Jim Allchin suggests Vista doesn’t need antivirus.
I’m pretty sure this statement will have to be held against him pretty soon.
Oh well….
IT general
27
Aug 06
Free software for your USB stick
I’m becoming a fan of portable apps, i.e. stuff you don’t need to install on your system, and may just live on your USB stick.
Dirk Loss has a great ressource for free Windows apps that fall into this category. The list doesn’t seem to be maintained anymore, but it contains tons of useful stuff anyway.
31
Jul 06
VMWare player fun
Jim points me to VMWare Player and a whole bunch of ready-to-run “appliances”, i.e. VMWare images for different operating systems and purposes.
Excellent way to try different Linux distros, or to run personal stuff on the work lappy…
Also interesting: DamnSmallLinux
4
Jun 06
20 Things You Won’t Like About Windows Vista
(Via Volker:)
Computerworld has published a list of the 20 worst things about the upcoming Windows Vista
“Everywhere you look, Microsoft has copied things that Apple has offered for quite some time in OS X. The User Account Control features, especially with the Vista Standard log-in, look a lot like Apple’s user interface design. Too bad Microsoft doesn’t let you lock and unlock things (leaving those settings permanent) the way Apple does. More than 15 years later, Microsoft is still following Apple in operating system design and bundled materials. With some notable exceptions (including IE7+, where it copied Mozilla, and the Windows Sidebar, where it bests Apple, Google and everyone in user-interface design), Microsoft is belaboring the point by reinventing the wheel, often with an overall reduction in productivity and usability.”
22
May 06
Open Source Maps
I’m using a TomTom ONE GPS navigation system in my car, and I do like it a lot.
The maps are quite expensive, often outdated and don’t cover all areas (Ireland is missing completely, for example). With stuff like OpenTom and Google Maps, would it be too far-fetched to expect OSS software that runs on a GPS device and uses data from Google Maps? Imagine the possibilities…
3
Apr 06
Windows Freeware: DeskTask
If you have to work with Outlook as much as I do, this might be useful:
“DeskTask connects to Microsoft Outlook and displays your calendar and task items on the desktop.
* Your tasks will always be visible, saving precious time to launch or switch to Outlook.
* Just minimize every window, and see what are the items due for today or tomorrow.
* DeskTask displays the whole week so you can be prepared to organize your work.
* Besides the calendar items, the Outlook to-do list (Folder Tasks) is also displayed. If you work with Outlook, DeskTask is for you”
Recommended.
