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google chrome os download, almost exactly the same as the browser

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Curious and/or impatient techies! An early developer build of Google (Google’s?) Chrome OS – which was just formally announced – has been unleashed on the Internet for those who want to take an early early early peek at what I like to call the BrOSer. From what I’ve read about it Chrome OS basically offers…

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November 20th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: computing future tech technology

microsoft (mis)educates best buy employees about linux

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A Best Buy employee recently posted screenshots of what he claims is part of a training program about Windows 7. The screenshots show some Windows vs. Linux comparisons. You probably know where this is going. The employee is overclock.net forum member GodofGrunts, and here are some of the screenshots he posted:

Now I have never…

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September 8th, 2009 comments (9) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: computing technology

hey n00b, here’s how you install os x on an sd card

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Macworld Senior Editor Roman Loyola posted a video guide showing how one can install Apple’s OS X Leopard on an SD card. The new Macbook Pros (save for the 17-in) come with an SD card slot, so you can install apps on the SD card and boot from it if for instance you want to…

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June 28th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: computing hacks + mods mobile tech technology

new windows 7 build on torrent sites! there’s a new wallpaper zomg!

win 7 build 7 7232 wpaper

Okay so maybe I shouldn’t be so sarcastic; the new build sports significant changes as well. Or should I say “builds”. But I’m getting ahead of myself: Build 7232 of Windows 7 was leaked yesterday, bringing with it improved driver support and application compatibility. Oh and a new wallpaper. Because that’s what everybody wants from…

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June 19th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: computing future tech technology

time to crash some servers: download links to windows 7 beta

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Windows users, start your browsers. The folks from Sizzled Core are pointing the way! They posted direct download links to both the 32-bit and the 64-bit versions of the beta version of Windows 7, also called Windows Vista Home Business Basic Premium Ultimate We Screwed Up Here’s The Right Version. We Hope.

These links point…

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January 11th, 2009 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: computing

windows vista easter egg discovered

Vista Bob Easter Egg

[NOTE : This post originally appeared on April 1, 2007, and was an April Fools Day joke. Vista does not include a copy of BOB, but if you scroll down to the comments, one of my readers has posted a link to a download of the original BOB installer if you really want to run…

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April 1st, 2007 comments (29) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: computing just plain fun

ps3 system uses 3x more memory than xbox 360

PS3 and Xbox 360

Even though the Xbox 360 has an arguably much faster and easier to use operating environment than the PlayStation 3, it apparently uses significantly less memory than Sony’s big black box.

According to this post by Ozymandias (who happens to work for Microsoft,) the Xbox 360 reserves approximately 32MB of it’s RAM for the System,…

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March 26th, 2007 comments (7) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: computing video games

wii os front-end running on windows

Some guy with too much time on his hands developed this painstakingly accurate menu system based on the Wii interface, coined “WiiOS.”

The menu system is a very faithful reproduction of the Wii menu system, and he’s got it all tied together with his Wii-mote to let him control some emulated console games on his…

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February 2nd, 2007 comments (8) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: computing video games