A very small percentage of my clients are encountering errors in which their brand new Windows Vista systems can’t access the Internet because they’re not getting an IP address from their high-speed internet service.

The issue, according to this Microsoft Knowledgebase article, is that previous versions of Windows have the BROADCAST flag in DHCP discovery packets set to 0, whereas Vista does not.

The article provides a resolution to this issue in the form of a registry change that can be made.

Most consumers who purchase a new laptop featuring Microsoft Windows Vista delve very far into the various settings and features available in the operating system. Power management is one of these often overlooked and underused features.

The Windows Vista Team Blog has an excellent post explaining Windows Vista power management that will go a long way to explaining how to best configure the system settings to get the maximum battery life with the feature sets you require.

Sadie Mae celebrates her first birthday in style.

If you use Microsoft’s Windows Live Messenger as your instant messaging client, you might be interested in taking part of Microsoft’s I’M MAKING A DIFFERENCE campaign.

This program allows you to sign up to have a portion of the advertising revenue generated through your Windows Live Messenger IM client donated to any of the supported charities of your choice.