Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 22nd Oct 2009 21:53 UTC
I never thought it was possible, but as it turns out, Microsoft has managed to produce some pretty good commercials for its brand new operating system, Windows 7. They are quite product-oriented, and carry the slogan "I'm a PC and Windows 7 was my idea".
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on 06/18/13 22:33 UTC
Official Apple statement on PRISM and privacy: "Regardless of the circumstances, our Legal team conducts an evaluation of each request and, only if appropriate, we retrieve and deliver the narrowest possible set of information to the authorities. In fact, from time to time when we see inconsistencies or inaccuracies in a request, we will refuse to fulfill it." This is basically Apple re-publishing their earlier statement in a more official manner. You either believe it, or you don't.
Linked by Anonymous on 06/18/13 22:26 UTC
The open source Contiki operating system and its commercial Thingsquare distribution are making strides towards the connected home. According to a Computerworld article, a new LED light bulb manufacturer is putting small computers into their light bulbs. Each computer runs the Contiki OS, which gives each bulb an IP address and allows them to be controlled with a smartphone application. To connect the bulbs to the application, the bulbs use both Wi-Fi and the much lower power IEEE 802.15.4 mesh technology.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 06/18/13 22:25 UTC
"Google asked the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court on Tuesday to ease long-standing gag orders over data requests it makes, arguing that the company has a constitutional right to speak about information it's forced to give the government. The legal filing, which cites the First Amendment's guarantee of free speech, is the latest move by the California-based tech giant to protect its reputation in the aftermath of news reports about sweeping National Security Agency surveillance of Internet traffic." Draining the ditch after the cow has drowned in it.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 06/18/13 17:45 UTC
"I can't find one person who has been using the Nexus 7 for an extended period of time, and hasn't seen a massive downgrade in performance. Just what kind of downgrade are we talking here? I cannot pick up my Nexus 7 without experiencing problems like a lag of ten seconds, or more, just to rotate the display; touches refusing to acknowledged; stuttering notification panel actions; and unresponsive apps." Fully and utterly agreed. My Nexus 7 was blazing-fast and awesome for a few months, and at some point, it just started sucking. Just like that. I've tried loads of ROMs, and nothing helps.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 06/18/13 17:32 UTC, submitted by poundsmack
A new release of the hobby operating system MenuetOS! The release notes are a bit non-descript, but you'll have to take what you can get: "updates and improvements (picview, httpc, ehci, ...)".
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 06/17/13 17:58 UTC
"The Internet is one of the most transformative technologies of our lifetimes. But for 2 out of every 3 people on earth, a fast, affordable Internet connection is still out of reach. And this is far from being a solved problem. There are many terrestrial challenges to Internet connectivity - jungles, archipelagos, mountains. There are also major cost challenges. Right now, for example, in most of the countries in the southern hemisphere, the cost of an Internet connection is more than a month's income. Solving these problems isn't simply a question of time: it requires looking at the problem of access from new angles. So today we're unveiling our latest moonshot from Google[x]: balloon-powered Internet access." Insane.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 06/17/13 17:52 UTC
"MineAssemble is a tiny bootable Minecraft clone written partly in x86 assembly. I made it first and foremost because a university assignment required me to implement a game in assembly for a computer systems course. Because I had never implemented anything more complex than a 'Hello World' bootloader before, I decided I wanted to learn about writing my own kernel code at the same time. Note that the goal of this project was not to write highly efficient hand-optimized assembly code, but rather to have fun and write code that balances readability and speed. This is primarily accomplished by proper commenting and consistent code structuring." Just cool.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 06/14/13 21:03 UTC
Jon Rubinstein, former CEO of Palm: "Well, I'm not sure I would have sold the company to HP. That's for sure. Talk about a waste. Not that I had any choice because when you sell a company you don't get to decide that. Obviously, the board and shareholders decide that. If we had known they were just going to shut it down and never really give it a chance to flourish, what would have been the point of selling the company? I think the deal we had with Verizon really hurt us, but who knew that at the time? These things are all hindsight."
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 06/14/13 20:46 UTC
"And so it is with Dell's Alienware X51 R2, a small form factor gaming PC in console digs. It's shaped similar to Microsoft's Xbox 360 Slim, and though it's slightly larger than either a 360 or PlayStation 3, the X51 R2 would be right at home in a living room setting nestled next to a large screen TV. Indeed, it's adept at running Steam's Big Picture mode, and if your primary objective is to play games in the living room, go ahead and consider the X51 R2 a hybrid game console." This is obviously not the only machine like this - still, these are very valid console alternatives even for those that don't like being hunched over with a cramped WASD-claw. Also, PC gamers among us: could you get away with the $699 model for gaming?
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 06/14/13 17:32 UTC
From Bloomberg: "Microsoft, the world's largest software company, provides intelligence agencies with information about bugs in its popular software before it publicly releases a fix, according to two people familiar with the process. That information can be used to protect government computers and to access the computers of terrorists or military foes." The lid has officially been blown off.More News »
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Then don't get ultimate .. you probably wouldn't need it anyways seeing as how the professional is a superset of home premium with xp mode and enterprise level support and ultimate is a superset of both with more language packs, and did you really use Ultimate Extras anyways??
yes .. but you can still get all the icons to show if you really want them.
Yeah .. it new thing on the start menu called 'Devices' where .. oddly enough .. it shows all the stuff connected to your computer .. wow, what a concept.
it's called change .. get over it. I personally like the fact they combined the quick launch and taskbar into one .. it's less cluttered and oh look, if you hover your mouse over the icon you can see the thumbnail or multiple thumbnails if you have more of the same app open so you can switch between them easily.
no .. it's for security. If you were really and IT person you'd know that, oh and you can TURN IT OFF TOO
That is complete and utter BS and you know it. The problem with Vista is that MS made it without interaction from the 3rd party makers. That changed with 7. MS sat down with them and collaborated to make sure everything worked. After Vista you bet your ass they made sure things would work out of the box.
Well yeah they wanna attract people to it .. it's called growth and competition, and as for pissing people off. I've used just about every incarnation of windows myself. From 3.0 and 3.11 on dos 6.22 on up to win95, then 98, then 98se, then me, 2000, then xp (not really used NT4 except at school labs) and in my professional opinion this is the best one. I'm not knocking xp .. I used xp for a damn long time before I knew it was time to change.
what the hell is harder??? you have to learn things??
GET OVER IT. You're in the computer field for a living which means you're going to have to learn new things. Technology is changing at a rapid pace and if you can't keep up then get out of the way for people who can.
Again .. this is your personal opinion and you are entitled to it, but also realize that those are 3rd party applications not created by MS. They can make the interface anyway they want to. I personally find the Ribbon quite useful. It's the fact you got used to the old way and think the old way is the way it should be for all time. Again, GET OVER IT.
Not gonna disagree. The introduction of the NT kernel was a huge leap, but over time you have to move beyond it to cut the dead weight to support the new innovations.
Again, your opinion.
I'm wondering how someone who works in the tech field with this much experience can be so bitter about change. Once upon a time Linux and FreeBSD weren't as polished as they are now, know why? THEY CHANGED. Things were added and removed to make things work better. 7 is no different.
Ah .. so this is why you're generally pissed eh? They could but they won't because it's time to move on.
Then don't flippin use it. I've thrown just about every 32bit app I can at Windows 7 and it's barely blinked. Oh lord if you're still using 16bit apps .. you need to really get the coders to upgrade the app.
Home users can get a free antivirus from MS .. it's called Security Essentials or you can get AVG or Avast. If you mean IT, then no. That would mean it's for a corporation and you have to pay for it. Yet again, get over it.
'hacky'??? I'm on the 64bit windows 7 now and it's not at all 'hacky' .. like I said, I've thrown about every program I can at it and it runs like a champ.
Then I think you should get out your line of work then. If it makes you that angry, you need to leave and let other people who will learn and adapt with change take over since, obviously, you won't.