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ActiveWin has posted some information about and screenshots of the the latest CTP of Windows Vista. It sure does look pretty, but I'm not entirely convinced that Vista is going to be the be-all/end-all that people are hoping it will be.

10/24/2005 05:00 PM: Free Tools for Windows XP by admin
Some of the most helpful Windows XP features don't actually come with the operating system. Instead they come with a collection of handy software tools called PowerToys. PowerToys are utilities Micros...

09/19/2005 05:34 PM: IE flaw puts Windows XP SP2 at risk by duke
Another Internet Explorer vulnerability probably won't come as a huge shock, but I thought I would post a link to the article anyways. "The flaw is not wormable but allows for the remote executio...

09/13/2005 01:35 PM: Performance of 64-bit vs. 32-bit Windows Dual Core by duke
Slashdot has linked to an ExtremeTech article which looks at 32-bit and 64-bit Windows performance on dual-core processors. For this first installation of a two-part series investigating the performan...

09/01/2005 02:27 PM: Comparing Windows Vista Beta 1 to OS X 10.4 "Tiger" by duke
SuperSite for Windows has posted a comparison of Windows Vista Beta 1 with OS X 10.4 "Tiger". Windows Vista Beta 1 closes the gap, though I don't think the beta Aero UI we're seeing now is q...

08/24/2005 03:22 PM: Zotob worm hole also affects Windows XP by duke
News.com is reporting that the Plug & Play vulnerability that caused thousands of Windows 2000 machines to become infected with the Zotob worm may also impact Windows XP Service Pack 1 clients. Al...

08/22/2005 03:46 PM: Windows Vista in the News by BuyALambo
There has been quite a bit of talk lately about the next OS from Redmond, Windows Vista. A lot of sites have been posting articles abouut the preview/beta release, so I though I'd round a couple of th...

08/16/2005 06:48 PM: Exploits Circulate for Windows 2000 Vulnerability by duke
As a follow-up to yesterday's post about the Zobot worm, eWeek is reporting that multiple exploits are circulating for the vulnerability outlined in bulletin MS05-039. Researchers at eEye Digital Secu...

08/15/2005 02:43 PM: Zotob worm hits Windows users by duke
C|Net has posted a quick article about a new worm affecting Windows users: Zotob. The Zotob worm appeared shortly after the world's largest software maker warned of three newly found "critical&qu...

08/11/2005 01:38 AM: Windows Genuine Advantage: Defeated by Hooz
You know the Windows Genuine Advantage scheme that Microsoft implemented last month to prevent OS pirates from downloading Windows "add-ons"?A July 28 posting on the Boing Boing weblog claim...

08/09/2005 06:55 PM: Windows Vista: Self Optimizing? by BuyALambo
Have you noticed that the longer you run your Windows machines, the slower they seem to get? Installing/uninstalling software, disk fragmentation, updates and general bloat take a toll on a new machin...

proffesso Winner of the Internet Posts: 1532 Joined: 2001-06-25

#38540 Posted on: 12/21/2005 05:01 AM its actually rather hideous...why do people think transparency is a GOOD thing? OSX is still by far the best looking out-of-the-box os imo ahh well, im sure there will be some sexy windowblinds addon for it eventually. chasing tokyo girls

Vuke69 Bitpimp Posts: 377 Joined: 2001-03-16

#38541 Posted on: 12/21/2005 09:12 AM As far as windows goes, I'm a fan of the Win2k look. All the extra crap just gets in the way. A good UI should not even be noticed. If you have to spend enough time looking at it to notice it, it's not doing its job properly.

Sesshoumaru Ghost in the System Posts: 831 Joined: 2004-08-01

#38542 Posted on: 12/21/2005 05:26 PM You mean like spending too much time on the outward appearance of a gorgeous woman and you don't realize that she's really a gold digger/manipulative b*tch? For me its about balance. I like aesthetics with functionality, quality, etc. Anjel Folding at Home - AMD Turion 64 1.6Ghz @ 2.0Ghz 1.08v

Vandal hook'in it up Posts: 1305 Joined: 2001-04-21

#38543 Posted on: 12/22/2005 03:49 PM Originally posted by Sesshoumaru: You mean like spending too much time on the outward appearance of a gorgeous woman and you don't realize that she's really a gold digger/manipulative b*tch? Ahahah.. nice.. I had beta 1 installed for a day or two, and it sucked. Lots of problems with it. I was recently tempted to throw on the Oct. CTP, and now that the Dec. CTP is out.. I'm even more tempted. Meh, we'll see. If I install it, I'll shoot out a quick review. The most dangerous people are the ones who know "a little" about computers - and I think I'm one of them. JohnCharette.com

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