Tag Archives: Microsoft

HTML5: “No actual W3C Recommendation status until at least 2022″ ???

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Ace

This InfoWorld article talks briefly about the promise of HTML5 and the potential problems with it due its slow-moving standards body WHATWG. The acknowledgement that HTML5 won’t really be finalized until 2022 made me blink twice. Or thrice. Seriously, 2022? … Continue reading →

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How To: Install Windows 7 from external USB disk or USB key

Posted on September 10, 2009 by Ace

How to install Windows 7 from a USB key or external hard drive? There are a few commands you need to master with the built-in command-line tool called ‘diskpart’. A step-by-step guide. Continue reading →

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Weekend: Apple yanked ZFS from Snow Leopard, enemy of TV industry, SSD goes mainstream & more

Posted on August 31, 2009 by Ace

This weekend’s tech news roundup: “Apple yanked ZFS from Snow Leopard”, “Solid-State Drives Go Mainstream”, “Woofer: This Twitter look-alike requires 1,400 characters”, “Using ‘Free’ to Turn a Profit”, “Apple’s Ad-War” & “Is Apple the Enemy of the TV Industry?” Continue reading →

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Tech News Roundup

Posted on August 28, 2009 by Ace

Tech news roundup for August 27,  2009. Yesterday was a slow news day, hence no news roundup for August 26, 2009. Today was also rather slow, to be honest. Google Now Offers Over a Million Free Ebooks in EPUB Format … Continue reading →

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Microsoft’s OneApp, Nokia’s Windows 7 netbook w/ 12hrs of battery life, Opera 10 & more

Posted on August 26, 2009 by Ace

Tech news roundup for August 25, 2009: Microsoft’s OneApp for non-smartphones, Nokia’s Windows 7-powered netbook with 12 hours of battery life, Opera 10 & more. Continue reading →

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Firefox Portable: Circumvent IE6 in corporations

Posted on August 25, 2009 by Ace

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 is the extremely antiquated web browser that up till today still manages to ascertain a significant chunk of browser usage share. Even though this browser is incompatible with a plethora of modern-day web applications and is … Continue reading →

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Mozilla whines about browser ballot screen, iPhone outsold Windows Mobile, Snow Leopard’s here & more

Posted on August 25, 2009 by Ace

Tech news roundup for August 24, 2009: Mozilla keeps whining about browser ballot screen, Microsoft warns of chaos if Word sales are halted, iPhone Outsold Windows Mobile Phones, Snow Leopard now available from Apple Store, & more Continue reading →

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Weekend: Apple replies to FCC, GPU Computing in Windows 7, Linux Chromium 64-bit

Posted on August 24, 2009 by Ace

This weekend’s key stories: Apple Opens Up on App Store Approvals, Cuil’s Real-Time Search, GPU Computing and Windows 7, Linux Chromium popular and 64-bit & more. Continue reading →

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Mozilla cries over browser ballot, full copy of TPB online, Windows 7 120-day grace & more

Posted on August 21, 2009 by Ace

News roundup for August 20, 2009: Mozilla makes much ado about nothing over browser ballot,Xmarks extension alpha for Chrome arrives, Irish ISP to block The Pirate Bay, Microsoft offers cloud database previews and more. Continue reading →

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Legalizing TPB, Slim PS3, Mobile Office Web Apps, and more

Posted on August 20, 2009 by Ace

A rundown of today’s tech news stories: How The Pirate Bay will be legalized, Sony unveils slim PS3, price-drops, Blogger “strike” in Italy, Office Web Applications will support mobile browsers, Opinion: Why AT&T killed Google Voice. Continue reading →

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