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One more good reason to go 64-Bit

On Windows. Yesterday Adobe announced that the latest Adobe Creative Suite 4 will come with full 64-bit support to your Windows Vista or XP. The suite is expected to ship next month. I’m a PC or what? Read More...
Posted Tuesday, September 23, 2008 10:57 AM by Volker Will | 2 Comments
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Installing Vista on a MacBook Air

Unable to resist I got myself a shiny, slim new MacBook Air (MBA). While I am used to Mac OS X, I wanted it to run Vista so I can also take it to work. My MBA has a 1.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo and a 64GB solid state drive and I bought a SuperDrive . Here's Read More...
Posted Sunday, February 24, 2008 11:57 AM by Volker Will | 23 Comments

64-bit - Coming to your Home/Office/Desktop/Server soon

I have it already you might say. But are you leveraging the 64-bit power by running a native 64-bit OS? Probably on a server but not on a workstation yet. Be it as it may. InformationWeek has a nice article titled "With Latest Server, Microsoft Rides Read More...
Posted Wednesday, January 23, 2008 2:29 PM by Volker Will | 3 Comments

When I'm 64

Well, I have to admit I was a bit confused by the piece from Joe Wilcox : "During a speech this morning, Bill Laing, general manager of the Windows Server division, reiterated that, after 2008, Microsoft would only produce 64-bit operating systems. Windows Read More...
Posted Friday, May 18, 2007 10:59 AM by Volker Will | 0 Comments

Microsoft 64-bit website overhaul

Microsoft has updated its 64-bit website . Cool. check out the new layo ut and content. You will find up to date information about x64 and Itanium. In the recent past I had quite a few questions about our story on Itanium. This new website links to the Read More...
Posted Wednesday, April 11, 2007 3:40 PM by Volker Will | 1 Comments
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Virtual PC 2007 had lift-off

Virtual PC 2007 has RTM'ed (kinda same as lift-off). It is now available for free on the Microsoft download website . Some of the new features that will be available with Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 are in VPC 2007: Support for hardware virtualization Read More...
Posted Monday, February 19, 2007 1:58 PM by Volker Will | 1 Comments

Anitvirus for 64-bit for consumer

Yeah, here we go. Long awaited and finally available for Vista 32-bit AND 64-bit. ITPRO has more. And the download on Symantec's web . Read More...
Posted Tuesday, November 28, 2006 7:32 PM by Volker Will | 2 Comments
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On moving Microsoft Update Downloads to x64

Another great 64-bit story. Since a picture says more than 1,000 words, check out the image. In case you wonder about the less concurrent connections on 64-bit, read the complete article : "... Finally, our prediction of an increased number of concurrent Read More...
Posted Sunday, July 23, 2006 1:22 PM by Volker Will | 1 Comments

64-Bit Insider Newsletter final issues posted

Finally I was able to upload the missing 3 issues of the 64-bit Insider. Unfortunately they do not have the same fancy layout as the previous letters. But it is about the content, right? The 3 issues can be downloaded from www.64advantage.com or directly: Read More...
Posted Wednesday, July 19, 2006 9:27 AM by Volker Will | 2 Comments

New Itanium doubles performance

In an Intel press release you can read about Intel's promise to double the performance with the new Itanium generation. Read the full press release here . Quote: "They double the performance and lower energy requirements, improving performance per Read More...
Posted Tuesday, July 18, 2006 9:30 PM by Volker Will | 1 Comments
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New Acer Ferraris available soon

The new Acer Ferrari laptops are ante portas. (mouthwatering) images, technical details and speculations have been around for quite some time now. It is about time to get our hands on the new beats for a test ride. NotebookReview has details about the Read More...
Posted Friday, July 14, 2006 4:31 PM by Volker Will | 0 Comments
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Have you tried Vista yet? Part 2

Download the stuff. Go, go, go . And make sure to give feedback. It is better than people make you think.Oh, and try the Media Center on 64–bit! Drivers? Yeah, the hunt is on. VW Pimp up your server – Windows Server Code Name “Longhorn&rdquo Read More...
Posted Thursday, June 08, 2006 4:23 PM by Volker Will | 0 Comments

Have you tried Vista yet?

Sure you have. With all the hype about it, why shouldn’t you. But now the really important question: Have you tried the 64–bit version? Please, tell me why you haven’t! VW Pimp up your server – Windows Server Code Name “Longhorn&rdquo Read More...
Posted Thursday, June 08, 2006 1:02 PM by Volker Will | 0 Comments

Issue 9 of the 64-Bit Insider is available

An Introduction to 64-bit Installers: Part 2. Continuing last week's part 1, the final part talks about yet another approach you can follow when working with installers that deploy 32-bit and 64-bit components: nested installers . Is is as always available Read More...
Posted Monday, May 22, 2006 10:37 AM by Volker Will | 0 Comments

Dell to support AMD processors

This is real exciting news. Dell said they will support the AMD Opteron later this year. MSN Money Reuters The Register Houston Chronicle Yeah! VW Read More...
Posted Thursday, May 18, 2006 2:36 PM by Volker Will | 0 Comments
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