Windows

  • Rotten Apple

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    Some times old habits can’t die… the main reason they get old is probably because they are good habits in the first place. I just got home from a friends birthday dinner, we spend some time in his office because he wanted to show me his new PC running Windows Vista Ultimate. This was my

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  • Disciplining

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    Organize 100 GB of stuff cluttering my HD Delete e-junk in order to raise some space Backup my entire data Delete Windows XP Partition Re-Partition HDs Install Windows XP, install drivers, run Windows Update, install antivirus and firewall, install Firefox Don’t touch Windows ’till Xmas Install Ubuntu Install Automatix Install XGL and Compiz Configure Evolution

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  • Still on Origami

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    Microsoft Channel 9 has this nice interview of Otto Berkes the architect (now general manager) behind the Ultra-Mobile PC / Origami Project, where some adicional info on the project is revealed. [tags]Origami, Microsoft, UMPC, Ultra-Mobile PC[/tags]

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  • Microsoft Unfolds Origami

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    Microsoft Website has been updated with new info on the Origami Project. Origami is not a single device but an architecture (UMPC) that brands like Asus and Samsung will use to build compliant devices. The Ultra-Mobile PC (UMPC) uses the Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 OS and besides the standard features implied in the

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  • Microsoft Origami Revealed

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    I just have a question: Why there’s no camera included? (If you’re reading this post in Planeta Asterisco, you won’t be able to see the video embeded) [tags]Microsoft, Project Origami, Origami[/tags]

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  • Catching up on Sunday

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    Well, after being 2 days far from tech world, I see I have to catch up on some news. So far being worth of further reading for the next days: Google’s take on online payments. Google might was well be PayPal’s next competition in the near future. Microsoft’s Origami Project is buzzing the net, but

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  • The Right Time to Buy a Mac

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    I’m a Windows / Linux user. I use x86 PCs since I was 9 years old and my experience with a Mac is almost null. I’ve spent a few hours fiddling with a friend’s iBook, but that’s it, I possess no product built by Apple. I almost bought an iPod, but the PSP was a

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  • Microsoft Monad

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    I found out today via Rui that Microsoft launched a beta version of the Monad or Microsoft Shell. This comes in handy since I’ve been on a quest for a decent shell / unix utilis for Windows. For what I’ve seen the MSH includes lots of commands / utils found in *nix and more. The

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  • Microsoft response to iTunes: Urge

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    Looks like Bill is after another market share. This time he’s after a big piece of the pie that belongs to Apple. Urge will feature MTV content for media centers and portable media players but NOT for iPod. But not directly related to this topic but also in the same article, this is my favorite

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