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Looks like the editors at PCWorld decided to compile a list of the biggest disappointments in tech this year. It also looks like they picked the 15 biggest stories and just found some negative things to say about them. From social networks to Vista (which got #1) and Apple’s Leopard (#8) to the...
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In the midst of service pack releases, Microsoft has also rolled out an update that seems to address the notorious Sleep of Death and Vista Insomnia issues we’ve been reporting about of late. Here’s the link to the info and download , and here's what is addressed. This update is called a "preview...
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It is raining service packs it seems. Microsoft has released The Microsoft Office suite Service Pack 1 for public download. (note that silly small ‘s’ in the title.) Unlike Vista SP1 , this is not a release candidate and is the official service pack release. This service pack is really more...
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As we blogged last week , The Vista SP1 Release Candidate is now available for public download. If you’re looking to see what fixes are contained in the Service Pack, check out this post by Long Zheng of istartedsomething . Keep in mind, this isn’t the final release, it is a release candidate...
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Craig Pringle gets the credit for coining the phrases Sleep of Death and Vista Insomnia to identify issues with sleep and returning from sleep in Microsoft Vista. As he states, both are real issues mobile users have to deal with. The Vista Insomnia issue is more than annonying. You put a device to sleep...
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Long Zheng of istartedsomething has posted an extensive list of what issues Vista SP1 addresses. As Microsoft prepares to roll out the Release Candidate of this to users soon, it might be worth taking a look. Some highlights that might be of interest to mobile users: Improves the effectiveness of a Windows...
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If you’re one of those dying to get your hands on Vista SP1 there is info out on when the Release Candidate will be released. Nick White blogs that for testers using Microsoft Connect it is available today. If you have a MSDN or TechNet subscription it will be available tomorrow. And for the general...
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Microsoft might be doing everything in its power to keep its killer app OneNote 2007 a secret, (it earned a 2007 Ink Blot Award for Best Tablet PC Software That Is Such A Secret That Microsoft Doesn't Want To Tell Anyone: Microsoft OneNote 2007 ) but Daniel Escapa is doing his best to get the word...
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We blogged about the availability of the upgrade for Office Mobile last week . The upgrade is only available if you already own a copy of the earlier version of Office Mobile on your device. Now, if you’re looking to add Office Mobile 6 for your handheld and you don’t have a previous version...
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Back in September we posted about the availability and sudden unavailability of Office Mobile 6.1. Turns out info got released from Microsoft a bit too early and they pulled the info. Well, now Office Mobile 6.1 is finally available. 6.1 is an upgrade for Office Mobile 6.0 that allows you to read native...
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Microsoft’s Office Online site has a piece on how Bill Gates uses Microsoft Office 2007 (and yes it is published with that silly small “s” in the name of the product.) What’s of interest here to me are two points. First and foremost, Gates, the Chief Advocate of Tablet PCs, once...
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Ed Bott has been digging in to the Microsoft's Vista Activation policies in a Microsoft document entitled Product Activation in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 . Through that document and other research, he's gotten his head around some of the confusing aspects of Microsoft's Activation...