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"Windows 7 Compatible" PCs Must Be 64-bit
Barence writes "Microsoft has started certifying PCs as 'compatible with Windows 7' — and is looking to avoid the mistakes that dogged the Vista-Capable scheme. Whereas Microsoft certified PCs that could only run Vista Home Basic last time around, this time PCs will have to work with all versions of Windows 7 to qualify for the sticker, including 64-bit versions of the OS. Microsoft also claims, 'products that receive the logo are checked for common issues to minimize the number of crashes, hangs, and reboots experienced by the user.'"
"'products that receive the logo are checked for common issues to minimize the number of crashes, hangs, and reboots experienced by the user.'"
The Vista USB issue was a good example. And this policy would not have prevented that.
A manager at work insisted their new laptop had Vista pre-installed several years ago(pre SP 1).
Initially all was well, till it started blue-screening at random after about 6 months. It was difficult for me to nail down until Ipods(itunes) new ver 8 came out and bluescreened the machine 100% of the time when the iPod was plugged in. That was the clue I needed. Investigation found a disparity between the OS and the some (not all) USB controllers.Remember, some laptops can have different contoller type for side and back. At the time a few hot fixes wasnt 100% reliable.
Then SP1 came out, and I found a reference to my problem in the release notes. Not one problem since with USB. The manager can use her Ipod, any and all usb sticks, her USB printer at home, her camera. The fix was a couple years in the making.
In post Patriot Act America, the library books scan you.
They don't have an official version, but there is a 64bit Firefox and I have found it to run much faster on XP X64 than 32bit Firefox. The only hangup is there is no 64bit flash for Windows, but since I'm not looking at flash it doesn't bother me. if I find a video that I absolutely must watch, well there is always Firefox 32 for that.
ACs don't waste your time replying, your posts are never seen by me.
You'll love this then. Since the digital changeover, my cableco decided, that to get more than 10 channels via their system, you have to 'upgrade' to their digital cable service. The kicker? Their 'new' digital cable boxes (new subscribers and upgraders only get the new ones from them now) only have HDMI and digital optical audio connectors.
The only half-way decent thing about the box, is that it also has USB, Firewire and Memory Stick slots. Of course, the Firewire I believe is mandated by the FCC. The USB slot is crippled and only works with external USB DVD/CD drives. The Memory Stick slot of course relies on Sony's proprietary Memory Stick and Memory Stick Duo trash. The other hardware on it sucks though. 128MB onboard RAM, 64 MB programmable internal flash (totally used and encrypted by them remotely - used to store the temp files for firmware upgrades, channel subscription info, etc) and the PPC equivalent of a 1.4 Ghz P4 processor. The thing runs about as quickly as a drunk turtle with two legs tied together. Oh, yeah, those memory slots I mentioned? Only good for loading .jpg and .wma files. It ignores other filetypes and the USB slot gives errors on device types that Aren't Approved(TM). Haven't bothered with anything Firewire, cuz I don't own anything that needs it (the stuff around here that is Firewire-enabled is all for Macs/videography/photography equipment).
Not that I'm going to bother paying them an extra $50 per month just to go to the next tier of stations when I can just stick to the 10 channels and watch everything I want elsewhere online.
@Mindless Drivel: 100% of Twitter posts ever Tweeted.
That number is a lie. The unemployment rate is not based on the number of people who would like to have work but cannot find a job, but instead on the number of people currently receiving unemployment benefits.
It therefore does not include any of the people who would like to be working, but for whatever reason are either ineligible for unemployment or have not opted to seek such benefits. This group includes young people who are just entering the job market but are unable to find work, people who were casually fired (getting fewer and fewer hours per week until it becomes unprofitable for them to keep showing up), folks who left their job for whatever reason and can't find another one, and a whole slew of other people (including those that have simply been "unemployed" too long to receive further assistance).
It may very well be the best measure of employment we can capture based on available data, but merely being the best possible measure does not mean that it's not complete bullshit in the context in which you're attempting to use it.
Kid-proof tablet..