windows

Twelve reasons to respect Windows7 or not

Let us not underestimate the monumental importance of a Microsoft Windows release. We doyen of the internet are so often inclined to scoff, so blissfully ensconced we sometimes are in this perfect brushed metal and candy-coated RDF of a certain cult-ish maker of glowing fruit-themed technology. Macs are the opiate of the geekerati. The rest [...]

What’s the deal with the slowness of the volume slider in Windows?

One of the fit and finish features of windows that’s long bugged is the volume control. Why is it when when you click the volume thingy in the system tray it takes a second to popup the volume slider. It’s one dimension of data people, and a handful of pixels. If you want to adjust [...]

Hope Springs Eternal

The world’s worst kept rumour is now officially… rumoured. Microsoft to pull in Windows 7. Microsoft is rushing to market Vista’s replacement. Yes, my desktop transparently gleams with anticipation, and asks me if – I’m sure – I want to be excited about this. Moar: previously on the subject of frothy rants from a beleaguered [...]

MS: Dump Vista, Save Thyself

A great post over at cnet that cuts to the bone: Why Microsoft must abandon Vista to save itself And please MS, for the next go around try to put your users first. Remember, they’re the ones (by the billions) who have use it. It’s almost a moral issue. As the industry standard, when you [...]