Archive for April, 2007

Vista Made Easy: 50 Tips, Tricks (Addict 3D)

Posted in News  by | April 30th, 2007

“We’ll walk you through Vista’s many neat features and more than 50 tips on installing Vista optimally, configuring it for you and your family, improving system speed, and turning up its coolness.

Mac 911: Of pigs, Vista, and emulation (MacCentral Online)

Posted in News  by | April 30th, 2007

Does Vista run as poorly under Parallels as I claim? Let’s just put it to the test, shall we?

Researcher to Demonstrate Vista Attacks (PC World)

Posted in News  by | April 30th, 2007

A security researcher will show hackers new ways to defeat Vista’s BitLocker drive encryption.

Researcher to Demonstrate Vista Attacks (PC World via Yahoo! News)

Posted in News  by | April 30th, 2007

Joanna Rutkowska, a security researcher known for picking apart the security mechanisms built into Windows, is to demonstrate new ways for hackers to invade Windows Vista, including rootkit techniques and ways to defeat BitLocker drive encryption.

Bella Vista Dodges Election Fee (The Morning News)

Posted in News  by | April 30th, 2007

THE MORNING NEWS BELLA VISTA — The town of Bella Vista is not responsible for more than 20,000 in election fees from the 2006 general and runoff elections, said Benton County Attorney Robin Green.

$999 Vista Laptop? Why not? (Jewish World Review)

Posted in News  by | April 30th, 2007

http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | Google “Vista laptops” and among the top ’sponsored’ (i.e., bought and paid for) links is an one to a mail-order firm offering a Sony Vaio portable with the Windows Vista operating system installed for just under $1,800. Fair enough, but what if you could get a $800.01 discount off that price?

PreSonus Announces Windows Vista Drivers for FirePod (Harmony Central)

Posted in News  by | April 30th, 2007

Windows Vista drivers for the FirePod are now available! This new driver supports Windows XP, XP64, Vista 32, Vista 64. Please make sure to read the installation instructions before updating your FirePod.

Microsoft’s guru: malware and viruses will evolve on Vista (Ars Technica)

Posted in News  by | April 30th, 2007

New security features of Windows Vista have yet to prove themselves, but Microsoft’s Mark Russinovich says that Vista should cause viruses and malware to “evolve” to cope with the changes. In short, malware isn’t going away anytime soon. Read More…

News: Contest winner: Vista more secure than Mac OS (MacCentral Online)

Posted in News  by | April 30th, 2007

The security researcher who uncovered a QuickTime flaw involving Java feels that Windows Vista is actually more secure than Mac OS X, and offers some practical advice for how Mac users can prevent problems.

WJGS available at Rancho Vista (Antelope Valley Press)

Posted in News  by | April 30th, 2007

This story appeared in the Antelope Valley Press on Monday, April 30, 2007. The World Junior Golf Series has established an international junior golf program. They plan to hold centrally located qualifying tournaments at Rancho Vista Golf Course in Palmdale.