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Virtual Windows XP
Nov 3rd
Windows 7 has a very nice, unique feature and that is virtualization. You can create virtual Windows XP, and as many as your system can handle. There’s no limit on how many of them you create, and each one can be different. The Virtual Windows XP is easy to set up, you can create your own password and everything. Drivers are already installed so you don’t have to worry about pulling out those old CDs or searching the internet just to get your XP to work. The whole system connects to your Windows 7 just as if it was just another application.
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Windows 7: The best thing to happen to computers?
Nov 3rd
I’m dead serious with the title. I’ve installed W7 a couple days ago, and I have been testing it in ever way a person like me would use Windows 7 for. Look, I am a very non-lenient consumer when it comes to OS, Imaging Programs, and anything to do with web-development. I have my reasons for rejecting Vista, I have my reasons for rejecting a new computer, I have good reasons why I use Linux only for school work. Everything I use on my computer, I criticize and I KNOW exactly what the product needs to perfect. Well, I’m on Windows 7 right now, and before I give you my review of the system, let me tell you about my computer: I have a Dell Inspiron 1501, here are the specs:
- Processor: AMD Turion 64 MK-36 2 GHz (single core AMD)
- Ram: 1920 mb (DDR2 SDRAM)
- Graphics Card: ATI Radeon Xpress Series 1150M (128mb)
- HDD: 160 gb SATA
Windows 7 is OLD NEWS!
Oct 25th
Windows 7 is here! Dave already installed his and will probably write an article about it, but before THAT happens. Let’s look at all the other stuff we’re looking forward to.
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OS Battle (IBM pairs up with Ubuntu)
Oct 21st
IBM and Ubuntu article
I was roaming around slashdot and found an interesting article on the Linux distro Ubuntu. It turns out IBM and Ubuntu are walking hand in hand together, trying to counter Windows 7 dominion (it’s coming out pretty soon, isn’t it?). I personally love Ubuntu but I can never migrate to it because Ubuntu does not have any of the Adobe products that I love to use (ie. Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver…) which means I use Ubuntu only when I’m at school and need a quiet, reliable OS that loads OpenOffice within a couple seconds.
Ubuntu is highly reliable when it comes to speed. My computer loads within half a minute with Ubuntu while it takes up to five minutes until my Windows XP SP3 connects to internet and Open Office loads up. Nevertheless, I still can’t use Ubuntu for every day tasks I’m involved in (by every day, I mean PHP, HTML, and CSS development that requires me to use DreamWeaver). Hopefully soon, I’ll migrate to Linux and use something other than that blasted Dreamweaver but until that day comes, I’m stuck with Windows.
What’s amazing now is that Ubuntu, a single Linux distro, has all the might of IBM behind it through the Microsoft-free PC project. With that comes the Open Collaboration Client Solution software which right now encompasses Lotus Symphony and Notes (do a little research on those, okay?). What it means for users like me is that there will be an increase of Ubuntu apps to replace its Windows counterparts. Now, don’t get all Ubuntu-HxC-User on me because I know there is a database of Linux applications to replace Windows software, but we all know it’s just not the same. Using Adobe Photoshop CS4 is not the same as using Gimp. So don’t even try that on me.