Archives for April 19th, 2007

By Popular Request: Dell Brings Back Windows XP

The first result from the Dell IdeaStorm site has finally been implemented, but it doesn’t have to do with Linux. In fact, it has to do with another operating system…Windows XP. Just when you thought that Dell had completely phased Windows XP out they have now started to bring it back for consumers.

April 19th, 2007
By Popular Request: Dell Brings Back Windows XP

Microsoft Creates What Could Be The Most Creative Ad…Ever?

I think we have all seen our fair share of advertisements, and most of which are pretty repetitive.

April 19th, 2007
Microsoft Creates What Could Be The Most Creative Ad…Ever?

Microsoft Expects Big Growth by 2015, Offers $3 Software Packages

Microsoft has lofty plans over the next eight years.  By 2015, they have a goal of increasing their users to two billion people.  Is it doable? Especially when they already command 90 percent of the market with one billion users?

April 19th, 2007
Microsoft Expects Big Growth by 2015, Offers $3 Software Packages

YouTube to Start Sharing the Wealth Next Week?

Back in January, YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley confirmed plans to share revenue with users who upload original content to YouTube. At the time, he said not to expect it right away, but also not to expect one big release. Instead, the feature would be rolled out over the period of a few months.

April 19th, 2007
YouTube to Start Sharing the Wealth Next Week?

Ubuntu Site Crumbles After Releasing 7.04

The Ubuntu website has begun to crumble from the incredible number of visitors that are visiting the site looking for the newest version of Ubuntu. The load was so bad that Ubuntu has temporarily replaced the homepage with a low-bandwidth version that only provides links to mirrors, as well as the release notes.

April 19th, 2007
Ubuntu Site Crumbles After Releasing 7.04

Google Ditches Froogle for Google Product Search

I have been using Google’s Froogle shopping service for several years, and now they have finally decided to switch the name to Google Product Search. I actually liked the name Froogle quite a bit because it was easy to remember and short to type. Now the official site can be found at http://google.com/products which will take a lot more for me to remember.

April 19th, 2007
Google Ditches Froogle for Google Product Search

Target Breaks Street Date for Xbox 360 Elite – Now Selling on eBay!

One lucky guy in California managed to get his hands on an Xbox 360 Elite well before the launch date of April 29th. He’s got pictures and a receipt to show this, and he’s now selling it on eBay.

April 19th, 2007
Target Breaks Street Date for Xbox 360 Elite – Now Selling on eBay!

MySpace Enters Social News Market Today (Thursday)

MySpace is going from social network to social news today as they add on the addition of “MySpace News.” They’re expecting that their 100+ million users will make it the next social news success story as users will be voting on their favorite news items.

April 19th, 2007
MySpace Enters Social News Market Today (Thursday)

CyberNotes: Getting Aero to Work with Vista on Virtual PC or VMware

I love testing out new software, but I like to use virtual machines to see what the software is like before I go installing it on my actual system. A virtual machine is a virtual computer environment which allows you to run one operating system form within your current operating system.

April 19th, 2007
CyberNotes: Getting Aero to Work with Vista on Virtual PC or VMware