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Microsoft plays with new non-Windows OS; If only it could start from scratch

Microsoft plays with new non-Windows OS; If only it could start from scratchNow that makes sense.Which means it probably won't happen.Makes too much senseWindows is now an unmanagable mess. This solution makes complete sense! They talk about backward compadiblity, but if they are so concerned about backward compadiblity,...

Tags: Operating systems, Virtualization, operating system, new OS, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2008-03-05

Poll of the Day - Vista vs. Leopard

Poll of the Day - Vista vs. LeopardLeopard wins so far...It appears that out of the approx 19 votes so far, Vista was a disaster and Leopard was great. I apparently voted with the popular opinionAh, but the second Vista machine!Went flawlessly. Once I knew where the issues were...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Scanners, Microsoft Windows XP, operating system, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Leopard, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2007-11-06

AMD posts bigger-than-expected quarterly loss

AMD posts bigger-than-expected quarterly lossMan, it just keeps raining on AMD.And raining, and raining, and...AMD is victim of M$ poor Vista sales.People are avoiding M$ Vista like the plague for a number of reasons. (DRM, lack of driver support, incompatibility, bugs, etc.) This in turn hurts all PC sales in...

Tags: Operating systems, Manufacturing, Semiconductors, quarterly loss, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., new OS, operating system

Discussion threads 2007-04-19

Adopting Vista won't be THAT simple

Adopting Vista won't be THAT simpleNot an all or nothing propositionYou make it out like moving to Vista means moving *every* computer to Vista. I know there are a few organizations that do this, but it's a complete waste of money and time IMO. Most organizations do the sane...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, operating system, workstation, new OS, software

Discussion threads 2006-11-16

Former CA chief accused of destroying evidence

Former CA chief accused of destroying evidenceIn all the years of using a PC..I have never formatted a hard drive without backing it up. I have never known anyone else that didn't back up first.Hmmm...I'm waitingfor someone in the linux community to tell us that his system isn't really...

Tags: Notebooks, Linux, Operating systems, way window, laptop computer, new OS, online method

Discussion threads 2006-02-16

Gateway touts 64-bit PCs

Gateway touts 64-bit PCsWhere's the AMD versionThey say it is for Students, yet they use the more expensive processor in the machine. I purchased a Gateway several years ago....when I could get an AMD CPU in the system rather than Intel. Maybe it because I like the "underdog",...

Tags: Network technology, Operating systems, 64-bit, operating system, 32-bit, Gateway Inc., new OS, PC

Discussion threads 2005-06-30

Additional Resources

Microsoft's Seinfeld ads: what's the real agenda?

Microsoft's Seinfeld ads: what's the real agenda?Wow....What keen insight. What a great article.Oh. Not.Perdue, Ioccoca, Seinfeld 4?If Lee Iococca can do ads for Chrysler and have a positive effective on the brand, then maybe BG is launching a new career in advertising and media and selling the MS...

Tags: MS Window, Seinfeld, advertisement, Seinfeld ad, real agenda, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-09-06

Dell Inspiron Mini 9

We've known for some time that Dell was working on a Netbook-style laptop--the same kind of small, low-power, inexpensive system made popular by Asus and the Eee PC line. And even though there are not many surprises in the new Inspiron Mini 9, it's still an excellent example of the...

Tags: Notebooks, Netbooks, Dell Inspiron, Dell Computer Corp., hard drive, Intel Corp., Mini 9

Product reviews 2008-09-05

The Linux laptop goes to school

The Linux laptop goes to schoolOn the Mouse Buttons ...[i]Robin’s biggest complaint was the slow response of the mouse buttons. But it’s something you can get used to, she said.[/i]Don't use the mouse buttons they're too slow, instead use the tap, double tap and side scroll features on the touchpad....

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, Mice, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, mouse, Linux laptop, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2008-09-05

Is Firefox faster than Chrome?

Is Firefox faster than Chrome?Is Firefox faster than Chrome?When is Firefox 3.1 with tracemonkey expected to be released?yepper, 1.26x in my test RE: Is Firefox faster than Chrome?my test show tracemonkey being 1.27x faster than v8 on win xp sp3. here is the link with screenshothttp://forums.macrumors.com/showpost.php?p=6157396&postcount=433I noticed no speed difference.Chrome...

Tags: Web browsers, Chrome, Mozilla Firefox

Discussion threads 2008-09-05

Mainstream media writes Windows obit

Mainstream media writes Windows obitMS should have never...killed off XP. Especially when such a huge segment of the market is tired of being forced fed what they do not want.This article makes a good point about users beginning to realize that as long as they can hit the web rather...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), LIKE IT, Microsoft Windows, Hewlett-Packard Co., mainstream media, Windows obit, Microsoft Windows Vista, obit, Microsoft Corp., operating system

Discussion threads 2008-09-05

Mainstream media writes Windows obit

Wow, a tough day for Windows. BusinessWeek reports that HP, the world's biggest PC company, is so troubled by Vista's 'tepid reception' and Apple's resurgence that it is developing its own operating system. Meanwhile a New York Times columnist writes on his blog that Windows is "already...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., PC, Microsoft Windows Vista, Mainstream Media, Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Operating Systems, Software, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-09-05

The Importance of Dissent

The Importance of Dissentwould be nice...It would be nice if we could "shout from the rooftops" without fear of reprisal. In reality, with most companies, the options are "jump ship" or "keep your mouth shut and do as you're told".It's hard to disagree publicly with your companyI agree with you...

Tags: Drizzle, Mat, open source

Discussion threads 2008-09-05

From Chapter Two: The appliance computing culture

From Chapter Two: The appliance computing cultureOverbroadYou wrote:[The appliance computing culture’s interactive] applications model drives almost everything, from processor and OS evolution to appropriate management structure - and even the conflicts with traditional business systems experts whose internal model of “automatic data processing” is broadly unrelated to the needs and...

Tags: Mainframes, Operating systems, Processors, business systems expert, appliance computing culture, mainframe, best practice, Windows PC

Discussion threads 2008-09-05

Red Hat buys Qumranet, adds gasoline to the spreading VDI bonfire

VDI, somewhat ironically, may also work well for market mover Microsoft as it seeks to slow the momentum to outright web-based and OSS/LAMP-supported applications and services for large businesses. Microsoft must realize that enterprises have had it with the high cost of maintaining and managing the traditional Windows OS in...

Tags: Desktop Virtualization, Red Hat Inc., Server, SolidICE VDI, Virtualization, Microsoft Windows, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Desktops, Open Source, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Storage, Dana Gardner

Blog posts 2008-09-05

Chrome's JavaScript poses challenge to Silverlight

Chrome's JavaScript poses challenge to Silverlightis Flash chopped liver?I don't get it... Flash is ubiquitous.. it's on almost every PC out there and has a huge developer base behind it, yet these people are implying Silverlight is THE platform to beat. What does Silverlight have that Flash doesn't (besides a...

Tags: Scripting languages, Adobe RIA, SWF, Chrome, WebKit RiA, Microsoft Silverlight, JavaScript, WebKit, Microsoft Office, SVG, Adobe Systems Inc., developer, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-09-05

News to know: Windows 7; Patch preview; Office 2.0; Dell

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Ryan Naraine: Critical WMP, MS Office bugs on Patch Tuesday swat list Dancho Danchev:Malware and spam attacks exploiting Picasa and ImageShack Mary Jo Foley:...

Tags: Google Inc., Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Comcast Corp., Microsoft Corp., Office 2.0, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-05

File Sorter & Filter Personal Edition (zip)

File Sorter & Filter Personal Edition is a multifunctional tool for file sortation and filtration, it has been integrated advantages of all known similar tools. It can sort or filter files by filename similarity, filename keyword, filename extension, file size, and file modified date. Characteristic: Need not installation; Easy to...

Tags: Tool, Wenming Peng, Productivity

Software downloads 2008-09-05

Seinfeld

SeinfeldHow did this make it past focus groups?My theory is that they told the focus group subjects it was for a different company, and the subjects responded favorably. Therefore, we're all wrong and Microsoft is right.Wow, that's just brilliant!Windows' image is no longer tarnished. They are now being associated with...

Tags: Marketing research, Microsoft Corp., Seinfeld, Microsoft Windows, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-09-04

Google Chrome already beating Opera

Google Chrome already beating OperaWaiting for Windows Mobile 6 version... if they can create a version for Windows Mobile to rival safari on iPhone, they'll have me seriously thinking about it.Otherwise, it's just another browser for the desktop by another large conglomerate.Full screen problemI have my task bar on the...

Tags: Web browsers, Operating systems, work-around, Google Inc., Chrome, Google Chrome, Opera Software

Discussion threads 2008-09-04