Tag: XP
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Windows Ain’t
The story of a Windows 8 upgrade that never happened! With the January 31st, 2013 deadline looming for the chance to get a cheap Windows 8 Pro upgrade I decided to make the leap, hand-over my credit card info, and join the Windows 8 generation. My joy was short-lived though. Well, I guess if you…
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The new OS is in the wild – SL 64-bit on the prowl!
Since the release announcement in August I’ve been itching to get my hands on the new 64-bit version of my favourite operating system. Until now I’ve running a clunking old 32-bit OS that was getting kind of tired; the allure of 64-bit was really quite tempting.
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Firefox Renders Like Crap
The proof is in the pudding… The middle image was rendered by Firefox 3 on Windows XP and it looks all washed out. To the left is the original RAW processed to JPG in CS3 Bridge and the right most picture is in Safari for Windows. Which actually looks the most like the original… The…
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PC to Mac Switching Pains (Part 1)
So we made the leap. Our HP Pavilion A1211N, which admittedly was bought off the shelf because it was at the right price-point, finally died a sudden and graceless death after three years of faithful (ok two good years, one not so good) service. Note: both the author and all members of the household have…