New Year….New Improvements
I would like to say “Happy New Year 2010″. Thanks for all of my blog followers and surfers. I too want to say sorry because this blog rarely release some articles last year. I promise to improve that this year.
Anyway, I would like to announce that there will be some special article about some good freewares or open source software and about some IT stuffs and lingo…
Hope all of you enjoy…
My Regards..
Filed under: News | Leave a Comment
Comparing Windows 7’s Editions…
In the last article, I write that Windows 7 will be released in 6 editions, but after I check Microsoft website just recently, there are only 3 editions: Home Premium, Professional, and Ultimate. Well actually it’s 4 with Windows 7 Starter for netbooks.
These editions are ready stock and Microsoft allow upgrade to Windows 7 from Vista. What are the differences between those 3 editions? In this article I will give some comparisons:
|
Features |
Home Premium |
Professional |
Ultimate |
| Improved desktop navigation | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Start programs faster and easily | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Internet Explorer 8 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Watch, pause, rewind, and record TV with Windows Media Center | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| HomeGroup for home network | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Backward compatibility with XP (can run XP programs) | - | Yes | Yes |
| Domain Join to connect the PC at company networks | - | Yes | Yes |
| Full-system Backup and Restore and can back up to a home or business network | - | Yes | Yes |
| BitLocker allow user protect data on PC with encryption | - | - | Yes |
| Compatible to work with 35 languages | - | - | Yes |
| Price | upgrade: $119.99 full: $199.99 |
upgrade: $199.99 full: $299.99 |
upgrade: $219.99 full: $319.99 |
These editions are compatible to use with 32-bit and 64-bit machines (processors).
Filed under: IT Update | Leave a Comment
Tags: IT, Windows 7
Ready for 7?
Microsoft’s new operating system, Windows Seven, will be launched on 22nd October. Windows 7 will be released in 6 editions: Starter, Home Basic, Home Premium, Professionals, Enterprise, and Ultimate. All of the editions can support 32-bit and 64-bit machine and have 34 language options.
What is the difference between 7 and Vista?
1. Seven improved the using of taskbar and full screen previews.
You can pin any program to the taskbar, rearrange the icons on the taskbar just by clicking and dragging. With Windows 7, it’s easier to do things you do all of the time. For example, before, when you wanted to compare two open windows, you had to manually resize your open windows to show them side by side. With Snaps, you can simply grab a window and pull it to either side edge of the screen to fill half the screen. Snap windows to both sides, and it’s easier than ever to compare those windows.
2. Better device management.
A new technology in Windows 7 called Device Stage takes device management a step further. Device Stage helps you interact with any compatible device connected to your computer. From Device Stage you can see device status and run common tasks from a single window.
3. HomeGroup.
HomeGroup, a new feature in Windows 7, makes connecting the computers easier. HomeGroup is set up automatically when you add the first PC running Windows 7 to your home network. Just add more PCs with Windows 7 to the HomeGroup to share from each PC with all the PCs. Then, sharing files across the various PCs in your home—and many other devices—is as easy as if all your data were on a single hard drive. So you can store digital photos on a computer in your den and easily access them from a laptop anywhere in your home. Similarly, once in a HomeGroup, the printer in your den is shared automatically with all of the PCs in your home.
4. Faster, more responsive
To improve performance, Windows 7 is designed to make PCs start up, shut down, resume from standby, and respond faster. Some people have reviewed Windows 7, and they concluded that 7 is faster than Vista when starts up and shut down.
5. Compatibility
You can expect that most of the products that work with Windows Vista to work with Windows 7. In addition, with Windows 7 Professional or Ultimate, you’ll be able to run many productivity and business programs designed for Windows XP. Some additional software will be necessary and it will be available free-of-charge as a download from Microsoft.
FYI, upgrade from Vista to 7 is available on 22nd. To see more information about 7 you can access Microsoft website. So, what’s your decision? Ready for 7??
(This post is a summary from Microsoft’s official site)
Filed under: IT Update | Leave a Comment
Tags: IT, Windows 7
Microsoft just recently launched its new search engine, Bing. It is a new strategy to match their biggest rival, Google. Although it is still in beta version, Bing has some special features to compete Google.
Bing is supposed to replace MSN Search engine that failed to match Google. After developing it a while, Bing is ready to match Google. Microsoft admitted that Bing is so much faster and easier than MSN Search.
Like Google, Bing has Related Search and Image Search. But, Bing too has a new and special features that its competitor doesn’t have. One of them is travel related search. With this feature, users can find tour services, destinations, flights, hotels, and maps. Users can arrange and plan their trips easily.
When I try to search word “City”, Bing shows 1,020,000,000 results, still lose compared to Google with 1,810,000,000 results. But, we must remember that Bing still in beta state.
Another special feature that only Bing has is when users direct their mouse to a bullet near a search result, Bing will show some short informations and explanations about the contents of the result.
So, if you want to try this new search engine, just go to Bing.com or Bing.com/travel for travel related search.
Filed under: IT Update | 2 Comments
Tags: Bing, IT, Search Engine
Bluetooth SIG (Special Interest Group), the company that developed Bluetooth technology just released their new generation for transfering data wirelessly in short range, Bluetototh 3.0 HS (High Speed) at 21st April. Bluetooth 3.0 HS is significantly faster than its predecessors, and it gets its speed from the 802.11 radio protocol (usually used in Wi-Fi). Its transfer rate was claimed up to 24 Mbps (FYI, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) has transfer rate up to 3 Mbps) . This speed can be achieved by Bluetooth 3.0 HS because of the using of 802.11 Protocol Adaption Layer (PAL). With Generic Alternate MAC/PHY (AMP), Bluetooth 3.0 is considered to have speed like Wi-Fi.
Not only faster, but also effcient, Bluetooth 3.0 HS uses smaller power supply. So, it will save time and energy. With Bluetooth 3.0 HS, transfering data (e.g: videos, pictures, music files, etc) to other devices from electronics will be easier and faster. In about 9-12 months, Bluetooth 3.0 HS will be produced and sold at the market.
(Source: www.bluetooth.com)
Filed under: IT Update | Leave a Comment
Tags: Bluetooth 3.0, IT
