I got a very nice email from the University today asking me to log into the SOLE page (the place where students can see information about their course and grades, etc).

Within this site there is a link titled Award Details, I clicked this link, and this is what I saw:

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I can’t believe that I’ve got a First – I’ve known that I’ll be getting a First for the past nine months or so, but now it’s official, and I still can’t quite believe it.

When I first started university, I figured that I would be getting a 2:2, maybe a 2:1 at most if I worked hard (I always classed myself as a B student), but to come away with a First is… well… indescribable.

I think some celebration is in order

One of the most attractive things about Windows 7 is its ability to load a virtual copy of Windows XP, with full Windows 7 Start button integration, allowing you to run XP software on a Windows 7 machine.

I say attractive – not so much for me – but for all the stone age IT departments in the world who are still using XP as their operating system of choice. This means that they can start using Windows 7 on their machines, and should they have some software that only works with XP, all they need to do is install it within the virtual machine, and it’s seamlessly available via the Windows 7 Start button.

This is all well and good, and was indeed something I was looking forward to using in Windows 7, until I found out the only way you can get this working is if your CPU supports Hardware Virtualization. I have no idea exactly what this is, all I do know is that my CPU doesn’t support it.

Drat! (more…)