items tagged with Windows 7
"Windows 7 crippleware!" scream outraged netbook owners
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2009-05-31 20:08:43
Microsoft has once again upset many in the netbook user community with news of artificially imposed limitations on the entry level version of its upcoming new operating system Windows 7. All over the web netbook users are accusing Microsoft of crippling Windows 7 Starter edition for no other reason than to extort extra dollars from them.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2009-05-31 20:08:43
Microsoft has once again upset many in the netbook user community with news of artificially imposed limitations on the entry level version of its upcoming new operating system Windows 7. All over the web netbook users are accusing Microsoft of crippling Windows 7 Starter edition for no other reason than to extort extra dollars from them.
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Win 7’s 3-app limit - finally appendectomised!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-05-30 05:59:49
Microsoft has finally confirmed its crazy 3-app limit idea is being removed from Win 7 Starter Edition, now letting netbook owners run as many apps as they want, but Microsoft’s mentality in still offering the Starter Edition at all is still the real problem!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-05-30 05:59:49
Microsoft has finally confirmed its crazy 3-app limit idea is being removed from Win 7 Starter Edition, now letting netbook owners run as many apps as they want, but Microsoft’s mentality in still offering the Starter Edition at all is still the real problem!
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Windows 7: Vista Mark II
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-05-28 20:18:07
For sometime earlier this year, there was much talk about how Windows 7 was going to play saviour to rescue its creators from the cesspit that Vista had created. Now it looks like even the biggest fans of that company in Redmond have realised that it is another dud.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-05-28 20:18:07
For sometime earlier this year, there was much talk about how Windows 7 was going to play saviour to rescue its creators from the cesspit that Vista had created. Now it looks like even the biggest fans of that company in Redmond have realised that it is another dud.
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ASUS Linux insult will be Intel and Dell's gain
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-05-27 05:22:32
ASUS has effectively abandoned Linux and stated a power user would use Windows instead. This backflip stands against the history of their successful Eee netbook line. Nevertheless, ASUS’ loss will be the gain of more savvy players.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-05-27 05:22:32
ASUS has effectively abandoned Linux and stated a power user would use Windows instead. This backflip stands against the history of their successful Eee netbook line. Nevertheless, ASUS’ loss will be the gain of more savvy players.
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Microsoft looking for Moore's Law to save Windows 7
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2009-05-27 00:48:59
The jury is in about the performance of Windows 7 RC on netbook computers - it's as slow as a wet week. For Microsoft the "great white hope" is now Moore's Law. Will new entry level netbooks be powerful enough to prevent Redmond's second white elephant in a row?
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2009-05-27 00:48:59
The jury is in about the performance of Windows 7 RC on netbook computers - it's as slow as a wet week. For Microsoft the "great white hope" is now Moore's Law. Will new entry level netbooks be powerful enough to prevent Redmond's second white elephant in a row?
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Is Microsoft listening on Windows 7 pricing?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-05-25 23:25:05
A reader asks if my plea to Microsoft to offer realistic Windows pricing will ever be listened to. Of course Microsoft is listening, but will they do anything beyond announcing higher prices at the worst possible moment in history?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-05-25 23:25:05
A reader asks if my plea to Microsoft to offer realistic Windows pricing will ever be listened to. Of course Microsoft is listening, but will they do anything beyond announcing higher prices at the worst possible moment in history?
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Windows 7 netbook performance: can MS make it faster?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-05-25 00:31:08
Although Microsoft has reportedly dropped the ludicrous idea of limiting its Win 7 OS to running three main apps, starter version or no, my own testing of Win 7 RC on a couple of netbooks shows it to be slower than I expected. What’s going on?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-05-25 00:31:08
Although Microsoft has reportedly dropped the ludicrous idea of limiting its Win 7 OS to running three main apps, starter version or no, my own testing of Win 7 RC on a couple of netbooks shows it to be slower than I expected. What’s going on?
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Dell brings touch-screen netbook for education to life
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-05-18 23:25:32
Although Asus originally intended its first Eee PC 701 to be used in an educational setting, rather than being the catalyst that ignited the netbook revolution, Dell is the first company to have properly designed a netbook that can withstand the rigours of teenage and classroom life – and have outfitted it with a(n optional) touch-screen, while also making Ubuntu 9.04 an Australian netbook option for the first time.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-05-18 23:25:32
Although Asus originally intended its first Eee PC 701 to be used in an educational setting, rather than being the catalyst that ignited the netbook revolution, Dell is the first company to have properly designed a netbook that can withstand the rigours of teenage and classroom life – and have outfitted it with a(n optional) touch-screen, while also making Ubuntu 9.04 an Australian netbook option for the first time.
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Early Tech.Ed birds offered $300 worm
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2009-05-14 00:55:23
Times are tough, but maybe your boss will be more likely to send you to Tech.Ed if you tell him or her that you can save $300 by booking early.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2009-05-14 00:55:23
Times are tough, but maybe your boss will be more likely to send you to Tech.Ed if you tell him or her that you can save $300 by booking early.
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Windows 7 launch date “sort-of” revealed
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-05-12 11:40:32
Although Microsoft has been officially saying that Windows 7 would launch “3 years” after the general availability of its predecessor, Windows Vista, thus signifying a January 2010 release timeframe, Microsoft has now announced it expects Windows 7 to launch before 2009’s “holiday season” in a move that has been long expected.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-05-12 11:40:32
Although Microsoft has been officially saying that Windows 7 would launch “3 years” after the general availability of its predecessor, Windows Vista, thus signifying a January 2010 release timeframe, Microsoft has now announced it expects Windows 7 to launch before 2009’s “holiday season” in a move that has been long expected.
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'Pretend' updates for Windows 7 RC being pushed this week
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2009-05-11 00:08:48
Running Windows 7 RC? You should see some updates arrive beginning on Patch Tuesday (May 12), but you won't see any changes.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2009-05-11 00:08:48
Running Windows 7 RC? You should see some updates arrive beginning on Patch Tuesday (May 12), but you won't see any changes.
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WAT's happening to Windows 7
Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2009-05-10 21:36:15
Microsoft has announced that Windows Activation Technologies (WAT) will be replacing the rather unpopular Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) for activation and validation in Windows 7.
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Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2009-05-10 21:36:15
Microsoft has announced that Windows Activation Technologies (WAT) will be replacing the rather unpopular Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) for activation and validation in Windows 7.
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XP mode? You may need a new PC
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-05-08 18:52:58
It's been my experience that when Microsoft announces something, one always has to read the fine print. That hasn't changed in the 20 years since I bought my first PC.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-05-08 18:52:58
It's been my experience that when Microsoft announces something, one always has to read the fine print. That hasn't changed in the 20 years since I bought my first PC.
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Enabling Windows XP mode (XPM) under Windows 7RC
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2009-05-07 02:09:03
One last-minute announcement before Windows 7RC came out was the introduction of an embedded virtual Windows XP environment. Yet, anyone who has installed Windows 7RC might be scratching their head wondering just where it is. Let me tell you.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2009-05-07 02:09:03
One last-minute announcement before Windows 7RC came out was the introduction of an embedded virtual Windows XP environment. Yet, anyone who has installed Windows 7RC might be scratching their head wondering just where it is. Let me tell you.
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Ubuntu Netbook Remix 9.04 on an entry-level netbook
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-05-07 01:06:32
The newest operating system out right now is Ubuntu 9.04 which has as one of its options Ubuntu Netbook Remix (UNR) designed for, you guessed it, netbooks. Earlier this week I loaded Windows 7RC on an Acer Aspire One. Let's try UNR on the exact same machine.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-05-07 01:06:32
The newest operating system out right now is Ubuntu 9.04 which has as one of its options Ubuntu Netbook Remix (UNR) designed for, you guessed it, netbooks. Earlier this week I loaded Windows 7RC on an Acer Aspire One. Let's try UNR on the exact same machine.
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Netbook gains: win or loss for Microsoft?
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-05-06 18:34:33
Much is being made of the gains that Microsoft has apparently made in the netbook market, with manufacturers now finding that sales of the little gadgets with Linux on them are slowing to a trickle.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2009-05-06 18:34:33
Much is being made of the gains that Microsoft has apparently made in the netbook market, with manufacturers now finding that sales of the little gadgets with Linux on them are slowing to a trickle.
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Ubuntu 9.04 UNR on Asus Eee PC 901: good and fast
Written By: Hamish Taylor
Section: Apexing the Linux learning curve
Category: Linux for Learners
2009-05-06 04:46:51
Last night I downloaded the Ubuntu 9.04 Netbook Remix (UNR) and installed it on my Asus Eee PC 901. Here’s how it all went.
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Written By: Hamish Taylor
Section: Apexing the Linux learning curve
Category: Linux for Learners
2009-05-06 04:46:51
Last night I downloaded the Ubuntu 9.04 Netbook Remix (UNR) and installed it on my Asus Eee PC 901. Here’s how it all went.
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The Steve Ballmer Memo: Microsoft cuts 3000 jobs
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2009-05-05 15:33:16
Microsoft says hello to Windows 7 and goodbye to 3000 staff on the same day.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2009-05-05 15:33:16
Microsoft says hello to Windows 7 and goodbye to 3000 staff on the same day.
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Windows 7 on an entry level netbook: first look
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-05-04 06:47:02
You've read all about Windows 7RC, but how does it really perform in practice? I wanted to know too so I loaded it on a modern Acer Aspire One netbook.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-05-04 06:47:02
You've read all about Windows 7RC, but how does it really perform in practice? I wanted to know too so I loaded it on a modern Acer Aspire One netbook.
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Installing Ubuntu Netbook Remix from a USB stick
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-05-03 21:15:24
Most netbooks do not ship with an optical drive. Here is how you can make your own bootable USB memory stick with Ubuntu Netbook Remix - the special netbook-optimised version of Canonical's Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope and try out the newest and hottest operating system available today.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-05-03 21:15:24
Most netbooks do not ship with an optical drive. Here is how you can make your own bootable USB memory stick with Ubuntu Netbook Remix - the special netbook-optimised version of Canonical's Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope and try out the newest and hottest operating system available today.
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