Wednesday, June 21, 2006
Inside Vista's New Diagnostic Tools
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Inside Vista's New Diagnostic Tools
Vista comes with a great suite of diagnostic tools for helping your PC run
better and avoid crashes. Mitch Tulloch gives you the rundown on what they
are and how to use them.
<http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2006/06/20/inside-vistas-new-diagnostic-tools.html>
Who's Worse: Computer Repair Shops or Used Car Dealers?
It's the eternal question: who's less trustworthy--computer repair shops
or used car dealers? If my experience in the last week with a local repair
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my blog for the ugly details.
<http://www.oreillynet.com/windows/blog/2006/06/whos_worse_computer_repair_sho_1.html>
The Pain and the Discipline of Running as Non-Admin
Running your computer as a local administrator has numerous hazards, but
unfortunately it can be painful trying to run as an ordinary user if you
frequently have system configuration tasks like installing new
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<http://www.oreillynet.com/windows/blog/2006/06/the_pain_and_the_discipline_of.html>
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See you next week.
Preston Gralla, editor
WindowsDevCenter.com
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