This post is about disk space and the disk space “consumed” by Windows 7. Disk space is the sort of thing where everyone wants to use less, but the cost of using a bit more relative to the benefits has generally been a positive tradeoff. Things have changed recently with the availability of solid-state drives in capacities significantly smaller than the trend in spinning drives. Traditionally most all software, including Windows, would not hesitate to consume a 100MB on a specific (justified) need when looking at a 60GB (or 1,500GB) drive; with desirable machines shipping with 16GB of solid-state storage, we are looking carefully at the disk ...
Dean Hachamovitch, General Manager for Internet Explorer, has posted today on the IEBlog about what’s next for IE8. Dean and his team have been busy analyzing all the data sent in since the release of Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 (which is a huge amount data). Based on feedback received on the transition from the IE7 Beta to final release – the IE Team wants to be clear about the plan for IE8. Dean highlights what’s next for IE8:
[quote]We will release one more public update of IE8 in the first quarter of 2009, and then follow that up with the final release. Our next public release of IE (typically called a “release candidate”) indicates the ...
Microsoft announced today that it's dropping the price of its flash-based Zune music players as it heads into the holiday shopping season. The most eye-catching price is $99.99 for the 4GB Zune player -- a $30 decrease from the previous level.
It's the latest move in Microsoft's long struggle against the iPod. But given the continued popularity of Apple's lineup, how many people will notice? Apple doesn't offer a 4GB iPod Nano, but the 8GB iPod Nano sells for $149, compared with the new price of $139.99 for the 8GB Zune.
by: Extreme Tech on: Wednesday, 19 November 2008 01:34
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Chuck Norris Facts
Random Chuck Norris Fact Number 415
In the movie "The Matrix", Chuck Norris is the Matrix. If you pay close attention in the green "falling code" scenes, you can make out the faint texture of his beard.
