November 13, 2012
by sjvn01
0 comments
When Microsoft fired… excuse me, announced that Windows and Windows Live President Steven Sinofsky is leaving the company, many Microsoft experts opined that he left because of internal politics. Sorry. I don’t buy that argument for a New York minute. … Continue reading
November 12, 2012
by sjvn01
0 comments
HP isn’t supporting consumer PCs downgrades from Windows 8 to Windows 7. However, the company has clarified that, if you do change operating systems anyway, your consumer Windows 8 PCs will still be under warranty . It’s been a confusing few … Continue reading
November 8, 2012
by sjvn01
0 comments
PC companies call it downgrading, but many users just call it being sensible. You buy a new computer, and instead of using the bleeding edge operating system it came with, you move to an operating system you trust. With ordinary … Continue reading
November 6, 2012
by sjvn01
0 comments
As wonderful as it is to use Linux on a desktop PC, gaming on Linux has been one of its weakest points. Yes, there are many Linux games but nowhere near as many as on Windows. That’s changing. Valve, creator … Continue reading
November 5, 2012
by sjvn01
0 comments
At LinuxCon Europe in Barcelona, Spain, the Linux Foundation, the non-profit organization dedicated to accelerating Linux’s growth, announced that HP “is making a strategic, long-term investment in Linux by upgrading to Platinum membership. Other Platinum members include Fujitsu, IBM, Intel, … Continue reading
October 31, 2012
by sjvn01
0 comments
“Boo!” Microsoft has just been sued by a heretofore little-known operating system technology firm, SurfCast for its use of tiles in Windows 8’s Microsoft Design Language interface, a.k.a. Metro. SurfCast, based out of Portland, Maine, claims to have been the … Continue reading