operating system

Pre-order Windows 7 upgrade for half off!

June 26, 2009

Windows 7 pre-orders start today. While the software itself will not ship until October, you can get a great deal if you order it now.
I wrote down my first impressions of Windows 7 earlier this year. Unlike Vista, I think Windows 7 is a necessary upgrade for every Windows user, especially those still using XP. [...]

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First impressions of Windows 7

January 11, 2009

Microsoft Windows Vista has been, most everyone agrees, a huge disappointment. Even though, in the years leading up to the release of Vista, everyone complained loudly about Windows XP, by comparison, the old, familiar, and reliable XP stayed on everyone’s computer.
So can Microsoft do better? If the buzz about Windows 7 is any indication, the [...]

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Google Chrome coming soon to Mac and Linux

January 10, 2009

Feeling left out of the Google Chrome party? I know I am. It’s been out for some time now, but because Google left Mac and Linux users out in the cold, I still haven’t given it a try.
While Firefox is my browser of choice, Chrome sounds like much more than a simple browser. It is [...]

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Excitement from . . . Palm?

January 8, 2009

Yes, that’s right, I am excited about the dying, out-of-touch, clunky-handset maker, Palm. Their new webOS looks like a browser-based operating system designed to disappear for a seamless experience, and the new pre handset itself sounds powerful enough to give the iPhone a run for its processing power.
The pre will be Sprint-only at release, so [...]

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Android is looking good

May 29, 2008

Linux is pretty.

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I finally got to try Windows Vista

April 4, 2008

I scored a refurbished Gateway computer from Woot last week, which I intend to use as a server. I was kind of excited, because although I intended to wipe the drive and install Ubuntu (Windows Vista is nowhere near stable enough to be a good server), it came with Windows Vista Home Premium. Since I [...]

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How to switch from Windows to Linux

October 24, 2007

From PC World, detailed instructions on making the switch (and for keeping Windows on your computer, just in case), along with some compelling reasons to give it a try. (Of course, there is no reason not to throw the LiveCD in your disc drive just to see what Linux is like.)

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Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) is here!

April 19, 2007

Unlike many operating systems, Ubuntu is released on a regular, six-month cycle. Today the newest release, Ubuntu 7.04 is available for download. It includes easier importing of Windows data to Firefox and Evolution, better-functioning internet network management, and more.

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Vista is a hefty, hefty beast

March 2, 2007

A friend called me this morning because he was going computer shopping, so I was looking up the minimum system requirements for Vista. And quite frankly, they are pretty hefty. My laptop is two years old (I’m big on efficiency, not the cutting edge), and I felt like I was going overboard getting 1 GB [...]

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Ubuntu Linux: first impressions

March 1, 2007

Yeah yeah, I know Linux is probably of marginal interest at best to most readers, but I have been intrigued by free and open-source software (FOSS) for so long that I finally couldn’t resist trying the free, open-source operating system. After all, Linux is good enough for Mac to use as a basis for OS [...]

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