This is a repost of an article I wrote for a newspaper in my country. Its an enjoyable read, and I got quite a few retaliatory comments. It was published under the tagline:
“By attacking from the bottom, where Microsoft can no longer successfully compete, Linux will finally cut itself a large slice of the desktop”
Everyone [...]
There is a lot of buzz on the internet about Wolfram Alpha. It is an old concept with a stunning development: take knowledge and make it computable with computer algorithms. Difficult, but possible.
I do not intend to explain what Wolfram Alpha is - it is worth a look for anybody. What I need to point [...]
I have had yet another report of a rogue / slightly obscene ad appearing in the top banner. I have filed a complaint at the ad service.
Once again, I request my readers to copy the link of the ad (Right click > Copy Link Location) and paste it into any comment thread whenever they see [...]
The Windows 7 Release Candidate version has been recently released by Microsoft. The salient features include high performance, and little improvements here and there. [Edit: the final, RTM version has also recently been released to MSDN and TechNet subscribers. My opinions have not changed.]
But what about Vista users? In specific, those that have the [...]
