Windows 7 is here, there, everywhere
On 2009/10/22
It took Microsoft 24 years but today they release a version of Windows that is the best client operating system they have ever sold. The UI/UX (User Interface/User Experience) is a big improvement over Windows Vista and XP. I believe that Microsoft Windows 7 surpasses Mac Snow Leopard in many ways particularly in the [...]
Google Calendar Labs
On 2009/10/19
The busy Google software engineers have added extra features to the Google Calendar which are not enabled by default. You need to go Calendar Labs and enable the ones that appeal to you.
They recently added a Year View button (its on the right side of my calendar web [...]
The more things change, the more they change
On 2009/10/14
This article’s title is turnabout on the French proverb, “The more things change, the more they stay the same.” That is not the case in technology. I know many examples where technological enhancements cause the need for further improvement or refinement. Technology often changes our behavior causing a need [...]
Gmail – The two Bobs
On 2009/10/13
Gmail Labs has two features that may save you embarrassment:
Don’t forget Bob
Enable them in Gmail by clicking on the Settings link in the upper right of the web page and clicking on the Labs tab or click on the beaker icon. [...]
What a difference a driver makes
On 2009/10/13
I just got an NVIDIA update for a Windows 7 64-bit computer’s video card, via Windows Update. My computer’s video card performance went from a rating of 1.0 to 6.9. And the computer’s Base score, its overall rating, went from 1.0 to 5.9.
A system’s Base score is the lowest rating for any of [...]
Windows Genuine Advantage still sucks
On 2009/10/05
I just sent the following comment to the Microsoft employee, Alex Kochis, Director, Genuine Windows, responsible for the Windows Genuine Advantage program. (It should be named Windows Genuine Pain-in-the-ass Program.)
I am a TechNet member and a Microsoft Partner. I am running Windows 7 Ultimate RTM (64bit). Windows 7 reports that "Windows has been [...]
The User Experience, Windows 7 vs. Snow Leopard
On 2009/10/04
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The User Interface (UI) is the point at which we interact with all sorts of devices. System designers control the UI. They [...]
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