Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer on Monday confirmed that Windows 8, the next iteration of the software giant’s operating system, will be available in 2012. Speaking at a Microsoft Developer Forum in Tokyo today, Ballmer said Microsoft is “obviously hard at work on the next version of Windows.” “As we look forward to the next generation of Windows … [Read more…]
You probably are a frequent Windows or Linux user, used to one key delete. On the Mac there is no direct delete button for a file, but Apple Key(CMD)+BACKSPACE should do the trick.
The vast majority of devices running Google’s Android operating system are vulnerable to attacks that allow adversaries to steal the digital credentials used to access calendars, contacts, and other sensitive data stored on the search giant’s servers, university researchers have warned. The weakness stems from the improper implementation of an authentication protocol known as ClientLogin in Android … [Read more…]
The best part of waking up…is a smartphone in your hand? According to an Ericsson survey, that’s true for over one third of Android and iPhone owners. A new survey from telecom equipment maker Ericsson (PDF) finds that some smartphone users are very, very attached to their devices, finding that fully 35 percent of iPhone … [Read more…]
With Ubuntu 11.10 requiring a slick, ‘consumer orientated’ login experience that better matches the rest of Ubuntu, the decision to switch to ‘LightDM’ proved the ideal solution. LightDM is promoted as fast, small, well documented, is easily themable and has ‘great accessibility’. A 3D-based interface will greet those with capable hardware, with a 2D version … [Read more…]
Lately I upgraded Ubuntu from 10.10 to 11.04. It was great with a nice login background. After logging in, I found the graphics was an issue. Either the driver or the laptop was not supportive. The Laptop config is a 64 BIT, 4 GB RAM, ATI 9488 card. Finally logged in with Ubuntu Classic, which … [Read more…]
Email sent out by SnapNames On February 15, SnapNames will raise the starting bid for backorders for all deleting domain names from $59 to $69. This starting bid increase applies only to orders for names that are deleted from their respective registries (not the expiring or privately held names listed from registrar partners or … [Read more…]
In 1958, the government was considering the annexation of Alaska and Hawaii to the 48 contiguous states. This ca used high school junior Robert Heft to design a flag to accommodate the potential additions as part of a school project. His history teacher, Stanley Pratt, didn’t think much of the design and gave it … [Read more…]
Easter is a religious holiday based on the resurrection of Jesus, the exact date of which was not recorded In light of this, no generally accepted date for Easter was fixed, and the date was based on the calendar However, the decision of which calendar to use was a point of contention The Julian calendar … [Read more…]
Google took the world by storm, by offering over 5 GB, and still increasing at 0.000002 GB, for the Gmail service. It was an amazing push, giving the user a reason not to delete any email. Then followed Hotmail with the increase in capacity, yahoo providing unlimited space. Initially Hotmail had come out with Email … [Read more…]