So for the past several weeks my iTunes hasn't been up to snuff. iTunes starts up okay... but when it comes to the iTunes Store it did nothing but show a blank white page with "iTunes Store" printed in the center. And whatever has been the problem with that, it also has kept iTunes from properly updating my iPad. I'm still using Windows Vista (no jokes, please :-P)I tried everything but nothing worked to make iTunes Store functioning on my computer....
Showing posts with label windows. Show all posts
Showing posts with label windows. Show all posts
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Friday, March 18, 2011
Upgrading to Windows 7 from Windows 1 (and going through EVERY Windows along the way)
Whilst I await the arrival of my iPad 2 (estimated shipping 4-5 weeks, ahhh the price I paid for trying and failing to score one locally) here is something that will make one appreciate Apple's biggest rival in a brand new light. For all the dissin' that Microsoft gets, I have to respect them anew after watching this clip: Andrew Tait's video "Chain of Fools". In it, Andrew upgrades to Windows 7... but he starts with MS-DOS 5.0 running the original...
Friday, February 18, 2011
Didja know that STARCRAFT II don't run so well on multi-core systems?
Well, you do now! But be of good cheer: I'm about to tell you how to fix that.I've had StarCraft II for awhile now, but haven't played even anywhere close to finishing the first campaign. Among other reasons, I've been frustrated by what I have been certain is too slow performance for the high-end rig I've got it installed on. And yesterday, I finally set out to find out...
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Awright, 'fess up y'all
How many poor saps out there were waiting in line at midnight to buy a copy of the Windows 7 operating syst...
Monday, October 05, 2009
Windows 7 to come in Steve Ballmer signed edition
Can you imagine the "Mac vs. PC" ads that Apple is gonna think up for this one? But it's true: Microsoft is releasing a "Steve Ballmer edition" of the Windows 7 operating system, emblazoned with the signature of Microsoft's CEO. There's a catch though: it's only for those who host Windows 7 house parties (uhhh... a house party for the launch of an OS?). Also inside the...
Sunday, February 22, 2009
For those having tech issues playing FALLOUT 3 on a Windows machine...
Two days ago I wrote how I was currently hooked on Fallout 3, Bethesday Softworks' amazing continuation of the classic Fallout video games from the late Nineties.Well since I wrote that, I had to take my copy of the game back to the Target store that I bought it from. Why? 'Cuz my copy of the Windows version didn't have the white sticker inside the box that had the Windows LIVE Access Key printed on it for that particular DVD. So I uninstalled...
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Ten worst uses for Microsoft Windows
Would you trust Microsoft Windows to run a building's elevator system (via a web browser)? Or to operate an Amtrak train? How about the computers regulating radiation therapy at a major hospital? No, I'm not totally dissing Windows but ya know: stuff like that really should have their own dedicated operating systems. Richard Stiennon at NetworkWorld.com has what he considers to be the top ten very worst uses of Windows. Chilling stuff... in...
Monday, June 30, 2008
Microsoft stops selling Windows XP today
Today is the final day of widespread sales of Windows XP. After today, it will no longer be possible to purchase a new computer from any major manufacturer with Windows XP installed on it.The operating system first went on sale on October 25th, 2001. So it lasted with full support for nearly seven years: not bad for any software product but especially one from Microsoft, a company notorious for pushing updates on customers.I was working at a Best...
Friday, January 11, 2008
Putting video on an iPod (if you're a Windows user)
Late last night I succeeded in finally putting every episode of Lost on my new iPod. And I didn't buy them through iTunes and load 'em on the iPod either: instead I chose to rip them straight from my DVD sets.This took a lot of work. And when I was starting it off with Season 3, I wound up encoding most of those episodes, then found a much better way to do it and so I started the whole process all over again. But in the end, they were all done...
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Windows Vista: Not so Aero-dynamic
Last Tuesday, after I came back from Texas, I went to Greensboro to pick up my new computer at the store that I'd ordered it from. By the way if you're in North Carolina and want quality computer products and outstanding service, I would definitely recommend Intrex. This is the second system that I've bought from them and I've never been anything less than overwhelmed at their confidence and dedication. They've got stores from Winston-Salem all...
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Software pirate sentenced by government to use Windows
Scott McCausland pled guilty to uploading Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith onto the Internet a day before the movie's release in May of 2005. He received 5 months in jail and then 5 months home confinement. As part of that part of his sentence, McCausland agreed to have some tracking software installed on his computer.There's just one problem: McCausland is a Linux user, and the government doesn't have any tracking software that runs...
