Archive for July, 2008
Using shell in Ubuntu
Ubuntu provides a powerful and useful graphical interface. You can perform every type of task, such as finding and opening files and setting up network interfaces, using Ubuntu’s graphics.However, Linux also provides a non-graphical and very powerful interface where you type commands at the keyboard instead of clicking a mouse. Microsoft Windows, as a matter [...]
Windows Vista : Aero Wizards
Besides Aero, there’s another way in which Windows Vista has changed user interaction. As millions of Windows users already know, most configuration, installation, and update tasks are performed with the aid of a wizard. The job of a Windows wizard is straightforward: it leads you through a series of questions designed to get the device, [...]
Windows Vista New Event Viewer
Here’s a good surprise: the Event Viewer has had a complete reengineering. The new Event Viewer:
• Can collect events from many systems to one system’s log, allowing you to centralize event logs.
• Lets you easily tell it what to do if particular events occur, like telling it to send you an e-mail, run a program, [...]
Major Update Coming to Vista SP1 and XP SP3
A major update is coming to Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows XP Service Pack 3, but Microsoft guarantees that end users won’t feel a thing. However, they will enjoy the benefits introduced by the refresh, as the very back-end updating infrastructure of the Windows clients will be kicked up a notch along with [...]
