Archive for category Windows
Retro IT and the rise of IE6
Posted by gavomatic57 in Internet, Windows on February 1, 2012
I heard some deeply distressing news tonight. A tweet popped up from Ars Technica suggesting that Internet Explorer 6 was growing in market share once again. You can read the distressing report here. It also suggested that Windows XP was also on the rise.
Is Microsoft Windows Overpriced?
Posted by gavomatic57 in Windows on January 15, 2012
Chris Pirillo was asked by his viewers whether or not he thought Windows was overpriced. The short answer is a resounding yes, it’s hilariously overpriced. Starting at £100 per PC for a Windows 7 license, heading right up to £180 if you want all of the features and the ability to address more than 16GB [...]
Microsoft Sues Comet
Posted by gavomatic57 in Hardware, Windows on January 4, 2012
Microsoft has unleashed its legal hounds on UK high-street retailer Comet over allegedly counterfeiting recovery discs.
Microsoft’s “future concepts”
Posted by gavomatic57 in Internet, Windows on November 1, 2011
Here’s that Microsoft “future concepts” video everyone seems to be talking about. For a while now, Microsoft has been criticised for not innovating; being caught out by everything (the Internet, mobile devices, HTML5, tablets with battery life measured in hours etc); spurious lawsuits and protection rackets to protect unspecified patents; shoddy hardware (Xbox 360) and [...]
Windows 8 – The New Task Manager
Posted by gavomatic57 in Windows on September 21, 2011
I won’t lie, my initial reaction to the Windows 8 developer preview was not positive – have a read of my thoughts if you haven’t already. That being said, when you dig a little deeper you will find a few inspired touches here and there. Take the new task manager for example. Processes are now [...]
Windows 8 – Metro IE10 to be Free of Flash & other Plugins
Posted by gavomatic57 in Internet, Windows on September 16, 2011
Whilst the Metro UI and hamstrung desktop experience of Windows 8 may not be to everyone’s tastes, there is at least some good news for the internet as a whole. You see, there are two versions of IE10 in Windows 8 – a familiar desktop version and a slimmed-down Metro-style version. The Metro version [...]
Windows 8 Developer Preview 8102 – First Impressions
Posted by gavomatic57 in Windows on September 14, 2011
When Frankenstein created his monster, he took parts from dead bodies and managed to reanimate them, creating a freak that didn’t really fit in. It appears that Microsoft thought Dr F was onto something when they started work on Windows 8, because they seem to be creating something quite similar.
Windows 8 at Computex 2011
Posted by gavomatic57 in Windows on September 13, 2011
Here’s Microsoft’s keynote at Computex presenting Windows 8. Whilst I openly admit it is of little interest to me personally, I’m sure there are many out there who who are eager to see what MS have been up to in the last two years since Windows 7.
Microsoft’s “Post-PC” business model
Posted by gavomatic57 in Thoughts, Windows on July 19, 2011
We are now in a “post PC” era according to Apple’s Steve Jobs. Unfortunately the PC has always been Microsoft’s baby. It may not have acquired its marketshare through strictly above-board dealings, but whether we like it or not it does have the lion’s share of the market. This post-PC era is one that consists [...]
Windows 8
Posted by gavomatic57 in Hardware, Windows on June 2, 2011
Computex is currently underway in Taipei. It’s a place for the movers and shakers in the tech industry to show off their wares and try to wow audiences in the hope that they’ll open their wallets when the products hit the shelves.
One of the big players trying to make waves this year is Microsoft. After failing miserably in the mobile space, attention has turned to the next version of Windows. Windows 8 is what they are calling it and a few videos have started to surface. Windows 8 is supposedly Microsoft’s answer to iOS and they’re hoping it’ll find a place in the tablet market.
Rockmelt
Posted by gavomatic57 in Internet, Mac OSX, Windows on April 23, 2011
Chrome quickly started eating up browser marketshare and matured quickly, with Google adding new features, fixing bugs and adding extensions to allow users to add functionality. Just as Flock incorporates social features into Firefox, Rockmelt does the same thing but with Chromium at its heart.
Calibre Ebook Management
Posted by gavomatic57 in Linux, Mac OSX, Windows on April 16, 2011
With Amazon’s Kindle and Apple’s iBooks on the market, the eBook is starting to make waves amongst even the most ardent of luddites. As someone who lives with (and has moved house many times with) an avid reader, I love eBooks. They don’t weigh anything and you can take as many of them with you as you are going to need. The trouble is, the Kindle uses a different file format to the emerging ePub standard, so you could find yourself with a library of books that are tied to a particular device.
Windows App store
Posted by gavomatic57 in Internet, Windows on April 13, 2011
Not wishing to be outdone, but keen to stick to its “better late than never” approach to keeping up with what consumers are buying into, Microsoft are apparently working on something similar. Techcrunch has posted a leaked screenshot and a comparison to other app stores, remarking at how similar they all look. I don’t really care about that, but I do find it amusing that Microsoft are last to catch on yet again.
Microsoft – a train wreck in slow motion
Posted by gavomatic57 in Thoughts, Windows on March 28, 2011
Things haven’t been going well for Microsoft for a while now. The list of failures is stacking up and its getting a little silly.
Dropbox reaches version 1.0
It may surprise you to know that the incredibly useful cloud storage tool Dropbox has only now reached version 1.0. It’s already such an accomplished and useful program on all platforms that the “beta” tag or a sub-1.0 version number just seems wrong.
The MS anti-virus bundling debate
Posted by gavomatic57 in Thoughts, Windows on November 14, 2010
Microsoft has recently started beaming their Security Essentials anti-virus suite through the Windows Update service for systems with no anti-virus suite installed. However, the makers of Panda anti-virus are unhappy about this and have branded it anti-competitive.
Windows Phone 7′s slow start
Posted by gavomatic57 in Internet, News, Windows on November 11, 2010
The internet is currently awash with reports of Windows Phone 7′s disappointing start – selling a mere 40,000 units, not including the 89,000 that are going to be given to Microsoft employees.
Post-PC Microsoft
Posted by gavomatic57 in Thoughts, Windows on October 29, 2010
The BBC ask whether Microsoft is ready for a post-Windows world. In my opinion, no, I don’t think they are.
Oracle
Oh dear oh dear oh dear, what have you done Oracle – and what are you going to do next?
Since aquiring Sun Microsystems for $7.4bn in April 2009, they’ve quickly become the scourge of the open source community. First of all, they fired up their team of lawyers to go after Google over an alleged copyright and patent infringement of its Java technology.
iTunes 10
Posted by gavomatic57 in Mac OSX, Windows on September 2, 2010
Apple recently held a media event to launch some new ipods, a new Apple TV and iTunes 10. Whilst the first two seem to have been largely welcomed, the new iTunes has created some debate. For starters, they’ve changed the UI so that now the minimise, maximise and close buttons are aligned vertically and the icons for music, movies, apps etc are devoid of colour. Whilst I like black & white photography, I quite like colour in my icons…
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