NDP Group is saying that Apple’s MacBook and MacBook Pro product lines have been one of every six laptops sold in the US. Sweet! I have a MacBook Pro which I love to death, but I still run Windows XP on it using Boot Camp (I gotta play games, you know!). I had Windows Vista Ultimate installed on it earlier, but it sucked so bad I had to take it off. GameTap wouldn’t run in it, Lost Planet ran at really low frame rates, and the OS itself took up so much room and it was so unstable it just wasn’t worth. Maybe in four or five years I’ll take another look.

written by Tyler Regas \\ tags: Mac Musings

Microsoft has touted Windows Vista as the greatest thing since sliced bread. If, however, you have been following tech news, you will have heard differently. Numerous reliable sources from C|Net to Ziff-Davis have published articles on the ills and ails of Vista and I don’t plan on arguing against them. In a nutshell, Windows Vista is broken. Microsoft was unable to deliver Vista in a reasonable time, and had to remove a number of technologies just to get it released 5 years late. For the time being its best to stay with Windows XP and make sure you have all updates and patches installed. Vista just isn’t ready for prime time. Continue reading »

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Ok, I’m not much of a Windows guy, but I am a gamer. That alone generally requires that I have a Windows system somewhere. For me that’s Windows Vista Ultimate in Apple’s Boot Camp beta for Mac OS X. While its been good with games like Half-Life 2 it won’t run GameTap. Feh! Anyway, if you love Apple portables, there’s a function you’re missing in Windows: turn off the trackpad when you plug in a mouse. Sure, there are trackpad/trackstick duos which offers the ability to turn off either or both, but it requires going into a control panel.

Well, pal Chris has whipped up a gizmo for Windows which will disable your built-in trackpad when you plug in a mouse and return its function when you take it out again. So far this is a really early version and its only been tested on Windows XP. It is, however, freeware, so go pick up a copy, try it, and let Chris know!

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written by Tyler Regas