Windows Vista Blog

Windows Vista’s Quick Launch bar was an absolute stroke of genius when it was first introduced in one of the previous versions of the Windows operating systems. With the Quick Launch bar, you are able to assign and access shortcuts to your favourite programs in order to help optimize and speed up jobs around your computer. It won’t completely eliminate the amount of time it takes to perform a task but it certainly helps a heck of a lot. Read more »

Sadly, Windows Vista, and operating systems in general, work in a way which prohibits us from simply turning off our computer systems by the power at the wall. This is a shame since being able to do so would make shutting down our computers so much easier and faster!

In order to shut down Windows Vista safely and securely - simply click on your Windows Start button and click the small arrow icon which is located next to the padlock graphic in the lower right of the Start menu; doing so will present you with a mini-menu where you will be given the option to Shut Down your computer - do so. Read more »

With Windows Vista came the ability to add additional clocks to your Taskbar that can display the time for any time zone you wish. This is an ideal feature to take advantage of when you need to keep track of the time in multiple different countries at once. However, Windows Vista only allows for the addition of two extra clocks; while it may seem a little limiting, it’s certainly better than nothing.

In order to go about adding any extra clocks all you need to do is right click on the default time display in your Windows Vista Taskbar and select Adjust Date/Time from the menu. Read more »

One of the handiest sections of your Windows Vista taskbar is that tiny little area just to the right of your Start menu button, the Quick Launch Bar. This nifty area allows for you to store any number of shortcuts to any files and programs you so desire. What’s so unique about the Quick Launch Bar however, is the fact that it displays shortcuts as cute little icons of the programs you have assigned there; Which makes it much more efficient on space and helps reduce clutter. Read more »

Since the series of Internet Explorer 7 beta releases were originally let loose onto the internet some time ago, alot of avid fans and long time users of Internet Explorer 6 have found that they’ve had a hard time adjusting to Microsoft’s latest internet browser and just not finding that they’ve been able to click with it. Fortunately Windows Vista offers a handy solution to completely removing Internet Explorer 7 from your computer system for good — or until you decide you want to give it a shot or upgrade to Internet Explorer 8, whenever that is released. Read more »

In a recent Q&A with Jon DeVaan, senior vice president of the Windows Core Operating System division at Microsoft, Mr. DeVaan unveiled Microsoft’s plans for the first service pack for Windows Vista.

It was in Redmond, Washington whereby Mr. DeVaan first announced the company’s plans regarding Windows Vista and future service packs for the operating system; as well as a timeline for the first release.

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It seems that social networking giant, MySpace, is hoping to jump aboard the social bookmarking bandwagon and unleash its very own news aggregator similar to that of the one found on Digg.

MySpace News, like Digg, will rely upon news articles to be submitted by the MySpace community and voted on accordingly in order for articles to be promoted and reach front page status. I have included the possible feature list below - which was quoted by reliable social networking news, Mashable.

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MySpace today quietly released their very own entry into the instant messenger market in the shape of MySpaceIM Beta. Like the online MySpace service, upon installing the program - which is currently only available on PC at the moment - you will have Tom as your friend by default to ensure you don’t feel quite so lonely.

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