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Microsoft Windows in 2014

2 February 2014

Got really bored and decided to reinstall my Windows7 on my HP Probook notebook. Fairly an easy operation, half an hour to install Windows, half an hour to install all other software and tweak it the way I like it. And while doing it I realized Windows is a piece of crap OS. It really […]

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Yes, Microsoft, Windows should be free

22 October 2013

Apple just release the new OSX titled Maverick for free. I was expecting a move like this from Microsoft. Because their real business is Office, not Windows. Windows is just a window to doing a lot of things. And now is the time, with the PC market going down. 

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Where is Microsoft now?

24 August 2013

Steve Ballmer announced his retirement. People cheered. Stocks grew by 8%. Microsoft’s business model was simple so far: computer processors are getting speedier, let’s make Windows use more resources so people would buy new computers, new Windows and Office licenses. Pretty good plan. The love chain broke in 2008, because of Vista and the economic […]

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The laptop fan and Microsoft’s approach

29 March 2013

I did some video conversion on my shiny new laptop with Windows 7, SSD and a i5 processor. I understood the processor load has gone to 100% and the fan was spinning like crazy. Half an hour after the conversion has stopped and i was only doing Chrome, the fan has not stopped his crazy […]

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Enjoying a well-build computer

24 April 2010

I wish i said i am using my new macbook air, but i am not. I am enjoying my new sony vaio y series, the closest thing to a macbook. I really wanted to get one, i love the design, the simplicity, the features, but i couldn’t. The OS is too limited for my taste. […]

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Kill Windows Media Player in Windows 7

24 November 2009

So, I’ve installed Windows 7. It’s faster, but i really hate the way it works. It needs a lot of tweaking. I like Apollo very much. Small player, good with mp3 and streaming. It’s all I need. I like Media Player Classic. Same stuff. But the big bad WMPlayer wants to be the default player. […]

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