature which is new to the Windows 7 OS. This feature is very useful for performing common tasks with a specific application quickly and easily. All that needs to be done is [...]
November 6, 2009
We wrote quite a lot on the upcoming confrontation between the two leading commercial operating systems. The Microsoft’s Windows 7 and Apple’s Snow Leopard are due to be released, and with them so is the merciless uproar for grabbing as many users as possible. But we did forget to mention one thing. The personal computers [...]
September 19, 2009
Since the destruction of the ozone lair and the increasing consumption of electricity in the world, the manufacturers of all kinds of devices started producing appliances that consume less but continue being effective as they were, or even more. Computers are no exception to this rule and so far the responsible for energy consumption were [...]
September 10, 2009
Sometimes, even the best need help
From our previous review articles on Windows 7, one could be under the impression that, unlike the previous versions, Windows 7 is impeccable operating system that carries out tasks flawlessly and in error-free environment. That’s only partially true, since we can’t install all of the programs that improve the speed [...]
August 28, 2009
The two most noticeable things after the installation and the start of the operating system was speed and stability, which was not the case with its predecessor, Microsoft’s current operating system, Vista. On first glance, there were no hardware issues, though additional installation of drivers from the publisher could prove to be highly advisable. However, [...]
August 11, 2009