10 top tips before phoning a friend
Posted by Mike Halsey in guides and how to's on 30. Sep, 2009 | 1 Comment
Windows 7 is more stable and reliable than ever before, with fewer blue-screens visible than any other version of Windows that’s come before it. In fact some people have even speculated that the blue screen isn’t even part of Windows 7. It is, I’ve seen it, but only in relation to poorly written drivers (the [...]
It’s official, I’m finally a twit
Posted by Mike Halsey in general on 29. Sep, 2009 | 0 Comments
Okay so I’ve been resisting this for the last year or so but I’ve finally joined Twitter, you can find me here. I’m gonna admit it’s my book that swung things for me. Yup! It’s still on sale here but anything I can do to help promote it, ‘tis my job to do.
So why twitter [...]
Decrapify your shiny new Windows 7 PC
Posted by Mike Halsey in guides and how to's on 28. Sep, 2009 | 0 Comments
Yes, that is a word. If you’re about to order a lovely new PC with Windows 7 on it beware that you might not get the lovely speedy new system that Windows 7 promises to deliver. This is because of crapware. The sheer volume of useless software that can come pre-loaded with new PCs can [...]
If Windows 7 fails who will be responsible for it?
Posted by Mike Halsey in windows 7 on 27. Sep, 2009 | 0 Comments
There’s no doubting that financially, and that’s the only thing that matters really, Windows Vista was a disaster. Microsoft shareholders must not have been happy. But let’s examine exactly who, at least what groups, were responsible for this failure and ask the question if history can or will repeat.
Windows is a shell, a large one [...]
What will Windows 7 do for the hardware of tomorrow?
Posted by Mike Halsey in windows 7 on 23. Sep, 2009 | 0 Comments
I was thinking the other day about how I really don’t need to upgrade my PC this year. It’s now getting on for three years old and, with the exception of a RAM upgrade last Christmas, still has no problems running all my software and starting up swiftly and trouble-free.
Thinking on, PC hardware hasn’t really [...]
