I’ll be trying to introduce you to a different program every week. This week:
WinToolsXP & WinToolsVista… [Read more…] about Cool Tool Of The Week
Windows Vista
Time To Run Windows Update
Vista has a bunch of updates & XP may have one or two for you (depending on your configuration).
Mark Russinovich – Vista Multimedia Playback and Network Throughput
THE Windows Guru explains the problem in depth. Good read.
Microsoft responds to Vista network performance issue
Vista Network Tweaks
I’ve been running some tests on Vista networking tweaks and I would appreciate any input you might have, especially in the testing department. Below are the tweaks and test scenarios. I will report my impressions in a few days so as not to influence any would-be testers. If you provide feedback please include what type of connection (cable, dsl, etc.) you have, what type of network card (10/100, giga, etc.) and what type of downloading you do (standard from browser, torrent, download manager, etc). [Read more…] about Vista Network Tweaks
Windows Experience Index Score Is A Joke
I keep seeing posts around the net asking about, comparing, and actually shopping for hardware to increase your WEI score. I know most of my fellow geeks know this is just a gimmick and nod to hardware vendors on the part of MS but some folks just don’t seem to get it. You want to increase your score? Here ya go (click thumbnail for a larger pic):
Your WEI score is here: C:\Windows\Performance\WinSAT\DataStore , edit it as you like 😉
What backup program(s) do you use?
I need your help. I’m working on a revision to my XP backup article, a version for Vista, and a version for Linux.
– What program(s) to you use for backups?
– Where do you backup? (another drive, CD/DVD, external hard drive, another computer…)
Please take a moment to reply by posting a comment. Thanks 🙂
ReadyBoost: Does it Make a Difference?
PCstats takes a look at Vista’s ReadyBoost feature. Decent article. Worth a read.
…Even with 512MB of system memory, ReadyBoost only increases performance in the benchmarks by a few percentage points…What the tests don’t show, is that applications within Windows were clearly quicker in loading…For memory configurations 1GB or higher, ReadyBoost does not improve system performance, at least not enough for you to notice it…
Microsoft Windows Vista & ReadyBoost: Does it Make a Difference?
Geek Fight!
Ed Bott vs. Jim Louderback! I’m hoping this is just round one, it could be fun!!!
I’m interested to hear what any of you may have to say on the matter.
Time To Run Windows Update
Microsoft has got a bunch of updates available today.