Day: October 3, 2007

Well, the operating system itself is not impressive… what do you expect?

Windows Vista SP1 beta lacks ‘wow’

“If you’ve been waiting for Windows Vista SP1 to come out before you make the leap to the new operating system, don’t, says Microsoft. Microsoft’s Pete McKiernan, a senior product manager for Windows, told CNET News.com that one of the purposes of a service pack is to include all the patches that have been released in one package. Windows Vista SP1 will have that, but little else for the home user. Unlike the buzz surrounding Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista SP1 won’t include a new version of Internet Explorer, and won’t include any new features that are considered must haves. Most of the enhancements within Windows Vista SP1 are under the hood and for enterprise customers. In short, Windows Vista SP1 lacks ‘wow.’ Currently, Microsoft is beta-testing the Windows Vista Service Pack 1 on about 12,000 machines worldwide. As the beta continues, more users will be invited, but the numbers will not match the estimated 5 million that tried the operating system prior to RTM (release to manufacturing) last summer.”

Wow! You have to click on the link below and check out the photos of this “model rocket!” It is a real 21 foot replica of the Star Wars X-Wing ship… and it really flies! Zowie!

X-Wing Ship Photos!

“Andy Woerner and his crazy rocketeer friends have built a 21-foot long X-Wing model that can actually fly. Yes, this is a real X-Wing powered by four solid-fuel rocket engines complete with radio-controlled moving wings. It blasts off in California next week, and we talked with Andy about the project, and how they expect it will do.”

Fifteen days and counting until Ubuntu 7.10 is out! And, now you watch the clock “tick by” everyday on the sidebar (to the right in the light blue area, near the bottom) on the first page of the web site… right here! Stay tuned!

Ubuntu Countdown!