Opera the first to pass Acid3/Safari (Update)
Posted by trm96 | Filed under Technology News
Open source web browser maker Opera claim to be the first browser to pass the Acid3 test, also Apple says their browser Safari 3.1 also pases the test but at the expense of rather large security holes…
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Tags: Acid3 test, Apple, Opera, Safari
Comcast/BT Part 13: Is it over?
Posted by trm96 | Filed under Comcast, Technology News
It may seem that Comcast might have finely folded and laid their cards on the table by conceding, and making attempts at working out a solution to the whole BitTorrent thing (it’s a start). It’s too early to call this a win for the users but the end may finely be in sight. This will be still a long and bumpy road a head, but I am going to remain optimistic about the whole thing…
Related article: Here
Tags: BT, Comcast, FCC, fight over, internet, Net Neutrality, users rights
Will MS ever deliver XP SP3?
Posted by trm96 | Filed under Technology News, Windows
Right now the burning question is to Microsoft: “When you going to finely release XP service pack 3?” Is Microsoft’s delaying SP3 in hopes of more people adopting Vista over XP? This could very well be a delay tactic on the part of MS to get those people and businesses that have yet to make the jump to Vista to do so, as MS releases yet another XPSP3 RC2 refresh.
Tags: Microsoft, Service pack 3, Windows XP
So long XP, it’s been nice knowing you!
Posted by trm96 | Filed under Microsoft News, Technology News, Windows
Windows XP is coming to the end of it’s product life-cycle. Even though XP still has a huge fan base Microsoft is planning to stop selling XP as of Jan. 31, 2009, and has informed OEMs to stop selling computers with XP pre-installed on June 30, 2008. This should not come as a surprise to all you XP fans as this has been a Microsoft policy for some time now (think back to windows 2000). It also seams as though Microsoft has pushed Service Pack 3 for XP to next month (April).
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Tags: Microsoft, Windows XP
Does IE8 Beta 1 really pass the Acid2 test?
Posted by trm96 | Filed under Technology News
The answer seamed so simple to begin with; no, but now I am not sure…
Take a look at a screen I took here
Tags: Acid tests, Acid2, IE8
Vista SP1 rolls out and so do the complaints.
Posted by trm96 | Filed under Technology News, Windows
As some of you know Vista’s Service Pack 1 rolled out yesterday and right along with it so to did the complaints about it. Some people are saying that SP1 has made their computer unstable claiming BSODs for those who were able to install it in the first place. All this negative press is not earning Microsoft any gold stars.
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XP SP3 and Vista SP1 due out this week.
Posted by trm96 | Filed under Technology News, Windows
Microsoft is releasing both service packs for both of their main OSs this week as early as Tuesday. The service packs will be made available via Windows Update as well as on their website.
Tags: Microsoft, Service pack, Windows Vista, Windows XP
