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FAQ: Giving up on Vista? Here’s how to downgrade to XP

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October 02, 2007 (Computerworld) — Microsoft Corp.’s decision last week to delay the end of Windows XP sales five months means users have just that much longer to jilt Vista and return to the older — and some say more mature — operating system. But even with XP’s reprieve, few PCs come with anything but Vista. Even if you wanted to take advantage of the wider window of XP opportunity, you might not know where to start.

I thought this was a real good article on downgrading to XP from Vista. I’ve been thinking about doing this with the system and I have been debating it for quite sometime. Go check out the article yourself and let me know what you think!

Batteries that could last 30 years in a laptop!

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Your next laptop could have a continuous power battery that lasts for 30 years without a single recharge thanks to work being funded by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory. The breakthrough betavoltaic power cells are constructed from semiconductors and use radioisotopes as the energy source. As the radioactive material decays it emits beta particles that transform into electric power capable of fueling an electrical device like a laptop for years.

I say this will be nice, the battery last longer than the laptop? Would you be able to buy laptops without batteries and install the old one with the new one? I would hope, if it last 30 years without a new one, why would you need a new on to come with a laptop? I wonder if this going to bring the laptop prices down if they don’t have to include the battery!!

All Macs all the Time

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I would like to say I know where this is going and why! 😉 I know people don’t like Vista. So what else are we going to see I actually think Vista is going down the tubes. I think kids these days are wanting a stable and efficient OS so they are picking MacBooks and not Dells, Gateway, and All the other brands. I am hopeful something comes out of this before people get really annoyed with Microsoft.

Yahoo! (YHOO) displaces Google (GOOG) with DivX deal

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Looks like Yahoo, Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) has put yet another feather in its cap, as the internet company will have its web browser toolbar distributed along with video player software from company DivX Inc. as of this week. DivX makes a very popular video compression codec technology that is used in millions of downloadable videos.

This could get very interesting, go check out the rest of the article and find out how interesting. 🙂