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define('LOGGED_IN_KEY', 'NH*zV|`SJwD#A_026]bSZ1-uul|Z]6/JP/).m6inx9RH}B!4c7/$X0lGRfNlx2Nk'); define('NONCE_KEY', 'u|z2xQm3ZoRh[x9no*5Kdy-~3Q[O^/g+R-z@1qJ$cKngR}4]EPVzRhR -7KGy.0='); define('LOGGED_IN_SALT', '>Z`v[XNq:*;RY|q!LOP{n7$rpi.@t~Q+9GPuIt2x!W{|]{W7s-@4|*8`6?+ys3v|'); define('NONCE_SALT', 'v}--dJ1YH$^A|*5[zfkqi?y]z>GNv!qA)8+a=}0NLH windows 7 – The Gadget Grill https://www.gadgetgrill.com.au Every Sunday at 9pm on Sydney's 88.1 2RDJ Sun, 17 Jul 2011 00:40:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Gary Stark false Gary Stark gary@gadgetgrill.com.au 2008-2012 2008-2012 podcast windows 7 – The Gadget Grill http://www.gadgetgrill.com.au/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/podcastID.jpg https://www.gadgetgrill.com.au Weekly The King is Dead https://www.gadgetgrill.com.au/the-king-is-dead/ Sun, 17 Jul 2011 11:29:55 +0000 http://www.gadgetgrill.com.au/?p=2182 Or at least dying.

But not really sick, however.

Earlier this week Microsoft announced that its Windows XP operating system, probably the most successful version of Windows thus far, and perhaps the most successful operating system of all OSes (to date) was about to reach its official end of life, with all support for it ending in 1000 days – April 6, 2014, to be precise.

To be honest, I think that that’s a very generous date on the part of Microsoft – there’s no good reason why you should continue to struggle with XP – or any earlier version of Windows, when Windows 7 is just so good.

Yes, you may offer the excuse that your hardware is so old and it’s unsupported by Windows 7. Well, yes, that’s exactly what that is: it’s an excuse.

Today you can walk into any of the major stores and buy a brand you laptop PC – not just a netbook, but a laptop – for less than $400. And that system will include a version of Windows 7. Why would you not buy such a system, really?

And if you really must keep the old box running, then install a version of Linux on it; you’ll be safer, and you should be able to perform everything that you can do on your aging XP system, but with a greater level of security, better features, and a more up to date interface to boot.

And yes, it’ll still be supported, which your XP installation will not.

Please don’t come crying to us when your apps fail, or your system has a virus that you can’t remove because the OS is no longer supported. We’ll merely say that we told you so.

]]> Happy Birthday Windows 7 https://www.gadgetgrill.com.au/happy-birthday-windows-7/ Sun, 24 Oct 2010 10:21:25 +0000 http://www.gadgetgrill.com.au/?p=1810 It’s now been one year since Windows 7 was officially released, in in that first year, they’ve sold about 650000 copies a day. That’s 240 million, over the year.

That translates to about a 17% market share of desktop operating systems, which I don’t think is too bad.

]]> Parallels 6. Windows on your Mac. https://www.gadgetgrill.com.au/parallels-6-windows-on-your-mac/ Sun, 17 Oct 2010 11:55:08 +0000 http://www.gadgetgrill.com.au/?p=1801 As good as OS X is, sometimes it just has to be Windows.

For instance, there are applications that have been written for Windows, an for which there is no Mac version. Yes, I know that sounds odd, but there are some applications where there is either no Mac version, or perhaps the Mac version is not quite up to par.

But when that happens, what’s a person to do?

How about firing up Parallels 6, and running your Windows application, right there on your OS X desktop?

Yep. With Parallels 6, that’s what you can do. And by running your applications in what’s called “Coherence” mode, it almost looks and runs as if it’s a native OS X application.

OS X Desktop using Parallels 6

OS X Desktop using Parallels 6

Previous versions of Parallels have provided this functionality, but this latest version offers improved speed and stability, as well as greater functionality.

And it’s with its performance where this latest version really shines: my needs are that I demand a high level of real time performance. Consider for a moment that some of my activities include broadcasting. During my broadcasting, pretty well all of my music comes directly from a computer, and as such, I can’t afford for there to be any lag or skipped segments in terms of how activities such as music and audio playback are handled. For me, these are mission critical applications, and they must be handled correctly and gracefully, first time, every time.

Running a virtual machine of any type places a high demand upon your computer: you’re effectively running more than just the one computer, and if you have high performance demands, then you can be really pushing the performance capabilities of the systems. In this regard, Parallels 6 comes to the party with the horsepower and performance that matches my needs here.

And that’s on my aging Macbook!

I’d really like to have a play on a newer Macbook Pro, where it wouldn’t just shine, but it would positively sparkle.

]]> Internet Explorer 9 Explodes Onto The Scene https://www.gadgetgrill.com.au/internet-explorer-9-explodes-onto-the-scene/ Sun, 19 Sep 2010 11:29:08 +0000 http://www.gadgetgrill.com.au/?p=1706 The next version of Microsoft’s internet browser, Internet Explorer 9, was released to the public as a beta this week.

Supposed to be faster, more secure, less resource intensive, and much more user friendly, it does not support XP, and that could be a double edged sword.

On the one hand, Windows 7 has been well accepted in the market place, and this latest version of IE should work well within that environment.

But, will the absence of support for XP help to migrate users towards the newer platform, or will it force them to remain with the older platform? Only time will tell.

]]> Windows XP Remains Dominant https://www.gadgetgrill.com.au/windows-xp-remains-dominant/ Sun, 18 Jul 2010 11:24:26 +0000 http://www.gadgetgrill.com.au/?p=1409 I’ve been seeing some interesting commentary this week about how Windows XP remains the dominant computer operating system, and is still on something like about 75% of systems.

Well, to those who are trying to make this look like Windows 7 has failed, it’s like, duh! If Windows 7, in about 8 months on the market, has had such an uptake, then I would class that as a resounding success, given that XP is now about 8 years old.

Yes, it’s going to, and it will take time for it to be accepted and used in the corporate world: if you have hundreds, or thousands, of pcs that need to be supported throughout your environment, then the logistics associated with this sort of change are massive; this is not a decision that is taken lightly or quickly.

But the current situation is, i think, an expected outcome, and one that is very positive from Microsoft’s point of view. To those who are trying to make it look like Windows 7 is a failure, wake up to yourselves, and go and look for some real stories.

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