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August 17, 2008

Windows 95 to Windows Vista

The first computer I played around with was a machine with an Intel Celeron 300Mhz processor, 32MB RAM and 1GB of hard disk space. Installed on it was an illegal copy of Windows 95. I was 8 and did not have the slightest idea about why we should pay for software we use. The computer [...]

July 2, 2008

Six Fatal Errors

Interesting read. No this isn’t a funny article on Windows but is a serious one listing the mistakes Microsoft made.
He quibbled over the meaning of the simplest words (”compete” and “ask” were real stumpers). And on the occasions that he remembered e-mails he authored, he denied knowing what he meant by them. The same detail-oriented, [...]

P.S. Windows still blows

Joy of Tech’s tribute to Bill Gates. Microsoft and Bill Gates, always controversial. I wonder whether how that pie on his face tasted though.

June 14, 2008

The pathetic Mac vs. PC debate

I haven’t heard anyone talk sense(including me, as I realize later) whenever I’m involved in discussions.
I’ve finally come to the conclusion that no platform is superior, inferior to another. They’re all different frameworks. What matters is what you create with your platform, not the platform itself.
Here’s someone who puts it a little differently on his [...]

September 29, 2007

Windows Vista Experience Index

4.5 is a great score according to the online result comparison site.

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