Video Card Benchmarking – Goodbye Vista and XP, Hello Windows 7

It's really been ages since I've done an editorial. I think what kind of happened is what always happens; you end up busy for a few weeks and don't get a chance to do it and by the time you finally have time to get back into it, you feel that so much time has past that it probably doesn't really matter if you do it or not. While editorials are something that I hope to bring back in the future, the reason for one today is due to the fact that we're going to be messing around with our VGA...

Windows 7′s XP Mode Requires 2 GB RAM

Despite its age, Windows XP is still widely used for several reasons – speed and compatibility being two of the leading ones. We learned last week that Windows 7 will include a special XP Mode that will run the older operating system in a virtual environment inside the upcoming OS to ensure maximum compatibility. In fact, Microsoft is claiming that XPM provides near perfect Windows XP compatibility within Windows 7 – so that takes care of one of the raison d'etre for the old...