Tech Wizard

There is one interesting feature is introduced in Windows Vista. Whenever we wants to see the time for the specific country, we always used to change the zone and find the time out there. But in vista, You are able to set a Additional Clock of the different time zone.

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Let the Battle Begin!

Most releases of the OS X family of big cats from Apple introduce a few interface features and some applications that permeate the OS world. Now that there’s one such release on our hands let’s look at the features and compare how do the Vista measure up!

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Don’t want to get stuck in traffic ? Want to Reach your next appointment or date on time use the Traffic by Live Search Maps gadget for Vista Sidebar. It shows you the realtime traffic conditions in your area. Shortcuts to driving directions, local search and full screen traffic view on maps.live.com. The tool updates the traffic information every 2 minutes. The gadget is very light on system and the map cache is in your IE cache.

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Today I am writing about Microsoft’s Windows Vista’s ReadyBoost technology and is it worth all the hype.

But first an insight into what actually ReadyBoost is.

From Wikipedia:

ReadyBoost is a disk caching technology first included with Microsoft’s Windows Vista operating system. It aims to make computers running Windows Vista more responsive by using flash memory on a USB 2.0 drive, SD card, CompactFlash, or other form of flash memory, in order to boost system performance.

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On March 28, Apple released a new version of Boot Camp, 1.2, that is compatible with 32-bit Vista. Boot Camp is Apple-developed software that allows Intel-based Macs to run Windows without requiring emulation.

Boot Camp 1.2 beta contains several updates and is intended for all new and previous Boot Camp beta users.

From the Website

Boot Camp 1.2 beta includes:

• Support for Windows Vista (32-bit)
• Updated drivers, including but not limited to trackpad, AppleTime (synch), audio, graphics, modem, iSight camera
• Support the Apple Remote (works with iTunes and Windows Media Player)
• A Windows system tray icon for easy access to Boot Camp information and actions
• Improved keyboard support for Korean, Chinese, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Russian, and French Canadian
• Improved Windows driver installation experience
• Updated documentation and Boot Camp on-line help in Windows
• Apple Software Update (for Windows XP and Vista)

You can download it from Here

But i wonder why does Mac wants its users to use Vista when it boasts that vista interface is a copy of Mac OS X.

“The Windows Vista BootScreen is pointless, but Microsoft decided to hide a more visually appealing boot screen that can easily be enabled with very little trouble. I’m not sure why they didn’t make the boot screen better.”The Default Boot Screen :

The hidden one, called “Aurora”:

*How to make it available*

1. Type msconfig into the start menu search box, and hit enter…

2. Once the System Configuration tool loads , click on the Boot tab
3. Under Boot Options check “No GUI boot” .
4. Click apply and then OK and restart your computer to see the new boot screen.

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Nvidia has announced the ‘Nvidia Windows Vista Competition‘ to design Gadgets for Microsoft Windows Vista. Entries to the competition will be accepted till May 24th.

To enter the competition, go to http://www.nvidia.in/object/vista_contest_in.html, take a short quiz, and upload your Windows Vista Gadget. You could well be the winner of Nvidia GeForce graphics cards and other goodies.

For information about building your Windows Vista Gadget, go to http://microsoftgadgets.com.

Windows Vista Gadgets are mini-applications that are written in html and JavaScript, and can be designed to do just about anything.

To view existing Windows Vista gadgets uploaded by people across the globe, visit http://gallery.live.com/.

The ‘Nvidia Windows Vista Competition’ will be judged by representatives from Nvidia and Microsoft. The deciding parameters will be usability, links, design, and use of Nvidia and Microsoft elements. Winners will be declared on May 31st.

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