Rick's World

Last weekend, I installed the final release version of Windows Vista on my main machine. I told myself that I was going to wait a few months, but I gotta admit I was curious. Plus, with Leopard strangly missing in action at Macworld, maybe I was just s… more »

In about a week and a half, I start my new job. Last week, I emailed my future boss and asked him what the specs were on the PC that I would be using in the new job. Why was I obsessing about something as minor as the PC I would be using? Because as a… more »

Ok, I broke down and did it! Yesterday I ordered the upgrades to my PC. Even though the new AMD prices weren't supposed to be announced until today, Mwave updated their prices over the weekend, so I jumped. Here's what I bought: AMD Athlon X2 460… more »

I have been thinking a lot about upgrading the PC lately. Do I really need a new PC? No, but I want one anyway. Now, whenever I upgrade my PC, that usually means a new CPU and motherboard. Unfortunately, when you buy a new motherboard, that often cau… more »

Hey Dave (and all the other Windows developers out there), the final versions of Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005 are available for download! Check the link on the header of this blog. Once you all get power, be sure to download a copy. Yes,… more »

It's not often that I compliment Microsoft. If the news released today ends up being true, I have to say I am impressed by Microsoft. Today, Microsoft announced that they will be opening the file formats of the next version of Word, Excel and Powerp… more »

continued from my previous blog... Despite my renewed interest in all things Apple, I still didn't buy a Mac, for the same reasons I didn't buy one back in my college days - money. I loved Apple's design of PCs and iPods. They really seemed to have… more »

It's funny how you come full circle in life. When I first started my college programming classes, I was actually programming on a mainframe, of all things. My first couple of years was this way. I spent a lot of time on this mainframe doing various… more »

I downloaded and installed Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition today. The install went very smoothly. It downloaded and installed everything from the Internet without any problems. I would have prefered to have the whole thing as one download, so I c… more »

No this isn't an article on Pointy Haired Bosses, but on Managing Windows. Dave, a good friend of mine recently gave me a great tip on how to easy access a lot of useful information in Windows with only 2 clicks. This is the "Computer Management" fea… more »