VMware Upgrade Policy Disappoints

I’m miffed. Darned close to full snit, actually.

A month and a half ago I bought VMware Workstation 6.5. The sale was just too good to pass up and I had a 30 day trial winding down. The timing was perfect and I was glad to make the purchase.

Shortly after that I ran into a bug.

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Win7 Upgrade Advisor

Thinking about a move to Windows 7 in October when it is released? Or do you have access to it even sooner? You might want to make sure that your PC is ready for the challenge first. Try the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor beta and find out.

As that page says, you’re probably OK if the

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Windows 7 Release Candidate: Tried the Wrong Upgrade…

Last week I wrote a bit about my Windows 7 Release Candidate experience with a fresh install. After I wrote that, and giddy with excitement, I decided to try a real upgrade on an existing XP laptop. A functioning laptop that I frequently use, no less.

My take-away from that experiment? Do clean installs and resist

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Mogul Flash – Win Mo 6.1 Upgrade and New Toys

While I don’t always love the folks at Sprint (for instance, see this old post) I do have to admit that I sure am happy with how they’ve been supporting my HTC Mogul phone since I bought it last fall. The updates have been coming along at a reasonable rate and each offers new features.

For

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Second Attempt Success

Last night I headed downtown to one of my data centers to upgrade a server. The server, an HP DL380 G5 (I usually add some Tim Allen style grunts after saying that) has been running a single quad core CPU since I rolled it out last fall. I’ve had the second CPU “kit” sitting on

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