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Who wins: Sliced bread or Windows 7?

Money down the toilet...The sound of money flushing down a toilet, new icons and more hardware requirements.The future is appliance driven devices, not big 4G of memory machines with 1T of disk space.There is no need for this monster OS that an appliance driven unit can deliver...Linux appliances are the...

Tags: Operating systems, hardware requirement, Microsoft Windows 7, bread, hardware, Microsoft Windows, operating system, Aero

Discussion threads 2009-08-13

Windows 7 (7048) Release Candidate

A look at the set-in-stone look, feel and usage of the next operating sytem from Microsoft. by Zack Whittaker

Tags: Look, Microsoft Windows 7, Release Candidate, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Windows 7, Windows, Microsoft, Operating System, Aero, Zack Whittaker, iGeneration

Image galleries 2009-03-03

First Sony VAIO P Series reviews: On second thought. . .

First Sony VAIO P Series reviews: On second thought. . .Why no love for the Atom 330 in netbooks?I'd like to see the dual-core Atom find its place in netbooks some time soon. Enough processing power for high definition video needs to be a shipping feature on a sub-portable...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Microsoft Windows 7, IBM pSeries, Aero, Sony Vaio

Discussion threads 2009-01-15

Windows 7 (Build 6965): opened up to the world

Some of the cooler features, some more overlooked than others, which could really sway the decision between buying a Mac with OS X and buying a laptop/PC with Windows 7. by Zack Whittaker

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac OS X, Operating Systems, Desktops, Software, Apple Mac OS, Hardware, Zack Whittaker, Windows 7, Microsoft, Mac OS X, Apple, Features, Aero, Notes, Networking, Touch, Multi-touch, Organisation

Image galleries 2008-12-12

Microsoft search boss: 'Silk Road' will lead to greater market share

Microsoft search boss: 'Silk Road' will lead to greater market shareNo ...because their minds are set on market share first.^0^Relevance, relevance, relevance...Give me relevance - that what I want to find, I do find.Silk Road...How Originalhttp://www.joymax.com/silkroad/Try to come up with something someone else hasn't used for a name.Slippery Slope fits...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Slippery Slope, Aero, Microsoft Corp., Silk Road, Aero graphic, Microsoft Windows Vista, graphics

Discussion threads 2008-11-13

Windows 7 Aero to take advantage of DirectX 10.1 ... where will this leave NVIDIA

Windows 7 Aero to take advantage of DirectX 10.1 ... where will this leave NVIDIANobody's getting frozen out. It'll fall back to DX9 if it has to.The DWM won't *require* DX 10.1, but it'll be able to use it if its there. (Actually from what I read in the...

Tags: Video cards, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Corporate communications, TigerDirect, DirectX, DirectX 10.1, Microsoft Windows 7, Aero, video card, Microsoft Windows Vista, graphics, Microsoft Windows, NVidia Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-10-29

Windows 7 wishes

Windows 7 wishesOn layers.Per Ed's post, IE 8 continues to be integrated and integral to the OS. It is likely that many other user space apps that MS creates, will at least be partially embedded, if not completely.End user applications have no business being part of the OS itself,...

Tags: Operating systems, 64-bit, Luna, Microsoft Windows, Windows 7 Wishes, operating system, Aero, Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2008-08-19

Windows 7 wishes

Today Ed Bott has been furiously rubbing the lamp hoping that the great genie Sinofsky will appear and grant him some wishes. Well, since there's a chance that Microsoft is listening, here's my wishlist. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: WinFS, Microsoft Windows 7, Operating System, Aero, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-08-19

The positive Vista vibes

A screenshot gallery of the better points of Vista. Not only features, but security implementation, computer management and all-round goodness the world seems to forget. by Zack Whittaker

Tags: Security, Microsoft Windows Vista, Computer, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Productivity, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Zack Whittaker, Vista, Features, Aero, Management, Network, Antivirus

Image galleries 2008-08-03

If I Were to Design Windows 7

If I Were to Design Windows 7I license OS X from Apple and dump Vista...How could a company put so much money and so much time into an effort and come up with something so lame and mediocre? There's only one company that really knows how to design operating systems,...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Aero, Design Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-04-07

Monkeys throwing bananas...and other great lines from the Troll culture

Monkeys throwing bananas...and other great lines from the Troll cultureLike Beethoven at the keyboard .Microsoft .Coxisms[url=http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-12558-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=45152&messageID=834512&start=-9961]Typical Coxism[/url]Gets me through the day with a 'chuckle'.What do you call ...... a MAC portable user?An AIRhead.Didn't amuse the MAC community ... and I'm not ananymous so I guess you'll have to disqualify it...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Office, No_Axe_to_Grind, Vista Capable, Aero, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2008-03-31

Could Windows 7 be the best Windows yet?

Given all the feedback that Microsoft has had from Vista users both negative and positive, could Windows 7 be the best version of Windows yet? Vista is turning out to be a bit of an enigma. While sales seem strong, users seem far from satisfied with...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Aero, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-01-22

Everything you've read about Vista DRM is wrong (Part 2)

Windows Vista includes a new set of features that allow playback software to work with protected media. This DRM infrastructure is bitterly controversial, and it's given rise to an enormous amount of misinformation. No one has been more active or successful in spreading FUD and misinformation about this technology than...

Tags: Protection, Dell Computer Corp., Media Center PC, PC, Digital-rights Management, Driver, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Requirement, Reality, Aero, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Media Center PCs, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Ed Bott

Blog posts 2007-09-18

Virtual PC 2007 too weak to offer help to those plagued by Vista compatibility issues

Virtual PC 2007 too weak to offer help to those plagued by Vista compatibility issuesobvisly that fro backward compatibility MS has to support hardwareand i write "hardware" at the title purposely because when i installed VPC2007 it has not support basic hardware only , not graphics not wireless card and...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Open Architecture, virtual-OS, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., operating system, software, Aero, Microsoft Virtual PC, hardware

Discussion threads 2007-08-06

Maybe they're smarter than I thought

Maybe they're smarter than I thoughtrecommend that you atleast know little bit before you speak like authority"I have come to appreciate the Windows environment, not for its technical superiority (in my mind, UNIX still reigns supreme) but for its accessibility to everyone."I'd recommend that you atleast read 'Inside Windows 2000'...

Tags: Linux, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), UNIX, Aero, graphics, Microsoft Windows, operating system, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2007-06-25

So what's wrong with Windows Vista Home Basic?

If youre a typical consumer, most likely youve been running Windows XP Home since the day you bought your computer from your favorite retailer (online or in-person). You probably knew there was a Professional version of Windows XP but its quite possible that you didnt even know there was...

Tags: Media Juggernaut, Vista, Microsoft, Retail, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Aero

Blog posts 2007-02-03

Rewriting Vista history

Rewriting Vista historyVista Vista Vista.....after using the RTM for a month here is what I think of it.1. UAC isn't annoying this WILL vary from person to person but I am a power user and do more than most I might get a UAC prompt once a week and its...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Gawd, Aero, Hindsight, Microsoft Windows Vista, UAC, Mary Jo

Discussion threads 2007-01-23

(Photos: Behind the scenes for Vista)

(Photos: Behind the scenes for Vista)Vista BusinessWill Vista 'Business' edition have the Aero graphics are is it only for ultimate edition home edition?Looks like they have mostly Dell's they are testing and running on, the 3rd party applications would be a logistics nightmare as far as testing goes. I will...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Dell Computer Corp., Aero, photograph

Discussion threads 2006-11-08

Windows Vista: What

Windows Vista: WhatFireWireFireWire is still supported for peripherals; the only chance is that it no longer supports IP over FireWire - which is a protocol for networking PCs together using FireWire instead of Ethernet, and which almost no-one usesDropping FireWire?The Wikipedia article says "IP over 1394 FireWire" is being dropped;...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Wikipedia article, Aero, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, FireWire, Microsoft Internet Explorer

Discussion threads 2006-10-17

Vista Mythbusters #5: Aero isn't rocket science

Vista Mythbusters #5: Aero isn't rocket scienceRocket science isn't that hardAs a rocket scientist I know once put it "you only need Newtonian physics".AeroMS is going to have a lot of problems getting people to jump the XP ship. They made it too good to give up.http://opendomain.blogspot.com/Ridiculous!I'm pro-Microsoft and even...

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

Discussion threads 2006-09-19