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Can your computer run Windows Vista?

This service from ATI & System Requirements Lab looks at your computer’s hardware and system software to determine whether or not your current system can run Windows Vista. Each of your computer’s components is evaluated to see how well it meets the minimum, recommended and optimal requirements for Microsoft’s new operating system. If needed, recommendations are made on how to update or upgrade your computer.

ATI via Knuttz’s

My system would’ve passed the test otherwise but the graphics adapter (a Radeon 8500) failed:

FAIL: Sorry, your video card does not meet this minimum requirement. Upgrade to a more powerful video card will make all your applications look better. Click the We Recommend button to see some great options.

Wait, don’t tell me… those options wouldn’t just happen to be cards with ATI chipsets on them by any chance? Yep, a Radeon X1300 Pro and a Radeon X1300.

Naturally, I wouldn’t mind getting one of those…

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Quickest Patch Ever

If you really want to see Microsoft scramble to patch a hole in its software, don’t look to vulnerabilities that impact countless Internet Explorer users or give intruders control of thousands of Windows machines. Just crack Redmond’s DRM.

Wired via Juha

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Microsoft puts police link on Messenger

Users of Microsoft’s Messenger email service will be able to report suspected sexual predators directly to the police at the click of a mouse. […] Microsoft will add a report abuse icon to Messenger that will link any users worried about their anonymous internet buddies directly to online police services.

Guardian via BlogsNow

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IE7 on viimeistä silausta vaille valmis

Microsoft julkisti tiistaina Internet Explorer 7 -selaimesta Release Candidate 1 -version, jonka pitäisi vastata ominaisuuksiltaan kuluvan vuoden aikana markkinoille tulevaa, lopullista tuotantoversiota. RC1-versio on vapaasti halukkaiden saatavilla Microsoftin sivujen tai automaattisen päivityspalvelun kautta.

Tietoviikko

IE:n suomenkielisillä sivuilla ollaan tämän kirjoitushetkellä vielä versiossa Beta 3, eikä RC1 ole myöskään tarjolla Windows Updaten valinnaisten päivitysten joukossa. Microsoft.comin IE-sivustolta se siis kuitenkin jo löytyy, mitä ilmeisimmin englanninkielisenä. En ole koeasentanut sitä, odotan suomenkielistä versiota.