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Tag: Windows

  • WinAmp is back for Mac

    WinAmp ist wahrscheinlich das Program, mit dem ich die meiste Zeit meines Lebens aktiv verbracht habe. WinAmp ist auch das Program, wegen dem ich viele Jahre überhaupt Windows behalten habe. Mit sprichwörtlich 100erten von CDs auf denen ich meine Musik als MP3 archiviert habe, ist das alles nur selten langweilig gewesen und Winamp das perfekte Tool um durch die Sammlung zu spielen. Alleine oder auf Parties lange Playlisten abzufahren. Heutzutage geht das ja alles irgendwie automatisch, im Web und AI ist auch ständig im Spiel.

    Trotzdem ist WinAmp jetzt in Form von Re:AMP wieder da. Für Mac. Und ich denk wenigstens mal drüber nach.

    Re:AMP implements classic music player WinAMP on modern Macs

  • Meanwhile at Windows Copilot

    Get it the **** off my system” and “in the trash where it belongs” were common refrains as users voiced their displeasure at having Copilot forced upon them. Numerous reports emerged of people immediately disabling, hiding, or removing the AI assistant

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    I would‘ve embedded a screenshot of Clippy here, but Microsoft requires to use the proper product name to be used. And I‘ll rather avoid to mention that paper clip too much. But it seems I am not alone with that feeling.

    Windows users don’t want Copilot on their taskbar; they want it in the bin.

  • Running Linux GUI apps in Windows 10

    Microsoft recently announced that Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSDL) will be able to run Linux GUI apps. BleepingComputer already tested it. Without having experienced it myself, it feels like hell is freezing over. Nobody, ever, would have expected Linux to make an impact on Desktop computing. Seeing this come through Microsoft seems even more bizarre. This way, Linux can find a way to a really huge audience, possibly making it the first year of Linux on the Desktop.

    Windows 10 preview builds can now run Linux apps directly on the Windows 10 desktop using the new Windows Subsystem for Linux GUI. In this article, we go hands on with the new WSLg feature to demonstrate the types of graphical Linux apps you can now run.

    Source: Hands on with WSLg: Running Linux GUI apps in Windows 10

  • Upcycle Windows 7

    Upcycle Windows 7 : Microsoft announced support for Windows 7 would end Janury 14, 2020 with plenty of lead time. A regular procedure in the world of enterprise software. The idea behind such a process is fairly simple. The software won’t stop working, nor are users unable to use in any other way. Only the company will stop developing and supporting patches for the operating system.

    Upcycling Windows 7
    Upcycling Windows 7

    While this is typically not a immediate issue for the private user, it has some security implications. The corporate user, that requires support, still has an opportunity to pursue a more recent version of the software, Windows 10. The entire procedure created some media echo recently, given the date is only past due by one week.

    Instead of simply letting go, the Free Software Foundation started a campaign and petition to create an alternative for Windows 7 to just stop it. While this didn’t happen with software are recent as Windows 7, the approach has been precedented. MS DOS, Classic Word and even calc.exe are up on the internet nowadays. The Register mentions potential issues with content licensed from third parties, too.

    The announcement and petition is here: Upcycle Windows 7 — Free Software Foundation — working together for free software

  • Windows gets Linux kernel and terminal

    Windows gets Linux kernel and terminal

    Oh Satya, you are spoiling us.

    So, with this announcement you’ll not be able to purchase a regular PC that doesn’t have some *nix on it. Somehow, it’s finally the year of Linux on the Desktop.

    That cold air you feel, that’s hell freezing over.

    Source: Windows 10 gets a legit Linux kernel and a souped-up terminal app

  • Microsoft Student Technology Congress

    IEEE ist mit einem eigenen Stand und etwa 10 Teilnehmern auf der Microsoft Windows 8 Student Technology Conference 2012 vertreten gewesen.

    Das Event findet vom 26.-28. April 2012 in der Kalkscheune, Johannisstr. 2, 10117 Berlin statt, unmittelbar neben dem Friedrichstadtpalast.

    Neben der IEEE wird das Event von Avenade, der Gesellschaft für Informatik (GI), Sony und Nokia gesponsort. (more…)