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Well, I detoured away from Apple for a few months when financial circumstances necessitated going to a less expensive computer. Now, I am back to the Mac. I really think Windows Vista is getting a little bit of a bad rap these days. When introduced, there were simply too many problems. Peripherals often wouldn’t work [...]

I isolated the lock ups to one peripheral, my Logitech Marble Mouse (trackball).
The reason I think it didn’t lock up until recently is that Windows released some Vista updates, and I am assuming that the updates made the “plug and play” features of the trackball (which works fine as “plug and play” in my office [...]

I just sent this email to a friend of mine about my conclusions after using Vista (Home Premium) for a while on my new HP laptop computer:
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Howard,
I am revising my Vista critique downward from a 6 to a 2.
Instead of improving with age, as I use it, it is getting worse.
I originally thought the criticisms [...]

http://geoff-caplan.com, email geoffcaplan@comcast.net

Wow. Now the tech press is on a roll about security issues with Windows Vista. They are all over it. Even Symantec’s CEO now says he wouldn’t upgrade to Vista at this time.
I had a decision to make recently. Upgrade my pleasant-to-use Compaq laptop and deal with other internal upgrade issues to effectively use Windows [...]

Five years after the release of Windows XP and costing a staggering $9 billion to create, Windows Vista has been released to manufacturing by Microsoft. The mighty marketing machine has swung into action. “Microsoft’s most important product launch ever” blare the headlines in the trade press. Yet the silence from businesses and customers is deafening. [...]

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Well, it’s almost here. Windows Vista officially arrives tonight at midnight..
There are numerous events going on to hype the official consumer arrival of Windows Vista tonight at midnight. One of the more interesting events is at selected locations of Circuit City. They have a lot going on tonight, including appearances by NFL football players, free [...]