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Microsoft’s plans for post-Windows OS revealed 2008-07-30 19:07:52 Microsoft is incubating a componentized non-Windows
operating system known as Midori, which is being architected from the ground up to tackle challenges that Redmond has determined cannot be met by simply evolving its existing technology.
Microsoft’s plans
for post-Windows OS revealed Read more:Microsoft
Windows Codename Mojave vs. Old Windows Vista 2008-07-30 19:07:52 Microsoft has thrown the old WindowsVista
in the same arena of public perception as a “new Windows operating system codenamed Mojave.”
Windows Codename Mojave vs. Old Windows Vista
Windows 7 Server Leaked Screenshot – Between the Lines 2008-07-30 19:07:51 Microsoft is hard at work building the next iterations of both the Windows
client and server operating systems. But while the company has already opened up a tad about Windows 7, the successor of Windows Vista, it has managed to all but completely avoid the Windows 7 Server subject.
Windows 7 Server Leaked Screenshot
– Between [...] Read more:Lines
What if Apple had conducted the Mojave Experiment? 2008-07-30 19:07:51 In watching the many negative blog posts and comments about Microsoft’s “Mojave Experiment
” — designed to try to distinguish perception from reality around Vista — I can’t help but wonder how different the take would be if it were Apple
doing the same kind of marketing campaign.
What if Apple had conducted the Mojave Experiment?
Vista: the New Coke of Tech 2008-07-30 19:07:51 Fewer than one in eleven of the PCs being used in large or very large enterprises runs Windows Vista
, according to survey results released last week by Forrester Research.
Vista: the New Coke of Tech
Windows Codename Mojave Is Live 2008-07-30 19:07:51 Microsoft is mid-way on the road from Windows
Vista to Windows 7, the next iteration of its Windows client, planned for availability no later than the end of January 2010.
Windows Codename Mojave Is Live
Windows Codenamed Mojave Closer to Vista SP1 than Even Windows 7 2008-07-30 19:07:51 Windows codenamed Mojave is just around the corner and closer to Windows Vista
Service Pack 1 than even Windows 7. The Reason for this is that Windows 7 is merely an evolution of the latest Windows client, while Windows codenamed Mojave is actually 100% Vista.
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You Call That Broadband? Group Decries Plodding Pace of US Net Speed 2008-08-13 18:55:10 A nationwide study released Tuesday by the Communications Workers of America labor union found that Internet connection speeds in the United States have increased little over the past year. The nation’s median data download speed gained just 0.4 megabits per second, it reported. At that rate, it will take more than 100 years before the [...] Read more:Group
, Speed
Study: Mature-Rated Games Worry Parents More Than Beer, Porn 2008-08-13 18:55:09 Studies announced this week by What They Play, a parents’ guide to the video games their kids play, suggest that many parents are more concerned about kids being exposed to adult-themed video games than they are about kids viewing pornography or experimenting with alcohol. Anxiety about video games superseded parental concerns about their children drinking [...] Read more:Games
, Parents
, Study
A Voice for Tech: Carly Fiorina’s Political Ambitions 2008-08-13 18:55:09 If John McCain wanted a strong woman on his side, he couldn’t have done much better than Carly
Fiorina, the former CEO of HP who has recently been making a name for herself on the political scene. Fiorina has been serving as an economic adviser and advocate for the McCain campaign, and there have been [...] Read more:Voice
Yahoo’s Fire Eagle Soars Out of Beta 2008-08-13 18:55:09 Yahoo is helping make location more global with the launch of its new Fire Eagle
platform. Fire Eagle lets users update their location in one centralized place, then have that data broadcast to a number of services. The launch opens up new possibilities for developers. Because the platform is open, any service can put the [...] Read more:Yahoo
Where There’s a Web, There’s a Way: A Business Guide to Getting Social 2008-08-13 18:55:09 Kathleen Gilroy, cofounder of Swift Media Networks in Boston, eats, lives and breathes Web 2.0. Not only is her latest business venture focused on Web 2.0 services for conferences, but she’s also used just about every Web-based tool there is to run her own various startups. With five full-time staff members, she has become a [...] Read more:Business
, Guide
, Social
KornShell 93 Auditing 2008-09-04 12:15:15 Over at one of IBM’s many developer websites, there’s an article on new features of the Korn Shell. “New features of the Korn Shell provide system administrators and management with the ability to monitor, track, record, and audit every command executed by any user of a system. This is different from the normal shell history, [...] Read more:Auditing
Google Gives Back All Your Bases 2008-09-04 12:15:15 While Google
’s new Chrome web browser has been met with a lot of praise and positive responses (well, mostly, at least), there has been one nagging issue that arose quite quickly after people got their hands on Chrome: the End User License Agreement accompanying the browser. It more or less granted Google the rights to [...]
Fluxbox 1.1.0 Released 2008-09-04 12:15:15 Fluxbox 1.1.0 has been released. “Fluxbox is a windowmanager for X that was based on the Blackbox 0.61.1 code. It is very light on resources and easy to handle but yet full of features to make an easy, and extremely fast, desktop experience. It is built using C++ and licensed under the MIT-License.” There’s no [...]
DirectX 11: Sooner than You Think 2008-09-04 12:15:15 With a preview version slated for November 2008 and beta versions as early as 2009, Microsoft’s newest DirectX
will be here sooner than you think. ExtremeTech’s Loyd Case digs deep into DirectX 11 and discusses its new features and how it differs from DX10. While improved graphics are expected out of the new release, DX11 [...]
* Google Chrome Considered Harmful * 2008-09-04 12:15:15 It appears that Google
scored a PR success with their Chrome
browser. In short, the promise is a web experience where web pages are allowed to behave more like desktop applications. This is done by boosting the abilities of common web pages in terms of performance, while also allowing ‘plugins’ to enrich the user experience [...]
Hack Attack : Hack Firefox For Ultimate Speeds 2008-09-04 12:07:48 If you are a Windows user, and your favorite browser happens to have a name Firefox
3, here is neat hack which you can use to tweak your Firefox install for maximum speeds and improved efficiency.. Don’t fret because this hack is really simple and doesn’t involve anything more than a couple of minutes [...] Read more:Ultimate
R2-D2 Whizzwatch - Control Artoo with IR Watch 2008-09-22 20:49:44 The R2-D2 Whizzwatch time killer/time teller combo allows you to control a mini action figure of the popular Star Wars droid using a special wristwatch IR transmitter.
The geek-tastic R2-D2 Whizzwatch is a timepiece with a difference because R2-D2 is attached to its strap. Simply unclip the legendary astromech droid, pop him on your desk and [...] Read more:Control
Innovator High Performance USB R/C Helicopter 2008-09-22 20:49:42 The Taiwanese company Thunder Tiger has come up with an advanced radio-controlled helicopter for those looking for something more than the average indoor choppers.
A built-in USB connector allows you to read warnings and control settings such as throttle curve, pitch curve, servo travel and gyro gain from your own computer.
Here’s a cheesy video demonstration of [...] Read more:Helicopter
, Performance
Ladybug USB Card Reader 2008-09-22 20:49:37 If you have no need for the extra charger and cash note verifier features that comes with the 3-in-1 LadybugReader
.htm">Card Reader
, here’s a small keyring-friendly alternative.
Features:
USB 2.0
Direct read / write T-Flash / MicroSD
Cutie ladybug design
Plug and play
Support Windows 98/2000/ME/XP
Size: 33*32*12mm
Weight: 10g
The USB Ladybug T-Flash / MicroSD Card Reader is yours for $10 from gadg
Steampunk Headset 2008-09-22 20:49:36 Chris from Chicago, a.k.a. Flickr member nicrosin, is the creator behind this fun and cool looking piece of art named “mechanical aural communication device”.
I created this prop from sculpey, rubber, and a various pocket watch parts. The prop is fully adjustable and flexible and I lined the inside part with suede leather for comfort.
Mechanical Aural [...] Read more:Headset
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