Thu 29 May 2008
Download Day and Windows 7 are Coming!
Posted by Syd Tash under News
Mozilla is getting ready to release Firefox 3, perhaps as early as mid-June. It is asking users to pledge to download it on the day it is released, so it can set a Guinness World Record for the most software downloads in a single day.
The company is also trying to drum up excitement, asking users to host parties to get friends to download the new browser, put “Download Day” buttons on their Web sites, etc.
There is no current record for most software downloads, so whatever number Mozilla comes up with will be the new record. According to the company, more than 175 million people use Firefox. It is available in 45 languages and 230 countries. You can join the fun and excitement here: http://www.spreadfirefox.com/en-US/worldrecord/
Some 150,000 people have already pledged.
Microsoft has given a first glimpse of Windows 7, the planned successor to the Vista operating system. The new o/s will have touch screen technology. It will enable you to move photos or open, move and resize windows by putting your hands on the screen. The mouse and keyboard will still be available.
Other improvements include digital ink (whatever that is), speech and parallel computing, as well as performance improvements. Look for Windows 7 in late 2009.
It will replace the less-than-popular Vista. Microsoft has sold about 150 million copies of Vista. But many of those were pre-installed on new computers, giving purchasers little choice.
Syd Tash is a noted computer security consultant and author of How to Protect Your Computer Online. He has been keeping Internet surfers safe and secure since the last century. Find out how he does it; protect your own computer with five layers of protection right here:
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May 30th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
Syd, I dont like the Vista my new Toshiba (200GB HDD, 2GB RAM)satellite M205 came with. Its slow and doesnt allow some programmes to mount. Is there anyway I can replace it with good old XP?