Windows XP to get 10% Performance Boost

Paul

According to software development firm Devil Mountain Software, Service Pack 3 for Windows XP is a “must have” update. Because when they ran Office productivity test suite on a preview version of SP3, they found performance boosts of 10%. So in case Windows users needed another performance-oriented reason not to upgrade to Vista, they just got one. [yahoo via lifehacker]

Now is this what people are expecting to happen or is going to happen!! 😉 I don’t think vista is all that good but I have been wrong in the past!!

Blizzard wants you to know that merger won’t affect their games

Paul

The recent news of the birth of Activision Blizzard, a merger between Activision and Vivendi Games, has sent a number of forum goers into a panic concerning the status of their beloved games from the two companies. Particularly on the World of Warcraft forums, many are concerned that Activision will litter their pristine fantasy world with in-game advertisements for Axe Body Spray and Red Bull.

Now I know people are worried I’ve got my own concerns over this I hope they don’t do anything like this for any of there games!! Go check out the full story at Joystiq.

Future OS X Versions May Run Windows

Paul

Ars Technica has posted an article about a discovery that future versions of Mac operating systems may run Windows applications along with Mac applications without any additional things to download or install.

A man named Steven Edwards notes in a mailing list message that Leopard contains a loader for portable executables. The loader was undocumented. He added that the loader tries to find Windows DLL files when loading a Windows binary.

If Apple plans to use this function one day, then it means that people no longer have to buy additional software such as Boot Camp to run a Windows program that they want on their Apple computer.

Now that would be nice, no longer having to be a windows only guy. I could use a Mac with windows program!! 🙂

Tiny Solar Powered Linux Computer

Paul

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Be kind to the environment with Aleutia’s 4.5 inch solar powered Linux computer, E1. E1 runs on 8 watts of power, has no moving parts and is completely silent. From the picture above, E1 looks like the James Bond of low priced Linux computers. It runs Puppy Linux, comes with an optional solar panel and an optional 10.4 inch monitor. Sadly, E1 carries a $400 price tag and crappy specs (2GB hard drive, 128MB RAM, 200MHz processor). However, E1’s portability and light footprint may be an early glimpse into the future of computing.

The E1 Desktop [via Gadgettastic]
Now who’d want this unless your in the jungle. It still is intriguing to me!!

Manage Your Money with Wesabe Dashboard Widget

Paul

Wesabe-Widget.pngMac OS X only: Previously introduced money management web app, Wesabe, makes it even easier to manage your money with a free dashboard widget. The widget has two views: transactions and accounts. The accounts view (shown above) displays the balance of each account. The transactions view (not shown) displays the most recent 10 transactions. The dashboard widget makes it very easy and convenient to manage your finances at-a-glance. The Wesabe dashboard widget is a free download for Mac OS X only.

Wesabe’s Mac Dashboard Widget [Wheaties for your Wallet]
I thought people would like this little widget for the mac!! I haven’t played with the Mac but I like the Idea of a mac!