Preparing for Windows 7: 32bit vs. 64bit
Fri, October 23rd 2009 at 11:00pm
Windows 7 is in the mail and I am starting to thinking about the first issues I am going to come across when installing it, 32 or 64bit. I have been using the 64bit RC version of Windows 7 for months now and there are two issues that keep bugging me, and both are related to Adobe Acrobat Pro 8. more »
Windows 7: Tip
Sun, July 26th 2009 at 04:35pm
Just a quick tip for Windows 7. I was very disappointed with the audio quality after installing Windows 7. I have a 5.1 speaker setup with the rear speakers disconnected and the sub was not being used. I checked all the connections just in case and no luck. The volume levels were very low and just sounded flat.
It seems that the Windows 7 driver defaults to stereo output only, and sounds terrible on 5.1 speakers. So goto the “Manage Audio Devices” control panel and right click on “Speakers” and set them up. This control panel allows you to define your speaker configuration, and disable any speakers you are not using. The sound is now great again.
As a follow up tip, right clicking on the Volume control in the system tray allows you to open up the mixer. The new mixer allows you to set separate volume levels for different apps. Very handy.
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Windows 7: First Impressions
Wed, February 4th 2009 at 02:16am
After the complete disappointment I felt after buying Windows Vista a while back, and then again after installing SP1 I was a little skeptical about all the good first impressions I have been reading of Windows 7 Beta. So this weekend I decided to dust off an old 120GB hard drive and take the Windows 7 Beta for a spin.
After using Windows 7 for just a few hours I am starting to feel that Microsoft has finally started to do something right. I say “something” because I can not quite put my finger on what it is, it’s many little things that make up an intangible feeling of “rightness.”
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