Since I’m peering into the Microsoft crystal ball, I might as well inform SOHOBE readers about the next version of the Windows operating system. CEO Steve Ballmer at a developer’s conference in May, casually made mention of a Windows 8 due out next year. News like that, of course, is anything but causally stated, and surprisingly, it seemed to catch the technology insiders off guard. There was even a bit of back peddling on Microsoft’s part after the announcement. But in short order, Microsoft embraced what might have been an off-the-cuff remark, and confirmed the statement. And they confirmed it in a big way by quickly posting a YouTube video showing a prototype of the OS. (more…)
August 1, 2011
April 1, 2011
Exceptional Alert
Quite unintendedly, I have been posting something light and, I hope, humorous into the blog each month. I didn’t think that I would have anything like that for this posting. But, as if preordained, this literally popped up:
Not only doesn’t Windows know what program caused the problem, but it allowed its exception to have an exception. I think. Thank you for sharing that with me, Windows.
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April 4, 2010
Service Packs
Windows users are quite used to getting Windows updates. These updates provide bug fixes, patches, and security updates to help keep the Windows system that is on your computer running properly. Occasionally, new functionality may also be provided by one of these updates. During the course of a few years, these updates become numerous. When I’ve restored a Windows XP computer, it is not uncommon to see 40 Windows updates be installed at one time! (more…)
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Windows Versions
I was working with a client on an older system of theirs, and started talking to them about Microsoft Windows 7.
“Oh, that’s the one no one likes, right?” asks my client.
I was surprised by the question, since my client was running Windows Vista (the one that no one likes) on his laptop. So, I decided that I would dedicate a bit on space in the blog just to quickly go over the various “flavors” of MS Windows, and to use that to segue to my related posting about Service Packs. (more…)
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October 6, 2009
The 64-bit Bit
More significant than all the news about Apple or Microsoft or even Google, for that matter, releasing new Operating Systems, is the steady shift towards 64-bit computing. This 64-bit term describes a different, and as you might imply from the name, more capable way of handling and processing data. (more…)
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