Design Is Philosophy
Tuturials, thoughts, ideas and information about web design and digital media by Morten Rand-Hendriksen, designer, developer, digital media expert, information philosopher, speaker and author of the Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Expression Web in 24 Hours series (version 2, 3 and 4), Lynda.com's WordPress 3.0 Essential Training course and Microsoft Expression Web 4 LiveLessons and creative director of Pink & Yellow Media - a Vancouver based digital media company.
Category Archives: Windows 7
Windows 7 RC Fix: LAN Works but Internet Doesn’t!
Jul. 15, 2009
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I finally got around to rebuilding my system with Windows 7 RC at the base. The installation itself went off without a hitch and so did all of my software installs. Or so I thought. Upon rebooting my computer I … Continue reading
Sony Confirms No Hardware Virtualization on Vaio Computers Past, Present or Future
Jun. 22, 2009
Sony has now released BIOS upgrades to most of their Hardware Virtualization (VX) capable Vaio computers. Visit Sony’s eSupport centre (link) and enter your model number to see if yours has an update. This move, which goes against everything Sony … Continue reading
10 reasons you’ll love Windows 7, part three: Aero Snap Gives You Window Control
Jun. 3, 2009
There are a lot of subtle functions and effects built into Windows 7 that may seem either rudimentary or pointless at first glance but end up being very useful when you realize what they can do. Of these the new … Continue reading
10 reasons you’ll love Windows 7, part two: The Taskbar
May. 25, 2009
The Windows taskbar was introduced with Windows 95 and has functioned as a launching application as well as a place to store and access minimized or hidden windows. But through all it’s following iterations it never really changed. Meanwhile other … Continue reading
10 reasons you’ll love Windows 7, part one: It just works!
May. 22, 2009
I’ve been using Windows 7, first in Beta and now in Release Candidate, since early March or so. And I am thorroughly impressed. I was never a Vista hater – and I think most Vista haters either never actually tried … Continue reading
Without Hardware Virtualization Sony Vaio Laptops Do Not Perform to Spec!
May. 20, 2009
For the last 8 months I’ve been working almsot exclusively off my Sony Vaio SR140D – the laptop I purchased with the revenue from my book. And until recently I have had nothing but good things to say about it. … Continue reading
Windows 7 Beta Report Part 1: Bugs
Feb. 2, 2009
I had Windows 7 installed on my trusted Vaio SR140D laptop a couple of weekends ago and have been running it on a near constant basis since. Now after 3 weeks or so I have compiled a list of bugs … Continue reading