http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/forum.aspxenhttp://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/forum/p/51468/57075.aspx#57075Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:22:50 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:57075Daniel B1http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/forum/p/51468/57075.aspx#57075http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/forum/commentrss.aspx?PostID=57075IRT Drivercure: Has anyboby heard of it, or is using it? I think this would be a good article (for BH) to work on in the future. If so, can I have it? I would need to first be accepted in the Windows Platform Community; can you make that happen? Please add me to the network. Thanks. FMI on DriverCure, see: http://www.drivercure.com/safecart/order/d...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/forum/p/32264/35448.aspx#35448Mon, 18 May 2009 23:09:52 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:35448Rebecca Scudder2http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/forum/p/32264/35448.aspx#35448http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/forum/commentrss.aspx?PostID=35448Now that Wolfram Alpha is live, we can start to see if it fills a niche in our daily lives. When I used it, about half my queries were input that the engine did not understand. There were gaps I didn't expect. If it knows how tall a regular object is, like the Great Pyramid of Giza, why didn't someone input the length of the sides? It did p...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/forum/p/29577/32317.aspx#32317Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:33:26 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:32317reader1http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/forum/p/29577/32317.aspx#32317http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/forum/commentrss.aspx?PostID=32317Hello, I have a couple of questions about using windows xp backup utility. Is this the same thing as ghosting your hard drive? Ie. Does it copy everything like registry values etc.? Could I use this backup to put on a new drive and then use that drive to run my computer?http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/forum/p/17609/18579.aspx#18579Tue, 09 Dec 2008 20:14:11 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:18579Brian Nelson0http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/forum/p/17609/18579.aspx#18579http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/forum/commentrss.aspx?PostID=18579Alan from Houston, TX asks: Trying to add brightness to Windows Media Classic by using information in your article " How to Brighten Video in Media Player Classic ". My options menu does not include the item Miscellaneous (6.4.9.0). How can I get this important item? From the Author: Alan, chances are you have the non-Home Cinema edition ...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/forum/p/15585/16435.aspx#16435Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:23:25 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:16435Rebecca Scudder1http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/forum/p/15585/16435.aspx#16435http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/forum/commentrss.aspx?PostID=16435In my reply to Michele's post on Internet Addiction, I suggested that efficient Internet users need a reminder to get up and move around occasionally. I think that many computer users would appreciate a handy desktop application: one that would remind you to get up from your computer and move around every hour or so. As long as I'm designin...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/forum/p/15561/16410.aspx#16410Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:04:46 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:16410Michele McDonough1http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/forum/p/15561/16410.aspx#16410http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/forum/commentrss.aspx?PostID=16410In her article Are Internet Addictions on the Rise , Rebecca Scudder states, "Internet use continues to rise, and as the number of people using the Internet to access the web increases, a proportionate number of those people are likely to be individuals who have symptoms of mental illness. This does not mean that a brand new cause of mental il...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/forum/p/11521/12124.aspx#12124Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:55:30 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:12124Brett Callow0http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/forum/p/11521/12124.aspx#12124http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/forum/commentrss.aspx?PostID=12124In Microsoft vs Apple: The Battle Heats Up , John Lister says, "In the 2008 study, Apple rated 4.1 out of 10, while Microsoft scored just 2.2." Comparing Apple to MS is, well, akin to comparing apples to oranges. Given that Microsoft do not make computers, it would be more meaninful to compare Apple to other manufacturers such as HP, Dell...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/forum/p/4221/4417.aspx#4417Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:16:42 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:4417Brett Callow0http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/forum/p/4221/4417.aspx#4417http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/forum/commentrss.aspx?PostID=4417In her article entitled Windows Vista DRM , KateG wrote: >>The most insidious of the problems that user's have reason to make a fuss about is the system monitoring and it's potential consequences. The system monitors all of your activity some of the triggers that make your computer think that you are trying to copy some protected medi...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/forum/p/4125/4319.aspx#4319Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:45:18 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:4319Brett Callow0http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/forum/p/4125/4319.aspx#4319http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/forum/commentrss.aspx?PostID=4319In her article The Great Mojave Scam , KateG states, "We don't know how advanced the hardware is, if it is on a dedicated server or how much space has been taken up by data. All of these factors will effect how the computer runs." Microsoft have actually provided the answer to some of the points. That said, I do agree with Kate that t...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/forum/p/1542/1602.aspx#1602Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:22:13 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:1602Neil Henry3http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/forum/p/1542/1602.aspx#1602http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/forum/commentrss.aspx?PostID=1602In the article Are Dell’s Cost-Cutting Measures Taking Austin From Boomtown To Bust? Tom Douglas discusses how Dell's decision to outsource and remodel its manufacturing streams has adversely impacted on Austin, Texas. Is this the case for other cities in countries across the Western World where major technology manufacturers and supplier...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/forum/p/1221/1249.aspx#1249Mon, 19 May 2008 20:18:03 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:1249Josh McWilliam4http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/forum/p/1221/1249.aspx#1249http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/forum/commentrss.aspx?PostID=1249Over in the Mac Channel there is a very good discussion about ' Why I should buy a Mac over a PC? '. I am a long time PC user, but have recently become frustrated with how slow Windows is and the number of errors I encounter. I have actually been getting the blue screen of death again, something I have not really gotten since before XP. Any...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/forum/p/2511/2646.aspx#2646Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:02:49 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:2646pspd0http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/forum/p/2511/2646.aspx#2646http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/forum/commentrss.aspx?PostID=2646Re the Joao Cardoso review We have True Image 11 Home for our Vista desktop (not the ICH9R chipset) & have had nothing but trouble. We did a full backup, but we cannot view nor can we retrieve backed up files--the latter because they are password protected. What password??? (No explanation for this--that we saw--in the documentation.) A message...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/forum/p/1673/1743.aspx#1743Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:49:24 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:1743Brett Callow4http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/forum/p/1673/1743.aspx#1743http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/forum/commentrss.aspx?PostID=1743With disheartening regularity, I come across articles which recommend deleting the contents of the Prefetch folder in order to improve performance. To quote Microsoft's Steve Riley, "This is a myth that needs to be forcibly dragged out behind the woodshed, strangled until it wheezes its last labored breath, then shot several times for good...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/forum/p/1265/1298.aspx#1298Tue, 20 May 2008 16:58:15 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:1298Brett Callow1http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/forum/p/1265/1298.aspx#1298http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/forum/commentrss.aspx?PostID=1298For businesses still running XP, upgrading to SP3 is a no-brainer (if only to avoid having to install upwards of 100 patches when a new machine is provisioned!). But what about home users? According to Microsoft , SP3 contains only "a small number of new functionalities, which do not significantly change customers’ experience with the op...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/forum/p/1765/1844.aspx#1844Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:24:44 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:1844Brett Callow0http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/forum/p/1765/1844.aspx#1844http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/forum/commentrss.aspx?PostID=1844Details posted in the SMB blog , but equally relevant (or, depending on your point of view, irrelevant) for readers of this channel :-)http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/forum/p/1643/1711.aspx#1711Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:55:07 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:1711Brett Callow6http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/forum/p/1643/1711.aspx#1711http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/forum/commentrss.aspx?PostID=1711In the article The Mac's Safari Web Browser: Now for Windows , Matt Becker states, "Regardless, if I was to compare, do I find Safari better than Internet Explorer? Definitely." This confuses me somewhat as the article lists a number of problems with the browser including that it leaks memory, is slow to load and does not display cert...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/forum/p/1543/1603.aspx#1603Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:44:55 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:1603Neil Henry3http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/forum/p/1543/1603.aspx#1603http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/forum/commentrss.aspx?PostID=1603Outlook Express is the market leading email client, used throughout the world today. After all, it comes pre-installed with Windows, it is functional and quick to grasp. As such, some love it, others (feeling forced down the ‘Microsoft path’) hate it… and the vast majority just don’t really care, after all ‘it does th...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/forum/p/1316/1360.aspx#1360Fri, 23 May 2008 09:07:15 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:1360Neil Henry2http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/forum/p/1316/1360.aspx#1360http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/forum/commentrss.aspx?PostID=1360Some people love then, others (myself included) hate them. Call me a traditionalist but the animated cursor is an annoyance. For me the good old fashioned mouse pointer does the job just fine. However, for those who have a penchant for animated cursors – BEWARE !!! Recently the security of Microsoft’s Windows portfolio has again come un...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/forum/p/1317/1361.aspx#1361Fri, 23 May 2008 10:40:55 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:1361Neil Henry0http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/forum/p/1317/1361.aspx#1361http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/forum/commentrss.aspx?PostID=1361As discussed in the History of Windows Mobile article series , Windows Mobile has long been the leading mobile OS, and is now shipped on many of the worlds leading Pocket PC’s and Smartphone’s. With Windows Mobile 6 , and the soon to be released Windows Mobile 7, Microsoft has very much concentrated its design on business aesthetics and...