Transforming Vista into Windows VXP Hybrid

As we all know that Vista has a lot of issues so I am using this guide some sort of making Vista a little bit better by disabling those unwanted apps . . .

Windows Vista Service Pack 1 RC1 vs. Shipping Vista

Microsoft just rolled out the first publicly available release candidate for SP1 of Windows Vista, and we snapped it up, eager to see if it's faster than the currently shipping version of Vista. To test its speed, we ran a series of benchmarks on exactly the same machine, first with the original version of Vista, and then with the RC of SP1

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Having fun with Windows Vista

How I wish that Linux is always part of every company but the reality is not. I'd love to do Linux stuff but I can't apply it at work. I've been in the IT industry for the last 7 years and windows is always 1 step ahead (in my part of this internet world). Companies will always prefer windows eventhough it's expensive. Lately I spent most of my time fixing lots of incompatibilities on windows vista home premium and other apps such as skype or skype against IE7. Issues were not encountered when skype was not around. Since skype is really a requirement, I have no choice but to downgrade windows vista home premium to windows xp professional service pack 2 which is very stable right now. Hopefully Microsoft will release (soon) the first service pack for Vista. Another thing is I cant uninstall IE7 attempting to replace it with IE6 SP1.Windows at work . . . Linux by heart . . .