Yawn  ...

We intend to ship Windows DreamScene and the remaining 20 Language Packs by the end of the summer. We will not ship the last two Extras showcased in January (Windows DreamScene and the remaining 20 Language Packs) until they meet the high quality bar required by our enthusiastic customers—and we believe that we can [...]

Your chance to get your hands on a cheap copy of Windows Vista has come to an end :

Around the time of the Windows Vista launch we announced the Windows Vista Family Discount Program to further persuade families to become early adopters of Windows Vista. The program was introduced with a sunset clause that takes effect [...]

Who says that Microsoft employees are exempt from Vista troubles !

My first issue with Vista was getting the damn thing out of the box. The box is a weirdly shaped plastic thing, and almost impossible to open the first time you see one. After some cursing I discovered a red tag, so I pulled that: no [...]

A simple but very effective Vista tip from the How-To Geek :

I like to have the quickest access possible to folders on my desktop, which usually means putting something onto the taskbar if possible. You can add the Computer menu as a folder on the taskbar for the easiest access to your drives. You could also [...]

Interesting how-to:

Since Vista’s release, I’ve had mixed success in getting Vista Media Center working the way I want it to. Driver problems, codec compatibility…it’s not been the easiest road. And considering that XP MCE 2005 is such a stable and mature product, it was generally much easier just to stick with that.
However, the situation has [...]

Good news for Windows Vista gamers.  Foxconn have launched a pair of DirectX 10 compatible graphics cards which will cost under $100.
The GeForce 8400GS cards come in two memory flavors - 256MB and 128MB or RAM.  The cards are based on the nVIDIA 8400GS GPU and both run at a 450-MHz core clock and an [...]