Operating Systems

Windows 8 to Run Windows Phone Applications

by Mike Mansell September 8, 2011

Anyone who remotely follows Microsoft’s release cycle of the Windows operating system has likely noticed the somewhat obvious fact that Microsoft’s success with each release is spotty at best. Sure, Windows 7 has been on the market for a while now and has achieved a pretty outstanding adoption rate and has earned a killer reputation [...]

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Why I’m Avoiding the Move to Lion

by Mike Mansell July 15, 2011

I absolutely love my Mac. With the MacBook Pro, along with products such as the iMac, Mac Mini, and Mac Pro, Apple has seriously raised the bar with the quality and grade of materials and components that go into their computers. The aluminum body, backlit keyboard, large glass trackpad, and beautiful display on my MacBook [...]

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Mac OS X Lion Free? I Wouldn’t Be Surprised.

by Jeff Weisbein May 28, 2011

WWDC starts on June 6th and Apple is expected to either release or announce a release date for the next version of Mac OS X. The next version of course being OS X Lion. But one question that a lot of people are asking is how much will OS X Lion cost to upgrade to from Snow Leopard? If you remember, the upgrade from Leopard to Snow Leopard was a mere $29. Will Apple be able to match that $29 price point again with Lion?

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Mac App Store Launches Tomorrow. Will It Change The Software Industry?

by Jeff Weisbein January 5, 2011

Tomorrow the Mac App Store opens to the public. It’s going to be an exciting day for everyone – developers, consumers, and Apple. Mac developers will be able to cash in on the whole App Store scene, while of course, Apple keeps their 30% cut. Consumers will likely have some great software deals available to [...]

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Chrome OS: Not Just For Netbooks

by Mike Mansell November 26, 2010

It has already been made perfectly clear that Google’s upcoming Chrome operating system is going to be a miserable failure if it is used exclusively for netbook computers. With the market for tablet computers expanding at a rapid rate, competition in the mobile computing field is undoubtedly going to become a big thing. So it should [...]

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Unless We Change Core Business Functions, Microsoft Isn’t Going Away.

by Mike Mansell October 16, 2010

A few months ago, I switched to Linux as my primary desktop operating system. In doing so, I found the transition process to be relatively easy and pain free. And over the last few months, I have become so comfortable using Linux that I cannot see myself switching back to Windows. Because of my newfound [...]

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Mac User Guide: Tips & Tricks

by Keaton Taylor October 11, 2010

If it’s one thing we have heard about Apple computers it is that they are expensive, can’t be customized and everything is made for someone without a brain. However, Apple in truth provides one of the most customizable and feature rich operating systems currently on the market. In an attempt to redeem the Mac OS [...]

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We Need to Kill the Windows Installer

by Jeff Weisbein August 24, 2010

We need to kill the Windows Installer. More specifically, Microsoft needs to kill it. Why? Because it’s a poor method of installing software. Alternative operating systems to Windows such as Mac OS X and every Linux distribution do software installations the right way. What makes their method for installing software the “right way” you ask? [...]

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The 5 Best Android Features

by Jeff Weisbein August 13, 2010

Let me make it clear that I had never owned an Android-based device until yesterday when I purchased the Droid 2. I never had a true understanding of the way the Android operating system worked and obviously I’m still learning as it’s only my second day using it. However, here are 5 features which stood [...]

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How To: Move from Windows to Linux

by Mike Mansell July 15, 2010

Over the past three weeks, I have partaken in what is easily one of the most daunting computer-related feats that I’ve ever subjected myself to. What is this task that has taken up my time and patience for nearly a month? Well, you see, when I first started using computers as a small child, I [...]

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