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Oct 14, 2007

Two New Linux Ways To Avoid Windows

One of the benefits of reading blogs like Linux and Open Source Blog is that you get to know new ways of using Linux; and avoiding Windows, though sometimes in contrasting fashions. Vixta is a new distribution that is a Fedora based Vista clone. I wonder how far the cloaking will go, but it sure can pull people to use Linux. [Continue]

Oct 7, 2007

OS Market Share

Marius Oiaga’s piece on how Vista is scoring over Mac OS X and Linux got slashdotted. This should be expected, since Vista is the natural upgrade for the majority on Windows, and is offered by many manufacturers as default, which might change. Popularity of an OS is affected by two factors - marketing and education. [Continue]

Apr 19, 2007

Windows In $3

Microsoft is going to provide a low-cost, that is for $3, Windows and Office bundle for governments. This is an effort to reach the next 1 billion users. It is commendable that Microsoft has realized that it is expensive for a lot users to keep upgrading to newer versions. [Continue]

Feb 2, 2007

Vista Voice Exploit - Flaw Or Not?

Unless you are hiding in your basement fearing the Vista twister, you would have heard/read/seen about the Vista Speech Recognition remote execution flaw. There are various takes on it, some escalating it, some playing it down. The Mac enthusiasts are having a field day. [Continue]

Dec 22, 2006

Do You Need Vista?

Lorelle asks whether you need Windows Vista. She points to a Wired article which claims Why You Don’t Need Vista Now. I will not use it because I have not found any reason to upgrade, apart from bullying by Microsoft. [Continue]

Oct 17, 2006

Why Is Vista So Hungry?

I wonder why Vista is so hungry! And it is not only about the graphics card, even the CPU power and the RAM requirements have shot up. With the new MacBook’s I had read about 512 is new 256, but with Vista it is 1GB is new 128! [Continue]

Sep 29, 2006

Visual Studio Orphaned

Microsoft Vista, the new blue-eyed baby of Microsoft, does not support the primary development suite - Visual Studio, even the latest version. Latest versions of two flagship products, both by the same vendor, don’t work with each other. Does it sound stupid? [Continue]