April 25, 2009
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Microsoft, in attempting to drum up excitement for Windows 7, has been leaking releases every few weeks. Thus, it comes as no surprise that Windows 7, Build 7100, which is said to be the release candidate, is now available. It … Continue reading
April 24, 2009
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Microsoft made headlines recently when The Wall Street Journal reported that the company planned to equip netbooks with the Starter edition of Windows 7, a semi-crippled version that only lets users run up to three applications at a time. This … Continue reading
April 22, 2009
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When I recently wrote about Windows 7 Starter Edition on netbooks, I quickly heard from many misinformed readers about what Microsoft will, or won’t, be doing on netbooks. To get everyone on the same page, here’s the big four changes … Continue reading
April 21, 2009
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When netbooks first came along, they almost all ran Linux. Microsoft, which was stuck with the resource pig known as Windows Vista, simply couldn’t compete. So, reluctantly, Microsoft gave Windows XP Home a new lease on life and sold it … Continue reading
April 19, 2009
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If it has a CPU, you can run Linux on it. Xboxes or iPhones, cars or calculators, Linux can live quite happily on any of these devices. But, when it comes to the desktop or laptop, how much processing power … Continue reading
April 16, 2009
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I’ve been using Jaunty Jackalope–what a name!–for the last few weeks, and I upgraded to the release candidate last night the hard way, i.e. from the source code. I’m impressed. I think you will be too when you download it … Continue reading