Despite the fact that most of you prefer XP to Vista and would rather Microsoft extended XP’s shelf-life, several new and improved features available in Vista would be great to have in XP. This new functionality may not be enough to get you to switch to Vista, but that doesn’t mean you’re out of luck. [...]
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If Microsoft follows the same schedule it did last year, the Spring system update for the Xbox 360 should be right around the corner. Today, an alleged and wholly unconfirmed list of changes included in the “Q2 2008″ update was sent to us, supposedly forwarded from an internal source. The full list—which is after the [...]
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(From Consumerist)
Reader Tim is thinking about the great Mac versus Windows debate. He writes in:
Without starting a holy war, I was wondering: What features does the Mac operating system have out of the box that Windows doesn’t? What can you do in Windows by default you can’t do on the Mac? It seems that feature [...]
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No Joke; As much as we love Macs, we admit there really are reasons not to buy a Mac. Here are my top six reasons to buy a PC instead of a Mac.
You only have $300 to get a new computer. There is no disputing the fact that Apple doesn’t compete in the market for [...]
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While we recently heard that the new Zunes would boast DVD quality video outputs, that will apparently not include the Zune 4 and Zune 8. Zune Insider now has it that only the flagship Zune 80 will boast outputs of 720×480 at 30fps or 720×576 at 25fps without transcoding, and the two flash-based siblings will [...]
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Don’t have a whole lot of time tonight so I will make this quick and just a First Glimpse…
Good: No more floating windows or anything since everything is composed into one main "frame" called the Ribbon. Easy to use, in a way. Smart Art, Can instantly add effects to photos
Bad:Steep learning curve, new file [...]
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The official announcement is still pending, but at least one early AP report confirms tomorrow’s (or tonight’s) Zune 2 launch will include a slimmer, black 80GB player with a 3.2-inch screen, as well as 8 and 4GB flash players (duh), all apparently capable of WiFi sync of music, movies, and photos (something the iPhone and [...]
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Here it is, direct from a trusted source close to the situation — a Zune 1 running firmware 2.1, which will bring all the Zune 2 software goodies and UI tweaks with it when those bad boys are announced on Wednesday. That’s right, we also have confirmation that Microsoft will be making the Zune 2 [...]
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This is my first attempt in creating a buyers guide. So I hope it goes well.
First before you do anything decide what type of a music/video person you are-
Small Music Library-I have less than a 0-400 song music library.
Look for: Flash Memory players. If you have 100 songs or less, look for a 1GB player, [...]
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The newest thing floating around on torrent sites is Windows XP Service Pack 03.
This file isn’t the full release or even a beta release. So there are no garentees on how it will work. I haven’t tried it yet on my XP system at home and prolly won’t. I will just let others tell me [...]
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