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Microsoft has put the brakes on Windows XP Service Pack 3, which was supposed to be available yesterday through the Windows Update Website. A Tuesday post on its TechNet site said a “compatibility issue” between Microsoft’s Dynamics Retail Management System point-of-sale application and SP3...
Read More | 15 Days Ago
With the lackluster adoption of Vista, perhaps Microsoft plans to migrate XP users by attrition—one service pack at a time. The company today released Windows XP SP3, which enables in XP a slew of features, many native to Vista.
Available now as a stand-alone installer pack, the update brings...
Read More | 23 Days Ago | Comments: 1 | Last Comment: 23 Days Ago
Asustek Computer on Saturday unveiled the Eee PC 900, a beefier version of the ultra-mobile PC it introduced late last year. The new unit is available with Xandros Linux or Windows XP, and is scheduled to begin shipping on May 12 with a sticker price of US$549.
Last year’s model 701—which at...
Read More | 24 Days Ago | Comments: 2 | Last Comment: 22 Days Ago
Suggestions for a suitable epitaph are welcome, although I suspect ‘good riddance to insecure rubbish’ will stand the test of time as well as any other when it comes to the death of Windows XP.
Yes, despite the fact that Vista has hardly set the world on fire if recent reports such as the US...
Read More | Apr 15th, 2007 | Comments: 6 | Last Comment: Apr 15th, 2007
Since Microsoft announced that they had reached the 20 million mark of Windows Vista licenses, people have been criticizing the numbers, and rumors have been swirling that the numbers are straight-out made up.
Recently, PCMag published an article stating how the numbers did not add up with Vista...
Read More | Mar 29th, 2007 | Comments: 7 | Last Comment: Mar 31st, 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
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
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
