Sunday, December 19, 2010
Eagerly waiting for cr-48
OK, so what is Cr-48, if you are geek enough you would know that it is the name for google Chrome OS test laptop, that is being distributed to testers. I signed up, and I am eagerly waiting for mine. Well, I am not even sure if I would get one. However, this site claims to be the best possible tracker for UPS shipments of Cr-48s. This site shows that there is a pending shipment to my Zip code, with ETA of 12/20! and that is exciting. Something to get excited over the Christmas weekend. I am just waiting for some Christmas miracle to happen. :)
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Apple iPhoto '11 fails to impress
That more sounds like a movie review. However, Apple iPhoto '11 seems to be one of the worse 'improvements' that apple has came up with so far. I have about 40G worth of pictures that I had to painfully move in to new iPhoto '11 - I lost some pictures during this process - that is another thing.
I totally hate the way apple is pushing the iPad agenda to laptop/desktops. Laptops or desktops are more feature rich, the interaction model is different and so, people like me expect more controls on the application. For example the slider to resize images (specific images) is gone! and the new context menu!!! the whole thing appears to be designed for kids. Even if you go to edit using full screen, you have an annoying bar of pictures at the bottom - and few other elements that steals screen real-estate.
The UI polish has gone bad too. The events folder icon seems a copy of Windows XP, and the minimalistic approach has just went against the "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler." principle.
I totally hate the way apple is pushing the iPad agenda to laptop/desktops. Laptops or desktops are more feature rich, the interaction model is different and so, people like me expect more controls on the application. For example the slider to resize images (specific images) is gone! and the new context menu!!! the whole thing appears to be designed for kids. Even if you go to edit using full screen, you have an annoying bar of pictures at the bottom - and few other elements that steals screen real-estate.
The UI polish has gone bad too. The events folder icon seems a copy of Windows XP, and the minimalistic approach has just went against the "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler." principle.
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Windows 7 vs Ubuntu Lucid Lynx
Let's kill the suspense. Ubuntu is the winner, hands down or is at least on a virtual machine.
I installed Ubuntu and Windows 7 on oracle virtual box, on Windows XP.
Windows 7 (in its vanilla form, extreme edition) has a wait icon on mouse pointer on everything I do, and visible lag on opening anything.
Ubuntu, with all bells and whistles turned on (compiz/etc) works extremely fast and feels snappy.
I wish if some company properly designed and marketed laptops with Ubuntu for end-users and provided appropriate support!
Microsoft and Apple would have to run for their money on OS market.
I installed Ubuntu and Windows 7 on oracle virtual box, on Windows XP.
Windows 7 (in its vanilla form, extreme edition) has a wait icon on mouse pointer on everything I do, and visible lag on opening anything.
Ubuntu, with all bells and whistles turned on (compiz/etc) works extremely fast and feels snappy.
I wish if some company properly designed and marketed laptops with Ubuntu for end-users and provided appropriate support!
Microsoft and Apple would have to run for their money on OS market.
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