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Archive for the ‘Microsoft’ Category

August 25, 2007

The zunePhone coming soon?

Microsoft’s Zune seems to continously experience oppositions. The latest joke is an iPhone parody poking fun at both Microsoft and the Zune.

(Via TechEBlog)

June 17, 2007

Safari for Windows Already a Hit

After Apple released a public beta of Safari for Windows on Monday. (Press Release)

Over a million copies had been downloaded during the first 48 hours. (Press Release 2).
This does seem to show that at least a couple Windows users have been hungry for an alternate to the dominance of Internet Explorer and Firefox.
(I also find [...]

May 12, 2007

Vista Actually Doing OK?

I have not heard much of Windows Vista since the initial hype some months ago. The general idea I have been left with, after talking with others, is that Vista has not really taken off. But apparently Vista is doing better than most people think.

Although no statistics are yet available of Vista sales. Some of [...]

April 15, 2007

VirtualPC Just Turned Ten

Connectix’s old baby Virtual PC, now in the possession of oligopolist Microsoft, just turned 10 years old. I have fond memories of the first Virtual PC running Windows 98 beta on my Mac before most of my PC friends had even tried it. Check out the commemorative story at Uneasy Silence.

Picture copied from UneasySilence.com
Among other [...]

February 9, 2007

Live Linux in Windows

While first beginning to read this guide over at LifeHack.org I was hoping this could help me towards my stationary free environment. But you have to install VMWare not necessarily a bad thing, but it is not something I want to be the first thing I do when I hit a new stationary computer.

Though looking [...]

January 29, 2007

The Joy of Vista

After attending and participating at a conference this weekend I had a good laugh and inspiring moment from this comic from Joy of Tech. I first caught a glimpse of it during the conference with some friends and we thoroughly enjoyed it.
 
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This morning I found another amusing Joy of Tech comic on a [...]