Boom of requests for Raspberry Pi

The mini-computer with the ARM processor and 256MB of ram, capable of multiple things (like a media center in  1080p video playback) has received a boom in purchase orders

Very, very interesting. It's pity that they will take months to execute all orders!

More info:
http://www.raspberrypi.org/

Windows 8 Shortcuts and more

Some (I found these) shortcuts for Windows 8...


WIN = go to Metro, quit Metro (push a letter to start searching)
WIN+C = Charm Bar
WIN+F = Search
WIN+I  = settings on Charm Bar
WIN+P = extern monitor/projector
WIN+D = show Desktop
WIN+H = share on Charm Bar
WIN+K = connect on Charm Bar
WIN+L = lock
WIN+O = block screen rotation
WIN+Z = App Bar on Metro Start Screen like a right click in the background ("All apps" shortcut, but a button on the Metro Start Screen could be better)
WIN+Q = Apps section on Start Screen (from Desktop too, but an "All apps" button on Desktop...is missing) [very useful]
WIN + X = quick menu (right click menu in the "Start Button")
WIN+PRINTSCREEN = automatic screenshot saved in Pictures
WIN+ +/- = Windows Zoom
WIN+SHIFT+V = show notifications
WIN+ENTER = start Narrator application
WIN+M = minimize window

WIN+PAGE UP/DOWN = move Metro Start or Metro app in different monitors
WIN+SHIFT+. = move desktop to left
WIN+. = move desktop to right
WIN+CURSOR KEYS = move active window (Aero snap)

CTRL+Mouse Scroll = on Metro Start, semantic zoom
PAGE UP/DOWN = on Metro Start, move between groups

there are present all the Win Seven shortcuts (WIN+R... etc...)

Versions:
And in the system registry you can see all the probably versions of Win8:

•   Windows 8 Starter edition
•   Windows 8 Home Basic Edition
•   Windows 8 Home Premium edition
•   Windows 8 Professional edition
•   Windows 8 Professional Plus edition
•   Windows 8 Enterprise Edition  
•   Windows 8 Ultimate edition  
•   Windows 8 ARM edition 

Lol, "plus"?

(Sorry about all these posts about Win8... :-P)

Eyes on Windows 8 Consumer Preview... #1

I took a look of Windows Consumer Preview...

I think Metro UI is beautiful and useful on tablets and it could integrate in the classic Windows too, but... let's see something...

Where installing Windows 8?
I put Windows 8 (32 bit version) in VirtualBox (Oracle) in a old laptop.
These are the laptop configs:

•  Intel Dual Core 1.6Ghz
•  1 GB Ram
•  hdd 2.5''

and these are the virtual machine given resources:

•  using 2 cores with 81% cpu time
•  470 MB Ram
•  ~8 GB Disk Space (virtual disk)

Yeah, very very slightly!

Let's start! Let's install it!
I don't explain here how using VirtualBox, it's easy.
Let's install Win8!

Betta, the fish for the beta versions!

Explaning RAID

Ye...yes...

Minecraft update

Uhm... I should continue my minecraft adventure....

• + New jungle biome    
• + Added ocelots
• + Added cats
• + Added iron golems
• + New AI for mobs
• + Tame wolves can have puppies
• + Villagers will have children if there is room in their village
• + Added rare drops for mobs
• + New items and blocks
• * New map height limit (256 instead of 128)
• * Doors have been updated so that double-doors work better with redstone
• * Many other minor tweaks and fixes
• - Removed Herobrine (LoL)

I have to do a lot of things:

•  find the Mushroom island
•  find this new jungle biome
•  find these new items and blocks
•  find other strongholds
•  beat *spoiler*

Interesting...

Windows 8 Consumer Preview (Beta)

The Beta is coming... are you ready for the download?

Download links:

• 8250.0.WINMAIN_WIN8BETA.120217-1520_X64FRE_CLIENT_EN-US-HB1_CCPA_X64FRE_EN-US_DV5.ISO
• 8250.0.WINMAIN_WIN8BETA.120217-1520_X86FRE_CLIENT_EN-US-HB1_CCPA_X86FRE_EN-US_DV5.ISO

! ! !

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/iso  << Download your ISO

! ! ! PS: the serial-key explanation is in the download page

Get started:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/get-started?page=vid2

- - - - - -

"Live" event here: http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/29/live-from-microsofts-windows-8-press-event-at-mobile-world-cong/

Other things about Windows 8:

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=28970&WT.mc_id=rss_windows_allproducts

http://it.bing.com/?win8start=1

Oh! The Consumer Preview, the Consumer Preview!!!:
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/5ibf-LKOVItuLFO5RzruHdMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0
Of Windows 98 :D

Cleaning your PC

You are doing it wrong!!

Customize your Windows 7 Start Orb

After the Windows 7 3rd themes post...
... another way to graphically customize your Windows 7 is changing the Start Orb, the graphic of the Start Button (dropped in Win8, but still there in Seven).

You can do this using this tool:

Windows 7 Start Orb Changer:
http://kishan-bagaria.deviantart.com/art/Windows-7-Start-Orb-Changer-v4-153001999

• download (it's a .zip with a link)
• follow the link and download the software
• start the software (run as Administrator!!)
• I set "replace by editing resources" in the advanced options (> button)
• select your "orb graphic file" (look below) and patch
• explorer.exe  restarts and et-voilà, your new Start Orb!

Choose your favorite, directly from DeviantArt:

http://browse.deviantart.com/customization/skins/windows7/startorbs/

I like Win 8 orb "big arrow", "Win8 orb square" and the minimal "Little square"

From 1993: NeXTstep OS

In the 1995 the NeXTstep was in the 3.3 version.
What is NeXTstep?
When Jobs left Apple he made a pc called NeXT and a new operating system.

I installed it.
The UI graphic is very nice and polish, I love big icons, but I hate the movable menu bar and the windows managing is a bit inconsistent ("hide" menu button to hide a window, menu bar occupies a lot of screen, etc...).

Some screens!

Weird analogies - Silent Hill and...

... and that movie!

What a f....

When you see it...