This person is really dedicated – he created a video depicting him upgrading Microsoft Windows from the very first version to Windows 7.
Geeks and techies – grab a cup of coffee and enjoy 10 minutes of nostalgia and blue installation screens:
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Upgrading Windows. All of them.
March 3rd, 201150% of iPad Users Also Use Windows
April 21st, 2010It’s not surprising to discover that not only Apple worshipers bought the iPad. After all, Apple has already sold over 500,000 units, so it’s only logical to assume some of them don’t own only Macs and iPhones.
The surprising fact, however, is that according to Chitika Research, about 50% of iPad owners have a Windows computer in their home.
Chitika checked the IP addresses of iPads that used the Chitika network and searched out what other devices came from the same addresses. They limited the results to IP addresses with 5 or less devices seen. The results are based on a sample of over 74 thousand iPads.
Does this mean more Windows users are willing to give Apple a chance, or is this true just when it comes to sexy products like the iPad? And what will happen when Windows-based tablets start appearing in the market?
In the mean time, Apple’s stocks continue to rise, after an impressive quarterly report, and the story about the “lost” iPhone prototype continues to attract interest. The headlines are all Apple these days – and I guess they’ll continue to be this way for a while.
Operating System Revenue Soars 35% in 2009; Non-Games Software Revenue Declines 7%
January 24th, 2010Despite the recession and the overall tendency to look for free alternatives, it seems that OS makers had a good year in 2009.
According to a report by NPD group, U.S. retail operating systems boxed software revenue increased 35% in 2009. Other software creators weren’t so successful: overall non-games software revenue has dropped by 7% in 2009 to $2.4 billion.
Operating systems (such as Windows 7 and Snow Leopard) was the only category to post both a revenue and unit increase over 2008. With new operating system releases from both Microsoft and Apple in the back half of the year sales traffic, volume, and interest in boxed software were at very high levels. Both OS releases showed record sales.
MS Office Home and Student delivered strong sales volumes during both the back-to-school and holiday periods because of an aggressive price promotion. Apple’s iWork 2009 also saw strong unit volume growth as average prices declined more than 15% on the single-user version.
Just a reminder: if you don’t want to pay for your operating system, there are plenty of free alternatives out there, especially Linux-based.
Windows 3.1 Online
January 24th, 2010
Do you miss Windows 3.1? Probably not. To put it mildly, it wasn’t the best OS around in its time, and we were all happy to move along to Windows 95 when it came out.
Still, if you are having a strange fit of nostalgia, you can enjoy (???) Windows 3.1 again – free of charge and online.You can even play Minesweeper if you are really bored. Try the Internet Browser – it’s a real hoot 
One thing bothers me, though – this online version of Windows 3.1 works very fast and doesn’t crash! A bit too much artistic freedom, if you ask me.
Have fun.
