For those who do not like Windows Vista, get ready to upgrade your OS to Microsoft's next generation of operating system, the Windows 7. Based on most of the reviews done on the beta version of Windows 7, looks like Microsoft has learnt a lot from Vista, and is ready to release a much better OS this time. Here are some of the reviews on Windows 7 beta version.. check it out yourself:
Google Chrome, Firefox 3 and IE 8 are the 3 most popular Internet browsers today. Each has their own good and bad. According to techradar, Google Chrome is best in terms of usability and performance, while Firefox 3 and IE 8 excels in expandability and keeping user's privacy respectively.
Check out the following videos that compare the performance of all 3 browsers by recording the time used by each browser to open Myspace, Youtube, and Facebook.
Different from TechRadar, the videos are suggesting that Firefox is the fastest among all three followed by Google Chrome and IE. While I have tried both Google Chrome and Firefox before, I couldn't really tell the speed difference between the two. So my personal favorite browser is still Firefox because of its expandability. Check out this list of top firefox extensions and you will know why I love Firefox so much. Also, some people dislike Google Chrome due to its default setting that will auto send the usage statistic to Google. Check out this article: Why Not Google Chrome?
Oh, and if you decided to go with Firefox, here's a little useful Firefox tips that show you how to setup multiple home pages in Firefox!
I have recently installed two really cool software on my PC. Both of them are free.
The first software is called RocketDock. A "Dock" is simply an application launcher that allows you to easily run your favorite programs that you use frequently. It's a feature that has always been available in Mac OS X but not in Windows XP and Vista (unless you install RocketDock). By installing RocketDock, you will have a bar of icons at the top, bottom or side of your Windows desktop, which looks very much like the dock in Max OS X. Watch this video to see how the RocketDock works.. it's really cool:
The second software is called Dexpot. It's a software that allows you to create multiple virtual desktops on XP or Vista, so that you have more workspace on Windows. Here's the brief description of Dexpot's features:
"Dexpot allows you to create multiple, virtual desktops to increase the work area of your screen by up to 20 times. Each virtual desktop is independent from the others and can have its individual wallpaper, resolution, and icons (or no icons at all). You can easily switch between desktops from the tray icon, or via hotkey, or even use an automatic desktop slideshow that rotates all virtual desktops. In addition, you can move and copy windows from one desktop to another among the desktops, set up rules to automatically move, copy or close windows and more. Dexpot is one of the most advanced desktop managers out there, that is easy enough for beginners, but offers some great flexibility for more demanding users as well."
Again, Virtual Desktop has always been a useful features in the Linux operating system, but not in Windows. But now with Dexpot, we can have this great feature on XP or Vista as well!
It's great to discover all these useful softwares that we can install for free. Thanks to those who created the software, and generously release them for free to the public :)
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