One of the bigger claims to fame with Windows 7 are the massive performance improvements. Naturally I was sceptical about the claims as most performance improvements are statistically measured rather than having a real effect on the ability of the user to get things done faster. As you’ll know from my previous Windows 7 blog post, I upgraded my laptop in place. Therefore I’ve … [Read more...]
Harvey Norman enters the fray on Windows 7 Pricing
Over a month ago, I blogged here and in CRN Australia about the insane price delta between the US price for Windows 7 and the Australian price for it. The initial response I got from various quarters was that nobody has really made a concern of this to Microsoft and they felt that it didn’t really affect sales. Microsoft commented that the fault was with the … [Read more...]
Windows 7 – moving to an SSD
My HP MiniNote 2140 which I got from TechEd Australia is actually a pretty impressive little machine. My only concern is that given I am using it so much, I wanted to replace the 160G SATA Hard Drive with an SSD drive. I figured this would be better for me as it reduces the chances of a head crash given I carry it everywhere whilst it’s still running. I used the Windows … [Read more...]
Free Backup and Recovery Software?
I got an interesting email today from Paragon Software. I thought that our latest release can be interesting for you and your community: we've created a brand new Paragon Backup & Recovery Free Edition at no cost to users: http://www.paragon-software.com/home/db-express/index.html. Paragon Backup & Recovery is the most powerful disc-imaging and recovery … [Read more...]
Windows 7 Filmfest
Apparently Microsoft are trying some cool things to promote Windows 7. Here you’ll find some cool videos that a group of different people made that have 3 things in common… 1. CIO Wiggins 2. Windows 7 3. “The IT guys are going to like this” Check it out it’s a load of fun. http://www.youtube.com/user/Win7FilmFest … [Read more...]