Voting frequency on the poll we were running, asking readers to input their predictions for Windows Vista adoption percentage for January 2009, was starting to wade, so I decided to close it.
The results are pretty close to what I expected: over 75% of the voters think Windows Vista is not going to surpass the 50% […]
I am still trying to figure it out: Is Silverlight another big waste of money from Microsoft, or the next big bump on the road for Linux on the desktop?
Silverlight is Microsoft’s new cross-browser, ‘cross-platform’ plug-in for delivering multimedia and rich interactive applications (RIA) on the Web.
Doubtless, Silverlight will have advantages over its competitors (Adobe’s […]
Following on the post arguing that Windows XP will still be the dominant OS for the year 2009, I am putting up a poll to let you input your predictions.
Vista Market Share for January 2009
Less than 20%
Between 20% & 30%
Between 30% & 50%
Over 50%
View Results
It is going to stay at the sidebar for future access.
You […]
Why make Windows XP checklists when Microsoft has already released Windows Vista, the XP successor?
Well, XP is going to stay around for a very, very long time. Much longer than Windows 98.
Lets see some of the evidence, and analyze some of the reasons.
Evidence of slow adoption of Vista
After two months of its worldwide release, there […]
After installing Windows XP, there are lots of features missing that you are going to need with a 99% chance.
My post installation checklist for Windows XP is as follows:
Office basic apps
Browse the Internet. Open and write documents, spreadsheets and presentations. Receive, send and check e-mail offline.
These are the basic applications for any Desktop PC.
Browser (Firefox)
Office […]
Skype is the best free application for chatting, talking (I mean Voice over IP, aka VoIP) and Video Chats.
You can even call regular phones at any country in the world, with rates that are unbeatable.
Many plugins have been developed that extend Skype’s functionality. For instance, I use Unyte for remote Desktop handling.
What Skype is missing
Skype […]
So, when will it be? Why can’t Linux be installed on Joe Average’s desktop?
I have been using Linux at work for over 6 months. I did accomplish any task I wanted. But I am a Software Engineer. Doing things in linux was, most of the time, a challenge that I enjoyed.
Over a year ago we […]
This video is amazing! It left me with such mixed feelings! It was funny, in a weird sense, and disturbing. I just had to add ElGeek.com in my Blogroll for pointing it out at his post.
