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WINDOWS 7 WIN, MAC OS LOSSES JULY BATTLE FOR SHARE

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Microsoft's Windows 7 reached a major milestone in July, while Apple's Mac OS X lost ground for the fourth straight month, a Web analytics firm said Sunday.

According to California-based Net Applications, Windows 7 passed Vista for the first time last month by posting a usage share of 14.5%, versus its predecessor's 14.3%.


Net Applications uses data acquired from the 160 million unique visitors who browse the 40,000 Web sites it monitors for clients.

Windows 7 has been on a fast pace to supplant Vista as Microsoft's -- and the world's -- No. 2 operating system, behind the nearly-nine-year-old Windows XP. By Net Applications' calculation, Windows 7 needed just nine months to hit a mark that Vista took more than 21 months to match.


Vista's share crested at 18.8% in October 2009 and has been in decline since: Vista has lost 4.5 percentage points, or 24% of its peak share, since Microsoft launched Windows 7.


Microsoft has not been shy about flaunting Windows 7's success, calling it the firm's fastest-selling operating system with more than 175 million licenses sold , and claiming that Windows 7 runs 16% of the world's personal computers.


Combined, all editions of Windows ran on 91.3% of the machines that connected to Net Applications' sites last month, a decline of just over one-tenth of a percentage point. Windows 7's growing use appears to have been key to that small slip and in a slowing of Windows' gradual decline: In the second quarter of 2010, Windows lost only one-fourth as much share as it did during the first quarter.



Meanwhile, Net Applications reported that Apple's OS X recorded its fourth consecutive month of share decline in July, losing nearly two-tenths of a percentage point, the largest single-month drop in over a year and a half.


Since the beginning of 2010, Mac OS X has lost share in five of seven months. It now stands at 5%, the same number as in February 2010 and off the operating system's peak of 5.3% in October 2009, the month Microsoft debuted Windows 7.




(Source: by Gregg Keizer, http://www.itnews.com)

Ever thought of buying iPhone4? re-think!!!

To MAC users...

Goodbye mouse, Apple's 'Magic Trackpad' goes on sale!!!

WASHINGTON: Apple unveiled the "Magic Trackpad," a touchpad which allows a user to operate a desktop computer with finger gestures, eliminating the need for a mouse.

The Magic Trackpad costs US$69 (RM220) in the US online Apple Store.

The battery-powered device, which looks a bit like a notepad made out of glass and aluminum, connects to Apple's Mac desktop computers using Bluetooth wireless technology.

It allows users to operate their machines using the tapping, swiping and pinching finger gestures well known to owners of iPhones or iPads.

Apple said it works from as far as 33ft (10m) away from the computer.

The touchpad technology has already featured in Apple's MacBook Pro notebook computers.

Apple also unveiled new iMac desktop computers featuring more powerful processors as well as 21.5in and 27in screens. - AFP/Relaxnews

Internet Wireless Cafe (Q5)

Situation: You will meet with Chao Zhang tomorrow to learn about the wireless capabilities currently in place at the café, current communication problems with the restaurant’s 24/7 operations, and to discuss the feasibility of adding some new collaboration capabilities for customers, employees and suppliers.

Question: Inside the restaurant, wireless PDA’s offer the potential for better, quicker communication between the various functions including waitstaff, kitchen, management, and even suppliers.  Describe some functions that would benefit from using wireless communication internally.

For parents, this might be a reminder...

The netiquette of posting children's photos online

TECHNOLOGY has made it easier than ever for parents to document and share every cute kid moment on Facebook. But that doesn't mean every moment should be shared.

I don't have a child, but I've heard of parents going through a few awkward situations when it comes to posting photos of children. So I spoke to several parents who are active on social networks, and there seems to be a few key issues everyone agrees on.

If you depend on Facebook as the main way to share photos with family, then use privacy settings to limit access just to a select few family members;

Take caution when posting a photo of kids that aren't your own. I've come across a few parents that don't want their children on Facebook at all, so be sure to ask a parent if it's OK to post the pic on Facebook before doing so.

Out of respect for safety, don't tag a child's full name on Facebook. Some parents told me they never put their own kid's real names online. Some just use an initial when mentioning a child in a status message or in a photo;

•If you make your photos public to people outside of immediate family, avoid revealing where the child goes to school. If the child wears a uniform, be sure to crop out the uniform logo in the picture. It's a good way to keep safe from predators;

It used to be that mum and dad got out the dusty photo album to show off baby pictures. Now, a whole generation of kids are growing up in an age where the world sees their baby photos before they can talk. So for those that can't wait to show every adorable moment, just ask yourself, "Would I be embarrassed if this was posted about me?"

As mummy blogger Karen Ziemkowski posted on her Twitter account, "Your kid is a person, not a pet." She keeps in mind that anything she posts will be around when her son grows up.

So that naked photo of your kid covered in poop ... yeah, not something that should be shared with the world. - TMS

(from http://techcentral.my/news/story)

HD Make-up?

What do you think guys? HD technology revealing the truth!!! Which to prefer?