Market Share of Mac and Windows 2010

As a web developer I’m always keen to keep abreast of where the PC market is at in terms of platforms and browsers. Back in 2003 it seemed that you could trust that most people were using Windows XP and IE6 but these days the market seems a lot more segmented which makes it more [...]

  • Posted on: September 17th, 2009
  • By: admin
  • Under: windows

Is running a Windows Server costing you money?

For some time now I’ve been a big believer in the concept that organisations with 5 or less PCs lose out if they rely on a central server to provide all the typical services. My reason behind this is that servers or at least Windows based servers need constant attention. They need to be rebooted [...]

I’m not sure what IE6 hack you need for this!

The above is a screen shot of a Magento website being rendered in IE6 and a segment of the HTML code that was used to create this amazing output. Somehow IE6 seems to want to render the last two list items twice! It scares me how our government departments are still using this browser in [...]

  • Posted on: April 9th, 2009
  • By: admin
  • Under: windows

It’s agreed. Windows 7 will be free.

It’s quite amazing really. Somehow, this idea of selling Windows 7 for free that I came up with last week after Alex from IT Wire came up with it just hours before, has also been kicking around in the minds of many others as well. A quick search on Digg has exposed the following: Business [...]

  • Posted on: April 1st, 2009
  • By: admin
  • Under: windows

Windows 7 should be free

As I sat at my desk today reading ITWire, I had to pick up my jaw from the floor when I read about Microsoft releasing Windows 7 Home Premium as a free download. This would be a certifide, supported version of MS Windows which would be obtainable for free through legitmate channels. Then it occured [...]

  • Posted on: January 23rd, 2009
  • By: admin
  • Under: windows

Windows 7 and Skype

Just a quick one for those of you who have installed the Windows 7 beta release from MS (7000) and have had troubles installing Skype. Apparently, the problem is only because of a Windows update. Have a look at this: http://chris123nt.com/2009/01/18/sqm-client-causing-crashing-in-windows-7/

  • Posted on: January 19th, 2009
  • By: admin
  • Under: windows

Is Windows 7 the right operating system for 2009?

In my last blog, I posted about my first take on Windows 7. In summary, I found that it performed like XP but had numerous improvements which were in large, all very good. So, has Microsoft got it right? To start with, let’s look at end users. Windows has a hard job because it has [...]

  • Posted on: January 19th, 2009
  • By: admin
  • Under: windows

Windows 7… here we go again!

So, right next to me is a HP ZD8000 running Windows 7 beta 7000. This, for those who don’t know, is Microsoft’s first (and most likely only), public beta before the retail version hits the shelves sometime “this year”. There is already a lot written on this topic and I’m going to try and not [...]

  • Posted on: December 16th, 2008
  • By: admin
  • Under: Mac, windows

Has Microsoft Lost Touch?

Our office just recently switched to using Macs. Our servers are still all Windows based but the time came for a PC upgrade and it became very clear we didn’t have too many options available to us. Having purchased Vista on the day it was released, sticking with it as my primary OS for 12 [...]

  • Posted on: July 21st, 2008
  • By: admin
  • Under: Mac, windows

Best of both worlds

Wish you could use iPhoto but stuck on a Windows machine? Want to surf the web in IE7 but only have a Mac? Your problems may well be solved with this handy 3rd party apps.

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