Windows Media Player 12’s surprising new features
Though many previously bundled applets are now will ship separately to Windows 7, Windows Media Player remains part of the core OS. Windows 7 will ship with Windows Media Player 12, which includes some surprising new features.
70+ Cheat Sheet Resources for Web Designers
70+ Cheat Sheet Resources for Web Designers
Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) has been released
After 6 months of development, here it is!
Why Windows 7 Will Smash Vista
Windows 7 is what Windows Vista should have been, what we hoped it would be. The Batman Begins to Vista’s Batman and Robin. While superficially both are kinda the same (Batman!), there’s a completely different thought process at work.
Studio makes Redbox an offer it can’t refuse, Redbox sues
Universal Studios is facing a lawsuit from DVD rental kiosk company Redbox over a predatory revenue sharing agreement. Universal has threatened to cut off Redbox’s suppliers if the rental company refuses to stop selling used movies and give the film company 40 percent of its revenue.
First look at Windows 7
Microsoft has given us a first glimpse as Windows 7. The taskbar has changed significantly, and there are a number of other changes we have screenshots of.
Think Firefox 3 is fast? Try Firefox Minefield
Firefox is outdoing itself with Minefield, which sets new speed records. Read this blog post by Matt Asay on The Open Road.
The 32 Best PC Games
Finishing off our popular series, here are GamePro’s 32 picks for today’s finest games on gaming’s oldest platform: the PC! It’s the granddaddy of all consoles. It defines gaming culture. We use our computers to socialize, to communicate, to read news and troll forums. We e-mail, we IM, and despite the systems in our living rooms, a good many of…
Incredible Pictures of Earth from Above [PICS]
Photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand will bring his work to the United States for the first time in 2009. Aiming to inspire people to think globally about sustainable living, Arthus-Bertrand has been photographing unique views of our planet, seen from the sky, since 1994 – and has produced an exhibit of over 150 4-ft. by 6-ft. prints
The top five reasons why Windows Vista failed
On Friday, Microsoft gave computer makers a six-month extension for offering Windows XP on newly-shipped PCs. While this doesn
’t impact enterprise IT — because volume licensing agreements will allow IT to keep installing Windows XP for many years to come — the move is another symbolic nail in Vista’s coffin.
