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Just say "No" to Microsoft - Samuel
This blog is full of people unhappy about Microsoft. Well, there's quite a lot to alturnatives out in the field. One example is the GNU/Linux operating system. You can check it here [1]. Sorry if it upsets you. I really can't bother if it does 3 essential

'NO' to Microsoft
-No Upgrading/getting
-No Usage
-Get something else

I know the 3rd one isn't a 'no', but that's alright. Yeah. I starting to get used to it.

IE 6 with Tabs

Well, I downloaded the MSN toolbar with tabs. It's really horrible. It functions just the same way as K-meleon does the same function. At least K-meleon doesn't go HANG in the middle at swapping tabs. When you switch tabs, the web page just gets re-renders. Try it with the SIS website. Horribly slow. It's not the one on IE 7, but I suspect it wouldn't be much better. Don't get it. It'll give you this desktop search thing. You'll have to go through all the options to disable them all. What I had joy looking at was the License. It always says "... you may not", and in GNU GPL, you get "... you may..." except the bit about changing the license. While the M$ License made sure that you are only licensed to use the software (which means that it is always theirs and they are kind to let you use it), and that they can change the license at wish. In contrast, GPL made sure it was everybody's and that you can choose which version of the license "... version 2 or later at your own choice..." Ha Ha.

That's all the long article's about.

(Pirated) Windows Rules SE Asia

MS Windows, the most popular (and crippled) Operating System on Earth, rules SE Asia. Well, it's pirated form. Even pirated Windows is used in the Indonesian government departments. It's just because it's free (or much cheaper). Just think if GNU/Linux took over.

I.E. 6 MSN toolbar with tabs

MSN now has releases a toolbar with tabs. Very very buggy, according to user. My advice: Don't get it. Go get Firefox. You'll love it. The tabs are lot inferior to my heavily customised Abstract PC theme under Firefox. You don't get extensions like Adblock on I.E. :) Nor Super DragAndGo, SmoothWheel, Wikipedia, Flashblock, ForecastFox, TickerFox...

Microsoft strikes back

Recently, the development of Gmail is fast. With over 2GB of storage, it shadows other free email providers. By bringing up competition, Hotmail has now offered my hotmail account 250 MB of storage (for being a "valued Hotmail customer"). It has been about a week since I switched over to Gmail, and I keep hotmail for historical purposes (I used it for several years already). Gmail is still 8 times bigger than hotmail, but you need to get invitations to have an account. Okay, if you want an Gmail, you can ask me to send you one. I got it from somebody anyway.

MS tactics

Although having researched on the tactics of Microsoft, there is a better one by BBC anyway. It tells it very nicely, showing how MS would conquer the world commercially.
A great book of Bill Gates stuff is "The Way ahead"