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It’s that time of the month again, if you’re using Windows OS and Microsoft Office.
Lots of updates for Windows and Microsoft Office.
If you’re running Microsoft Office vX and 2004 for Macs, you might want to download the updates too.
I’ll clean up this post later.
There have been reports regarding problems with iTunes and Windows Vista. Now that Windows Vista is released, Apple is addressing such issue.
iTunes Repair Tool for Vista 1.0
About iTunes Repair Tool for Vista 1.0
The iTunes Repair Tool for Vista 1.0 will repair permissions for important files required by iTunes to play your iTunes Store purchases.
About iTunes and Windows Vista: http://www.info.apple.com/kbnum/n305042
Apple offers some informations regarding iTunes installations on computers with Vista upgrade and new computers with Vista pre-installed.
Apple also mentions that new updated version on iTunes is on the way.
Microsoft has been campaigning for Windows Vista with the slogan: The “Wow” Starts Now. Windows Vista is the best looking Windows Operating System that Micrsofot has ever released. Unfortunately that doesn’t really say much about what Windows Vista really is.
Windows Vista has been armed with a much better security model compared to its predecessor, Windows XP. For sure it is more secure than Windows XP, but is Windows Vista secure enough to fend off all the coming attacks from viruses, spywares, malwares, etc.? We can’t really tell yet.
Beyond security, will Windows Vista be fully accepted in shorter amount of time compared to Windows XP? Windows Vista is a hungry beast. It wants large amount of RAM (Random Access Memory), and powerful CPU (Central Processing Unit). Furthermore, it needs powerful GPU (Graphic Processor Unit) to show off its shiny new look, Aero and Glass.
These are a few things to consider when buying new computer with Windows Vista pre-installed:
One more thing: “You get what you paid for.”
If you are using SlingPlayer on Mac OS X, you might have noticed that it expires today. Get the latests SlingPlayer for Mac OS X from Sling Media Website.
SlingPlayer for Mac OS X Public Beta3
Sling Player for Windows v1.4 is also available and supported under Windows Vista.
UPDATE:
Internet Explorer 7 is back in Microsoft Update.
I was reinstalling Windows XP on one computer this early in the morning. One thing I noticed that Internet Explorer 7 was conspicuously absent from the Microsoft Update.
This is interesting since I did see Internet Explorer 7 in Microsoft Update on Tuesday night (01.29.2007). Does this have anything to do with the launch of Windows Vista? Will Internet Explorer 7 become Windows Vista exclusive?
Maybe this is just a little glitch on Microsoft servers. Maybe I’m just too paranoid.
After a five long years of development, Windows Vista finally ships to consumers. Many have been using various incarnations of Windows Vista, from early beta to Release Candidate to the RTM version. I had a chance to play with Windows Vista back in its “Longhorn” day. Windows Vista has gone through so much transformations since its first conception. Windows Vista was such a mess during its Beta days, but with Microsoft managed to make it into a “pretty mess”. Aero and Glass are the eye candy of Windows Vista, but users will be left wanting more. To be fair, Windows Vista is an improvement over Windows XP, especially in its security model.
Is Windows Vista Secure?
Theoretically, Windows Vista has a much improved security model compared to its predecessors. Unfortunately, we won’t be able to draw any conclusions until Windows Vista actually being used by “regular” consumers. Those who are technically proficient can protect themselves from most of exploits and vulnerabilities in Windows Vista. In a few months we all will find out if Windows Vista security model do work.
There are much to discuss about Windows Vista, and I’ll be writing a lot more about it.
Read an opinion about Windows Vista here:
http://vondiggity.wordpress.com/2007/01/29/windows-vista/
Windows Vista is set to launch tonight at midnight. Bill Gates is scheduled to appear on “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” tonight. Windows enthusiasts are going to Windows Vista Ultimate Celebration. Windows Vista is finally released, more than five years after the release of Windows XP (10.25.2001).
In this part of an ongoing report, we are taking a look at multimedia experience on Windows Vista Business and Ultimate Editions. By comparisons Windows Vista Business to Ultimate is Windows XP Professional to Windows XP Professional with Media Center. Windows XP Professional with Media Center doesn’t really exist.
For reference:
Windows XP Media Center Edition is succeded by Windows Vista Home Premium.
Windows XP Home Edition is succeded by Windows Vista Home Basic.
Windows Vista Business lacks the Media Center functionality such as DVD playback. To add DVD playback, softwares like WinDVD and PowerDVD are needed. I installed Intervideo’s WinDVD 8 Platinum on machine running Windows Vista Business. WinDVD 8 requires DirectX 9.0c End-User Runtime and some specific version of .Net Framework. WinDVD 8 Platinum works without any problems so far. After the installations of WinDVD 8 (or any other Vista compatible DVD playback software), Windows Media Player supports DVD playback also.
I have also installed iTunes 7.0.2 and QuickTime 7.1.3 on Windows Vista Business. I have not encountered any major problems with both softwares. In addition to that, Apple Software Update works just fine.
DivX 6.5 is not officially supported under Windows Vista yet, but it is working without any major hick-ups.
As of midnight Tuesday (01.30.2007) Windows Vista goes on sale to the public. It will be available in multiple versions. Windows Vista can be purchased as a stand alone new/upgrade in retail and OEM package, and preinstalled in many PC computer.