Archive for Wishlist
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Win $$$ and a copy of WinX DVD Ripper Platinum
Windows7update.com and Windows8update.com are hosting a little competition. We are trying to get some feedback from our visitors about the next version of Windows. Head to our forums and answer the following 3 questions 1) What should the next version of Windows (Windows 8 for now) be named? ...
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Grow up already people, Windows 8 is not coming out next year!
I swear the blogosphere is attempting to give me a heart attack. There have been so many reckless and irresponsible comments about Windows 8 coming out next year that it's ridiculous. Just google "Windows 8 2011" and watch the nightmare unfold... Some (maybe) Microsoft employee (may have) p...
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Looks like I am psychic re: my post for Windows 8 64 bit only
Seems like my last post was psychic. I had written about how I thought it was time for Microsoft to go 64 bit only with the next version of Windows - Windows 8. Well, I am a big fan of the site Arstechnica and the other day while surfing, here's what I read.. Furthermore, techniques such as A...
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Things I would like to see in Windows 8 – Part 8 – 64 bit only
OK folks.. It's finally time for us to move to the next level of processing - 64 bit. PC's are cheap enough, RAM is cheap enough. By 2011/2012, we should be able to come together and agree that the age of 32 bit processing has come to an end. Having said that, Microsoft will need to deve...
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Things I would like to see in Windows 8 – Part 7 – Can we get a decent browser?
OK Microsoft, can we talk? Just between us, this is getting really embarrassing now. Every version of Internet Explorer that gets released seems to be Worse than the last one Much worse than the competition For the love of pete, do what American car manufacturers should have done year...
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Things I would like to see in Windows 8 – Part 6 – Cloud Integration
All my email is cloud based. Most of my truly important files are backed up in "the cloud". It does seem a little dated that when I use the Microsoft Windows operating system, I am still storing files on hard drives. I then have to move files and settings around on Flash Drives or DVD's. La...
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Interesting TechRadar article on things that need to be fixed in Windows 8
Interesting article by Mike Williams. he basically outlines some things he would like to see changed in Windows 8. Some excerpts: NTFS has served us well, but it's time for a new filesystem. Moving to something like ZFS, for example, would give us pooled storage. No more nonsense over partitions a...
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Yet another Windows 8 wishlist
Yup, more people have things they wanna see in Windows 8. This time it's Adrian Kingsley-Hughes from ZDNet He has a pretty good list.. Some of the highlights are below... Custom installer Look, it’s the 21st century. Installing the OS on one drive and setting it up so that the data is stored o...
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Things I would like to see in Windows 8 – Part 5 – Truly segmented security
Ok so this one is a little easier and more obvious. Advanced security is usually the number one thing people say they want in an operating systems upgrade but I am being a tad more specific. I would like to see the OS designed in such a way that different sections of the code are "isolated" from ea...
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eWeek releases 10 things we want to see in Windows 8
eWeek just released an article about the 10 things they want to see in Windows 8. This was a pretty weak article to me. I was surprised by some of the "things" they want to see. For instance, #4 is A Web-Only Version Now that Google has made it clear that it intends to capitalize on the Web with ...
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Things I would like to see in Windows 8 – Part 4 – an ad supported version of the operating system
Microsoft tends to (appropriately) release several different versions of their operating system when they release it. Vista had multiple versions as did Windows 7 (Home Basic, Ultimate, Professional etc). One of the consistent pieces of feedback I get on my sites from visitors all over the world i...
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Things I would like to see in Windows 8 – Part 3 – a 3d interactive desktop
One of the features that I am really surprised hasn't shown up in Windows yet is the 3d interactive desktop. Windows Vista had Windows Dreamscene. Windows DreamScene was a Windows Ultimate Extra. With Windows DreamScene, you were able to change your Windows Vista desktop background to a video clip...
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Things I would like to see in Windows 8 – Part 2 – The Control Panel
So, this is a tougher one to write about. Microsoft have struggled to simplify the control panel for the past several years and iterations of Microsoft Windows. Things got better with Windows 7 as they have made several improvements and it looks a lot more intuitive. Screenshots below... [capt...
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Things I would like to see in Windows 8 – Part 1 – Faster Start up time
One of the things that has always bugged me about the Windows operating system is how slow the boot up times have been. In fairness to Microsoft, this seems to be something they have started making some progress on. [caption id="attachment_157" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Windows 7 boot...
