Windows Vista was hammered from its beta versions all the way through to its release and even to this day for lack of compatibility with hardware and software. Today, Microsoft announced that more than 10,000 hardware and software vendors are working with Microsoft during the development phase of Windows 7 to help assure a quality launch of Windows 7 later… Read More »Microsoft Promises greater compatibility with Windows 7
Before I left for my work saving and fixing computers, I started the massive download for Windows 7 RC 1. The download is nearly 2.5 GB! This weekend, I will install it on my laptop and give you a full report in the upcoming weeks. This news story indicates that we might see the commercial release of Windows as early… Read More »Windows 7 released by August?
I’ve been writing about and using Zoho.com’s useful and robust online office programs for years (search the site for Zoho), and now finally they are getting some national media attention as well. Digital Domain – Web-Based Competition for Microsoft Word – NYTimes.com.
Even after two years on the market, Windows Vista continues to get negative press…most of it rightfully so. If all you do is browse the web and play solitaire, Vista isn’t too much of a problem. But in the business world, Vista and Office 2007 have created great havoc the past two years evidenced by Microsoft continuing to allow XP… Read More »Microsoft can’t get Windows 7 to market fast enough – Texas says “no to Vista”
Are you really still using Internet Explorer after all these years of me promoting and talking up Firefox? If you are, Microsoft released IE 8 last week, and already people are running away from it because of compatibility and stability problems. Like always, hold off on these types of upgrades for at least 3 months and let others be the… Read More »Hold off on the Internet Explorer 8 upgrade
Incredible news story outlining the incredible growth of Internet use on mobile telephones and smartphones. Incredible phones like the iPhone and the Blackberry Bold make the Internet and its limitless information truly accessible while on the go. From January 2008 to January 2009, the number of handheld users accessing the Internet daily, doubled. Read the whole article below. NewsFactor Network… Read More »The Internet is truly becoming mobile
ZDNet Blogger Adrian Kingsley-Hughes tested one of the latest beta versions of Wndows 7 on two different machines. One machine had 4 GB of RAM and fast processor, the other machine had 1 GB of RAM and a 2-3 year old processor. On ALL tests, Windows 7 outperformed XP and Vista by almost a 2 to 1 margin and in… Read More »Windows 7 faster than XP and Vista
This report shows that social network sites, Facebook leading them all, are gaining popularity and quickly becoming more popular than even email! Social networking and blogs now more popular than email, says Nielsen | Technology | guardian.co.uk.