Windows Vista Google Alerts for 12 May 2009

GDC Canada: What Game Developers Should Know About Windows 7
Gamasutra – San Francisco,CA,USA
Before delving into 7, Walbourn addressed the oft-maligned Windows Vista, of which 7 is a descendant. "Much of the industry has done its best to ignore …
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WIndows Vista service pack, er, ‘Windows 7′ vs. Mac OS X 10.6 Snow …
MacDailyNews – USA
IF Apple pulls off a good release only to be followed by the type of fiasco that Windows 7 (Vista Rebaked) is likely to be then many writers will simply …
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Windows 7 gives Firefox 3, IE8 speed boosts, while Firefox 3.5 …
BetaNews – USA
This despite running in a Windows 7-based virtual machine that we estimate to be 12.1% slower overall than a Vista-based VM hosted by the same environment. …
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It’s Windows Patch Tuesday: May 2009
TechRepublic – Louisville,KY,USA
As another Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 heads up, it seems to have reset my default sound devices to the most recently installed items, so my soundcard was …
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Microsoft eyes XP holdouts with Windows 7
CBC.ca – Toronto,Ontario,Canada
The previous version of the operating system, Windows Vista, was released in January 2007, after numerous delays. Users complained Vista was slow, …
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Contrasting Windows: New feature comparison
CNET News – San Francisco,CA,USA
Despite missteps in Vista, that OS still managed to introduce useful new features, and set the stage for Windows 7. This chart provides a run-down of some …
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WIndows Vista service pack, er, ‘Windows 7′ vs. Mac OS X 10.6 Snow …
MacDailyNews – USA
"On Monday, Microsoft announced that the incoming data for the Windows 7 Release Candidate was lookin’ good, and that if things continued on track, …
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Which PC Should a College Kid Get?
FOXNews – USA
The reason I switched is because Windows Vista is so slow. But my question is: Is Linux really a good choice for an OS, or is it just a matter of personal …
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Tech-Ed: Windows Timeline Unveiled at Keynote
Redmondmag.com – CA,USA
The company has been taking a cautious approach after earlier miscues with Windows Vista left its partner community playing catch-up on driver support. …
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Microsoft Preps for Office 2010 Launch
PC Magazine – USA
It will run on Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista, and Windows 7. "Office 2010 Suite products are offered in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions so customers will …
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Windows Vista Magazine Forums – NVIDIA Crash
By mr.black
The message boards of the official Windows Vista Magazine.
Software Help – http://forums.windowsvistamagazine.com/forums/5/ShowForum.aspx

How to Get a Black Screen in Windows Movie Maker?
By Underlings
I’ve managed to figure out most of Move Maker, but I’m at a loss to figure out how to just get a black screen on which I can put text. I want the.
Windows Vista Tips – http://www.winvistatips.com/

Microsoft Windows Featured Communities | Gizmo’s Freeware
By rhiannon
"A select list of communities around the web featuring news, tips, and discussions about Windows Vista." Microsoft has a page of various selected sites around the web that (more or less) relate to Vista. …
Gizmo’s Daily Tech Treats – http://www.techsupportalert.com/view/treats

MS Confirms: Windows 7 to arrive before Christmas / Infopackets.com
By Brandon Dimmel
Failing to release Windows Vista by December 25, 2006 was a large setback for Microsoft, which afterwards watched in vain as consumers opted for the older XP instead. It’s not clear if a Christmas release would have changed that for the …
Infopackets.com | Main Feed – http://www.infopackets.com/

Free Microsoft Windows Vista Tutorial – Free Software Tutorials …
Microsoft Windows Vista is an evolution from previous versions of Windows. It includes many new features – and system requirements – and this free Microsoft …

Windows 7 Will Never Outshine Vista – Business Center – PC World
Analysis: To discover why, consider the computing world BV (before Vista), and then today.