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Windows Vista beta 2 released

Windows Vista beta 2 releasedWindows Vista beta 2 releasedWhat's it matter? The antitrust cases by EU and S. Korea, the lawsuits by Symantec are all going to push the release out past 2007....Guess XP's gonna be around for the long haul.vista is just copy of OSX and LinuxI have...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, vista, Windows Vista Beta 2, Windows Vista Beta, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Linux, UAC, OSX

Discussion threads 2006-05-23

Images: A look inside Windows Vista beta

Images: A look inside Windows Vista betaaka OSXhahahahahaha

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Windows Vista Beta, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2005-08-25

Images: A look inside Windows Vista beta

Images: A look inside Windows Vista betaStill UGLYI prefer to use my aesthetically pleasing Internet Explorer based "Avant Browser" with it's numerous customizable features than IE's ugly browser, and even Windows Vista beta can not match Avant Browser. However, when I websurf to unknow territories, or input personal information I...

Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Still UGLY, Windows Vista Beta, Web browser, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2005-08-21

Images: A look inside Windows Vista beta

Images: A look inside Windows Vista betayay, more eye candyI think I'll stick with my recent decision to switch to Linux. I'll not be shelling out the bucks for Vista.Wishful thoughts....I'm hoping OS X will have more games titles added so that I can drop Windows FOR REAL.They aren't even...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, pity, Windows Vista Beta, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2005-08-19

Images: A look inside Windows Vista beta

Images: A look inside Windows Vista betaThe icons are suspiciously similar to KDE's crystal theme!I dont'd mind using KDE's icosn but it shows that MS simply cannot come up with icons and desktop ideas of their own. As if it is a big deal to come up with your own...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Windows Vista Beta, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2005-08-19

Images: A look inside Windows Vista beta

Images: A look inside Windows Vista betaHave not seen anything to warrant upgradingIt is very similar to XP and what little additional functionality Vista has can be easily added to XP with free tools.I don't see any reason to upgrade.A big yawner for me, too.I've had all the graphics whiz-bang...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista Beta, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2005-08-19

Additional Resources

Will Windows 7 get a new name for its release?

I'm reading more and more about Windows 7 lately as PDC approaches and Microsoft begins revealing more snippets of information about its most secretive product ever. In most of that coverage, I've noticed an assumption that Windows 7 is going to be the final name of the product. I've been...

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

Blog posts 2008-10-07

BI Crystal Ball – Next Gen BI May Be Closer Than You Think

Most modern large enterprise Business Intelligence BI tools are very robust and feature rich these days. Up until a few years ago BI users could blame vendors for most of their BI ills. This is getting harder and harder to do. Many of the BI tools, especially the ones reviewed...

Tags: Application, User Empowerment, Pricing, Business Intelligence, Tools & Techniques, Databases, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Data Management, Management, Boris Evelson

Blog posts 2008-10-07

How a Mac Mini can beat a quad-core Vista behemoth (or how Apple can't write good software for Windows)

Here's a tale of how a humble Mac Mini system outperformed my cutting-edge quad-core system. It's also a story of how Apple can't write good software for the Windows platform. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Intel Mac Mini, Apple QuickTime, Quad-core, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., Video, 1080p, Microsoft Windows, Digital Music, Digital Media, Operating Systems, Processors, Software, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-10-07

Review: HAVA Platinum HD lets you watch TV on your Nokia Internet Tablet, S60 or WM device

I've been using a Slingbox since they were first launched a few years ago and have used all of the mobile clients to watch my TV content on the road. I still have my Slingbox Classic and use it on my S60 and Windows Mobile devices from time to time....

Tags: Device, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Nokia Corp., Mobile, PC, Video, Tablet, HAVA Platinum HD, S60, Mobile Client, Slingbox Pro HD, Advertising & Promotion, Corporate Communications, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Marketing, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-10-07

Windows Vista Woes or helping my Grandson with homework

Considering my background, it's not at all hard to understand how I've become the tech support helpdesk for family, friends and the neighborhood as a whole. I've done my best to accept my lot in life with grace and courage. This time, my Grandson, Steven, was trying to complete a...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft PowerPoint, Laptop Computer, Steven, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Operating Systems, Microsoft Office, Software, Office Suites, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-10-07

Image Gallery: HAVA Platinum HD

The HAVA Platinum HD lets you connect your HD source to the device and then watch your HD content on your PC, Windows Mobile device, S60 device, or Nokia Internet Tablet. You can even control your TV source just as if you were there in front of your TV/HD source....

Tags: Device, Tablets, Microsoft Windows, Notebooks, Operating Systems, TVs, Handhelds, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Software, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Matthew Miller, product photos, hava, slingbox, tv placeshift, s60, windows mobile, nokia tablet

Image galleries 2008-10-07

Consumers might not be ready for Linux netbooks, but we are

Of course the Windows crowd has picked up on Linux netbook return rates. Fellow blogger Ed Bott writes these days, Linux is a great choice for technically sophisticated users who don't mind being far, far out of the mainstream. But for people who don't have the...

Tags: Linux, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, UNIX, Open Source, Software, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-10-07

News to know: AMD; iPhone security; Linux; SAP

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Sam Diaz: AMD to spin off manufacturing. Techmeme Heather Clancy: The color that shall not be named. AMD's Vertal downplays green credentials, plays up efficiency arguments ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Security, Information Technology, SAP AG, RIM BlackBerry, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Linux, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Microsoft Windows, Web Servers, Open Source, Operating Systems, UNIX, Strategy, Software, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Internet, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-10-07

Know what to do when Check Disks malfunctions in Vista

The Check Disk application in Microsoft Windows Vista can sometimes malfunction, causing problems during the boot process. In answer to several TechRepublic member questions, Greg Shultz explores the problems in this issue of the Windows Vista Report, and describes how to permanently fix them.

Tags: Disk, Malfunction, Microsoft Windows Vista, Greg Shultz, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Download resources 2008-10-07

MozyPro for Mac goes public beta

Online backup storage provider Mozy on Tuesday will roll out a public beta for MozyPro for the Mac, a new service for businesses using Apple's Mac platform. MozyPro for the Mac resembles Mozy's business lineup for Windows. It allows online backup for the Mac like its MozyHome...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Public Beta, Backup, MozyPro, Mozy, Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-10-06

Student Technology Day: Steve Ballmer Q&A

There was quite a lot to transcribe out, and many questions asked. Some questions put to Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, include: Will we always need programmers? What's Microsoft's input in Facebook and social networking? Does Microsoft have any changes in mind for their...

Tags: India, Pyramid, Laughter, Network, Microsoft Office, Steve Ballmer, Product, Microsoft Corp., Programmer, Question, Microsoft Windows, Social Networking, Operating Systems, Software, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-10-06

Linux ready to replace Windows? Not yet…

Is Linux ready to replace Windows on the desktop? Linux advocates think that light, cheap netbooks show off the advantages of an open-source OS over Windows. Out in the real world, though, the market is arguing to the contrary. The director of sales for one especially hot-selling netbook says its...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Ed Bott

Blog posts 2008-10-06

iPhone 2.2 features trickle out

iPhone 2.2 firmware beta 1 seeded to developers on 25 September 2008 contains some hints at more new features coming to the mobile OS, despite a changelog that lists only "compatibility testing." Ability to disable iPhone's auto-correction see screen shot Support for Japanese emoji icons ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Firmware, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-10-06

Mono 2.0...why not Microsoft?

The release of Mono version 2.0, the open source implementation of .NET that is available for use on Mac, Linux and Windows platforms, is an achievement in itself. I often wonder, however, why Microsoft has no interest in releasing a cross-platform, fully-supported version of the .NET framework themselves. by...

Tags: Mono, Microsoft Corp., .Net, Development Tools, Open Source, Microsoft Windows, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Operating Systems, Software, John Carroll

Blog posts 2008-10-06