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02.01.07

Oh, the Opacity! (Windows Vista Thoughts) Microsoft, Reviews | (0)
I took the plunge yesterday and installed Windows Vista Home Premium on my notebook, and overall I am relatively impressed. I have had the betas sitting around for some time, but never installed them. My notebook is my full-time work and pleasure computer, so I did not take this move lightly. I am not going to write a massive review, there is plenty of that around the internet, but I will note down my impressions so far. Pros The new effects are nice, and not too intrusive. I completely agree with Greg Hughes, everything does run considerably faster. I have been having performance ...
08.20.06

Desktop Sidebar Issues Tools | (0)
I have been running with a sidebar (the aptly named Desktop Sidebar application) ever since I started using a dual monitor setup many years back. The added productivity from having so much at your fingertips certainly makes up for the small loss of screen real estate. I have tried a couple of different alternatives, but have always come back to Desktop Sidebar. My latest adventure was with turning on the sidebar in Google Desktop Search. The GDS sidebar would have worked perfectly for me, if it were not lacking one thing: Auto fit. The plugins for the GDS sidebar cannot be set ...

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