The Vista Tweaks http://www.thevistatweaks.com Unauthorized Windows Vista Tweaks & More! Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:18:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 en RocketDock For Windows Vista http://www.thevistatweaks.com/rocketdock-for-windows-vista/ http://www.thevistatweaks.com/rocketdock-for-windows-vista/#comments Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:13:47 +0000 Larry http://www.thevistatweaks.com/rocketdock-for-windows-vista/ Mac OS X Dock

Fancy a Mac OS X clone that works on Windows Vista? While it doesn’t have as much features as the dock in Leopard, you’ll find RocketDock a really good piece of software plus it’s free! (more…)

]]> http://www.thevistatweaks.com/rocketdock-for-windows-vista/feed/ Congratulations To All The Winners! http://www.thevistatweaks.com/congratulations-to-all-the-winners/ http://www.thevistatweaks.com/congratulations-to-all-the-winners/#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2007 03:55:09 +0000 Larry http://www.thevistatweaks.com/congratulations-to-all-the-winners/ Vista Forum Winners

Here are the winners of our virtual gathering yesterday…

Eset NOD32 With 2 Years Subscription
1. Akira
2. Knuckles
3. Armoury
4. Caretaker
5. Pat Cooke
6. Alx22
7. Elton-77
8. Vistauser2007
9. SilverTDCi
10. DiXon

Eset Smart Security With 2 Years Subscription
1. Will Stutler

]]> http://www.thevistatweaks.com/congratulations-to-all-the-winners/feed/ Windows Vista Podcast Ep. 5 http://www.thevistatweaks.com/windows-vista-podcast-ep-5/ http://www.thevistatweaks.com/windows-vista-podcast-ep-5/#comments Mon, 26 Nov 2007 02:02:34 +0000 Larry http://www.thevistatweaks.com/windows-vista-podcast-ep-5/ Windows Vista Podcast

Episode 5 of our Windows Vista podcast is out. This week we have Chris, Daniel, Arian and Mak.
Duration:
39:08 mins
Topics:
Microsoft news, AMD, USB 3.0, tracking your PC use, and 32bit vs 64bit Windows.
> Download Podcast (27.1MB)

]]> http://www.thevistatweaks.com/windows-vista-podcast-ep-5/feed/ Windows Vista News (Nov 19th - Nov 25th) http://www.thevistatweaks.com/windows-vista-news-nov-19th-nov-25th/ http://www.thevistatweaks.com/windows-vista-news-nov-19th-nov-25th/#comments Sun, 25 Nov 2007 13:01:34 +0000 Larry http://www.thevistatweaks.com/windows-vista-news-nov-19th-nov-25th/ A list of interesting Windows Vista news updates this week:

Second Life Support For Windows Vista
Does Second Life officially supports Windows Vista?

Hands-On With Windows Vista Service Pack 1
PC World gives an early preview on what to expect from SP1.

Misconceptions About Macs And Windows
An irate Windows user sets the record straight for Mac fanatics.

Windows Vista: The ‘Eh’ Starts Now
600 companies polled say they won’t be deploying Vista soon.

Windows Vista Boot Process Different From XP
Help Desk Geek takes a look at Vista’s boot process.

Vixta: A Windows Vista Clone
Check out this Fedora Linux -based clone.

PC Software Sales Buoyed By Office 2007, Vista
Windows Vista and Office 2007 lifted software sales in 2007.

]]> http://www.thevistatweaks.com/windows-vista-news-nov-19th-nov-25th/feed/ Windows Vista Podcast Ep. 4 http://www.thevistatweaks.com/windows-vista-podcast-ep-4/ http://www.thevistatweaks.com/windows-vista-podcast-ep-4/#comments Mon, 19 Nov 2007 01:00:31 +0000 Larry http://www.thevistatweaks.com/windows-vista-podcast-ep-4/ Windows Vista Podcast

Episode 4 of our Windows Vista podcast is out. This week we have Chris, Mak, Arian and Jay2Kay.
Duration:
51:00 mins
Topics:
Windows Live and Home Server, Internet filtering by ISPs, a security vulnerability in Windows, new Intel CPUs and eye candy for your desktops.
> Download Podcast (35.1MB)

]]> http://www.thevistatweaks.com/windows-vista-podcast-ep-4/feed/ Virtual Gathering At TheVistaForums.com http://www.thevistatweaks.com/virtual-gathering-at-thevistaforumscom/ http://www.thevistatweaks.com/virtual-gathering-at-thevistaforumscom/#comments Wed, 14 Nov 2007 04:51:37 +0000 Larry http://www.thevistatweaks.com/virtual-gathering-at-thevistaforumscom/ Windows Vista Forum

Great news! We’ve broken the 20,000th member mark at The Vista Forums. To celebrate, we’re taking a suggestion by our member makmak to organize a “virtual gathering” on Monday, November 26th at 8:00 am (US Pacific Time). (more…)

]]> http://www.thevistatweaks.com/virtual-gathering-at-thevistaforumscom/feed/ Windows Vista Podcast Ep. 1-3 http://www.thevistatweaks.com/windows-vista-podcast-ep-1-3/ http://www.thevistatweaks.com/windows-vista-podcast-ep-1-3/#comments Fri, 09 Nov 2007 04:32:15 +0000 Larry http://www.thevistatweaks.com/windows-vista-podcast-ep-1-3/ Windows Vista Podcast

Our quirky staff team at TheVistaForums.com started an effort to produce weekly Windows podcasts a couple of weeks back. There are several options for listening - you can stream it directly from our podcast blog, manually download the MP3 or subscribe using iTunes to listen on your iPod. We currently have 3 episodes… (more…)

]]> http://www.thevistatweaks.com/windows-vista-podcast-ep-1-3/feed/ Logitech QuickCam Pro 9000 http://www.thevistatweaks.com/logitech-quickcam-pro-9000/ http://www.thevistatweaks.com/logitech-quickcam-pro-9000/#comments Thu, 08 Nov 2007 01:24:20 +0000 Larry http://www.thevistatweaks.com/logitech-quickcam-pro-9000/ Logitech QuickCam Pro 9000

The Logitech QuickCam Pro 9000 is designed for video instant messaging on Skype, Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo Messenger and AIM. The webcam boasts many features such as Carl Zeiss optics (used in higher-end digital cameras), HD video (960×720 resolution), and an ultra-wide field of view with face tracking. In addition, there is also built-in automatic focus, exposure and echo cancellation.

]]> http://www.thevistatweaks.com/logitech-quickcam-pro-9000/feed/ Clean Install Using Vista Upgrade Disk http://www.thevistatweaks.com/clean-install-using-vista-upgrade-disk/ http://www.thevistatweaks.com/clean-install-using-vista-upgrade-disk/#comments Wed, 07 Nov 2007 02:05:30 +0000 Larry http://www.thevistatweaks.com/clean-install-using-vista-upgrade-disk/ So here’s the scenario - you currently run Windows XP and bought a Windows Vista upgrade because it’s cheaper. Like any other seasoned Windows user, you figure that you should format the hard disk to remove all the junk you’ve collected over the years and reinstall Windows. Although Microsoft would have you install Windows XP first and then upgrade to Vista, there’s actually a method of directly clean-installing Windows Vista with the upgrade disk. (more…)

]]> http://www.thevistatweaks.com/clean-install-using-vista-upgrade-disk/feed/ Eset NOD32 & Smart Security Launched http://www.thevistatweaks.com/eset-nod32-smart-security-launched/ http://www.thevistatweaks.com/eset-nod32-smart-security-launched/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2007 02:55:54 +0000 Larry http://www.thevistatweaks.com/eset-nod32-smart-security-launched/ Eset NOD32 3.0 Antivirus

Eset officially launched their new NOD32 version 3.0 antivirus, designed to protect PCs against viruses, trojans, worms, adware, spyware, phising, rootkits and other malware. NOD32 is available online from $39.99 and runs on Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Vista. (more…)

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