New Job, Old Operating System

You really don't know how good something is until you don't have it any longer. This is a statement that is very much the truth. I s...Read more »

Microsoft | Windows 8 will arrive in Q1 2012

Microsoft may have plans to launch the desktop version Windows 8sometime in 2012, but a variant of the operating system, Embedded Windows 8,...Read more »

Windows 7 64-bit : advantages and disadvantages

64-bit architectures were created long ago for professional environments where performance and the need to increase hardware resources is es...Read more »

Nokia kicks FOSS to the Curb

If you have been by my blog here before then you might know I really like my Nokia N900 . It is one of the most flexible, powerful, open sou...Read more »

The best utilities for Windows 7

After failure undisputed Windows Vista (Since it surpasses XP in both stability and overall performance) Microsoft had to surprise with its ...Read more »

The Service Pack 1 of Windows 7 about to be launched

The launch of Service Pack for Windows 7 could be just around the corner, since they could be released today. Since a few weeks ago was expe...Read more »

Windows 7 and the Linux desktop (PART 2)

A few days ago I published an ARTICLE about my experience with Windows 7, somewhat influenced by Fewt's own VIEW on the subject. Beca...Read more »

Windows 7 and the Linux desktop (PART 1)

I recently read an interesting ARTICLE by Fewt, sharing his experience with Windows 7 in these past seven months. The article praised Wind...Read more »

Does Windows 7 Aero Slow Down Your 3D?

Early last week I made a post that detailed some benchmarks with Linux desktop effects being on and Linux desktop effects being off. In the...Read more »

Linux Out Performs Windows in OpenGL

Late last year I did a posting detailing how Windows 7 crushed Ubuntu 9.10 in the area of 3D performance. Nine months later I am happy to s...Read more »

Windows vs Ubuntu Release Cycle

I started writing this article but then felt it's point could be better represented in comic form (click to enlarge): While it does not ...Read more »

T91MT vs T101MT - Hands on Review

Earlier this month I talked about why I feel Asus's T91MT is a better computer than Apple's iPad . What I failed to mention in that...Read more »

Starcraft 2 and a bit of Wine - Linux Performance

EDIT: If you stumbled upon this page looking for a HOWTO for getting Starcraft 2 working under Wine check here . I mentioned earlier this m...Read more »

Some WINE with your Starcraft 2?

EDIT: If you stumbled upon this page looking for a HOWTO for getting Starcraft 2 working under Wine check here . It finally happened. I hav...Read more »

Windows 7 vs. Ubuntu 10.04 Beta 1

So I recently decided I wanted to find out more about Windows 7, have the opportunity to form an opinion about it. Having mostly heard good...Read more »

The Year of the Tablet Computer

There is no denying the fact that we have become a touch-centric society in regards to our technology. Thanks to the "iPhone standard...Read more »

Always the Wrong Windows Version...

My younger brother was reformatting his laptop to Windows 7 at my house this past weekend and I lent him my netbook to download drivers with...Read more »

OpenGL vs DirectX - Benchmark Comparison

I've done a few benchmarks to date and today I am going to add another interesting set of numbers to the list. Unigine is a cross-pla...Read more »

Wine, CXGames, and Windows 7 Performance Comparison

I blog more than a little about Wine software. In the past I have run benchmarks between the most current pieces of Wine technology o...Read more »