Apart from the fact this printer looks like it belongs in a 1977 Star Wars Movie (Storm trooper white in other words)

This circa £100 Networkable printer is pretty damn good.

Print Speed: Up to 22 ppm
First page out in 10 seconds
Resolution: Up to 1200 x 1200 dpi
Paper Handling: 300 Sheet Input Capacity Consists of:
1 x 250 Sheet Paper Cassette
1 x 50 Sheet Bypass Tray
Memory: 16 MB (144 MB Max.)
Connectivity: Parallel, USB and 10/100 Base-TX Ethernet
Environments: PC and Linux Compatible
Warranty: 1 Year Limited covering parts and labor

Link: N/A

Based on Beta2

Looks good,
Performance is Beta (Read as I hope it gets better)
Aero is Windows Vista (running it without it like going back to B&W TV, or Windows XP as you know it)
The intel wireless drivers are iffy (they work, but stop for no good reason, but again its pre-release).

I really do like working in Vista, about a year from now its going to be a great place to work everyday.

Link: N/A

I wish them all the luck in the world. They are going to need it.

Brave: Because all companies need to reach out to their clients.

Stupid: Because people get really mad at late deliveries or faulty computers and now they have a public forum to air their views.

Dell should run two blogs.

1) One in which they engage discussions about what users want.

2) The complainers blog, let disgruntled users get it of their chests. I bet this would make for uncomfortable reading for Michael Dell.

Link: http://one2one.dell.com/

As this article points out that means there is a 20% chance it wont be ready in time.

Link: http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060711-7232.html

Microsoft have made Virtual Pc 2004 a free download. It used to be £80.

Link: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtualpc/default.mspx

It allows you to run other operating systems on your computer in a virtual window.

I used Virtual PC in a video I created last year

episode0009.wmv

Click the Episode Link above or Right Click it and Choose Save As.

This video is a bit off the beaten track for most non tech users, but it interests me so I am publishing it anyway.

This Video Covers:

Installing Linux in the Microsoft Virtual PC Environment and working around the complexities of installing and compiling drivers under Linux.

Screen Resolutions 1074×768
File Size: 6.58mb
Runtime: 5:31
Format: Microsoft Windows Media Player9 or Above.