Windows 7 changes the appearance of the taskbar quite drastically. One of the new visual changes to taskbar items is the height of each item. While it is possible to change the height of the Windows Vista taskbar it is not possible to change the height of individual items in the taskbar even after making [...]
- Author: Jack Wallen
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How to dual boot Windows Vista and Linux
I have had a number of requests for how to documents on dual booting Windows and Vista. Since the process for Vista and XP are different I am going to give them separate articles. I will start with dual booting Vista and Linux. This tutorial will focus on the Windows portion of the process and [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
- Comments: 11
Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Pre-Beta Released
Microsoft began distributing a pre-beta release of Windows Vista Service Pack 2 just a few days after announcing a second service pack for Windows Vista which according to Microsoft would come out before the release of the next Microsoft operating system Windows 7. The pre-beta release is distributed to a select group of testers who [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Windows Vista Multi-User Language Interface Hacker
There are several reasons why someone would want to change the language of the Windows Vista installation. Could be that he bought a laptop in another country that came with a different language than his native language or that someone went to a new country for a job or study and that working with the [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
- Comments: 11
The Extra Money For Windows Vista Ultimate Is Finally Paying Off
Microsoft made lots of promises at the time when Windows Vista was released concerning the extras that Windows Vista Ultimate users would get. Only a handful of extras have been released since then and many Windows Vista Ultimate users are questioning the underlying business model. There are not any statistics on how many users bought [...]
Windows 7 Wishlist
As you know by now, I’d be the first to defend Vista. I personally feel it is the best OS available at this point in time and I’ve spent the last 9 months (since I began using it) evangelising it at every available opportunity, however I’m also just as ready to admit there are plenty [...]
WinFS, Was it Really so Good?
If you were in any way interested in Windows Longhorn then WinFS will not be an unfamiliar word to you. This technology was to be part of the revolutionary next OS and to change the way software shared data and interacted with each other. You will also be aware that WinFS was removed from the [...]
Multiple Desktops for XP and Vista
I’ve always loved the ease in which multiple desktops are accessible in Ubuntu (and other Linux OS’s as well I presume, I haven’t tried any) and find myself wishing for the same kind of functionality in Windows more and more. I really can’t see Microsoft adding it into Windows itself, not even for Windows 7, [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
- Comments: 4
Windows Vista Firewall Control
The Windows Vista Firewall is definitely better than the Windows XP Firewall because it is able to control incoming and outgoing connections. If you have to rely on the firewall you might feel that it is missing several features known from desktop firewalls. That’s where Vista Firewall Control comes into play. The free version of [...]