Microsoft Windows Vista – Service Pack 1 Beta

Today, Microsoft Windows Vista team has announced, through their blog, formal information about the Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 1 beta, how you can get it, and when it’s going to be available for widespread testing. Microsoft’s Jon DeVaan (Senior Vice President of MS’s Windows … Read more

JK, Windows Vista, and Mobile Devices

Over at jkOnTheRun, James Kendrick has posted a good commentary on Microsoft Windows Vista and mobile devices. Excerpt: OK, never say never so maybe I’ll temper that remark by saying that Vista will not run well on mobile devices in the foreseeable future. Feel better? … Read more

Head of Acer Talks about Microsoft Windows Vista

Physorg.com had some interesting comments from the head of Acer, Gianfranco Lanci. Acer happens to be the fourth largest PC maker, and the comments came in an interview with Financial Times Deutschland. Lanci was quoted as saying “The entire industry is disappointed by Windows Vista,” … Read more

Article: Six months on, Vista users still griping (AP)

The Associated Press is running an article, Six months on, Vista users still griping (MSNBC), where they talk to Microsoft Windows Vista users who are having to use workarounds to get things working (various peripherals, etc.), or who are going back to Microsoft Windows XP. … Read more

Overview of Tablet PC Features in Vista

If you are thinking about picking up a newer Tablet PC or one of the laptop convertibles – laptops that can convert between laptop and Tablet PC formats, such as the ThinkPad X61 Tablet, Fujitsu LifeBook T8240 or Dell’s Latitude XT when it rolls out), … Read more