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1. Comment - Microsoft damage control after marketer claims Win7 inspired by Mac

   (Nov 17, 2009 - 4:55 PM)

   @ PC_Tool: The BSOD has been reported on-line to Microsoft repeatedly. The Windows Error Reporting service always comes back with the following:
   
   Blue screen error caused by a device or driver
   
   You received this message because a hardware device, its driver, or related software has caused a blue screen error. This type of error means the computer has shut down abruptly to protect itself from potential data corruption or loss. In this case, we were unable to detect the specific device or driver that caused the problem.
   
   Since the problem started a soon as I installed the HP printer I previously described, confidence is high as to the root cause. The Mac with a VM has spoiled me because I can continue working while Windows recycles. I have automatic daily snapshots of the VM so that, even if the BSOD corrupted the hard drive, I can gracefully recover. I also have Time Machine doing hourly data drive back-ups so I can recover from any data-related problem.
   
   With regard to AV software I am aware there are free alternatives but no major company (that I am aware of and I have many of them as clients) uses any of them. The major AV vendors are large companies and the software revenue pays for an army of personnel tracking threats and working on solutions. I don't want to risk my business computer / data files on a freebie AV program. There may be perfectly reliable candidates out there but I won't play you bet your company on any of them. If I were simply using my computer to send e-mail and surf the Internet, I wouldn't be paying for protection. I am running a business.
   
   I also know there are overly aggressive Registry cleaner applications that do more harm than good. I am using CleanMyPC - Registry Cleaner and have never had a problem with it damaging critical Registry entries. I have used it to keep Windows from becoming sluggish over time as the Registry swells up to many megabytes with fragments from every program, driver etc. that has ever been installed on it. As I said before, I know with high confidence the cause of my BSOD issues. I have a huge number of very sophisticated applications installed on my machine. Believe me when I say I would know if the Registry were being damaged by the cleaner.
   
   I use a premium drefrag package (Diskkeeper Premier from Executive Software) that runs in the background and suspends when you actively work Windows. I had been advised that I would notice a performance increase if I kept the fragmentation at a very low level while I am heavily stressing the machine as is the case with heavy duty engineering simulation / analysis work. I can report anecdotally that that seems to be the case based on consistently low simulation run times. There is zero science behind my experience.
   
   "Then again, I am a gamer, so Parallels is out" I completely concur that serious gamers will not be happy running Windows in a VM due, at least, to Graphics limitations. I am not, and never have been, a gamer. No one solution is right for everyone.

2. Comment - Microsoft damage control after marketer claims Win7 inspired by Mac

   (Nov 17, 2009 - 3:40 PM)

   @ PC_Tool: Thanks for the suggestion.

3. Comment - Microsoft damage control after marketer claims Win7 inspired by Mac

   (Nov 17, 2009 - 7:53 AM)

   Even the commercials were inspired by the best :>).

4. Comment - Microsoft damage control after marketer claims Win7 inspired by Mac

   (Nov 16, 2009 - 10:11 PM)

   @ PC_Tool: Jobs paid filmmaker George Lucas $10 million for a small firm called Pixar that specialized in computer animation. Then he turned it into a multi-billion dollar monster.

5. Comment - Microsoft damage control after marketer claims Win7 inspired by Mac

   (Nov 16, 2009 - 10:02 PM)

   @ PC_Tool: I'll trade you two taskbats for one dingbat if you are really interested.