Archive for March 4th, 2008
Why Microsoft must kill 32-bit Windows
After writing about what a great client operating system Windows Server 2008 can be, I’ve just spent 2 days fighting to get everything working on my 64-bit installation. It’s not a problem with Windows but with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and independant software vendors (ISVs) who provide patchy support for 64-bit operating systems and [...]
Posted: March 4th, 2008 under PC hardware, Windows.
Comments: 6
Ctrl+Alt+arrow keys
My new notebook PC has an Intel X3100 integrated graphics chipset and it seems that Intel graphics drivers include a feature whereby holding down the Ctrl and Alt keys together with a directional arrow key will rotate the display:
Ctrl+Alt+left = rotate display to lie down to the left (270° position)
Ctrl+Alt+right = rotate display to lie [...]
Posted: March 4th, 2008 under PC hardware, Virtual Server/Hyper-V.
Comments: 5
