Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Windows 7, iPhone, and Better Tweeting

Windows 7 build 7057 - Performance that blasts past XP, Vista and previous builds

After I carried out the performance test on Widows 7 build 7048 I commented that I thought some of the results were all over the place. However, on looking at this latest build, I’ve no doubt that not only will Windows 7 will be fast. In fact it will blow away all previous Windows OSes, including the sainted Windows XP.

Microsoft Details New Changes to Windows 7 - News and Analysis by PC Magazine

Just weeks after releasing a lengthy list of 36 improvements it plans to make to the release candidate (RC) of Windows 7, Microsoft on Friday unveiled 28 more changes it plans to make before upgrading the operating system from beta to Release Candidate.

iPhone OS 3.0: What you need to know

Apple on Tuesday unveiled the next version of the operating system that powers the iPhone, dubbed version 3.0, at an invite-only event at Apple's headquarters in Cupertino, Calif. It will be available for developers beginning today, and to everyone else "this summer." It's a free upgrade for iPhone users

Home Networking in 5 Easy Steps - Reviews by PC Magazine

Building a home network? First question: Why would you want to? Only ten years ago you could have answered that question easily: "I'm an incurable geek." But nowadays there are so many products and services being offered for home networks that it's really a question of "why wouldn't you want to?"

How to kick iTunes' lock-in media formats squarely in the fruit

If you're not tied to using an iPod as your primary portable media player, or if you're just playing songs on your PC, avoid iTunes entirely. There's any number of alternative media players and managers you can use.

14 Tricks for Making 140 Character Twitter Tweets

If you Twitter, you might want to read this.

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