Tag Archives: Windows Vista

Windows 7 vulnerable to 8 out of 10 viruses

Posted on November 5, 2009 by Arun

Sophos reports that Windows 7 is vulnerable to 8 out of 10 viruses, despite Microsoft’s claim about Windows 7 being more secure. With User Account Control (UAC) turned on, it blocked only one out of the 10 proving that UAC … Continue reading →

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Webcam didn’t work with Virtualbox 3.0

Posted on July 6, 2009 by Arun

You might have read my earlier post about Virtualbox 3.0. I thought the feature I was waiting for was fixed in Virtualbox 3.0. It was the webcam support. I thought the following changelog was to fix that issue:USB: Support for … Continue reading →

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Windows 7 not much faster than Windows Vista

Posted on May 7, 2009 by Arun

Windows 7 is being touted as being faster than Vista. I installed Windows 7 RC day before yesterday. I’ll write more about my experience later. Windows 7 seems slightly faster than Vista to me, but I haven’t installed many programs … Continue reading →

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Texas budget says Hasta la Vista to Windows Vista

Posted on April 2, 2009 by Arun

mySA News reports that the proposed two year, $182.2 billion budget would require state agencies to get written approval from the Legislative Budget Board before buying Vista technology related to an operating system, equipment or licenses. Sen. Juan Hinojosa, D-McAllen, … Continue reading →

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Apple hits back at Windows Ads

Posted on October 20, 2008 by Arun

I watched it this morning. Quite funny.Ad 1Ad 2 Apple, Windows Vista

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Gateway GT5628 Quad Core Desktop

Posted on March 31, 2008 by Arun

I bought a Gateway GT5628 Quad Core Desktop (refurbished) for a good deal from buy.com. The desktop’s configuration is Intel® Core 2 Q6600 2.4GHz Quad Core 3072MB RAM 500GB 7200 SATA II HD DVD ±RW 18X multi dual 256MB NVIDIA … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu 8.04 upgrade snafu

Posted on March 18, 2008 by Arun

I normally start using the new versions of Ubuntu when it enters the last part of the alpha stage. I always did a clean install until now. I was going to upgrade when Ubuntu released the 5th alpha version of … Continue reading →

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Windows Vista one of the top 10 terrible products according to CNet

Posted on November 27, 2007 by Arun

CNet has included Windows Vista as one of the top 10 terrible tech products. According to CNet, “Any operating system that provokes a campaign for its predecessor’s reintroduction deserves to be classed as terrible technology. Any operating system that quietly … Continue reading →

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