Archive for April, 2008

Vista hit by nasty QuickTime hole (TechWorld)

Posted in News  by | April 30th, 2008

Hackers start migration from XP. A security think tank says it has found a vulnerability in Apple’s QuickTime multimedia player that can be exploited remotely to compromise Windows Vista PCs upgraded to Service Pack 1, as well as XP SP2.

Desert Vista hosts annual Relay for Life, raises $133K (Ahwatukee Foothills News)

Posted in News  by | April 30th, 2008

The track at Desert Vista High School was occupied by at least 149 people at all times during a 24-hour period last weekend as the school hosted its annual Relay for Life, an overnight relay benefiting the American Cancer Society.

VISTA: Gas price crunch to change fire response (North County Times)

Posted in News  by | April 30th, 2008

VISTA —- With gas prices spiking, Vista fire officials said this week that they may no longer be launching fuel-guzzling fire engines in full force to every emergency call, counting instead on an alternative dispatch system to determine when those

Looking at What Vista Lacks Compared to Leopard (The Mac Observer)

Posted in News  by | April 30th, 2008

Microsoft is often accused of copying other OSes, but there is a healthy list of eighteen features that Windows should have, but doesn’t, according to PCWorld. The list is a eye-opening catalog of what Vista users are missing

Business Users Diss Vista (ABC News)

Posted in News  by | April 30th, 2008

To many customers, upgrading to Vista is really a downgrade.

Bella Vista Garden Club Prepares For Plant Sale (The Morning News)

Posted in News  by | April 30th, 2008

The Bella Vista Garden Club has taken advantage of the recycling program dubbed Nature’sCalling that Village Wastewater Co. offers. The club is being provided

A closer view of the Chula Vista training center (USA Today)

Posted in News  by | April 30th, 2008

See where it all started for the Olympic-qualifying women’s field hockey team and other U.S. Olympic hopefuls in a video tour of the Olympic training center in Chula Vista, Calif.

Lunch Menus For April 30th. Chula Vista Academy Kids (KIII Corpus Christi)

Posted in News  by | April 30th, 2008

Lunch menus for April 30th read by the students of Chula Vista Academy.

JTC releases North Buona Vista Drive site for sale (Channel NewsAsia)

Posted in News  by | April 30th, 2008

SINGAPORE : JTC Corporation releases its North Buona Vista Drive (LX 1-1) site for sale under the government’s reserve list . The 99-year lease site is located at the junction of North Buona Vista Road and Commonwealth Avenue West.

Vista struggles to bust out as business customers snub it (USA Today)

Posted in News  by | April 30th, 2008

Microsoft is facing increasing pressure on its Windows cash cow as some corporate customers stage a rare revolt over upgrading to Vista, which launched with much fanfare in January 2007. Last week, Microsoft reported a 24% decline in Windows sales in the third quarter.