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On the road to Midori: RedHawk, MinSafe and Sapphire

On the road to Midori: RedHawk, MinSafe and SapphireFinally...So finally, Microsoft is embedding the .net framework into windows.. of course I totally agree, I mean I wanted that (http://www.amreldib.com/2007/12/windows-7-what-it-rumored-to-have-and.html) to happen.The managed code concept will really put the OS in charge of running all the applications and their security and...

Tags: .NET, Middleware, Microsoft Corp., RedHawk, Midori, SAPPHIRE, MinSafe, backward compatibility

Discussion threads 2008-07-09

Sony to sell new 40GB PlayStation 3 in U.S.

Sony to sell new 40GB PlayStation 3 in U.S.How fast can you spin?"Backward compatibility is a nice secondary consideration, but it's far from the number one priority.""We are aiming for perfect compatibility. Our goal is 100 percent compatibility, We are trying to get there as quickly as possible." Kaz HiraiInferior...

Tags: Game players, Backward Compatibility, Sony Playstation, Microsoft Xbox, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony Corp., Xbox 360

Discussion threads 2007-10-18

Vista: MS still owns the desktop

Vista: MS still owns the desktopweird ....I thought you'd be buried by "Windows is junk" comments by now.What concerns me is the security; will it be as good as MS claims? I think they may have set the bar a little too high.Vista - Thumbs downFirst this opinion is from...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), RSS, Backward Compatibility, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, OSX, Microsoft Corp., desktop

Discussion threads 2006-07-12

Nintendo's big E3 surprise comes in little box

Nintendo's big E3 surprise comes in little boxWho will win the console wars?IBM apparently.*Now* we're talkin'From the story: "[F]ans will also be able to download games from earlier consoles."Several of my friends still have their SNES systems just to play some of the old titles. My guess is that...

Tags: Games, Game players, Sony PlayStation 3, Backward Compatibility, game, Nintendo Co. Ltd., console

Discussion threads 2005-05-17

Additional Resources

Microsoft's Windows 7 challenge: Selling Live services (without being sued)

What competitors?Other than iLife, who is competing with Live Essentials?These seem like little trivial programs to be fighting over. Besides the people complaining about bloat (Even though these programs don't take up much space), I don't think anyone would complain even if they were included in Windows to begin with.The...

Tags: Operating systems, Patches, SECURITY, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-28

Why Android is beating Windows Mobile

So, the analysts have it wrong.because they do not agree with your assesment, but they have it correct when they do?That seems quite selective, but then again, it could be true. That is why when I see anaylyst that believe that Android (for as good as an operating system that...

Tags: Mobile operating systems, Advertising & Promotion, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., mobile, Microsoft Windows Mobile, operating system, Microsoft Windows, software

Discussion threads 2009-10-26

Microsoft says Google Chrome Frame doubles IE attack surface

Actually, it means that some of the browsing will be much safer by using Chrome. Notice that Microsoft's ONLY arguments here are bogus security arguments. They do not even try to deny that Chrome is much faster and better.RE: Microsoft says Google Chrome Frame doubles IE attack surfaceIf Google Chrome...

Tags: Web browsers, Google Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Chrome, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, plug-in

Discussion threads 2009-09-24

SixtyFourSwitcher 1.1 (Mac)

Did you know that there's a quasi-hidden feature in Snow Leopard that will make your Macintosh run faster across the board at the expense of some backward compatibility? Or are you an Xserve or Mac OS X Server user that has to revert to the older kernel in order to...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Kernel, Nick Zitzmann, SixtyFourSwitcher, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-09-16

Regretful upgrade: Snow Leopard incompatibilities

I just saw a Mac commercial that said to use Macs because they don't have headaches and just work. But this article says it is causing headaches... so who am I to believe?Yeah, and Vista was SOOO smooth.....I don't even own Mac's and think this is silly. ...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, Snow Leopard, Microsoft Windows, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-09-01

Sound Blaster Wireless System for iTunes and Receiver

A while back we were asked about an easy solution to stream audio from a laptop to a receiver. It seemed simple enough, but we soon found out that there weren't too many practical or inexpensive ways to accomplish such a task. Creative has offered a solution to the...

Tags: Apple iTunes, receiver, USB Dongle

Product reviews 2009-08-14

Browser flaws expose users to man-in-the-middle attacks

RE: Browser flaws expose users to man-in-the-middle attackslynx is safe, whew.I joke, but I swear it's getting to be that way. Apple Safari Well from all of the posters on this site i was lead to think that anything with the made by Apple was bullet proof and no...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Operating systems, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, Much Worse, lynx, operating system, malware, Apple Inc., Browser flaw, Apple Macintosh, Macs ARE, attack, Web browser

Discussion threads 2009-08-07

Windows XP Mode for Windows 7 (Part 1)

This paper says most people think of Windows 7's Windows XP Mode solely as a backward compatibility mechanism. It explains why this feature has the potential to change the way that Microsoft designs all future Windows operating systems. By now one has no doubt that are all aware of the...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software

White papers 2009-07-16

Microsoft Windows 7 (Home Premium)

Editors' note: This review was written for Windows 7 Professional. Windows 7 Home Premium share many features with Windows 7 Professional, but not all of them. See Microsoft's feature comparison chart.The best thing to happen to Microsoft's public relations in years, Windows 7 is more than just spin. The public...

Tags: Construction, Operating systems, Jump Lists, Microsoft Windows 7, window, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Product reviews 2009-07-07

Microsoft Windows 7 (Ultimate)

Editors' note: This review was written for Windows 7 Professional. Windows 7 Ultimate contains two features that aren't present in the Professional edition. Ultimate comes with support for BitLocker for data protection on portable devices, and it also comes with native support for 35 languages. See Microsoft's feature comparison chart.The...

Tags: Construction, Operating systems, Windows 7 Ultimate, Jump Lists, Microsoft Windows 7, window, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Product reviews 2009-07-07

Microsoft Windows 7 (Professional)

The best thing to happen to Microsoft's public relations in years, Windows 7 is more than just spin. The public testing process, involving one limited-availability beta and one release candidate, too, constitutes what some are calling the largest shareware trial period ever. Although the look of Windows 7 may...

Tags: Construction, Operating systems, Digital music, Digital media, Jump Lists, Microsoft Windows 7, window, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Product reviews 2009-07-07

FireFox 3.5, Add-ons and Backwards Compatibility

On a whim, I updated one of my systems from Firefox 3.0.11 to 3.5 yesterday. I wanted to personally experience the speed improvements that industry reports have said Firefox 3.5 provided over previous versions. After working with the software for a short time, I have to agree that the browser...

Tags: Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2009-07-01

HP Workstations Power Leading-Edge Neurosurgery Systems

Integra NeuroSciences wanted to provide robust, stable processing capability to support image-guided surgery and radiosurgery systems. Integra NeuroSciences has chosen HP Workstations for more than 12 years, most recently using the HP xw6x00 series Workstations. This resulted in highly stable platform reduces risk of equipment failure during a procedure and...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., HP Workstation, Integra NeuroSciences, Workstations

Case studies 2009-07-01

And Windows 7's killer feature is ...

And Windows 7's killer feature is ...Invitation to Ed Bott:What is the killer feature, according to you?(note: has to be a feature for regular Joe Blow - not something that only admins get wet dreams about)RE: And Windows 7's killer feature is ...My bet for businesses would be XP mode....

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, killer feature, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2009-06-29

Philips DC190 iPod Docking Clock Radio

We can't say that we've seen an abundance of affordable iPod alarm clock radios. The second you add "iPod" to the equation, you're looking at a price between $70-$80 at the minimum. Philips has entered the iPod alarm clock radio market with a variety of models, and its...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, LCD Display, Philips Electronics N.V., iPod Dock, radio, PC190, Apple iPod

Product reviews 2009-06-24

The problem with XP ...

The problem with XP ...it works good enough...simple really.RE: The problem with XP ...I was a Windows 2000 geek from time it hit beta in late 1998 clear through the release of XP SP2, because I hated XP initially... precisely for the reasons you describe in the article.SP2 finally convinced...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Win 7, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-06-05