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Maybe they're smarter than I thought

About three weeks ago I railed against Microsoft for publicly announcing so many 'flavors' of Windows Vista (see What was Microsoft thinking?) -- a total of SIX, although two of them Starter Edition and Enterprise Edition are not even available to consumers anywhere in the industrialized world. But what I was most perplexed...

Tags: Vista, Microsoft, Legal

Blog posts 2007-06-25

What was Microsoft thinking?

Last January, Microsoft released its latest and some would say greatest desktop operating system so far -- Windows Vista.  After almost six years with Windows XP, people were ready for a change but, thanks to the people in Redmond, making that transition has been anything but simple and straightforward.  Why is that? ...

Tags: Vista, Microsoft, General, Education

Blog posts 2007-06-08

What buying Vista Ultimate means to Microsoft

What buying Vista Ultimate means to MicrosoftWhy isn't Business on the poll? NT.Why cann't I choose not to buy?Why is there no option on the poll on "Not buying Vista"?I thought journalists are usually advised not to trust vendor supplied figures as they are always in favour of themselves? ;)Why...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Next Stop, Aero Interface, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Ultimate Edition, domain, Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate

Discussion threads 2007-01-26

Jeremy Allison: Why the Vista launch will be a disaster

Jeremy Allison: Why the Vista launch will be a disasterAnd You Have Credibility?NO ONE CARES ABOUT VISTANo press, no coverage, zilch, nada....Just like your postings..NO ONE CARES.Get it? Got it? Good.Does Allison have a bone to pick with Microsoft?Gee, does a cat killing dog have a gripe about all cats?Look,...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Aero Interface, Microsoft Windows Vista, Jeremy Allison, Novell Inc., Samba, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-01-18

Getting ready for Windows Vista - Part 1

Getting ready for Windows Vista - Part 1I've run VISTA RC2Now look, I ran VISTA on a AMD 2800+ single core with 2GB DDR 400 memory and 128K AGP ATI 9800 with superfast hard drives. 7ms 10,000 RAPTOR in SATA I RAID 0 configuation.Admittedly the hard drives might?! have made...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Aero Interface, Microsoft Corp., vista, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2007-01-08

'Portland' 1.0 aims to ease Linux interface

'Portland' 1.0 aims to ease Linux interfaceanother nail in M$ coffinthere is no reason not to embrace Linux now.M$ is going down!Pointless waste of time...The Aero interface is the most elegant interface out there. I ordered all of our new desktops with 512MB of video RAM to run this interface...

Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Aero Interface, Linux, GNOME, KDE, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-10-11

Additional Resources

Mozilla goes back to the beta with Firefox 3.6

Oh bother. Does this mean Firefox 3.5 is buggy and insecure?Having used Firefox since 0.6 I find 3.5 to be one of the less stable versions. I hope that they get the bugs out for 3.6.3 things this version must have or it may fall too far behind1. SELinux/AppArmor...

Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Firefox, Web browser, Mozilla Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Firefox 3.6, beta, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

Planning to install Windows 7 on your netbook, here's a couple tips

The problem with Windows on netbooksNetbooks need SSDs. I do not like very portable devices with a spinning disk, they are just not robust enough. Windows space requirements coupled with their poor performance so far on small, low end SSDs, makes Windows a poor choice.It seems that most of the...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Operating systems, netbook, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-26

OptiHint 1.0 (Windows)

OptiHint enhances the standard windows shell hint or tooltip by providing a visual peek into the file under the user mouse. With OptiHint installed, there's no need to open each file and look inside. One mouse hover over the file in Windows explorer brings up all the major file information...

Tags: File, OptiRunWare, OptiHint, Microsoft Windows, Mice, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Peripherals

Software downloads 2009-10-22

(Windows 7's Aero in pictures)

YuckyuckWindows 7Looks alot better than the Windows Vista inteferface. Cannot wait to upgrade!Re: Pics 3, 5, & 6 description mistakesAero Peek is the feature that lets you peek at windows and the desktop when you hover over a task bar thumbnail, an alt+tab thumbnail, or the show desktop panel at...

Tags: visual noise, Microsoft Windows 7, Aero Glass, Microsoft Windows, desktop, Aero Peek

Discussion threads 2009-10-21

Windows 7's Aero in pictures

Introduced for Vista, the translucent Aero skin has been heavily developed in Windows 7. See what this key design and interface feature looks like in the new operating system. by CNET News.com

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-10-20

Linux-Windows gap to remain for five years

In other words...This only confirms what we have been saying for sometime now.Desktop Linux lags behinds Windows And Mac for these facts alone, but the biggest one is mainstream application software compatibility which so far, were you to look at system requirements would only support Windows and Mac... There are...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, Ubuntu, Linux

Discussion threads 2009-10-14

Ballmer: Testers didn't ring Vista warning bells; Could the same happen with Windows 7?

Your average beta tester is a power userYour average beta tester is a power user. You don't get the same feedback as you can from an average user. Therefore, you can't extrapolate how their experience would apply to the masses.Ballmer's trying to dampen expectations a bit so that when Windows...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-08

First Look: Ubuntu 9.10 beta "Karmic Koala"

wow... seriously?NOTE: This was supposed to be in response to the "good for poor people" comment, but I screwed up:Do you have any basis for your claims? Have you even used Linux, let alone this version of Ubuntu which is still just a Beta? Why does cost/money...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Microsoft Office, Ubuntu

Discussion threads 2009-10-02

FOWA 2009: Microsoft Surface 'proof of concept' actually pointless

Grats on being closed mindedWell done for putting someone down, your price point argument is fair but doesn't negate the number of possible uses of the surface device, which frankly are only limited by imagination, something that seems to be questionable for you.How do you define genuine uses? That sentence...

Tags: Tablets, FOWA 2009, Microsoft Surface, proof of concept, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-01

Windows 7 in action: A smarter way to manage windows

I don't see much use for dragging a window to the top of the screen.Might as well just double click on the title bar to maximize it and then double click on it again to restore it. It doesn't make sense to drag it to the top of the screen.Thanks...

Tags: Construction, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, window, title bar

Discussion threads 2009-09-28

Windows 7 in action: A smarter way to manage windows

Over the past few months, I've snapped hundreds of screenshots of the Windows 7 interface, for use in galleries here at ZDNet and in an upcoming book. But static screenshots don’t do justice to some of the nuances of actually using a feature. So when ZDNet's crack staff of video...

Tags: Window, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott

Blog posts 2009-09-28

Nokia's Booklet 3G price, stats revealed

Why so much?At least the specs are good, especially the screen resolution which is a BIG problem with netbooks being much too small there. But at that price, even input from the cell carriers won't fix that problem. With that idea, carriers could give other netbooks away free!Price's...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Cellular phones, Wireless and Mobility, netbook, 3G, Nokia Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-09-02

SetteMaxer 1.0 (Windows)

SetteMaxer is a freeware tool that can help you to optimize and solve problems in some fields of Windows 7 easily, instead of navigating on registry & services that causes time loss. Features: Optimize Menu Show Delay: Sets delay value of menus to 0 in order to have an...

Tags: Security, Security Option, CyberPlatform, SetteMaxer, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-08-10

VistaMaxer 1.0 (Windows)

VistaMaxer is a freeware tool that can help you to optimize and solve problems in some fields of Windows Vista easily, instead of navigating on registry & services that causes time loss. Features: Optimize Menu Show Delay: Sets delay value of menus to 0 in order to have an...

Tags: Security, Freeware, Security Option, CyberPlatform, VistaMaxer, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-08-09