Archive for the 'Performance' Category
USB Flash Memory for Windows Vista ReadyBoost
Friday, September 22nd, 2006What is ReadyBoost?
ReadyBoost is a technology built into Windows Vista that caches disk reads onto a flash memory device. It can work with USB memory keys, flash memory cards, such as SD and CompactFlash, and other types of flash devices. It caches all types of file reads, not just the working set, nor just DLL’s [...]
How-To: Boost Performance in Windows Vista
Tuesday, September 19th, 2006Touted as the operating system that will change the way we compute, Microsoft Windows Vista promises a host of innovative features that will improve the overall system performance. Some of these impressive features include [tag]SuperFetch[/tag], [tag]ReadyBoost[/tag], and [tag]ReadyDrive[/tag]. In this article, we will superficially look at SuperFetch and ReadyDrive, while discussing the coolest feature ReadyBoost [...]
Testers: Vista RC1 Appears Stable
Thursday, September 7th, 2006Early feedback from testers already using Windows Vista Release Candidate 1 report that the OS is more stable than expected, which bodes well for Microsoft’s plan to have Vista out according to its current schedule.
Microsoft has said since March it will release Windows Vista to business customers in November, and consumers in January 2007. Though [...]
Vista RC1: looks good but boots s-l-o-w
Tuesday, September 5th, 2006Unveiled over the weekend, Windows Vista RC1 comes barely two weeks after Microsoft’s release of the pre-RC1 build 5536 - which was in itself an impressive ‘interim build’ that by all rights could just as easily have been dubbed Beta 3.
Indeed, you’ve got to look very hard to detect the differences. Most of the changes [...]
How S-L-O-W Will Vista Go?
Monday, August 28th, 2006The latest build of Window Vista is running faster, testers say. But will it be fast enough when it’s doing real work next year on our desktops? Or will we absolutely need some special sauce to keep performance up to snuff?
The complaints about sluggish performance in Windows Vista keep growing. While it’s unfair to point [...]
