I think I nearly forgot what “restarting” a PC means…My Mac switches on “instantly”, (faster than a TV perhaps?) which M$ promised with Vista which is a different story altogether. So, I wanted to download a tool that could let me know the uptime of my mac. Searching for that, I found that there was a built in command line program that does it. So I typed “uptime” on the terminal and this is what...
Read MoreAnother reason to store lyrics in your files…
If you are a Mac User, you got a cool new option to search through your music by lyrics. I just searched for “Heaven’s glad” in spot light and it pointed out to the Micheal Jackson’s I just can’t stop loving you song… Leopard offers many nifty features like this… Share it in comments if you know...
Read MoreIsn't this a Jump List?
Microsoft has started it’s Win 7 marketing and touts a feature called jump lists. Click the link to see a youtube demo of the same. This feature has been there for a while on mac. Even Microsoft’s own MSN Messenger for Mac had implemented this feature. But now, when it comes to Windows 7, it’s “totally new”, “innovative” concept. (Yeah… may be for Windows users, it’s new… and...
Read MoreMac Vs PC – Part II
A month ago, I blogged about my first experience with my mac. As a sequel to it, in this post, I’ll blog about features that I think I miss as I migrate to Windows and things I miss if I migrate back to Windows… First thing I missed was… It’s close to a month with my mac and I’ve not restarted it. Yes! No updates, no patches, no crashes and absolutely no restarts. Infact, the system is as responsive as it was...
Read MoreReview on Windows Vista
Recently, I got a Del Inspiron 1420, with Windows Vista Business…This blog is about the review of the laptop, the OS and the Office 2007 package which I bought. Firstly about my laptop, the looks were rocking… just like this… Keyboards are very good in this Dell. Looks wise the laptop rocks. Not like the old beige body inspiron 640 Alpine white, I think is the only professional looking color. Black attracts fingerprints...
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