Windows 7 “N” and “KN” Versions

13Feb10

When I was installing Windows 7 on my laptop, I noticed that, not only are there many significantly different versions of the OS (such as “Ultimate”, “Home Premium”, etc.), there also are more subtle differences. On the MSDN download page for Windows 7, there were N and KN versions of each type. I accidentally downloaded [...]

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Tags: eu microsoft, europe, europe microsoft, microsoft, os, windows 7, windows 7 k, windows 7 kn, windows media, windows media center, windows media feature pack, windows media format feature pack, windows media player

“Mac or PC” – Oh Really?

19Oct09

I get asked this question by so many people that I’m tired of having to repeat myself all the time. It’s commonly phrased something like, “What’s the difference between Mac and PC?” or “How do you compare the two operating systems?” Well, the answer is quite simple. You can’t. Why can’t you compare the two? [...]

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Tags: apple, different os, drivers, fundamental, hardware, hardware-software relationship, linux, mac, mac vs pc, microsoft, monopoly, operating system, os, software, third-parties, windows

Watch Out, Apple

11Aug09

The anti-trust community is all over Google, these days, says an article in the August 2009 issue of Wired Magazine. Fred Vogelstein tells readers that the search giant is the new Microsoft – remember that huge antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft for packaging their browser with Windows? Now they’re interested in the advertising and business ideas [...]

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Microsoft Faculty Summit 2009 (10th Anniversary)

15Jul09

This year, I attended the 2-day Microsoft Faculty Summit 2009 at the Microsoft campus in Redmond, WA. This was my first time ever visiting such an awesome company as Microsoft, and I was very amazed and delighted. I was able to speak to one of the programmers at Microsoft, and I was very intrigued. I [...]

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Seattle – Microsoft Faculty Summit, Day 1

13Jul09

Yesterday, I arrived in Seattle for this year’s Microsoft Faculty Summit, my relative accompanying me. Of course, I tweeted (hashtag #facsum) about the sessions I attended today, and took pictures of said sessions and of the Microsoft campus. You can click here to view the gallery. Enjoy! Tomorrow, I shall summarize the main developments exposed [...]

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Going to Microsoft Faculty Summit conference in Seattle!

11Jul09

Early in the morning tomorrow, I’m getting on a flight to Seattle, WA, for a conference at Microsoft with my relative, and I’m travelling as the guest. Yayz! Well, I’m hefting my laptop, iTouch, Nikon D80 (with some cool gear), and more over there, and I shall be posting updates about my trip via Twitter, [...]

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