In this month’s Pit Blog, Rob weighed in with his concerns about Vista’s restore points. I have a bone to pick with Microsoft about this as well, from a slightly different perspective.
The Vista Backups That You Can’t Have Read More »
In this new video, Rob shares the ups & downs of migrating one system from XP to Vista.
XP to Vista: A Worthwhile Migration? Read More »
We interrupt this blog…
Hi, I’m Dave Methvin, Chief Technology Officer at PC Pitstop. Our CEO, Rob Cheng, is recovering from an accident; we all wish him well on a quick recovery. I’ll be filling in on the Pit Blog until he’s back up to speed.
Back in his June entry, Rob mentioned the outrageously high resource requirements for Microsoft’s successor to Windows XP, named Vista. At the time, Microsoft was recommending 1GB of system memory and 256MB of dedicated video memory. Not long after that, though, the information at Microsoft’s Vista site changed again.
Vista: Not an XP Replacement Read More »
In 1985, I remember fondly opening the box to my first PC. It had 768K of memory, a 6 Mhz processor, and a 10 MB hard drive. It was a state of the art, technological marvel. I wrote my master’s thesis in a program called EZ Writer, and I planned my life and balanced my books in Lotus 123. It did everything I wanted it and more. I never thought it was slow, except when I saved to the 5.25 inch floppy.
Vista – RAM Guzzler Read More »