I just re-read this blog post on Vista security as it was linked from the Vista SP1 RTM announcement and had a thought…. Internet Geeks: Linux and mac are so much more secure than windows! Look at how few vulnerabilities there are for them! Microsoft and Friends: Those OSs only have a few percent of […]
Quick Thought on Windows Vista Security Read Post »
Being a new Mac user and a computer user of 15-ish years, I figured I’d list some of the things that were not the garden of eden utopia that the idea of a mac sometimes is. Where possible, I’ve included my solutions or findings. Anyone out there in the lazyweb who has ideas to address
Downsides of The Mac Switch Read Post »
As I said I just got an iPod, so now I have to deal with managing the music for it in my particular situation. I have the following going on at home right now: A fileserver with approximately 140G of mp3s all nicely tagged via MusicBrainz‘s tools and organized nicely into directories (ie: music player
Thoughts on the iPod and Music Management Read Post »
I recently got a (legit even!) copy of Windows Vista and decided to check it out slowly. When I got my new system I got dual hard drives, and the second one hasn’t really been used yet, so I can install a new OS and migrate over at whatever pace I need to without losing
My Road To Vista Part 1 Read Post »
Theory #2 My second theory is even better, dual tin-foil I think. I think that the Zune might have been nothing more than an experiment to see how pervasive you could make <acronym title=”Digital Rights ‘Management’””>DRM in peoples lives. When the first few proof of concept applications for Microsoft Vista came out the concept of
The Zune Conspiracy, Theory #2 Read Post »
Microsoft released their iPod competitor the Zune, or at least that’s what everything things it is. I have two theories (conspiracy theories of course, full tin-foil hat engaged) about what the nefarious plans for the Zune really are however, and they both include the fact that the Zune was never meant to be a serious
The Zune Conspiracy, Theory #1 Read Post »
Argh, I hate being a geek sometimes. When I see a computer belonging to a relative that’s in such bad shape and instead of just leaving it alone I have to volunteer to “fix it up and make it better”, leaving me to be here at the computer at 9 at night on a Sunday
Cleaning Off Windows Computers Read Post »
Interesting insight in Paul Thurrott’s latest Vista article. Paul is someone who I’ve often had resentment for, simply because of his (apparent) steadfast love of Microsoft and all things Bill. Turns out that he’s a bit more fair and balanced than that, and I apologize for the misgivings I had for him. Of course, maybe
Thurrott on Vista… Not Happy Read Post »
Well, microsoft released Local.live.com which is a competitor for google maps. I took a quick look and the birds eye view (of selected areas) is nice, except that the areas that are shown are very small and you can’t really scroll that far. Oh well, takes lots of time to get that low level photos
Microsoft Does Maps Read Post »
Hey, does anyone Know the Rules for Windows Media Player 10 and the “Return to Previous Playlist” feature? If you have a playlist set up and you click on an mp3 file or video file, sometimes it loads up and gives you a ‘click previous to return to your previous playlist’ in the playlist, which
Anyone Know the Rules for WMP 10 “Return to Previous Playlist”? Read Post »