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Windows 7 vulnerable to 8 out of 10 viruses
Sophos reports that Windows 7 is vulnerable to 8 out of 10 viruses, despite Microsoft’s claim about Windows 7 being more secure. With User Account Control (UAC) turned on, it blocked only one out of the 10 proving that UAC … Continue reading
Webcam didn’t work with Virtualbox 3.0
You might have read my earlier post about Virtualbox 3.0. I thought the feature I was waiting for was fixed in Virtualbox 3.0. It was the webcam support. I thought the following changelog was to fix that issue:USB: Support for … Continue reading
Windows 7 not much faster than Windows Vista
Windows 7 is being touted as being faster than Vista. I installed Windows 7 RC day before yesterday. I’ll write more about my experience later. Windows 7 seems slightly faster than Vista to me, but I haven’t installed many programs … Continue reading
Texas budget says Hasta la Vista to Windows Vista
mySA News reports that the proposed two year, $182.2 billion budget would require state agencies to get written approval from the Legislative Budget Board before buying Vista technology related to an operating system, equipment or licenses. Sen. Juan Hinojosa, D-McAllen, … Continue reading
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Tagged Microsoft, Open Source, San Antanio, Texas, Windows Vista, Windows XP
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Apple hits back at Windows Ads
I watched it this morning. Quite funny.Ad 1Ad 2 Apple, Windows Vista
Gateway GT5628 Quad Core Desktop
I bought a Gateway GT5628 Quad Core Desktop (refurbished) for a good deal from buy.com. The desktop’s configuration is Intel® Core 2 Q6600 2.4GHz Quad Core 3072MB RAM 500GB 7200 SATA II HD DVD ±RW 18X multi dual 256MB NVIDIA … Continue reading
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Tagged Core2 Quad, Gateway GT5628, GeForce 8500GT, Intel, NVidia, Windows Vista
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Ubuntu 8.04 upgrade snafu
I normally start using the new versions of Ubuntu when it enters the last part of the alpha stage. I always did a clean install until now. I was going to upgrade when Ubuntu released the 5th alpha version of … Continue reading
Posted in Ubuntu
Tagged Gutsy Gibbon, Hardy Heron, Ubuntu 7.10, Ubuntu 8.04, Windows Vista, Windows XP
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