In the last two parts of this series, I covered the factors of temperature and charging. While the high...
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How to charge and discharge laptop batteries to extend their lifetime

A laptop battery can be charged 300-1000 times. The actual number depends on the way it has been treated....
How to take care of your laptop battery to prolong its lifespan

When I bought a new notebook recently, I resolved to take better care of my laptop battery this time...
Some more better-together features of Windows Vista – Server 2008

Some days ago, I discussed a couple of features that only come into play if Vista and Server 2008...
Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista – better together?

The adoption of Windows Vista in corporate environments is probably not as fast as Microsoft had hoped for. The...
Windows Vista from A to X

Just in case my blog post on Monday didn't convince you that it's is worth to upgrade to Vista,...
Complete list of Windows Vista keyboard shortcuts

I am somehow surprised how many Google users come to my blog searching for Vista keyboard shortcuts. It seems...
Windows Vista guides for sysops and Bill Gates’ wrong prediction

Microsoft published a couple of step-by-step guides for sys admins. I think I saw some of them on Technet...
Explanations of Vista services-Speed up Vista by tweaking its services

Update: If you are interested in improving Vista's performance you might be interested in this post, too: 50 ways...
How to disable Vista’s desktop search indexing (Windows Search)

This article describes 3 ways how to disable indexing in Vista: Indexing options in the Control Panel, folder properties...
Review: VMware Workstation 6.0 Beta 3 and Windows Vista

VMware Workstation 6.0 Beta 3 (build 39849) has been available for some days now. I tried it today on...
Documents and Settings in Vista and Windows 7

You don't know where Documents and Settings in Windows Vista and Windows 7 is? Here you will learn how...
When will Windows Vista final be available?

I like Vista. Really! Some of its new features are very nice! I only wonder, when will the final...
VMware Workstation on Vista with duo core CPU: Your host’s BIOS does not have valid NUMA information

Since running VMware Workstation 5.5 on my Vista PC with a duo core CPU, I always get this message...
Microsoft blogger recommends 1.5 GB RAM for Vista

Microsoft's official recommendations are 512MB for a "Vista capable PC" and 1GB for "Vista Premium Ready". Of course, nobody...
Five ways to backup Vista

James O'Neill summarized the different ways to backup Vista: imageX, CompletePC Backup, Vista Restore Points, Vista Backup, and Folder...
User Account Control (UAC), the SMS 2003 OSD Feature Pack and other Vista traps

Before I was just upset by these concentration destroying UAC pop-ups. When I played these past days with the...
How compatible is Microsoft SMS 2003 SP2 with Windows Vista?

Microsoft SMS 2003 SP2 (Systems Management Server) only offers limited support for Windows Vista. You have to wait for...
Windows Vista final and VMware Workstation 5.5.3

Recently I read that one of the new features of VMware Workstation 5.5.3 is that it has better support...
New Vista Product Guide with more than 300 pages

Microsoft published the Windows Vista Product Guide with 316 pages. Many of the information there can also be found...