THANK YOU!

I am pleased to announce we are celebrating our 5th year of business in the Magalia & Paradise areas.  I want to thank you for your past business and look forward to serving your needs in the future.  We strive to offer quality service at a reasonable price. 

For those of you thinking about going with Windows Vista, here are a few things I have experienced.

 

1.  Many older printers are not supported. My Lexmark X5150 would not function with Vista and Lexmark had no plans for writing a new driver since the printer was 4 years old.  GOOD NEWS: Best Buy had a Lexmark X1270 for $49.00 - Works great with Vista.

 

2. Many older programs do not work correctly. My quicken 2004 would not back up files correctly. Fortunately there was a way around this and I have to put up with a few minor extra steps. Outlook 2002 would also not save passwords - this was annoying so I went with the Vista Built-In Windows Mail. This works great and is like an enhanced version of Outlook Express.

 

3.  The upgrade/installation process was tricky...for instance, I couldn't have a printer plugged in or the installation would fail. It took me 4 tries to get this up and running.

 

4.  On the PLUS side, Windows Vista loads twice as fast on my PC (which is a 1.8 GHZ, Dual Core with 1 GB of RAM).

 

5.  I needed to Fax some documents recently and discovered that Vista Home Premium DOES NOT support faxing.  Only the Business and Ultimate Editions of Vista includes this capability.  To further complicate the issue, I figured a third-party software company has a Vista Capable Faxing Program - NOPE! Not yet anyway, but from what I read, there are several companies working on this.  So if you need Faxing capability, keep this in mind.

If you are planning on purchasing a new computer, ask if Windows XP is an option instead of Vista, I have read where some manufacturers will give you XP loaded on the computer but will also give you the Vista DVD for later upgrading.

 

If you're running custom business software, DO NOT make the move to Vista without speaking with the software vendors first to determine if it will run under Vista.  From what I hear, a service pack for Vista is already in the works to correct some issues...I do not have specifics as of this date.  If you're adventurous, you can make the move to Vista for $99 to $350, depending on the version you select. Most home users should choose Vista Home Premium which goes for $159.00 in the upgrade version.