How to Improve Your Laptop’s Battery Life Using Vista

by May 17, 2007

Tamir Khason recently released a neat little application when enabled manages when the Aero effects and the sidebar are activated on your Vista machine. Nick White from Microsoft has admitted to the fact that "…in our testing we’ve seen that turning on Aero consumes only about 1-4% more of battery life." The program is designed…Continue Reading

How to Enable Checkboxes in Vista To Simplify Multiple File Selection

by May 16, 2007

Are you tired of holding CTRL down when making multiple selections? Vista has a neat little feature that when enabled allows you to select files within the explorer interface using checkboxes. This method simplifies the process and keeps you from accidently letting go of the CTRL during the selection process and starting all over again….Continue Reading

5 Tips for New Windows Vista Users

by Jan 26, 2007

I’ve been using Windows Vista for a couple of months now and find it absolutely wonderful, like everything it has it quirks and if you were a hard-core XP user like myself you will find yourself wearing a new pair of shoes when using Windows Vista. To ease the pain I wrote up this simple…Continue Reading

How to Add Additional Time Zones/Clocks in Windows Vista

by Aug 03, 2006

One of the biggest problems that we face today as we engage in international business and develop relationships accross borders is time. I often forget that my friends in Australia are sleeping when I’m having lunch here in the states. Microsoft decided to make life simpler. Windows Vista now has the option of displaying the…Continue Reading

Download Windows Vista Beta 2 Now!

by Jun 08, 2006

Update 6/12/2006: We are experiencing extremely high download demand at this time. The wait time to start the download is very long and many customers may be unable to access the download site. To guarantee participation in the Customer Preview Program (to receive both Beta 2 and RC1) we recommend you use the DVD kit…Continue Reading

Get Windows Vista Beta

by Mar 20, 2006

Windows Vista Public Beta will be made available sometime in April/May time frame. If you wish to participate and get your own copy of Windows Vista Beta follow this link: Download Here

Windows Vista Step-by-Step Guides for IT Professionals

by Feb 27, 2006

Found these while browsing the Microsoft website, probably be working on a couple of Visual guides for these as well as other How-to guides related to Windows Vista. Description from the Microsoft website: "These step-by-step guides provide instructions for deploying or migrating to Windows Vista. These guides also describe how to configure security, monitor performance,…Continue Reading

Use the Windows Vista Theme on your Windows XP Machine

by Feb 26, 2006

I found this awesome theme on digg.com, I have installed it on my machine and it works great. The advantage of this theme pack is that it does not require a third-party program, it modifies adds to the existing set of themes on your machine. The theme is absolutely gorgeous, you don’t sacrifice any resources…Continue Reading