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.

If you arrived at our homepage, you’ll notice a ticker above that is counting down the release of:

Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala!

The RC has already come out and I’m looking forward to the real thing in a couple of days. So what’s it packing under the hood?

New Features:

1. New boot routine called “Upstart” that will enable FASTER booting!
2. New software installation interface that replaces the old “add/remove” thing. It’s called the “Software Center”
3. New GNOME, well, that was expected but I still need to include it here! This one, unfortunately, replaced my beloved pidgin with empathy
4. The list goes on.

So let me just quickly tell you what’s actually EXCITING about this release. We’re finally seeing the new GRUB 2 on Ubuntu, which provides Linux users with countless new features that I have no idea what they are (perhaps a better UI?). There’s also a new firewall that’s supposed to be dumb-easy to use. Finally, for all you Netbook users, there’s finally a KDE Kubuntu Netbook distro release in the 9.10 series. I surely appreciate that, because I love KDE and can’t wait to see if Kubuntu 9.10 will be my lucky distro that will actually work on my laptop!

Also, among the less-exciting news. The new EXT4 partition format is up and ready to go. The new linux kernel is as well (but they come out all the time, so nothing new for me)

Windows…8?

I’ve read a lot of crazy articles on Windows 8 lately. It’s really stupid, 7 has only come out a few days ago. Nevertheless, if you get on slashdot, you’ll spot an article discussing the future Windowses once in a while. They theorized upon the 128-bit systems, even 256-bit systems. It’s really crazy, and I can’t wait to see it. Here’s a concept video I found on youtube:

It came out about 5 months ago, and to be honest, I can see it as being the future windows. I mean, it’d be great if we finally got rid of that whole task bar thing, and separated the start button from the taskbar. Anyways, if you want to read up on the Windows 8 mania, go ahead. No one is stopping you. Here’s a good site to start.

OS…X?

Alright, I’m sure you’ve already figured out, I’m not much of a mac fan but I do have to give it credit for coming out with a new OS this year to counter Windows 7. The “Snow Leopard” has tons of new feature that you can read about on Wikipedia. To me, honestly, it seems like Apple  finally got the right idea and started copying what GNOME and KDE have already accomplished (not to say Microsoft does not do that either) including the multiple desktop feature….that’s in there, right? I’m not just making it up? Okay, it’s there, people just don’t know about it

A Tribute to W7

Windows 7 is really not old news. I can’t wait to use it on my computer to replace my old XP. Many users will probably do the same, Vista was not worth it. I’m honestly happy it has finally come out.

So, I applaud Microsoft for coming out with what looks like, in Dave’s words, the “true successor to XP”.

See you next time!