Chapter 14. Tuning Windows Vista’s Performance
IN THIS CHAPTER
We often wonder why our workaday computer chores seem to take just as long as they ever did, despite the fact that hardware is generally more reliable and more powerful than ever. The answer to this apparent riddle relates to Parkinson’s Law of Data, which I mentioned back in Chapter 1, “An Overview of Windows Vista.” On a more general level, a restatement of Parkinson’s Law is as follows: The increase in software system requirements is directly proportional to the increase in hardware system capabilities. For example, imagine that a slick new ...
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