I’ve been offline most of the day because this brand new Dell piece of shit decided to hiccup… again.
Then Vista thought it would be ever so lovely if we upgraded to Service Pack 1, after which I lost internet access and very nearly my mind. Luckily I shut everything down right before giving into [...]

Some may remember that I purchased a new Dell a few months ago. And, though I complained about Vista a little [Teresa will laugh at this point!], the box itself has been great. Performed admirably. No complaints.
Until a couple of weeks ago, when it wouldn’t start one morning. Sometimes it would [...]

Newly released Vista SP1 will not work with some chipsets.

The affected chipset is Intel’s 945G Express series, which is used in computers from virtually all major system vendors. It’s also found on standalone motherboards sold by Asus.
Other systems running Vista will not be upgradeable to Service Pack 1 if they are running certain drivers, including [...]

This little vid just made my day… and if you have Vista…. no, let me rephrase… If you have struggled and wheedled and tried to charm your way through a day with Vista, you’ll love this as much as I do…

Hat tip: Blabberwocky!

Has anyone ever been able to FTP into a munu server? EVER?
Leanne and I both tried -and failed- a few months ago, and I’ve been at it for the last hour… once I actually connected but got kicked out almost immediately.
I’m using FileZilla, which seems idiot proof [so spake the idiot]. Suggestions? [...]

Vista speed! It’s not an oxymoron, or it doesn’t have to be. I only have 2G of memory in this new system and my video card is not top of the line, so I wasn’t surprised that Vista felt ‘heavy’ with the visually dynamic ‘aero’ interface enabled. Though I do love the [...]