The Loop » Windows 7

∞ ∞ Apple updates Boot Camp fixing bugs when running Windows on a Mac

Jim Dalrymple — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 02:15:17 +0000

Apple on Thursday released an update for Boot Camp, the company’s software that allows users to dual boot their Mac to use either Mac OS X or Windows.

∞ ∞ HP confirms a WebOS PalmPad for early 2011

Jim Dalrymple — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 02:01:26 +0000

HP on Thursday confirmed during its quarterly earnings call that it was working on a WebOS-based tablet. The company said it planned to release the device in “early 2011.”

∞ ∞ GadgetTrak 3 anti-theft software tracks laptops, desktops

Jim Dalrymple — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:22:53 +0000

ActiveTrak released the latest version of its anti-theft and tracking software, GadgetTrak 3.

∞ ∞ Hands On: CopyTrans Manager for Windows manages iPod and iPhone media

Jim Dalrymple — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:47:08 +0000

Not all of us use Macs to manage our iPods. Maybe you use Windows PCs at work, or perhaps you have a mixed environment at home. I’ve often been asked what tools I use for the iPod, so I thought … Continued

∞ ∞ New Apple Television ad targets Windows 7

Jim Dalrymple — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:51:25 +0000

You knew it was going to come. Windows 7 was released today and Apple began airing new Mac and PC ads on television.

∞ ∞ Psystar releases software to install Mac OS X on regular PCs

Peter Cohen — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:40:14 +0000

Psystar, the Miami-based PC manufacturer that’s still in a protracted legal battle with Apple over selling PCs that come pre-installed with Mac OS X, has begun offering Rebel EFI – software that lets any generic PC run Mac OS X. … Continued

∞ ∞ VMware Fusion 3 unveiled, available for pre-order

Jim Dalrymple — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:01:08 +0000

VMware on Tuesday unveiled the newest version of its virtualization application for the Mac, Fusion 3. The new version will be available on October 27, but can be pre-ordered today.

∞ ∞ Microsoft matches Snow Leopard's $29 price for students

Jim Dalrymple — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:02:28 +0000

Microsoft on Thursday promoted a new Web site that allows students to purchase Windows 7 for $29, the same price Apple is selling its new operating system, Snow Leopard.

∞ ∞ Snow Leopard outsells Leopard and Tiger in first two weeks

Jim Dalrymple — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:38:44 +0000

Mac OS X Snow Leopard is proving to be a very popular release for Apple, according to a new report from market research firm, NPD.

∞ ∞ Mac OS X Snow Leopard reviews posted

Jim Dalrymple — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 01:36:34 +0000

The day has arrived. Reviews of Apple’s Mac OS X Snow Leopard are available all over the Web, including one I wrote for CNET.

∞ ∞ Windows 7 upgrade a nightmare; glad I'm a Mac user

Jim Dalrymple — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:51:36 +0000

In the next couple of months, Apple and Microsoft will both release upgrades to their operating systems. While they are both considered to be maintenance releases, the upgrade paths are incredibly different.

∞ ∞ Survey: 60% of companies will skip Windows 7

Jim Dalrymple — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:46:12 +0000

This is a case where history is coming back to bite Microsoft. In a recent survey done by ScriptLogic, 60 percent of respondents say they will skip Microsoft’s latest operating system when it’s released later this year.

∞ ∞ Google's Chrome OS "a textbook example of vaporware"

Jim Dalrymple — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:22:05 +0000

Google on Wednesday announced Chrome OS, a netbook optimized operating system that will be released sometime next year. However you view the news, Daring Fireball’s John Gruber brings up a good point in his latest article: where is it?

∞ ∞ "Vista Fixed Edition" 50 percent off the first day

Jim Dalrymple — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:32:29 +0000

Microsoft released pricing yesterday for “Vista Fixed Edition,” otherwise known as Windows 7.

∞ ∞ Apple should thank Microsoft for Windows 7 pricing

Jim Dalrymple — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:08:31 +0000

I don’t know what they were thinking, but Microsoft on Thursday announced pricing for the upcoming version of “Vista Fixed Edition,” also known as Windows 7.

∞ ∞ Mac OS X vs. Windows 7: Who has the best upgrade?

Jim Dalrymple — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:29:07 +0000

I wrote a story at CNET earlier today asking the question: Who offers the best upgrade, Apple or Windows?

The basis of the argument is this. Both companies are upgrading an existing operating system and both claim better