Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 Released

Windows Server 2003 R2 has been out for close to 2 years now and the next update to Windows Server, Service Pack 2 has come out. Another update that has come out is the Service Pack 2 for Windows XP 64-bit. Most regular users of Windows Update will notice that this pack is more of a collection of most updates available on Windows Update rather than a revolutionary update that it was for when Service Pack 2 was released for Windows XP 32-bit editions back in 2004. However there are some changes that happen on installing the service pack, notable new features being SNP and XMLLite. There are also several changes to current features such as Windows Deployment Services in Windows Server 2003 R2. More information about the release can be found in the release notes at KB article number 914961 .

The most humourous Mac Vs PC debate EVER !!!!

I have been online a long time now and have read/had been in plenty of This Vs Thats. But this certainly has to be the most humourous debate I have read in a while http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=5957 I never thought I'd see a DT artile with so much humour.

Launchy | The App Launcher

Sometime back, I came across this nifty little tool called Launchy.

Launchy is a free windows utility designed to help you forget about your start menu, the icons on your desktop, and even your file manager. Launchy indexes the programs in your start menu and can launch your documents, project files, folders, and bookmarks with just a few keystrokes!

The results were really amazing. Since I started using it, I have never opened up Windows Explorer at all to locate my docs. A simple Windows+Spacebar shortcut fires Launchy and I just type the name of the doc I am looking for. Actually I manage to type a few characters in the app as it retrieves the document. The best feature about Launchy is that you can set it to index and retrieve any filetype in your system. For instance, at my home PC, I have set Launchy up to index my mp3 folders. Now any song is just a few keypresses away. The latest release adds a lot of support for stuff like plugins which take the application to a new level. A built-in calculator and a Firefox plugin has made this piece of software warrant a high place in my 'Must Have' tools list. If you consider yourself a power-user or if you are tired of going through a complicated directory structure to locate your documents, you should head over here and download Launchy and start using it immediately. Don’t worry, it doesn’t hog that much memory.

The Wow Continues !!!!

So you have decided to go on the Vista path. There are certain things that you want to do before rushing out to buy the stuff. First check if your system meets the minimum requirements. You might have heard/read a lot of stuff about Vista needing these futuristic machines to be able to use it normally, and most prolly about 95% of them are not true. So what is the 5%? Well for one you do need atleast a 1.5 Ghz processor for normal usage, and faster/better processors for more advanced usage. But practically speaking, now that the Mega/Gigahertz myth has been broken, let's just take an AMD Sempron 64 2.0 Ghz as a base processor or even the 1.6 Ghz Intel Centrino as the Base for Mobile processors. Also for anything other than just browsing the internet with Aero turned off, let's have a minimum of 1 Gb of RAM and a decent graphics card (Ah! c'mon for god's sake you can buy a 'decent' graphics card for less that what it costs to buy a 'decent' pair of trousers) and atleast about 40 Gb hard disk space ....contd.....

The Wow Starts NOW !!!!

The Wow Starts NOW !!!! Yes it does. For those not familiar with the phrase yet, I am talking (raving?) about Windows Vista. The latest iteration of the market leading Windows family of operating systems has just been released to the consumers. For someone who has been closely associated for a long time with Microsoft and its products its a moment of triumph, satisfaction and fulfilment. So for all ya folks with the horsepower and the memory on your systems, let's start the plans for upgrade right away. What's in it for you? Well that depends on who you are and what you want to do with your systems. Are you looking for a 'Basic' safe computing experience on a low to mid config system or are you looking to have a 'Premium' multimedia experience at Home with your Media Centre and rich Aero experience or maybe go for the 'Ultimate' experience, with enough features to mak any geek feel worthy. .....contd......