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  • The Mojave Experiment

    For more information about the Windows Springboard Series visit http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=8418918 . I have spent the past two years telling people how much I love Microsoft Windows Vista; it is not because Microsoft pays me to do so (they do not), but because I truly believe it is the best operating...
    Posted to The World According to Mitch (Weblog) by Mitch on 08-13-2008

  • Recording video into Windows from your analog device

    ...So my brother-in-law, like most people I know, assumes that when it comes to computers I will know the answer. This led to my learning something new this week. The question: ‘ I have an analog camcorder with which we have documented our lives over the past eight years. We recently purchased a Media...
    Posted to The World According to Mitch (Weblog) by Mitch on 06-20-2008

  • Getting Past iastor.sys Errors in Vista Deployment with the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit

    They say that when you cannot do, teach.  I am not entirely fond of this particular expression, chiefly because I am primarily a teacher in my profession.  I do tend to 'eat my own dog food' and work with the tools that I instruct on though, which is why at the moment I have, for the...
    Posted to The World According to Mitch (Weblog) by Mitch on 06-03-2008

  • My Name is Mitch, and I Pooched My Windows Vista

    For more information about the Windows Springboard Series visit http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=8418918 . There are two truisms that come to mind this morning: A little knowledge is a dangerous thing; and The more you know the more damage you can do. Let's start by clarifying that I am not your average...
    Posted to The World According to Mitch (Weblog) by Mitch on 05-16-2008

  • Windows Vista: Clunky on old hardware?

    For more information about the Windows Springboard Series visit http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=8418918 . I am not going to lie to you.  Windows Vista has some serious hardware requirements, and like most versions of Windows ever released the minimums should be considered just that... very bare...
    Posted to The World According to Mitch (Weblog) by Mitch on 05-03-2008

  • Vista - Fact or Fiction?

    For more information about the Windows Springboard Series visit http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=8418918 . As the old saying goes, if I had a dime for every person who has come up to me and told me why they are not moving to Windows Vista, I would be a rich man. The problem is that most of those reasons...
    Posted to The World According to Mitch (Weblog) by Mitch on 05-01-2008

  • Service Pack Beta?

    Because I am beta testing Windows Server 2008 (and have been for about a year now) I have had access to Windows Vista SP1 for a while now, but honestly I have been a bit hesitant to make the jump too quickly. When I am on tour I live by my laptop, and the thought of it conking out and needing any amount...
    Posted to The World According to Mitch (Weblog) by Mitch on 11-21-2007

  • Improve the Performance of Windows Vista Now

    If you like so many others have made the jump to Windows Vista then this update is for you. Click here to install Hotfix 941649, which claims to improve the compatibility, reliability, and stability of Windows Vista. It includes the following improvements: Extends the battery life for mobile devices...
    Posted to The World According to Mitch (Weblog) by Mitch on 10-12-2007

  • An IT Hero

    One of the great supporters of the IT Pro community in Canada is Rick Claus of Microsoft Canada. Rick has been a great inspiration to me and to my career over the past few years. If I had to point to a single moment in time that has most positively altered the course of my professional life it would...
    Posted to The World According to Mitch (Weblog) by Mitch on 09-10-2007

  • Recent fixes released for Windows Vista RTM

    For those of you playing with Vista, stick these fixes on. While you wait for news of Vista SP1 rest assured that the team are hard at work addressing some of the more common issues with the current Vista release. Two packages have been released to address a number of performance, compatibility and reliability...
    Posted to The World According to Mitch (Weblog) by Mitch on 08-22-2007
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