Tainted Vista Review #2 on "Global Nerdy"
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The comic panel on the right (taken from this Achewood comic) summarizes what I want to say to the folks behind Windows Vista. Yes, I think that it’s got some improvements on Windows XP, but the annoyances I’ve had have eclipsed the steps forward. In the second installment of The Tainted Vista Review — my review of the controversial Acer Ferrari Laptop that Microsoft sent me — I write about my experiences trying to get the laptop to recognize its own Bluetooth mouse.
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