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The hoopla is over, Vista has been released, and now Microsoft is waiting for everyone to switch. Users are switching fairly quickly, especially those who buy new PCs. It's quite likely in a few years that the percentage of Vista users will be similar to the one that Windows XP currently...
Read More | Mar 7th, 2007
Since the launch of Vista, articles have been fairly negative about Microsoft's next-gen operating system. Which can be expected, since it's "Microsoft", is prone to bugs and viruses, and is a slow monster, right? It couldn't be farther from the truth.
This "bug" which we speak of - how can it...
Read More | Feb 3rd, 2007 | Comments: 1 | Last Comment: Feb 8th, 2007
OK - I know this subject has been beated to death: Microsoft's Vista, which has been years in the making. Well, they've has finally released it, so now we all get to see how well it sells. My thoughts on it? I'll try to say some stuff which I haven't mentioned already.
I have to complain about the...
Read More | Jan 30th, 2007 | Comments: 4 | Last Comment: May 27th, 2007
Google looks like the next thing it's going to do is take over the world. Or at least, Microsoft. I'm sure you've all heard the rumors about Google creating an operating system, but is it really happening?
I just found this screenshot of a supposedly-leaked upcoming version of GooOS. Kind of...
Read More | Jan 25th, 2007 | Comments: 14 | Last Comment: Feb 8th, 2007
The big moment is set. Microsoft has announced the release date of Vista to consumers, which happens to be January 30. So now, all Microsoft has to do is convince users that XP is dead and that Vista is the "new" OS now.
Is Vista next-gen? I would say definitely yes. Although the equivalent of...
Read More | Jan 21st, 2007 | Comments: 1 | Last Comment: Jan 23rd, 2007
Although some analysts predicted that Vista may be a flop, it's already quite successful in the business world. It's already outpacing sales of Windows 2000, and catching up quickly to the sales of Windows XP.
Previous blog entries I've written have been predicting the failure of Vista due to a...
Read More | Jan 12th, 2007
Endless beta testing does still not guarantee a bug-free program, as Microsoft found out a few weeks ago. Recently, a major flaw was discovered by a Russian programmer, in Windows Vista that was released to businesses earlier this month.
This particular flaw allows a user with standard user system...
Read More | Dec 26th, 2006 | Comments: 5 | Last Comment: Jan 3rd, 2007
According to Linux.com, A few librarians working at the The Georgia Public Library have now created a new Linux-based system for content management and organization for large-scale library operations.
Evergreen, the name of the system was written in a mixture of languages, including C, Perl, and...
Read More | Dec 23rd, 2006
Why doesn't everyone switch to Linux? Is it because it's too difficult? Not exactly. The problem with Linux isn't because you have to run millions of commands to start it up, it's because it gives users too many options.
Commercial companies like Microsoft standardize their product when they...
Read More | Dec 7th, 2006 | Comments: 2 | Last Comment: Jan 4th, 2007
Microsoft has finally launched the long-awaited Windows Vista. Will it sell well? It's already pretty obvious that Windows Vista will have a hard time competing against Microsoft's previous operating system, Windows XP. Many businesses are happy with it, and see no reason to switch. Still others...
Read More | Dec 3rd, 2006 | Comments: 3 | Last Comment: Dec 7th, 2006