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July 13th, 2008

Microsoft Isn’t Going to Take It Anymore

I’m a big fan of the Apple/PC commercials, but it’s not because they enlighten me on the truth between the two computers. It’s because they’re well done and funny. Microsoft is tired of the the commercials being taken as fact and will be starting a campaign to battle that mindset.
In a clear dig at Apple […]

By Jason Bean -- 7 comments

June 22nd, 2008

What Are These Huge Files on My System?

Here’s some quick information to probably serve as a reminder for everyone. I saw these two files on my system and wondered what they were for:

pagefile.sys
hiberfil.sys

With names like those and the listing of them as a System file type, it’s at least a little obvious that these aren’t just some random temp file you […]

By Jason Bean -- 0 comments

June 16th, 2008

Windows XP - For Whom the Bell Tolls

Only a mere 2 weeks from now the final death toll will have rung for Windows XP. Your default option for a Windows operating system will be Windows Vista. It’s time for it to sink or swim right?
I’m not sure how I feel about this move. I realize and understand that Microsoft needs to […]

By Jason Bean -- 0 comments

June 10th, 2008

Virtual Desktop Manager

One of the interesting features that was made available in the latest release of the Mac OS X was the Spaces feature. Although I’m not sure about my initial usage of something like that in the beginning, I’m sure it would grow on me in it’s usefulness and my dependence on it.
Virtual Desktop Manager from […]

By Jason Bean -- 0 comments

April 7th, 2008

What Happened to Windows XP SP3

What ever happened to Windows XP SP3? I was thinking it was going to be available already. I just did a search for it to see about updating my system and the download link wasn’t available on the Microsoft Download Center page. The only thing that’s available is the overview documents.
Paul Thurrott has given a […]

By Jason Bean -- 3 comments

April 6th, 2007

Dual Boot XP and Vista

The tip today from PC Magazine is how to setup your computer to dual-boot Windows XP and the new Vista operating system. This will give you the best of both worlds for the time being. You know what I think would be interesting is for Microsoft to almost use and encourage (translated as “make it […]

By Jason Bean -- 11 comments

March 15th, 2007

DirectX 10 Still Only Available for Vista?

Originally Microsoft planned to only have DirectX 10 available for machines running their new Vista operating system. However, with less than stellar sales of the new operating system and people not running to jump on purchasing the new software like it’s a PS3 or Xbox 360, have caused the possibility of DirectX 10 becoming available […]

By Jason Bean -- 5 comments

April 12th, 2006

Boot Camp Trojan Horse

I’m sure nobody has missed all the news recently about Boot Camp allowing Windows to be loaded onto a Mac. The question arises though whether or not this will eventually compromise the the bastian of security that Apple fans have long been fanatical about? Will this be the equivalent of a Trojan Horse to begin […]

By Jason Bean -- 0 comments

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