• TechBlog: Comin’ at ya automatically: Windows Vista SP1
  SP1 has begun flowing through Windows Update. Only machines that are ready for SP1 will get it (machines with bad drivers won't get it), and distribution will be spread over the next few months.
  (tags: SP1 Update )
• Vista SP1: Terminal Services /console switch no longer working - Rick Strahl’s Web Log
  If you use Terminal Services, you should be aware of this change.
  (tags: Command Switch Terminal )

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If you use Terminal Services, you should be aware of this change. Keep reading →

• PWN to OWN contest happened here in Vancouver
  Apple laptop cracked on day 2 due to Safari hole, Vista cracked on day 3 due to Adobe Flash hole. Ubuntu survived uncracked.
  (tags: Apple Linux Security Crack )
• Vista Vitals: Welcome back Command Prompt!
  If you like to use command prompt, here’s some of the things you can do with it in Vista.
  (tags: Command Prompt UAC )

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If you like to use command prompt, here’s some of the things you can do with it in Vista. Keep reading →

• Vista ‘Clarify’ Wallpapers
  There are a number of wallpapers for Vista here that have the Vista logo, and a ‘Clarify your World’ title.
  (tags: Wallpaper )
• Computer Security Evaluator SekChek Announces Compatibility with Microsoft Windows Vista
  If you use SekChek IPS, you’ll be happy to hear their automated computer security assessment tool is now fully compatible with Vista.
  (tags: Compatibility Software Security )

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If you use the command line alot, you might be interested in the changes made to the Format command. Keep reading →

A program that allows you to ‘RunAs’ another program from the command line. Keep reading →

So you used one of the previous tips to remove the Recycle Bin from your desktop, but now you want to empty it. Can’t simply right-click on it to do that now. What to do? Here’s how to do it from the command line. Keep reading →

For those that are big fans of the command prompt, it often saves time to be able to open a command prompt from a folder you are currently browsing. There are a few ways to do this, and as Toby and Martin suggest at the 64 Bit World Forums, both are very easy. Keep reading →

With Vista’s User Account Control (enabled by default), there are times that you’ll need to do things, and not have rights to do them. If you are comfortable with command line utilities, a possible option is to run a command line with Administrator rights. Keep reading →