The Wrong Advices

For those of you who want XP to look sexy without the Vista bloat, the new Vista Transformation Pack 8 is out. Info on changes and download mirrors can be found here.

I haven’t got much love for Microsoft but they do seem to get the finger pointed at them a lot these days. Has anyone accused Microsoft of being the cause of global warming yet?
From the official Skype blog:
On Thursday, 16th August 2007, the Skype peer-to-peer network became unstable and suffered a critical disruption. The […]

If you’re looking for a simple but powerful tool to tweak your Windows Vista or XP installation check out VistaTweaker. It has a really solid layout and navigation. Many of the other tools out there are so messy but this is a charm to use.

The latest Vista Transformation Pack is out.
These are the changes in Version 7.0:
-Added default system font option for recovery
-Added Docking support for preview and taskbar replacement
-Added DPI auto-detection in Machine Configuration
-Added hiding menubar option for Vista (Styler) toolbar
-Added information about KB925902 hotfix issues and solution on startup
-Added memory requirements checking for 3rd-party applications
-Added resetting […]

Microsoft have released the second beta of Windows Live Writer, their WYSIWYG blog editing application. This new version (beta 2) has a plethora of updated features and fixes, not to mention a new GUI design which brings it more in line with the Vista look and feel.
I’ve been testing it out this afternoon and […]

For a long time I used to code on the fly, downloading files, making changes, then reuploading them to the server. It’s a nauseatingly slow way of doing things and if you make a mistake somewhere you’ve just killed your website.
So when I started getting serious about developing I switched to a local development environment. For most […]

I reached a new level of stupidity with Firefox today. I had a heap of windows and tabs open, and my computer was running like a dog so I thought I’d open up Task Manager and see what was going on.
See for yourself.
 

It’s a testament to Firefox’s abilities for it to take this sort […]

It’s only been a week since Microsoft released the final version of their anti-piracy tool for Windows XP and Vista, and it has already been cracked.
What was the point of it again?
In the wake of the new WGA Notifications’ availability a hack has already emerged. As of yesterday, via certain forums, a new crack […]