So you are running Windows7 on your computer and you see a large hibernation file. The hibernation file is, in essence, only useful on laptops/netbooks; devices that run on battery power. Basically the hibernation file stores the last state of your machine as it is gracefully shutdown when your computer has reached the low battery [...]
Windows 7 x64 RTM has been running like a dream for me on all of my systems. However, as we all know, there comes a time when you need to perform a quick run of maintenance to make sure it is running as best as it can. Naturally all of these maintenance tasks can be [...]
So you have been running Windows 7 x64 Beta, Release Candidate, or later on your Mac Pro and you want to update it to a clean install of the final RTM version. There is the easy way and there is the hard way. I have tried both so I will list them below and then [...]
I am the proud owner of a Lenovo T Series laptop with a finger print reader installed. Lenovo provides a pretty good software that allows you to register your fingerprints and use them to log into Windows upon boot up. However, it is an extra piece of software that needs to be installed and sometimes [...]
Walt Mossberg generouslyprovided a chart that he acquired from Microsoft detailing Windows 7 Upgrade details. Click on the image to see the full size chart. Thank you again to Walter Mossberg at the Moss Blog.
The previous post shows the performance of a Corsair SSD drive on a Mac Pro (8 core with 8gb ram). Click on the Windows 7 logo for the full performance results image. I don’t quite understand what we need, in terms of hard disks, to get a higher score. I figured the Corsair P256 SSD [...]
My mac pro now is in ‘boot camp’ mode and running Windows 7 RC x64 with the Corsair P256 SSD (CMFSSD-256GBG2D). The install was smooth. I, of course, had to do a HD TACH test and post the results. The image is below and speaks for it self. Click on the individual images to see [...]
