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10 Reasons To Ditch Windows Vista

Been looking for reasons to go to Windows Vista (not that I will, but I’m just looking….) and came across Chris Pirillo’s post from the wee hours this morning who it seems is breaking up with Windows Vista. Greatest thing about it, I think, is this little quote…. When I know I have time, I’m…

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Second Coming – Vista Eats Ram

Had my second run on that new Dell laptop this evening, setting up a wireless net connection for a friend. Have to say – the thing EATS RAM and the machine is quite sluggish in its performance. Of course I’m smiling as I’m sitting in front of a MacBook Pro, but thats another matter altogether….

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iTunes And Vista Don’t Mix

I’ve steered away from using iTunes on my Vista install having found it was taking a small eternity to copy files to my iPod outside of iTunes. Turns out I’m on the right track anyway as Apple have announced that, for the present, iTunes and Vista don’t mix. Via the BBC Apple outlined the compatibility…

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The Pitfalls Of Windows Vista

Vista is up and out and about and in case you already didn’t know – there are serious Windows Vista pitfalls to look at when purchasing a copy of of the OS off the shelf, plus don’t even think of downloading a cracked version online. Highly rumoured and now a reality is the Vista registration…

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Why Are Apple So Expensive In Europe?

Is there a particular reason that Apple are so expensive in Europe? I’d been reading through a US published magazine (whose name eludes me now) that featured an article on Apple forsaking their European market, then a day later when I hit the Apple Store at the Eaton Centre I was offered a copy of…

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90% Of Email Now Spam

Its me Jamie. Its me Lynette. Its me Justin. I’m getting sick and tired of these emails, the latest wave of junk mail passing through the office at the moment. Simple emails with random names after “its me” in the subject line just to add to my morning woes of clearing out the junk mail….

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Pirate Vista? Kiss Goodbye To Your Computer.

Using a pirated version of Vista (when released) should be ok for a while. Then you might notice a few things go missing on your computer. Then, you might notice your applications won’t open any more. Then you might notice that you’ll only be able to browse the internet – likely being that case that…

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iPod Video Convension Made Easy

Videora is a “personal video downloading program”, labelling itself as a BitTorrent RSS Reader, picking out the videos that YOU want to watch. What they’ve also got is a fantastic and easy to use – and free – video converter. It comes in five different flavours, namely iPod video, TiVo, XBOX 360, PSP Video 9…

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