Sort out the theme:
Why Not to Put Windows 7 on your netbook
"Microsoft has said that the Windows 7 Starter edition won't feature:
- Aero Glass, meaning you can only use the “Windows Basic” or other opaque themes. It also means you do not get Taskbar Previews or Aero Peek.
- Personalization features for changing desktop backgrounds, window colors, or sound schemes.
- The ability to switch between users without having to log off.
- Multi-monitor support.
- DVD playback.
- Windows Media Center for watching recorded TV or other media.
- Remote Media Streaming for streaming your music, videos, and recorded TV from your home computer.
- Domain support for business customers.
- XP Mode for those that want the ability to run older Windows XP programs on Windows 7"
* No Desktop Effects - That's strange, on Linux we have a thing called Compiz that works on netbooks, but I suppose Microsoft have my best interests....
* No Personalization Features - Well silly me, all these years I thought it was my computer and I had the freedom to customize it. What was I thinking...
* No Fast User Switching - Even weirder, I can do that on my netbook with Ubuntu and the FUSA...
* No Multi-Monitor Support - So does that mean I can't plug in an external monitor and use it as a second desktop? Oh I don't even care anymore...
* No DVD Playback - This is possibly the only justified point, however it doesn't allow me to plug in an external drive...
* No Windows Media Center & No Remote Media Streaming - No media for me!
* No Domain support for business customers - Why even bother putting this on the list? What percentage of the netbook market is business customers? it just makes this already huge list look longer.
* No XP Mode - Well I suppose it is MY FAULT for wanting the use a program that works perfectly well until you brought Windows 7 out...
Well at least Windows 7 has removed the 3 application limit ?!
Free Software in a Nintendo DS Game!
A while ago, I completed a game called Soul Bubbles for the Nintendo DS (good game by the way) however recently I discovered something very important in the ending credits.
During the section where the developers thank others, there is section thanking developers of free software! A screenshot of this is below:
It says:Thanks to all the developers who worked
on the following Free Software:
Qt
GTS - The GNU Triangulated Surface Library
Libxml2
CQuantizer by Jeff Prosise & Davide Pizzolato
Inkscape
Wow that is first time I have noticed Free Software getting press on a console!! What makes it even better is that the game was actually really great to play, proof that free software = good games (if we ever needed one :-] ).
Below is a video of the section in the credits:
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