A History of Microsoft Windows
The world’s most ubiquitous operating system was not always so. The evolution of Windows was often uncertain and precarious. Its success was symbiotic with advancements in processor speed and memory capacity, and Microsoft relied heavily on third-party software to bridge the gap between concept and consumer. Tour the 23-year history of the Windows OS through these screenshots.
An interesting (and brief) walk through history…
p.s. I love Splashcast (the above embedded gallery) ... it’s very easy to use and incredibely useful.
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Using Symlinks in Windows Vista
One of the long-awaited features in Windows Vista was the ability to use symbolic links, the way you can in linux. Sadly, they don’t work quite as well as they could, but it’s a big upgrade from prior versions, and has solved a number of problems for me already.
I’ve been looking forward to this feature since the first time I used it in Linux and then heard it was coming to Vista. If used correctly, this can be incredibely useful (and powerful).
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Top 10 Hacks on Flickr
A great review of several useful Flickr tools.
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AllFreeCalls.net
- Dial 712-858-8094.
- Listen to the instructions in Mandarin, Spanish, English.
- At the prompt, enter 011, the country code you are calling and the number you wish to call. Enjoy your free call!
An interesting service, though I have no idea how long they will be around or how they actually make any money, but hey...use it while it lasts.
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Humanized’s Enso Launcher
Enso Launcher is designed to give you instant access to your applications and windows. With a few easily remembered keystrokes, you can launch an application, switch to a window by name, and control the state of your windows.
If you’ve ever used OS X then chances are you’ve heard of or used Quicksilver. There hasn’t really been a very good Windows equivalent until now. Humanized has released Enso Launcher the other day, and it seems to be a very interesting (and perhaps useful) application that fills this void. You can use the launcher to open an application, and just about anything else on your computer. In an email I received from one of the developers of Enso Launcher he provided me with a good example of how this application could be useful.
try telling someone how to open the “Internet Options” control panel in Windows, correctly handling the edge cases of: windows version, internet explorer version, user preference settings, and start menu configuration. With Enso, the answer is simple: “open internet options”.
Sounds easy right? I agree, it has its place. Here’s a screenshot of this app in action so you can get an idea:
My problem lies with the demonstration video they show. They state something similar to, “you just highlight the text, hold down caps lock [the trigger key for Enso Launcher] and then type ‘upper case’ and viola in 4 seconds you’re done...otherwise this whole process could easily take you 15 seconds.” I am not sure what program they are using, but I did a bit of an experiment in Microsoft Word 2007, and the entire process of make a sentence uppercase took me 2 mouse clicks and about 3 seconds of time. I know what they are trying to do, and to some extent it’s understandable to exaggerate, but don’t make ridiculous claims like it taking 15 seconds to do something that clearly can be done in less than 5. Anyways, I am rambling. It’s a cool app, but I doubt it is worth the $25 they want for it.
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Here is some Windows Vista retail packaging porn. This is what you’ll see on the shelf next week.
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