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by Rafael Hernandez on January 5, 2012 · 0 comments

Microsoft Windows 8 operating system lock screen image

Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system is going to minimize the pain when you, or some nefarious character that isn’t you, have to recover your machine’s OS from whatever mess it happens to be in. The company will be rolling out “refresh” and “reset” options on Windows 8 that will get you back up and running […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on November 19, 2009 · 0 comments

Google’s Chrome operating system has been talked about for months and now it’s finally launched…with a few key hoops to go through if you want to run it. Google isn’t supplying any pre-compiled binaries or images for their OS, they’re keeping that for their hardware partners to build suitable machines around. If you want to […]

Read more Google Chrome OS launched, source code released

by Rafael Hernandez on October 14, 2009 · 0 comments

If there’s a gadget out there you can bet Dell will eventually get around to taking a crack at it, their printers and PDAs sure were a hit weren’t they? Despite some hiccups along the gadget road the company is planning on launching their mini 3i smartphone in the US sometime early next year. As […]

Read more Dell mini 3i to enter US smartphone fray in 2010

by Rafael Hernandez on September 29, 2009 · 0 comments

When netbooks were introduced they saw a number of restrictions if they wanted to run the Windows XP operating system which, given Vista’s hefty requirements, was the only usable Windows choice. This time around they’ve eased up.Microsoft is allowing netbook…

Read more Windows 7 Plays Nice with Netbooks

by Rafael Hernandez on September 1, 2009 · 0 comments

Microsoft’s Windows 7 operating system is being touted as the best reason to upgrade from your old XP install clearly trumping the company’s Vista OS by quite a wide margin when it comes to user friendliness and system response.Up until…

Read more Windows 7 A Greener Operating System

by Rafael Hernandez on August 6, 2009 · 0 comments

Microsoft’s Windows 7 has a slew of performance and user friendliness improvements under the hood but figuring out which OS version is right for you or if it’s even worth upgrading your PC to the new operating system gets a…

Read more Everything You Wanted to Know Before Your Windows 7 Upgrade

by Rafael Hernandez on August 3, 2009 · 0 comments

Microsoft had been planning to launch a Windows 7 version, dubbed E Edition, for the European Union which lacked any sort of preloaded web browser which would force the user to find a way to get one on to their…

Read more Windows 7 E Edition Dropped, Balloting In

by Rafael Hernandez on July 16, 2009 · 0 comments

Microsoft’s Windows 7 users in Europe may have to jump through a few more hoops than normal when it comes time to install their operating system. "E editions" of the OS won’t include a web browser at all so it’s…

Read more Windows 7 E Edition, Your Installation Plan

by Rafael Hernandez on July 14, 2009 · 0 comments

There’s been a whole lot of internet rumblings about Microsoft’s Windows 7 operating system hitting the RTM phase (Release to Manufacturing aka burn to DVD put in boxes). Apparently it’s not quite there yet according to Microsoft’s official Windows Blog.The…

Read more Microsoft Windows 7 RTM: Not as Final as You'd Expect

by Rafael Hernandez on June 6, 2009 · 0 comments

Google’s Android operating system is moving off of the cell phone and into the netbook thanks to the efforts of their manufacturers and eWeek’s Don Reisinger thinks it has the capability of snatching a good chunk when it comes time…

Read more Android VS Windows 7 on the Netbook, Is This Even A Question?

by Rafael Hernandez on May 20, 2009 · 0 comments

Netbooks have become an increasingly popular way to get your computing done and could have been a platform where the nimble Linux OS could have flourished, unfortunately that hasn’t been happening and you’re likely to see the bulk of new…

Read more Moblin v2 Beta Released, Netbook OS Fun