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I’ve been using Windows Vista since it was first released and have enjoyed using it much more than XP. Almost all the applications I use daily work on Vista without many problems. But there’s one exception, and it’s iTunes. Even after the many updates Apple has released since February, nothing has seemed to fix the constant problems I have with iTunes. The best way to describe the problems I am having is with pictures.

This is what I am greeted with every time I launch iTunes. I have to resize the window to get the interface to show up correctly.

Then after I have been listening to music for around half an hour and I go back to the iTunes window to change the song the interface goes completely whack and is sometimes even unresponsive to me clicking the close button.

Now I know it’s a bad idea to even be using Vista. But I got the Vista Business Edition for free from a campaign Microsoft ran. I’m getting really fed up with the crappy Vista support in iTunes and hope my experience is better on my Macbook once I purchase it.

So Apple, when are you going to fix iTunes for Vista? It’s been out for half a year already. It takes that long to fix a few bugs?

One of the great things about software is the little hidden things that developers sometimes put in their programs. These are called easter eggs and are more common in Linux code. Our focus is going to be on the numerous easter eggs that can be found in the Linux distribution Ubuntu.

Here's a few easter eggs in Ubuntu I have found. If you know of more, feel free to mention them in the comments. (more...)

As you may have noticed, I have finally finished the new Grupenet site design. There’s a few more little tweaks I need to make to it but it’s pretty much completely finished. Anyway, I hope you like the new look and definitely leave your comments concerning the new design. I love hearing from you guys.

Now I will get back to cranking out some more great posts now that I’m all done with the site design. Look forward to some new Mac OS X and Linux content as requested by a some readers.

Thanks for your attention!

I’ve noticed that I have been focusing a bit too much on topics involving only Windows lately and I’d like to ask you, the reader, what you’re most interested in, whether it be web apps, software reviews or anything else you see a category for in the sidebar. I will be getting a Macbook soon (whenever Leopard is released), so I will definitely be writing quite a few more more posts involving Mac OS X.

Go ahead and post a comment on either a topic you want me to write about more often or a specific post you’d like me to do.

I just thought I’d also throw this out. Ankesh is a good friend of mine and runs a great blog on tips & tricks for blogging. Go ahead and check it out here: http://blogclout.com/blog/

Also wanted to thank all of you who comment on my blog on a regular basis such as Robbie P and Ryan.

EDIT: Oh, and I thought I’d just let you know a new site design is in the works for Grupenet, which is one of the reasons I have been slacking off at posting this week.

1. Windows Update is to blame for this massive Skype outage. Many users rebooted PCs after installing Windows patches which caused a flood of login requests, prompting a chain reaction that had a critical impact.
2. Handbrake 0.9.0 is out. This is a major release and includes many changes such as new Mac and Windows interfaces as well as improved picture quality and speed.
3. A great comparison of WordPress 2.2 and MovableType 4 was done by Mashable. Not surprisingly, WordPress is still rated better than MovableType.