This article was written on January 29, 2006 by CyberNet.
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Another day, another leak – although this time around it has nothing whatsoever to do with a new smartphone or tablet device. We are referring to the latest Windows 8.1 update 1 screenshots that will highlight modern app pinning, and among them a hover preview has also been caught out in the wild. It does seem as though Microsoft is on the move to merge both modern and classic desktop environments with Windows 8.1 and Windows 9. With Windows 9, there are whispers going around that this operating system will be able to run modern apps in a windowed environment on the desktop, which would definitely enhance the level of usability for folks who happen to be rocking to Windows 9 on a non-touchscreen device.
New Windows 8.1 Update 1 Screenshots Spotted original content from Ubergizmo. 
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This article was written on November 20, 2007 by CyberNet.
If you live in the Silicon Valley area, you have a chance to be one of the first to get Windows Vista SP1 (pre-release version) installed on your computer. Microsoft is holding their second install fair (the first was in Redmond, Washington) which they’re doing so they can gather performance data from multiple computers with different applications installed. There are a few requirements that your computer must meet, but if you show-up to get the service pack installed, you’ll be thanked with a pretty decent gift.
Here’s the requirements that your PC must meet:
- 1GHz or higher processor
- 512 MB of RAM
- 4X or 8X AGP video adaptor with 64MB of RAM
- 6GB of free hard drive space
- DVD-ROM drive
You’ll need to register in advance to do this, and the dates are December 8-9 from 9 AM to 4 PM at their Silicon Valley campus in Mountain View. Both laptops and desktops are wanted, just be sure to bring your power cord. Another important this is to backup all of your data before you go! As I said, this will be a pre-release version which means it may not be smooth sailing from the start.
Oh, and that gift I mentioned… you’ll get a free copy of Office 2007 and a “special gift”! If only they came out to the Midwest to do this, I’d definitely be willing to have SP1 installed if I could walk away with a free copy of Office!
Source: Download Squad
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Bill Gates’s Microsoft-running days are behind him. He’s moved on to toilets
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This week the folks at Valve have introduced a new Beta release – the second of two so far, that is – of SteamOS. This operating system is delivered in … Continue reading
New Intel Education Tablet features snap on magnification lens and thermal probe
Posted in: Today's ChiliIntel has pulled the wraps off a couple new computing devices aimed at the education environment. The new devices include the 10-inch Intel Education Tablet and the 10-inch Intel classmate … Continue reading
Bill Gates CES Keynote 2008
Posted in: Today's ChiliThis article was written on January 04, 2008 by CyberNet.
One of my favorite events of the year is the Bill Gates Keynote at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). That’s typically where he shows off gadgets that many of us know are like 20+ years away, but it’s cool to watch nonetheless. One such example is the technologically advanced bedroom that Gates demonstrated at CES 2007, which is pictured above.
Bill Gates’ CES 2008 Keynote will take place on Sunday, January 6th at 6:30PM Pacific Time. Like always Microsoft streams the event over the Internet so that those of us unable to attend are still able to watch it live. You need to have Windows Media Player to watch it, and here are the streams sorted with the best quality (a.k.a. most bandwidth intensive) first:
Since we’re still a few days away you can take some time to watch the Bill Gates CES Keynote from last year, which also requires Windows Media Player. The really cool stuff doesn’t come until the end, so skip forward about an hour if you want to jump right in on the gadgets you’ll never be able to afford. 🙂
What do you think we’ll see at the keynote this year? I’m guessing there will definitely be some mention of Vista SP1, Xbox 360, new Zunes, and Windows Home Server. We’ll recap what happened first thing Monday morning.
Thanks for the tip Josh!
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Shiny new computer, shiny new software. The two go hand in hand. Except when they don’t. It’s one thing to let tech-savvy consumers have the option for a software downgrade if they see fit, but HP’s choice to push Windows 7 on consumers by default
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HP has brought back a Windows 7 option “by popular demand”, offering desktop and notebook PCs with Microsoft’s old OS amid patchy public support for Windows 8. The range of … Continue reading
This article was written on August 22, 2008 by CyberNet.
With Windows XP there were several PowerToys that added awesome features to the operating system, such as virtual desktops. Unfortunately with the release of Vista many of those free applications no longer worked, and users were left trying to find alternatives.
Sysinternals, who is part of Microsoft, took it upon themselves to develop a virtual desktop application that is compatible with Windows Vista. It’s not quite as fancy as the Vista Virtual Desktop application we reviewed last year, but the original Microsoft PowerToy wasn’t exactly busting at the seams with eye-popping features either.
At this point all you can do with the program is see a preview of up to four virtual desktops by clicking on the System Tray icon. You can also customize the keyboard shortcut used to switch between each desktop, but other than that there isn’t much else it’s capable of. The one feature I am really looking forward to is dragging and dropping windows from one desktop to another, but there’s no mention as to whether they intend to add something like that.
Judging by all of the hard work that Sysinternals has put into Process Explorer (review) this virtual desktop manager will probably get the attention it deserves.
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