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Windows 7 Kills Dumbledore

Lokonopa — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:12:01 +0000

That's right, Windows 7 is already smashing pre-order records on Amazon. It's definitely a good sign that I will be supporting Windows 7 in the near future professional instead of Windows XP for the rest of my life. Here is the link. I, for one, am excited about Windows 7. I have been using it since January, [...]

Windows 7, Antitrust Lawsuits, and Linux

Lokonopa — Sun, 24 May 2009 09:02:03 +0000

No one can ignore the fact that Microsoft is losing market share. Not to their Apple rival, but to a completely different beast. Microsoft may have a lot to fear now that Linux has become quite a force in a variety of different areas.

While Microsoft will not go under as a company, the prestige and respect that was associated with Windows over the last several years may have been tainted by negative media reports, Steve Ballmer, antitrust issues, and rising alternatives.

Showing Opera Love

Lokonopa — Sun, 24 May 2009 04:59:53 +0000

I recently have fallen head over heels for Opera. This is not a joke. I used to be infatuated with the amount of customization and addons Firefox presented end users, but I grow tired of the memory leaks and other minor hiccups. I have had Opera installed for a great deal of time now, but [...]

Days of the Blue

Lokonopa — Fri, 08 May 2009 03:17:03 +0000

I always wondered when I would run into a random BSoD. A truly unexpected blue screen of death, especially when you don't think that the place is running on Windows. In this case, it was an aquarium. The Shedd Aquarium in Chicago. I took a few photos, but there was no flash photography allowed. These had [...]

Stroking the Samsung Omnia i910

Lokonopa — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 07:10:38 +0000

Wow. Really. Wow. This is truly my first smart phone, but I know this isn't because of that little detail. This phone has blown me away. This is running Windows Mobile 6.1. Look at these incredible features. The phone comes with 8GB internal storage. This can be further increased by microSD cards. I will snatch a [...]

Digital Depression

Lokonopa — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:49:59 +0000

The Digital Age technology has been increasing at a very rapid rate. From the debut of the internet in the palm of our hands to the quarter inch thick LCD television set. The internet and other technologies such as carbon nanotubes and metal free transistors will allow a computer to be just about anywhere, even [...]

Comparing the Big Three

Lokonopa — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:59:02 +0000

Note: The following is only a comparison. I see this a guide to many in the main areas of Linux, Windows, and Mac operating systems. This in no way rates them. I have over 13 operating systems installed on systems ranging from OS X, Linux, BSD, and Windows. I may have an addiction, but I [...]

The Tech Layoff Tracker

Lokonopa — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:57:03 +0000

It's a scary time to be a tech right now as experts are comparing the tech industry bubbling bursting this year to the dot com burst earlier this decade. This tally shows the staggering number of 60,000 layoffs in the field of technology. The automotive industry went belly up and now computer technicians. While it's [...]

Sun Micro Slashes Up to 6,000 Jobs

Lokonopa — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 02:38:25 +0000

Sun Microsystems Inc., responding to a technology-spending slowdown and pressure from impatient investors, said it will cut 5,000 to 6,000 employees in the latest of a series of restructuring moves. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122666922420228145.html?mod=testMod

Tech Sector Short-Circuits

Lokonopa — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 02:19:42 +0000

A sudden slowdown has sent the tech industry into a slump so severe some are comparing it to the dot-com bust, the New York Times reports http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/15/technology/15tech.html?_r=2&hp=&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1226724838-eLfaJA7UVpZwgASzxsZgtg

Booting Linux in 2.97 Seconds

Lokonopa — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:47:42 +0000

Japanese embedded Linux house Lineo has announced a quick-start technology that it claims can boot Linux in 2.97 seconds on a low-powered system http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS5185504436.html?kc=rss