Ars gear: the old Windows PC resurrected with Ubuntu

Source: LXer

Designed for Windows XP, but it runs Ubuntu. I love buying gadgets, and I'm not one to deprive myself. My house has just about every piece of equipment I've ever lusted after, from a Mac Mini hooked up to ...
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CDRoller 9.40.20

Source: Beleept

Features: • Effectively retrieves the data off the discs created by “drag and drop” CD/DVD writing software, such as well-known Roxio (Adaptec) and Ahead Nero software packages, CeQuadrat’s PacketCD, Instant Write, B’s CLiP and others. ...
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How to decide when it's time to reformat and reinstall Windows

Source: ITWorld.com

May 26, 2012, 7:28 AM — It's been almost a year to the day since I adopted an Acer desktop replacement (i.e. a big honking laptop) as my primary PC. It's a powerhouse, stocked with a Core i7 processor, 8GB of RAM, a Blu-ray drive, and loads of other good ...
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It wasn’t as obvious as you thought

Source: Daniel's Blog

Recently, I was reminded about a little feature that Windows 95 had to introduce an exciting new concept. Although we think about these user interface elements as familiar today, at the time, they were radically different from how anyo ...
Full article at: Daniel's Blog  More like this  2 days ago, 5:02am CDT

Opinion: A Mac user's view on Windows 8

Source: Macworld

Let’s get a couple of things straight right off the bat. First, it’s absurd to take the opinion of an obvious Apple partisan like me about Windows 8. I’ve been using the Mac for more than 20 years, so it’s going to take a Star Trek-level time-travelling ...
Full article at: Macworld  More like this  2 days ago, 12:46pm CDT

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer wants Indian developers' support

Source: Times of India

As Microsoft, the once undisputed king of consumer software, prepares to launch Windows 8 - its operating system that will work across tablets, smartphones and computers - in the second half of this year, its global CEO Steve Ballmer made a st ...
Full article at: Times of India  More like this  3 days ago, 12:06am CDT

Why Office for the iPad and Android makes sense

Source: Digital Trends

New reports have Microsoft preparing versions of its Office applications for iOS devices like the iPad, and maybe even Android too. Would the move undermine Microsoft's Windows empire...or is it savvy business? The ...
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Windows 8 Problem, it boots to fast

Source: Bink.nu

Windows 8 has a problem – it really can boot up too quickly. So quickly, in fact, that there is no longer time for anything to interrupt boot. When you turn on a Windows 8 PC, there’s no longer long enough to detect keystrokes like F2 or F8, much l ...
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Font Overload in Windows

Source: About.com: Graphics Software

In my Web travels I've noticed that most graphics enthusiasts also seem to be font collectors. In addition, many graphics software programs come bundled with hundreds of fonts. Most of them don't give you the option of which ones ...
Full article at: About.com: Graphics Software  More like this  5 days ago, 6:08am CDT