Monthly Archives: March 2009

Web Forums, a Conclusion

Posted on March 15, 2009 by daleV

After running a web forum for two years, and having just shut it down in favor of this blog, I probably have a unique perspective on forums on the Internet. Forums have their place on the web. They seem to … Continue reading →

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Which Linux Distro is for you?

Posted on March 15, 2009 by daleV

What prompted this note is I recently had the opportunity to see a demo of the new Fedora 10.0 and am mightily impressed with the “eye candy.” Ubuntu’s new version “Jaunty Jackalope is just about ready for release.” Then there’s … Continue reading →

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Putting the Run Button back in Vista

Posted on March 11, 2009 by daleV

How many of you Vista users out there miss the XP start menu. I know we did when we first were exploring Vista. The one thing we missed in the Start menu on Vista was “Run.” We liked Run to … Continue reading →

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Better Memory Management in Windows 7 ???

Posted on March 8, 2009 by daleV

Microsoft marketed Vista like it was the coming of a new generation. 3D desktop was supposed to be a revolution. What we got was 3D window switching that no one uses, and a pain-in-the-butt UAC, User Authorization Control, that if … Continue reading →

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Quad Core Battleground coming in 2009

Posted on March 8, 2009 by daleV

In a rare convergence of technology it seems that for the first time since the 1980′s the two x86 microprocessor manufacturers, Intel and AMD, are coming out with surprisingly similar technology and architecture for their next generation 45nm quad core … Continue reading →

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