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It’s another year and I’m deploying next week. One of the few perks that entails is VAT exemption at PC World. I had decided some time ago to retire my Acer Aspire One A110L, this seems a sensible opportunity. I need the following:
Very good battery life
No solid state disk (SSD) – they’re too small and [...]
Windows software tends to abstract any kind of technicality from the user, except when it comes to ripping. For some reason, this requires a myriad dropdowns. I’m computer literate and I struggle.
I finally got around to installing the Windows 7 beta tonight. So far so good. Some nice ideas, like the redesigned explorer sidebar.
More updates to come once I’ve got the nVidia 6150 up and running because 1024×768 is hurting my eyes.
Follow Up: Actually, this was easier than expected – Windows picked up a new driver [...]
I see Microsoft have excelled themselves in releasing a free upgrade to Office Mobile 6.1. Shame that they screwed up the language detection on UK phones.
So, how do you bypass the language check?
Use msiexec:
msiexec /i /qb packagename
Sets it to install with a minimal interface, skipping the problem check. Use with caution.
Following up on what I wrote yesterday concerning suggested damage to hard disks caused by Ubuntu not altering the number of load unload cycles set by the manufacturers, I noted that a number of people have been suggesting that Ubuntu should take control away from BIOS and carry out these modifications by default, as Windows [...]
